2026 Annual Award Highlights
Freedom Award Recipient
Annual Awards Emcee
Beacon Award Recipient
His Excellency Alexander Stubb
Leadership Award Recipient
Accepting on behalf of the people of the Republic of Finland
Alfred Moses Liberty Award Recipient
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Edward R. Murrow Guardian of Democracy Award
Palmer Prize Recipient
A special thanks to the following sponsors who have contributed to supporting the Freedom House Annual Awards & 85th Anniversary Celebration:
Freedom Defender
Transamerica
William & Sheila Konar Foundation
Dr. Dionisio Gutiérrez & Ana Lorena Goubaud Castillo de Gutiérrez
David Willkie
Wendell & CarlottaWillkie
Karen & Norm Willox
Freedom Supporter
The Palantir Foundation for Defense Policy & International Affairs
Ambassador Ronald J. Gidwitz & Christina Gidwitz
The Honorable Jane Harman
Collin & Joanna Roche
Freedom Advocate
Judy & Peter Blum Kovler Foundation
Telecom Argentina SA
The Honorable Goli Ameri
The Honorable Jamie Fly & Jennifer Fly
The Honorable Jeffrey Hirschberg
Dr. Sushma Palmer
William W. Priest & Katherine M. Bristor
Nonie & Andrew Prozes
Conrad Kiechel & Nancy Savage
Guardian of Freedom
American Express
ClearForce
Committee for Freedom
in Hong Kong Foundation
Free Jimmy Lai Campaign
Sentriqs
Volexity
Adrienne Arsht
Michael Abramowitz
& Susan Baer
Mark D. Goodman
Dr. Reed V. Tuckson
& Margie Malone Tuckson
Chryssa Wolfe with Hanlon Design Build
David Yost & Cater Lee Yost
Friend of Freedom
American AI Logistics
American Global Strategies
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
Maureen & Robert Decherd
Jared Fly
The Honorable Kenneth Juster & Alyssa Juster
The Honorable Winston Lord & Bette Bao Lord
Alan & Heidi Snyder
Annual Awards
Congressional Host Committee
Congressional Host Committee
Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Representative Jason Crow (D-CO-6)
Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01)
Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL-22)
Representative Hakeem Jeffries, House Democratic Leader (D-NY-08)
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL-21)
Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA-02)
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)
Representative María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL)
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Representative Mike Turner (R-OH-10)
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25)
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT)
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Senator Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC-2)
Ways You Can Support
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