Annual Report - Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

Annual Report 

April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012

d e d i c a t i o n 

We dedicate this report to Robert Atkinson, who was a fan 

and an advocate even when the Community Foundation was 

just an idea, and to whom we owe so much. We will miss his 

characteristic passion, intelligence, and good humor. 

m i s s i o n 

c o n t e n t s 

The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts seeks to 

enrich the quality of life of the people of our region by: 

> Encouraging philanthropy 

> Developing a permanent, flexible endowment 

> Assessing and responding to emerging and changing needs 

> Serving as a resource, catalyst, and coordinator for 

charitable activities 

> Promoting efficiency in the management of charitable funds 

1 Letter 

2 Legacy Society 

4 For Future Generations 

5 Teaching the Teacher 

6 Local Impact 

7 Preserving History 

8 Rebuilding and Restoring 

10 Annual Fund Donors 

12 Commemorative Gifts 

13 Contributors 

22 Funds 

40 Scholarship Grants 

43 Competitive Grants 

49 Advised Funds 

56 Financial Highlights 

58 Committees, Volunteers, Staff 

60 Trustees 

On the cover: the Bridge of Flowers 

in Franklin County’s Shelburne Falls. 

This year the Community Foundation 

made grant and scholarship awards 

in Franklin County totaling more 

than $800,000. Photo by Allison Bell 

1500 Main Street 

P. O. Box 15769 

Springfield, MA 01115 

413-732-2858 · fax 413-733-8565 

www.communityfoundation.org

The Community Foundation’s 21st fiscal year was anything but ordinary. 

On June 1, 2011, two months into the year, a tornado wreaked havoc in 19 communities in western 

and central Massachusetts, leaving many homes and buildings destroyed, including those of nonprofits 

providing critical services in devastated neighborhoods. Within 48 hours, the Foundation 

designated $50,000 for a Tornado Relief Fund for Western Massachusetts which, thanks to the 

mobilizing effort of the Foundation and other community organizations, businesses and leaders, 

made grants of over $230,000 to nonprofits affected or assisting those affected. (See page 8 for 

more about the tornado fund.) 

The Foundation’s role as one of the leading 

participants in the City to City program, 

assembling Springfield’s leadership to visit 

other comparable cities, provided similar 

confirmation of the Foundation’s ability to 

play a leading role in the community. 

Paul Schnaittacher 

The Foundation has also been an active 

participant in (and the fiscal home of) the 

Reading Success by Fourth Grade funding 

collaborative, initiated by the Davis 

Foundation, seeking to ensure that 80% of 

Springfield’s children will score at the proficiency 

level or above on the 3rd grade 

Reading MCAS test. So far, over $1 million has been committed to the collaborative. 

Meanwhile, the Foundation’s core programs continued to have a significant impact on the region. 

More than $2.2 million in financial aid was awarded to over 840 students from one of the largest 

scholarship/loan programs in the country. And the two cycles of the competitive grant program 

awarded $1.4 million to 163 charitable projects in all three counties of the Pioneer Valley. 

Additionally, grants of more than $4.1 million were made to charities from donor directed funds. 

All this was made possible by distributions from the 550 charitable funds for which the Foundation 

provides a home and by $125,000 in additional operating support. A grand total of $8.3 million in 

gift support was received during the year from the citizens of the Pioneer Valley, whose generosity 

was among the most extraordinary aspects of the year. We continue to be grateful for the support 

of the region. 

Finally, shortly after the year ended, Ron Ancrum, the Foundation’s President for the last three 

years, departed to return to his home in Boston, leaving with our best wishes and thanks for his 

service. Kent Faerber, President of the Foundation from 1999–2009, has agreed to serve as 

President on an interim basis while a search for a permanent successor is conducted. 

Peter J. Daboul 

Chair, Board of Trustees 

Kent W. Faerber 

Interim President 

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts 1


Legacy Society 

Mary Lord Brown 

M 

ary Lord Brown has been 

helping people through 

her professional and volunteer 

work for decades, and shows no 

signs of slowing down. Mary 

was a member of the very first 

group of Peace Corps volunteers 

to go to Ecuador in 1962, 

and she credits her experience 

there with helping to shape the 

direction her life has taken 

since. “That’s where I became 

energized about volunteer work 

and how absolutely rewarding 

it can be. It really is better to 

give than receive,” Mary said of 

her service. 

Upon her return to the U.S. she began working with the YMCA, which 

led to her 24-year career at Springfield College. Mary joined the 

Community Foundation’s Legacy Society upon her retirement, saying 

“I knew that my pension fund would be taxed heavily, and I would 

much rather see that money go to nonprofits that support the causes I 

believe in.” 

Among the local organizations Mary supports are the Springfield 

Museums, Springfield College, and Gray House, where she also gives 

her time teaching English to recent immigrants. Mary also continues 

to support communities abroad as well, through organizations like El 

Provenir and Heifer International. The good work that Mary believes in 

so passionately will continue to be supported in perpetuity, thanks to her 

decision to join the Foundation’s Legacy Society. 

