The Chase
Created by (and named after) the late, world-renowned interior designer Steve Chase — an early DAP Health donor, volunteer, and board member who worked touring the globe but loved Palm Springs best — this glittery gala is a golden star on the desert’s social calendar.
Chair Kevin Bass promises an evening rife with messages to inspire guests to think more boldly about the future of wellness throughout the Coachella Valley.
Our Why
Today, thousands of our friends and neighbors have no access to health care. Together, likeminded philanthropists of all stripes can change that by joining the nonprofit’s mission to create a healthier tomorrow by giving a voice to the often forgotten and by making sure none of us ever forgets that health care is not only human care, but a human right.
When: Saturday, March 30
Where: Palm Springs Convention Center - Palm Springs, CA
The dazzling 30th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards (AKA The Chase) returns as an all in-person indoor event at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA on Saturday, March 30.
“Every attendee can count themselves among the bighearted humanitarians who help remove roadblocks to quality care and supportive services for their neighbors and friends so that everyone may live life to their fullest potential,” says DAP Health CEO David Brinkman.
What to Expect at the 2024 Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSOR
PRODUCING SPONSORS
Eisenhower Health | Harold Matzner
MAJOR SPONSORS
Mark Adams | Amazon | Kevin Bass and Brent Bloesser | Jim Burba and Bob Hayes
Hanson Bridgett, LLP | Hot Purple Energy | El Paseo Jewelers
Patrick Jordan | Scot and Lance Karp | Local IQ/ The Desert Sun
NBC Palm Springs| Palm Springs Convention Center | Steve Tobin, Johnny Krupa,
and The Grace Helen Spearman Charitable Foundation
STAR SPONSORS
Facktor Healthcare Consulting | The Hammond Family Foundation | Walgreens
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
Steven Anders | Daniel and Carolyn Caldwell | City of Rancho Mirage
Anthony Colantino and Craig Grantham | Bruce W. Finch and Keith Reimann
Eve E. Fromberg-Edelstein, Esq. | Frank Kurland | Gilead
Heather James Fine Art | Inland Empire Community Foundation
Interactive Design Corporation | Alan Kaminsky | Drs. Terri and Bart Ketover
Living Out | Marsh McLennan Agency | Selene Palm Springs / Dream Hotel & Residence
The Stonewall Group - Morgan Stanley Wealth Management | Trina Turk
Western Wind Foundation | David Zippel and Michael Johnston
BENEFACTOR SPONSORS
Coachella Valley Health Personal | Contour Dermatology | Diageo | Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Labcorp | Perry S. McKay | Vaso Bello Celebrations
PATRON SPONSORS
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians | Inland Empire Health Plan | Cary Lowe and Allen Ames
Henry Schein | Low Income Investment Fund | Palm Springs Disposal Services
Personal Stories Project | Southern Pacific Construction | The UPS Store Palm Springs
MEDIA SPONSORS
Alpha Media | CV Independent | Desert Charities News | Gay Desert Guide
GED Magazine | KESQ | The Hollywood Times | The Joey English Radio
Palm Springs Life | Performing Arts Live | The Rage Monthly Magazine | The Standard Magazine
THE CHASE COMMITTEE
Kevin Bass (Chair) | Michael Brennan | Ron Davis | Grant Elder | Bruce W. Finch
Lynn Hammond | Cary Lowe | Rick Moran | Kasey | Scott-Brown | David Sperber
Experience The Chase 2023 again. These videos will take you Live from the Blue Carpet and behind the scenes at the Valley's most anticipated fundraising experience. We said we going to 'gala like never before' and we did.
About DAP Health
Founded in 1984 by a group of community volunteers, DAP Health is an internationally renowned humanitarian health care organization and federally qualified health center (FQHC). In 2012, the nonprofit expanded its scope to care for all people.
Thanks to nearly 40 years of caring for people both directly and indirectly affected not only by the HIV/AIDS epidemic but by various other public health emergencies, DAP Health has the physical and intellectual resources, the desire, and — most importantly — the imagination to effect even greater positive change in the desert and beyond.
The next epidemic hasn’t surfaced — yet. But just as DAP Health met earlier community health crises decisively and successfully, its experts stand at the ready.
The future of health care is holistic, innovative, agile, collaborative — and above all — patient-centric. DAP Health puts humanity back into health care. It meets community members where they are. It seeks out and lifts up allies for the betterment of all.