Benefit

Beyond Seven Palms: Honoring the Thomas Mann House

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Spend a relaxing fall evening with us at the Thomas Mann House in Pacific Palisades where we’ll venture beyond the palms for a night of remembrance, conversation, and celebration.

About This Event

2025 Benefit
Beyond Seven Palms
Honoring the Thomas Mann House
Sunday, October 5, 2025

4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception & House Tour
Tickets are $500 per person

6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Sponsor Dinner
Sponsorships start at $2,500 per person
(includes cocktail reception and house tour)

Join us for the L.A. Conservancy’s annual benefit on October 5 at the Thomas Mann House, the Pacific Palisades home of the German Nobel Prize-winning author and political exile whose spirit lives on at a property that miraculously survived this year’s wildfires.

Thomas Mann (1875–1955) was a Nobel Prize-winning German author, political exile, and one of the defining voices of 20th-century literature.

The Manns collaborated with Modernist architect J.R. Davidson to design the home they called Seven Palms, which featured a California aesthetic on the exterior and a German-inspired interior.  Mann lived here with his family from 1942 to 1952, during which time he wrote some of his most well-known works. The house was saved from demolition in 2016 by the German government, which bought and restored it, turning it into a space for cultural programming and a scholar and artist residency program.

The Conservancy is proud that our benefit location is also this year’s honoree for its resilience, community spirit, dedication to preserving historic spaces, and celebration of intellectual freedom.

This year – Thomas Mann’s 150th birthday year – we venture beyond the palms for an evening of remembrance, conversation, and celebration. We look forward to seeing you there!

Ticket & Sponsorship Opportunities

  • Transatlantic Tribute - $25,000

    • Admission for eight (8) to both Cocktail Reception and Sponsor Dinner (Full Table)
    • Premier recognition in event program and on website (organization or individual)
    • Special gift for sponsor and sponsor guests
    • Fair Market Value is $3,400
    Register

  • Mann’s Legacy - $15,000

    • Admission for six (6) to both Cocktail Reception and Sponsor Dinner
    • Prime recognition in event program and on website (organization or individual)
    • Special gift for sponsor and sponsor guests
    • Fair Market Value is $2,550
    Register

  • San Remo - $10,000

    • Admission for four (4) to both Cocktail Reception and Sponsor Dinner
    • Prominent recognition in event program and on website (organization or individual)
    • Special gift for sponsor and sponsor guests
    • Fair Market Value is $1,700
    Register

  • Resilient Mountain - $5,000

    • Admission for two (2) to both Cocktail Reception and Sponsor Dinner
    • Featured recognition in event program and on website (organization or individual)
    • Special gift for sponsor and sponsor guests
    • Fair Market Value is $850
    Register

  • Seven Palms - $2,500

    • Admission for one (1) to both Cocktail Reception and Sponsor Dinner, including a special sponsor gift
    • Recognition in event program and on website (organization or individual)
    • Fair Market Value is $425
    Register

  • Cocktail Reception Sponsorship (for 10) - $10,000

    • Admission for ten (10) to Cocktail Reception only
    • Recognition in event program and on website (organization or individual)
    • Fair Market Value is $2,250
    Register

  • Individual Cocktail Reception Only - $500

    • Admission for one (1) to Cocktail Reception only
    • Fair Market Value is $225 per ticket
    Register

  • Full Screen Digital Tribute Sponsor Ads

    Place a digital ad to share a message of support or publicize your business!

    Full Screen 10 Second Digital Sponsor Ad – $1,000

    Full Screen 5 Second Digital Sponsor Ad – $500

    Full Screen 2.5 Second Digital Sponsor Ad – $250

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  • Make a Donation

    The Los Angeles Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to working through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of Los Angeles County.

    Your donation, of any amount, directly supports our work and is tax-deductible (Federal Tax ID: 95-3273046).

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To learn more about Beyond Seven Palms: Honoring the Thomas Mann House, please contact our Development Coordinator, Chelsey Crabbe, at ccrabbe@laconservancy.org or (213) 896-9115. To download a PDF of all our ticket and sponsorship opportunities, click here.

The Los Angeles Conservancy is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization. Funds raised by our annual benefit support the Los Angeles Conservancy’s efforts to recognize, preserve, and revitalize culturally and architecturally significant historic places in Los Angeles County.