2 Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

Donors may become members of the Legacy Society 

with any of the following arrangements: 

> Bequest provision in a will 

> Charitable remainder trust 

> Charitable lead trust 

> Charitable gift annuity 

> Designation as beneficiary of qualified retirement plan assets 

> Gift of life insurance policy 

Please let us know if you have made similar arrangements so that 

we may recognize everyone who supports the long-term mission 

of the Community Foundation. Call us at 413-732-2858 for more 

information. 

Legacy Society Donors 

S. Prestley and Helen Blake 

Mary Lord Brown 

Marcia E. Burick 

Priscilla Carter 

Annie Cheatham and Ann Gibson 

Virginia A. Christenson 

Edward M. Clark 

Shera Cohen 

Ruth B. Contrino 

Jill Ker Conway 

Kenneth Cote and Elaine Alonso 

Carol E. Craig 

William A. Darity 

Deborah A. Driscoll 

Kent and Scottie Faerber 

Jack and Deb Ferriter 

Maurice and Peg Ferriter 

Karen Fisk and Maurice Proulx 

Edward Fleming, III and Jane 

Fleming 

Ian Fraser 

Paula and John Gallup 

Theodore and Norma Gewanter 

Frederick Griffiths 

Willard O. and Elizabeth K. Hale 

Lester and Roberta Halpern 

Teresa A. Harris 

Wil Hastings 

Jean vonL. Hayes 

Virginia Jahn 

Kim Cook and Amy Jamrog 

Charles M. Johnson 

Bruce Kurtz 

Edward and Catherine Lamoureux 

Edward and Shirley Livi 

Susan Lowenstein 

Richard W. Martin 

Mary-Lou Mehrtens 

Richard Milstein 

Steven and Moira Mitus 

William and Susan Monks 

Dr. Robyn A. Newhouse 

Louis F. Oldershaw 

Karen Parker 

Priscilla L. Pike 

Cecile Ploran 

John F. Ptaszek, Jr. 

Eleanor Rothman 

Terry and Frances Ryan 

Donald and Patricia Savage 

Barbara Shaffer 

Robert C. Smith 

Jane Sommer 

Gladys B. Sullivan 

Robin C. and Audrey A. Taylor 

Frances A. Townsend 

Richard and Sandra Wallis 

Robert and Eileen Zewski 

Katie Allan Zobel 

Anonymous donors (24) 


For Future 

Generations 

Remembering 

Albert Ferst 


“A person must enjoy helping other people, and we certainly do.” 

—Al Ferst, Community Foundation Annual Meeting, 1997 

A 

l Ferst made a fortune in his lifetime and delighted in giving much 

of it away. Al grew up poor in Westfield, but built a very successful 

business in his beloved hometown. With that success came an opportunity 

that Al never squandered, to do for others and experience firsthand the 

joy that follows acts of generosity. 

Al gave on a huge scale, as a walk through Westfield’s Amelia Park ice 

arena and garden make clear, but Al also was known to hand out silver 

dollars to children when he met them. Al enjoyed the act of giving and 

seeing the smiles on other people’s faces. 

He will forever be remembered for his generosity by the individuals he 

touched personally and by those who never knew him who visit the Boy’s 

and Girl’s Club he supported or the children’s museum he established. Al 

often credited his beloved wife Amelia with sparking his philanthropy, 

and he honored her by naming the park they had dreamed of together, 

after her. Their vision shaped a legacy that will continue to enrich people’s 

lives for generations to come. 

Having the kind of financial success that Al Ferst enjoyed is a rare privilege, 

but rarer still is the privilege of seeing your philanthropic legacy 

come to fruition in your lifetime. 



T 

he Luther A. and Evelyn L. Belden 

Memorial Scholarship fund is named for 

Sandy Belden’s parents. When Sandy and wife 

Betsy decided to create a scholarship fund at 

the foundation, memorializing his parents in 

this way was an obvious choice. “Both my parents were committed 

to, and instilled in all of us, the importance of education. It is nice to 

be able to give someone else the ability to get an education.” 

Teaching the Teacher 

Belden Memorial 

Scholarship Recipient 

Jacquelynne Chase 

Jacquelynne Chase is one such person. She learned that she would 

be receiving the Belden scholarship upon graduating from Smith 

Academy in Hatfield in 2010. At the time, her family was struggling 

financially and she described the news of the scholarship as a weight 

off her shoulders. 

Jacquelynne, like the Beldens, carries on a tradition of helping the 

next generation of students. Inspired by her mom, a special education 

teacher, she intends to become an elementary school teacher. She 

states that she knew from the first education class she took in her first 

semester at Smith College that making a difference in kids’ lives was 

her passion. Jacquelynne is grateful to the Beldens and especially likes 

being able to thank them in person, since they share a hometown of 

Hatfield, Massachusetts. 


