Join us on Wednesday, November 18, from 5:30 – 8 PM for Pitch United 2026, an evening celebrating the people, partnerships, and local ideas that move our community forward.
2026 Pitch United
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 18, 5:30 – 8:00 PM Doors Open: 5:30 PM Program begins: 6:10 PM Location: River Spirit Casino Resort - Grand Ballroom 3 and 4
We’ll recognize the volunteers, companies, nonprofit partners, donors, and community leaders behind the 2026 annual fundraising drive. The program will include the reveal of the latest fundraising total and a closer look at what our community’s support makes possible across the Tulsa area.
Guests will also hear five live pitches from Social Innovations grantees. Each organization will have five minutes to present its idea and explain how it could address a local challenge or expand opportunity. These organizations have already received grant support for their work and will compete for additional awards during Pitch United.
Guests will be part of the excitement through live voting to select the Audience Choice Award recipient. A panel of judges will select the recipient of a Judge's Choice Award. Together, the awards will provide $25,000 in added support for the grantees’ work.
Throughout the evening, guests can connect with annual fundraising drive partners, meet the pitching organizations, and celebrate the contributions that made the year possible.
Whether you helped lead a workplace drive, volunteered your time, made a gift, supported a nonprofit organization, or want to learn more about local work, you have a place in this celebration. Register today to cheer on local organizations, celebrate what our community accomplished, and connect with the people who make this work possible at Pitch United.
If you have questions or trouble registering, please contact events@tauw.org.
This Year's Finalists Are: Women Accessing Nontraditional Trades Program: Beyond Grad BeyondGrad will extend career and wraparound support for WANTT students and alumnae pursuing non-traditional occupations wantt.org
Rogers County Youth Services Program: Rogers County SHIELD Rogers County SHIELD is a new multi-agency coalition preventing child sexual abuse countywide, built by seven partners over the past year. rcys.org
Communities Foundation of Oklahoma | PAC Birth Crisis Initiative Program: Birth Inside the Building: A Hospital-Embedded Childbirth Education and Doula Referral Pilot for Rural Oklahoma Training rural families inside the hospitals where they'll give birth and placing a community doula in their corner before labor starts. pacbirthcrisis.com
Youth Medical Mentorship Program: Re-Med Re-Med takes expired decommissioned medical supplies to provide hands-on educational kits for local and longitudinal workforce development. youthmedicalmentorship.org
Tulsa Fire Department (Mayor's Healthcare Coalition – Social Determinants of Health group) Program: City of Tulsa Homelessness Prevention Unit Data-driven collaboration to identify and support residents most at risk of homelessness, preventing crises before they begin. cityoftulsa.org/mayor/office-of-health-and-well-being
