Charity Auctioneers for Nonprofit Galas

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​HUNT Auctioneers are based in New York City, and serve organizations hosting events in New York (Westchester, Hudson Valley, Long Island, The Hamptons), New Jersey (Essex, Bergen, Monmouth, Morris, Camden), Connecticut (Fairfield, Greenwich, West Hartford, Stamford), Massachusetts (Boston), Rhode Island (Newport, Providence), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), Washington D.C., and Florida (Palm Beach, Miami, Tampa). We also fundraise in Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Chicago, Aspen, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and will travel to your market.​

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New York City: Lucas Hunt, Paul Florez-Taylor and Annie Phaosawasdi have hosted live auctions for theaters in Manhattan, paddle raises for museums in Brooklyn, served as benefit auctioneers for school galas in Queens and the Bronx, provided non profit fundraising services to community organizations in Harlem, and more. HUNT Auctioneers host fundraising at over 80 event sper year in NYC alone, at venues such as Cipriani Wall Street and 42nd Street, Ziegfeld Ballroom, Tribeca Rooftop and 360, The Lighthouse, Capitale, The Pierre, Edison Ballroom, 583 Park Ave., Gotham Hall, The Plaza (RIP), Mandarin Oriental, Bowery Hotel, Rainbow Room, Harvard Club, Yale Club, and The Glasshouse. Our years of experience consulting with non-profits sets us apart from other fundraising auctioneers in the city.

 

New York: The Bash.com routinely ranks Lucas Hunt as one of the best auctioneers in New York. HUNT Auctioneers  provide non profit live auction services for Down syndrome achievement centers like Gigi's Playhouse in Westchester, golf outings at Sleepy Hollow Country Club, community services like Lifting Up Westchester, cultural entities like Upstate Films, and Katonah Art Museum. Events span from the Hudson Valley (The Fisher Center at Bard College)  to Long Island (North Shore Family Guidance at Engineers Country Club) and The Hamptons, where Lucas Hunt's first auction in support of Southampton Hospital happened in 2011. We work with East End Hospice on a summer gala and Box Art auction for 15 year running! What began as a $16,000 fund a need for summer camp has steadily grown into a $263,000 donation moment for end-of-life care, pain management, and family bereavement support across Eastern Long Island.  

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New Jersey: HUNT supports live auctions, paddle raise/fund a need/direct appeals, and consults on the program run of show for non profits in NJ such as Montclair Art Museum, for Franklin Lakes Education Foundation at an event in Hawthorne, and a school fundraiser for Delbarton. Our auctioneers are based in both NY and NJ, and charge only a minimal travel fee for car, tolls, gas, and parking. Venues we have been charity auctioneers for a nonprofit gala in NJ include The Venetian in Garfield, Bridgewater Manor, Shadowbrook at Shrewsbury, Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, as well as charity golf tournaments at Baltusrol and Fiddler's Elbow. In the Camden area, HUNT has proudly fundraised for Urban Promise for 10 years at Community House of Moorstown and Collingswood Grand Ballroom, supporting after school programs, teen employment, and summer camps. UP event fundraising totals have grown from tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Connecticut: HUNT fundraises for Greenwich Country Day School, Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County at The Country Club of Fairfield and Hyatt Regency Old Greenwich, Little Guild at Norfolk Country Club,  Sierra Delta at Silver Spring Country Club, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at Greenwich Hyatt Regency, and many other non-profits in CT. Lucas Hunt, Paul Florez-Taylor, and Annie Phaosawasdi have all served as charity auctioneers for gala non profit events at The Italian Center in Stamford, Mohegan Sun Casino, The Tokeneke Club in Darien, and Sharon Playhouse.

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Washington, DC: Our auctioneers regularly travel to DC. Many of our top clients book us 6-9 months out from the event, others in the 3-6 month window. However, as a charity auctioneer in DC for a nonprofit gala, the 1-3 month window works just as well. List proof points and DC-area events and clients. Benefit auctioneer in the DC. Can a New York auctioneer host a charity event in DC? The answer is yes! HUNT can provide a fundraising auctioneer for an association gala in Washington.

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Philadelphia: Philadelphia events and clients. Charity auctioneer in Philadelphia. Benefit auctioneer for a hospital gala in Philadelphia. Nonprofit gala auctioneer and fundraising consultant in Philadelphia. Mention professional. Back on My Feet Philadelphia, etc. 

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Newport, Rhode Island: HUNT hosts summer season galas as benefit auctioneer for Newport Art Museum, Katie Brown Educational Program at Newport Harbor Island Resort, as well as a golf outing and fall benefit for Newport Mental Health at Newport Beach House. Being the charity auctioneer for a gala in Newport means dressing up in something mansion chic, and making sure your loafers are buffed. We also work with Arthritis Foundation in Providence, American Heart Association at The Graduate and Crowne Plaza in Warwick, 

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