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 Foundation
William & Sheila Konar Foundation
Dr. Dionisio Gutiérrez & Ana Lorena Goubaud Castillo de Gutiérrez
David Willkie
Wendell & Carlotta Willkie
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
Rodger Desai & Dr. Susan Gauthier
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
Merrill Lynch
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
Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Senator Roger F. Wicker (R-MS)
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL)
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT)
Representative Hakeem Jeffries,
House Democratic Leader (D-NY-08)
Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA-02)
Representative Joe Wilson (R-SC-2)
Representative Mike Turner (R-OH-10)
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25)
Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-9)
Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL-22)
Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01)
Representative Brian Mast (R-FL-21)
Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)
Representative Jason Crow (D-CO-6)
Representative María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)
Ways You Can Support
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