Local Impact 

Tara Sheehan 

Memorial Fund 

I 

n the ten years that the Tara 

Sheehan Memorial Fund has 

been in existence, more than 

$40,000 has been given out in 

grants to help benefit people with eating disorders in western Massachusetts 

and beyond. 

John and Maureen Sheehan started the fund to honor the daughter they lost 

to anorexia in 2002. Each year they hold a run/walk for Tara on November 

11, Tara’s birthday. It is a celebration of her life and legacy and provides the 

opportunity to raise awareness of eating disorders. The Sheehans have used 

the fund in an effort to help spare other families of the tragedy that eating 

disorders bring all too often. 

Mrs. Sheehan said, “Tara was always helping other people. We organize the 

run/walk for Tara every year, on Tara’s birthday to continue her legacy of 

helping others.” 

In addition to raising awareness of eating disorders through their fundraising 

efforts, the grants have supported research, equipment, conferences and 

scholarships, all with the ultimate goal of helping individuals and families 

impacted by eating disorders and the organizations that work for the prevention 

and treatment of the disease. 



Preserving History and 

Embracing Change 

The Sons and 

Daughters of Hawley 

ounded in 1900 and 

incorporated in 1981, 

the Sons and Daughters of 

Hawley is a nonprofit 

historical society which is 

preserving the historical buildings and sites of their beloved town of about 

330 or so people. 

One of the historic buildings owned and cared for by the nonprofit is the 

1846 Meetinghouse located in the center of the small town. The Sons and 

Daughters of Hawley have a permanently endowed agency fund at the 

Foundation which supports general maintenance for the two buildings 

they own. The group felt that it was important to have an ensured source 

of maintenance funds, and made the decision in 2007 to entrust the 

management of those resources to the Foundation. 

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This past year the Foundation also awarded a $6,000 grant for the 

Hawley Meetinghouse Accessibility Project. The funding is helping create 

a new handicapped accessible entrance which will make the beautiful old 

building available for public use, which they expect will include concerts, 

lectures, and community meetings. 

Lark Thwing, Vice President of the Sons and Daughters of Hawley said, 

“In a little town like this, it isn’t easy to raise money, but we’ve got lots of 

people giving their time, Ashfield Stone is donating stone for the project 

and with the funding from the Community Foundation, we are able to get 

these things done for the people of Hawley.” 


Rebuilding and Restoring 

June 1 Tornado Response 

O 

n June 1, 2011 a tornado 

cut a 39-mile swath running 

from Hampden to Worcester 

County, including parts of 

Springfield, West Springfield, 

Monson, and Brimfield. The 

storm killed three, injured hundreds, 

and left hundreds more 

homeless. As is characteristic of 

the region, the community immediately 

started pulling together to 

help their neighbors. 

By June 2nd, staff at the Community Foundation were 

already receiving calls from donors who wanted to help. 

People with Donor Advised Funds recommended grants 

to support the first responder work being done by the 

Red Cross, Salvation Army, and others. The Community 

Foundation’s Distribution Committee allocated $50,000 

to start a Tornado Relief Fund for Western Mass, which 

raised $233,885 from more than 100 donors. 

Above: A $10,000 grant to Rebuilding Together 

Springfield helped rebuild and repair homes 

damaged by the tornado. Pictured is Annie Johnson 

of Springfield. Her home of 43 years sustained 

massive damage in the tornado which forced her 

out of her home for six months. 

Grants went out to nonprofits throughout the impacted 

areas, some of which sustained direct damage, others of 

which were helping people with a range of needs, including 

securing food and shelter, building repair, camps for 

displaced kids, and debris clean-up. 

This letter is from a few of the 

many contributors to the tornado 

relief fund. Several groups held 

fundraisers in the weeks following 

the tornado, including the “Nature 

Nerds from Westhampton.” 


Tornado Fund Grantees 

Anti-Displacement Project, Inc. 

Catholic Charities Agency of the 

Roman Catholic Diocese of 

Springfield 

Criminal Justice Organization of 

the Hampden County Sheriff’s 

Department 

DevelopSpringfield Corporation 

First Church of Monson 

First Congregational Church of 

Brimfield 

Friends of the Homeless, Inc. 

HAP, Inc. 

Hitchcock Free Academy Trustees 

Holyoke Chicopee Springfield Head 

Start, Inc. 

Rebuilding Together Springfield, Inc. 

Russian Community Association of 

Massachusetts, Inc. 

South End Community Center, Inc. 

Springfield Day Nursery 

Corporation 

Springfield Rescue Mission, Inc. 

YMCA of Greater Springfield 

Contributors to the Tornado 

Relief Fund for Western Mass. 

