Pictured at State Theatre New Jersey’s Fete at the Farm event is Rob DiLeo, co-founder and principal of NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co., along with STNJ CEO and President Sarah K. Chaplin. NAIDB and The DiLeo Family Foundation will be this year’s Corporate Honoree at STNJ’s 2024 Annual Benefit Gala, while Middlesex County Administrator John Pulomena will receive the Arts Advocate Award. — Courtesy: NAIDB
By Joshua Burd
NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co. and the DiLeo Family Foundation will be among this year’s honorees at an upcoming fundraiser hosted by the State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick.
According to a news release, the DiLeo family is a longtime supporter of the historic venue through contributions from both the foundation and the Woodbridge-based real estate services firm. That has included everything from helping to fund STNJ’s sensory-friendly programming to participating in its recent transformative capital campaign, as both entities look to advance programming designed to inform and build future audiences.
STNJ will highlight the DiLeo family-related entities on June 8 alongside Middlesex County Administrator John Pulomena, recognizing them as this year’s Corporate and Arts Advocate honorees, respectively, as part of a 1950s-inspired fundraising event at the Livingston Avenue theater.
“Individually and collectively, each has been a strong advocate for State Theatre New Jersey and essential to supporting our mission to enrich the lives of people from diverse backgrounds while contributing to a vital urban environment,” said Sarah Chaplin, STNJ’s CEO and president. “By honoring them, we are celebrating an ongoing commitment to nurture a lifelong association with the arts.”
Built in 1921 and designed by renowned architect Thomas Lamb, the historic State Theatre has been a center of culture and arts since its earliest beginnings as a renovated silent-film palace through the 1960s, NAIDB noted in a news release. The facility became a nonprofit performing arts center and reopened in 1988, serving today as central New Jersey’s largest nonprofit arts venue.
“It has been a pleasure to be a part of and watch STNJ continue to expand its role and reach throughout the state as a prominent leader in the arts,” said Robert DiLeo, co-founder and principal of NAIDB. “The ability of STNJ to present world-class performances and affordable access to all ages and backgrounds is commendable.”
