Hollywood A-listers, business leaders and philanthropists gathered at the 2022 Baby2Baby Gala Presented by Paul Mitchell at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. Hosted by Mindy Kaling, the evening honored Kim Kardashian with the “Giving Tree Award” presented to her by Tyler Perry. Attendees of the sold out gala were also treated to an epic performance by Sean “Diddy” Combs of his iconic hits, and a star-studded line-up of presenters that included Olivia Wilde, Kerry Washington, Ciara, Kelly Rowland, and Zooey Deschanel. The event raised more than $10 million to support Baby2Baby’s mission to provide children in poverty with basic necessities that every child deserves.

While diapers remain the number one item families in poverty struggle to afford, Baby2Baby successfully advocated to remove sales tax from diapers in California and have worked to change the laws across the country. “We have tried both traditional and unconventional approaches–from lobbying politicians to launching a goop campaign with a fake luxury diaper to draw attention to the realities of diaper need. Since last year’s gala, we’re so proud to share that the diaper tax has been removed in Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, Florida, Virginia and Indiana.

Among the gala’s highlights was when Mindy Kaling and fellow Baby2Baby Angel Zooey Deschanel led the fundraising portion of the evening to help raise more money for Baby2Baby than ever before, allowing the organization to reach millions more children in need. In a surprise moment, the final donation of the night was a gift of $1 million dollars from Kim Kardashian along with her SKIMS Co-Founders Emma Grede and Jens Grede. Tyler Perry was also among the night’s donors and graciously donated $500,000 to support Baby2Baby’s efforts. Legendary mogul and cultural pioneer Sean “Diddy” Combs brought down the house with a show-stopping performance to close the program. The packed gala moved to their feet as he performed hit after hit including “It’s All About the Benjamins,” “Been Around the World,” “Bad Boy for Life,” “Missing You,” and “Mo Money Mo Problems.” The night ended with A-list stars celebrating at the Afterparty DJ’d by D-Nice.