4-H Trail Blazers 

ABC40/FOX6 and United Bank 

Tornado Relief Fund 

The Staff and Trustees of ACCESS 

Employees of Alstom 

Ms. Karen Ambrose 

Applied Software Technologies 

Ms. Ana Araujo 

Beth Bandy 

Bee-Line Corporation 

Carol Benintendi 

Suzanne Bergin and Michael 

Zebrowski 

Beta Sigma Boulé and Ms. Zee 

Johnson 

Michael Bete and Carol 

Wentworth-Bete 

Amy Beth 

The Beveridge Family Foundation, 

Inc. 

Dennis Bidwell 

Barbara Braem-Jensen 

Brookfield U.S. Foundation 

J. Michael Buchanan and Allison 

Noyes Buchanan 

Marcia Burick and Edward 

McColgan 

Kathryn Chandler 

Channing Bete Company 

Mary Ann Cofrin 

Cornerstone Charitable Foundation, 

Bank of America, N.A. Trustee 

Crossroads Rte. 20 Volleyball 

Tournament 

Brian Devriese and Pamela Porter 

DHK Financial Advisors 

Les and Wendy Edinson 

Ms. Marcy Eisenberg 

eRPortal Software Group 

Ms. Barbara A. Evans 

Exit Seven Players, Ltd. 

Ms. Maria Falvo 

Helen Fogg Service Committee of 

First Parish Church, Norwell 

First Parish Church in Norwell 

Mauricia Geissler 

Mr. Frederick T. Griffiths 

Alfred and Sally Griggs 

Mr. Andrew B. Grossman 

Ms. Mary H. Hall 

Barbara Maria Haugen 

Jeff and Marian Herrick 

Amy Jamrog and Kimberly Cook 

Mr. James B. Kirkpatrick, Jr. 

Dr. and Mrs. Alan Kulig 

Claudia Levin and Daniel Gardner 

George and Ann Levinger 

Joe and Sue LoBello 

Loretta McClary 

Bryan and Sandra McGrath 

Karen McNabb 

Dr. Ann Mick 

Ms. Gabrielle Miller 

Elaine Millett 

Frances S. Moyer 

A grant of $14,900 to the Hitchcock Free 

Academy in Brimfield supported educational 

programs to help support tornado 

victims, including courses like Art 

Therapy for Children; Creative Writing, 

Process your Feelings; and Rebuilding 

A-Z. This picture is a collage made 

during a family art therapy session. 

MWRA Disaster Relief Fund 

Dr. David G. and Mrs. Jean F. Nathan 

The Nature Nerds 

Neffinger Architects 


Sonia Nieto 

Northford Women’s Club 

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. O’Brien 

Clients of Paragus Strategic IT 

PeoplesBank 

People’s United Bank Customers 

People’s United Bank 

Mr. William H. Pike 

Nancy Reiche and Thomas Kane 

Mr. Robert Riopel 

Ms. Judith A. Ryan 

Lawrence V. and Dorothy A. Schmitt 

Memorial Friendship Fund 

Lois and Tom Schwab 

Steven and Rita Schwartz 

Service League Foundation 

Mr. Stanley E. Shearer 

Robin Sherman 

William and Elizabeth Sillin 

Six Flags New England 

Spirit of Springfield 

Ralph and Vicki Tate 

Tunstall Corporation 

Ronald and Janet Weiss 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Weston 

Susan Winholtz 

Ms. Beth Yanofsky 

Young at Heart Chorus, Inc. 

Chris and Katie Allan Zobel 

13 anonymous donors 


Annual Fund Donors 

With thanks to the generous support of donors listed here, the Community 

Foundation Annual Fund raised over $126,000. Annual Fund supporters 

provide the Foundation with all-important support for operations, including 

programmatic support for grantmaking and scholarships that serves all of 

Hampden, Franklin, and Hampshire counties. 

$10,000 or more 

Dr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Belden 


Anonymous (1) 

$2,500 to $9,999 


Mr. Sandon S. Pearson 

Richard and Carol Steele 

$1,000 to $2,499 

Mr. Robert Allen and Ms. Robin 

Sherman 

Ron and Pam Ancrum 

Charles and Deborah Austin 

Dana R. Barrows 

Bruce and Mary Thorpe Brown 

Robert S. and Mary W. Cohn 

Ms. Ruth Constantine 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Daboul 

Dr. Demosthenes and Mrs. Marion 

Dasco 

Stephen A. Davis 

Robyn and John Davis 

Kelly and Charlie DeRose 

Kerry L. Dietz 

Dianne and Paul Doherty 


Mr. Scott Gamel 

Mauricia A. Geissler 



Mr. and Mrs. John Hellweg 

Amy Jamrog and Kim Cook 

George and Jackie Keady 

Mrs. Frances Gengle Keenan 

Ellen Brout Lindsey and Bill Lindsey 


Charles and Rita McInnis-Spencer 

Mr. Richard Milstein 


Adele W. Pike 

Elizabeth Scheibel and Paul 

Boudreau 

William and Elizabeth Sillin 

Mary Ann and Richard Spencer 

Peggy and David Starr 

Peggy and Gill Woods 

Anonymous (1) 

$500 to $999 

Carl and Mary Breyer 

Ms. Jill Ker Conway 

Fred and Eileen Cuda 

Linda and Bill Donoghue 

Scottie and Kent W. Faerber 

Richard and Betsy Gaberman 

Mr. Norbert Goldfield 

Corwin Greenberg and Parvati 

Maggie Grais 

Hampden County Physician’s 

Associates, LLC 

Dr. and Mrs. Willie L. Hill, Jr. 

