Ethan Evans
Presented with the 2024 Icon Humanitarian Award
Icon Humanitarian Award Background
The icon Humanitarian Award is presented to someone who has demonstrated their passion for serving humanity through their iconic philanthropic contributions.
Important factors considered in who this award is presented to include: producing social impact across three (3) or more categories, consistency, significant impact, passion, education, and perseverance.
Recipient Background
Efforts in Uganda
Ethan invested hundreds of thousands of his own dollars to develop schools, medical clinics & equipment, and other projects in Uganda.
Washington Trails Association
He served on the board of the Washington Trails Association from 2016 to 2024.
Ukraine Refugees
At the outbreak of the invasion of Ukraine, Ethan traveled to Krakow, Poland, and helped found Kocham Dębniki Foundation (Fundacja Kocham Debniki), a Community Center in Krakow providing long-term relief and integration services to Ukrainian War Refugees. He has visited Poland multiple times to provide support and deliver medical supplies to a hospital and food to a refugee home inside Western Ukraine on one of the trips.
2024 Award Recipients
AMECA
Innovation Award
Recognizing her unprecedented humanitarian-type efforts in raising awareness of robotics, bringing joy to others, and not serving a purpose to replace humans with jobs or tasks.
Dave Koz
Inspiration Award
Recognizing his extraordinary humanitarian efforts by uniting the Dave Koz Fan Network through the power of music & culture to raise over $2 million for hospitalized kids and serving as an ambassador for Starlight Children's Foundation.
Khloe Thompson
Rockstar Youth Award
Recognizing her amazing humanitarian efforts at a young age in serving homeless communities, empowering young women, and supporting underserved communities in Southern California & Ghana through her non-profit Khloe Kares.
Jeremy Locke
Icon Patriot Award
Recognizing his astounding humanitarian efforts leveraging his military expertise to save lives, combat human trafficking, produce disaster response solutions, and provide purpose-driven opportunities for veterans in areas that need it most through his non-profit Aeriel Recovery.
Dame Didi Wong
Social Impact Humanitarian Award
Recognizing her for her significant humanitarian efforts in education, women's empowerment, peace, human rights, and cultural exchange with the Minard-Wong Foundation.
Ethan Evans
Icon Humanitarian Award
Ethan Evans has dedicated a significant portion of his career to humanitarian work, focusing on war refugees, building schools and medical clinics in Uganda, the environment and climate change.
Adley Kinsman
Positive Influencer Award
Recognizing her incredible example of spreading positive content as a major social media influencer to millions of people internationally and a commitment to helping others in the digital content space.