Jack and Lewis carried on a family tradition of philanthropy and public service initiated more than 70 years ago by their father, Samuel, a son of immigrants. In 2008, the New York Building Congress established the Jack & Lewis Rudin Award for Service to New York City, an annual award, whose recipients have made lasting contributions to the City.
- 87th Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon (2008)
- Jack Rudin
Chairman, Rudin Management Company, Inc. - 88th Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon (2009)
- John L. Tishman
Chairman, Tishman Realty & Construction Co., Inc. - 89th Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon (2010)
- Howard J. Rubenstein
President, Rubenstein Associates - 90th Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon (2011)
- Burton P. Resnick
Chairman and CEO, Jack Resnick & Sons, Inc - 91st Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon (2012)
- Daniel Rose
Chairman, Rose Associates - 93rd Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon (2014)
- John E. Zuccotti
Co-Chairman, Brookfield Office Properties - 94th Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon (2015)
- Alicia Glen
Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, City of New York - 95th Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon (2016)
- Scott Rechler
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, RXR Realty - 96th Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon (2017)
- Anthony E. Shorris
First Deputy Mayor, City of New York\ - 97th Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon (2018)
- Jonathan M. Tisch
Chairman and CEO, Loews Hotels & Co. - 98th Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon (2019)
- Ric Clark
Chairman, Brookfield Property Partners and Brookfield Property Group - 102nd Anniversary Leadership Awards Luncheon (2023)
- Mary Ann Tighe
CEO, Tri-State Region, CBRE