Mr. Noel and Dr. Carol Leary 



James O’S. Morton 

Lewis M. and Sally D. Popper 

Roberta and Robert Bolduc 

Wallis and Cornelia Reid 

Eric and Elizabeth Stahl 

Mark and Noreen Tolosky 

Mr. and Mrs. David F. Woods 

Anonymous (2) 

$250 to $499 

BETE Fog Nozzle, Inc. 

Century Investment Company 

Connecticut Elks Association 

Margo Culley 

Lynn DeNucci and Kevin Schuhlen 

Jim and Michelle Foard 

Ms. Gwendolyn Glass 

Daphne and Stephen Hall 

Jane and Paul Hetzel 

Patrick Lavelle 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Liptak 

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Magee 

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mahoney, Jr. 

Hugh and Sally Mitchell 

David Narkewicz and Yelena Mikich 

Bill Newman and Dale Melcher 

David and Jackie Pleet 

Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Primack 


Lise and Eric Sanders 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin F. Schoenemann 


Robert and Norma Sears 

Ms. Jane Sommer 


Anonymous (2) 

$100 to $249 

Susan J. Alston and Thomas L. 

Millette 

Mr. William Andrews 

Andrew Balder and Cynthia Sommer 

Claire Bateman 

Peter and Nancy Bautz 

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bell 

Carol Benintendi 

Michael Bete and Carol Wentworth- 

Bete 

Mr. Norman Bitsoli 

Barbara H. Braem-Jensen 

Mr. Timothy W. Brennan 

Mr. and Mrs. F. Gorham Brigham, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Brown 

Ms. Shirley A. Brown 

Marcia Burick and Edward McColgan 

Alan and Suzi Burstein 

Andy and Carolyn Campbell 

Bob and Barbara Carroll 

Amy and Vincent Caruso 

Ms. Annie Cheatham and Ms. Ann 

Gibson 

Erin and James Cherewatti 

Casey Clark 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Constant 

Mr. William J. Corwin and Ms. 

Jennifer A. Rosner 

Dr. Carol Craig 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles D’Amour 

Brian DeVriese and Pamela Porter 

Jan and Robin Dizard 

DJRJ Charitable Fund 

John F. Donahue 

Peter and Amy Dopp 

Ruth V. Elcan 

Carl A. Ersing 

Mrs. Ethel M. Farrington 

Bert Fernández and Elizabeth O’Brien 



A N N U A L F U N D D O N O R S 

Susan and Jonathan Fisher 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fritz 

Jayne F. I. Gill 

Candy and Stanley Glazer 

Ms. Catherine Dower Gold 

Dr. Daniel and Laurel Grow 

Charles Hapcook and Randi Steiger 

Health & Benefit Consultants 

Heartsong Yoga Center 

John and Marie Hennessy 

Ms. Beverly Holmes 

Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Ingis 

Kathleen M. Kane and Craig 

Knowlton 

Gale and Robert Kirkwood 

Dr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Konefal, Jr. 

Marcy Larmon 

Kristin Leutz 

Roselyn and Bradley LeVay, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Flynt C. Lincoln 

Antonio and Sheila Magalhaes 

Matthew Kane and Ann Markes 

Irene and Kevin Martin 

L.J. Meehan 

Mr. and Mrs. John Meiklejohn 

Belden Merims 

Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. 

N.L. Construction, Inc. 

Ms. Betsy Garson Neisner 

Sonia and Angel Nieto 

Noonan Energy Corp. 

Anne Nugent and Tony Rogers 

Mr. Louis F. Oldershaw, Esq. 

Ostberg & Associates 

Carol Owen and Michael Posner 

Jenny Papageorge and Sean Casey 

Ronda G. Parish, Esq. 

Christine Parrish and Suzanne Smith 

Dale and Lorna Peterson 

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Pietras 

Ms. Priscilla L. Pike 

Mrs. Hertha M. Platzer 

Jim and Kit Polga 

Judge Michael A. Ponsor and Ms. 

Nancy L. Coiner 

Mr. John F. Ptaszek, Jr. 

Mr. William J. Pugliese 

Bob Pura and Marjorie MacDonald- 

Pura 

Stanley Rabinowitz 

Bob and Margie Riddle 

Donna Robideau 

Eleanor B. Rothman 


Dr. and Mrs. C. Richard Seiler 

Lucy and Dwight Shepard 


Mary-Anne and John Stearns 

Marie M. Stebbins 

Shelley Steuer and Jeff Korff 

Lisa and Rick Sullivan 

Judy and Wilbur Swan 

Michael and Natalia Sweet 

Thomson Financial Management, Inc. 

William and Caroline Toner 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Tuohey 

Ms. Mary E. Tuttle 

Westfield Bank 

Marcus and Joan White 

Angela and Joe Wright 

John and Mary Margaret Young 


Anonymous (12) 

Up to $99 

A Little Easier Recovery, Inc. 

Ms. Rosemary D. Abbott 

Nancy E. Albert 

Madelyn Simon Allen 

Marco Amato 

Thomas Arnold and Amelia Ender 

Ms. Nancy Bair 

Ellen and Peter Berek 

Steven Berlin and Valerie Lavender 

Natalie and Kirk Birrell 

Ms. Elaine Panaretos Bowditch 

Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bowman 

Mr. Raymond L. Brown 

Carol Cardinal 

Ms. Ruby F. Carver 

Joseph and Cathy Cohen 

Ms. Shera Cohen 

H. “Brub” and Linda Collina 

Maria and Dennis Curtin-McKenna 

Regina Curtis and Mark Maynard 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. De Raleau 

Caroline D. Deltoro 

Domus Incorporated 

Diana L. Falvo 

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Ferrero 

Karin and Richard George 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gillies 

Steven Goldsher DDS 

David and Mary Gravel 

Ms. Nicole B. Graves 

Mary H. Grimm 

Ms. Mary Hall 

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hardy 

Cedric Hastings and Deborah 

Bradley Santina Haywood 

Eric and Yehudit Heller 

Mr. David Herships 

David F. Howland 

Phyllis and Peter Jeswald 

Susan Jennifer Johnson 

Colleen and Jack Johnston 

Carol and Brad Katz 

Ms. Joann Kobin 

Kate Kruckemeyer and Cathy Spath 

Dawn and David Lapierre 

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lawler 

Alice and Steve Lawrence 

Crawford and Ann Lincoln 

Ms. Eileen Mariani 

Ms. Ellen Marsh 

Nina Marshall and Douglas Mason 

Mrs. John McNally 

Linda Moriarty and Family 

Barbara Morin 

Ashley and Paul Pereira 

Stephen and Elizabeth Petegorsky 

Pixel & Type, LLC 

Marietta Pritchard 

Ann Raffel 

Mrs. Ellen Regensburger 

Mrs. Dorothy A. Rosati 

Mr. and Mrs. Joel E. Rosen 

Ms. Mary Ellen Scott 

Barbara Seabury 

Ms. Margaret Seiler 

Dr. Orlando J. Sola-Gomez and 

Ms. Elizabeth Capifali 

Mrs. Susan M. Szczebak 

Ms. Paige Thayer 

Dotty and David Theriaque 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Toto 

Maureen and Benny Trafford 

Mr. Jason Trotta 

Andree Uhlig 

Ms. Susan M. Vandal 

Ms. Joan C. Vander Vliet 

Village Eye Care, P.C. 

Elizabeth G. von Klemperer 

Carol Halpern Wenick 


Bob and Eileen Zewski 

Ms. Julie Zuckman 

Anonymous (8) 


Commemorative Gifts 

Commemorative gifts are a unique way to remember and honor an individual 

or important milestone. It is a privilege for the Community Foundation 

to accept these remarkably thoughtful gifts and put them to work for the 

people of our region. On behalf of our generous donors, we commemorate 

the following people, occasions, and organizations. 

In honor of 

Dana Barrows’ 60th Birthday 

Bruce Brown 

Marcia Burick 

Employees of Cooper’s Corner and 

State Street Fruit Store 

Peter and Bali Daboul 

Charlie and Kelly DeRose 


Barbara and Ernie Falvo 

Ellie Goldense 

Bettie Kravetz 

Alex Kugelmass’s Bar Mitzvah 

Lillian Jackson Lee 

Joanne Levin and Johnny Joelson 

Ben and Jennie Markens 

Arky Markham’s 96th Birthday 

Marty Nathan and Elliot Fratkin 

Ellen and Barry Nigrosh 

20th Anniversary of Northampton 

Education Foundation 

Peter and Melissa Picknelly 

Adele W. Pike and John F. Hodgman 

Nancy and Eric Reeves 

Daniel and Jo Rodriguez 

Dr. and Mrs. Terry Ryan’s 50th 

Anniversary 

Luanna Saunders 

Father Michael Sitaras 

Dan Smith’s Retirement 

In memory of 

Harold Edward Abert 

Ned Oscar Bail 

Ned Beebe 

Douglas W. Bewick 

Gordon Bradley 

Ray Bressette 

Mr. Barry Britt 

Frieda Bonatakis 

Susan Botfield 

Lizzie Chandler 

Ken and Laura Childs 

Lisa and Donna Contrino 

Judith Cooley 

Richard Cooper 

Liliana Marie Cordes 

Judith Corley 

Mark Douville 

A. David “Davey” Duggan 

First Sargent Kevin Dupont 

Sandra Eagleton 

Brianna Fenney 

Ann Ferguson 

Antonio Ferreira 

Tim Flynn 

Norman Gelinas 

William George 

Gordon Goldsmith 

Eileen and William Fitzgerald 

Richard Giza 

Jeffrey I. Glaser 

Alice M. Grabiec 

Albert E. Grass 

Nicholas G. Grass 

Rose Hallett 

Fran, Mary, and Kevin Hamel 

Marshall Hathaway 

Thomas G. Holder 

Charles and Mary Hough 

Markus Johnson 

Michael Kafantaris 

Marcos G. Katsoulis 

Thomas M. Keenan 

Ozzy Klate 

Etta M. Knittel 

Jacqueline A. Lavallee 

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Leary 

Anthony P. Lovell 

Elaine G. Masterson 

Steve Mastroyin 

Marguerite McMillen 

Dr. John E. McNally 

Paul H. Mehrtens, Sr. 

Robert Merims 

Rick Moriarty 

Richard Moriarty on his 64th 

Birthday 

Christopher and Agnes Moustakis 

Jack O’Neill 

Virginia Wakelin Oldershaw 

Sally Gage Olmstead 

Tom Pappas 

Steven Pagani 

John D. Powers 

Ida Provost 

Joan Fitzgerald Putnam 

Albert F. Regensburger, Jr. 

Jean D. Rogér 

Christine Mitus Rose 

Jim Sakel 

Philip W. Sheridan 

David Sigelman 

Mrs. Grace Cecilia Souza 

Dick Stebbins 

Harry and Mary Stratos 

Robert Stowe 

Brian Sullivan 

Richard Syner 

John C. Volanakis 

Mary Volanakis 

Edward M. Wallace 

Ruth Wallace 

Evelyn Zovas 


Contributors 

It is with enormous gratitude that we recognize the following people who 

so generously supported our community with gifts to the Community 

Foundation. We salute each of the 1,160 donors who made a generous 

contribution this year. If you see a friend or neighbor listed here, please 

thank them for doing their part to improve the quality of life in this region 

and beyond. 

$100,000 plus 

Charles and Betty Barker 

Daily Hampshire Gazette 


Estate of Elizabeth R. Haig 

Mrs. Virginia Jahn 

Lochridge-Watkins Charitable 

Foundation, Bank of America 

Trustee 

MassMutual Financial Group 


O’Connell Oil Associates, Inc. 

Mr. Joseph L. Rosenmiller 

David and Alice Shearer 

Peggy and David Starr 

Ann Szetela Trust 

Anonymous (3) 

$50,000 to $99,999 

The Antonacci Family Foundation 

and U.S.A. Hauling and Recycling 

John and Elizabeth Armstrong 

Estate of Christine Balch 

The Beveridge Family Foundation, 

Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. S. Prestley Blake 

Kit and Tom Dennis 

Easthampton Learning Foundation 


Trustees of Holyoke Rotary Club 

Student Loan Fund 

Beatrice Kelly Charitable Remainder 

Annuity Trust 

Olmstead Family Charitable Lead 

Annuity Trust II 

Friends of the Upward Bound 

Program 

Anonymous (1) 

$10,000 to $49,999 

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy R. Ashe 

Babson Capital Management LLC 

Diane Becker and John Patton 

Dr. and Mrs. Sanford A. Belden 

Berkshire Bank 

Buddhist Churches of America 

Endowment Foundation 

Charter Oak Insurance and 

Financial Services Co. 

Ms. Jill Ker Conway 

Cornerstone Charitable Foundation, 

Bank of America, N.A., Trustee 

Michele and Donald D’Amour 

Irene E. and George A. Davis 

Foundation 

Friends of Michael T. Downey 

Melanie and Danial Duerr 

The Faces of Earth, Inc. 

Dr. Robert A. Fazzi and Ms. Diana 

M. Buckley 

Focus Management Group 

Ms. Carolyn Gray 

Employees of Hampden Papers, Inc. 

Hampden Savings Bank Foundation, 

Inc. 

Ms. Lynn M. Harlow 

Tom and Jane Hazen 

L. E. Belcher, Inc. 

Johnson Memorial Hospital 

Auxiliary 

Johnson Memorial Hospital Medical 

Staff 

Mr. Edward F. Kurtz, Jr. 

Latino Scholarship Fund 

MassMutual Financial Group 

Mr. and Mrs. William F. K. Monks 

Mr. Brendan Naughton 

Nellie Mae Education Foundation, 

Inc. 

Kasia and Peter Novak 

John and Lynne Parsons 


PeoplesBank 

Dr. Victoria Pillard 

Ms. Joan Enid Reeves 

Reid and Riege Foundation, Inc. 

The Larabee Family Fund 

Robert and Virginia Russell 

Ronald and Brenna Sadowsky 

Sanderson-MacLeod, Inc. 

Sandri Companies 

Elizabeth A. Smiarowski 

Stafford Savings Bank 


TD Charitable Foundation 

Carleton S. Townsend and Kathleen 

A. Townsend 

United ARC of Franklin and 

Hampshire Counties, Inc. 

ABC40 / FOX6 WGGB-TV 

Community United Way of Pioneer 

Valley, Inc. 

Taitetsu and Alice Unno 

Delores and Robert Viarengo 

Anonymous (7) 

$5,000 to $9,999 

AMF Property Management 

Corporation 

Lawrence Becker 

Brookfield U.S. Foundation 

Dorothy Collins Brown Charitable 


Easthampton Savings Bank 

Estate of Mary L. Moriarty 

Harold Grinspoon Charitable 


Priscilla Kane Hellweg and John 

Hellweg 

Jack and Ann Keiser 

Kestrel Trust 


C O N T R I B U T O R S 

Mr. Paul F. Lavallee 

Longmeadow Educational 

Excellence Foundation, Inc. 

Betsy and Larry Lundy 

The Zuzolo Financial Group 

Ms. Eleanore I. Pelkey 

Barry Schechter and Kathy 

Hibshman 


Friends of the Tara Sheehan 

Memorial Fund 

Somers Anesthesiology Associates, 

LLC 

Richard and Carol Steele 

United Bank Foundation 

Marisa Labozzetta and Martin Wohl 

Anonymous (5) 

$1,000 to $4,999 

The Staff and Trustees of ACCESS 

Mr. and Mrs. John Adamiak 

The After School 

Mr. Robert Allen and Ms. Robin 

Sherman 

Alumnite 

The Amherst Club, Inc. 

Ron and Pam Ancrum 

Charles and Deborah Austin 


Joseph Bartolomeo and Lydia Sarro 

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Baum 

Mr. Marc Berman and Ms. 

Elizabeth H. Stone 

BlueCross BlueShield of 

Massachusetts 

Mr. Scott Gamel 

Samuel and Heinke Brendler 

Bruce and Mary Thorpe Brown 

Cathedral High School Class of ‘61 

Channing Bete Company 

Employees of Charter Oak 

Insurance & Financial Services 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Clayton 

Michael Cohen and Chia Collins 

Robert S. and Mary W. Cohn 

Connecticut G. I., P C 

Ms. Ruth Constantine 

Estate of Theresa Crete 

Mr. Neil G. Daboul 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Daboul 

Kelly and Charlie DeRose 

DHK Financial Advisors 

Kerry Dietz and Eva Schocken 

Ms. Lori Divine-Hudson 

Mary and Oliver Emerson 

Employees of L. E. Belcher, Inc. 

Maurice and Margaret Ferriter 

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund 

Helen Fogg Service Committee of 

First Parish Church, Norwell 

Florence Savings Bank 

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Q. Ford 

Friends of Cathedral High School 

Friends of Northampton Trails and 

Greenways 

Friends of the Homeless, Inc. 

Friends of the Jean D. Rogér 

Memorial Fund 



Gilbane Building Company 

Dr. David S. Glaser and Mrs. Mary 

Norbury-Glaser 

Goggins Real Estate 


Hallmark Cards, Inc. 

Hampden County Radio 

Association, Inc. 

Health New England, Inc. 

John Hoops 

Jack Hornor and Ron Skinn 

Howland & Sargent Insurance 

Mr. Thomas J. Hurley 

Introvigne Funeral Home, Inc. 

J. H. Cohn, LLP 

Amy Jamrog and Kim Cook 

Jefferson Radiology 

Kathleen M. Kane and Craig 

Knowlton 

George and Jackie Keady 

Mrs. Frances Gengle Keenan 

The Keys Foundation 

Ms. Helen Krumsiek 

Dr. Jennifer Ladd 

Kevin and Sallie Deans Lake 

Mr. Noel and Dr. Carol Leary 

Richard T. Lennon 


Ellen Brout Lindsey and Bill Lindsey 

Dr. Robert Jonas and Reverend 

Margaret Bullitt-Jonas 


Captain John W. Maloney Memorial 


Younus F. Masih, MD 

Charles and Rita McInnis-Spencer 

Mrs. John McNally 

Josh and Davina Miller 

Mr. Richard Milstein 

Mullen & Mahon, Inc. 

MWRA Disaster Relief Fund 

David Narkewicz and Yelena 

Mikich 

Barry and Ellen Nigrosh 

Directors of Northampton 

Cooperative Bank 

Northfield Mount Hermon School 

Ms. Bobbe A. O’Brien 

Ms. Evelyne A. Parizek 

Arlyn and Thomas Parker 

People’s United Bank Customers 

Employees of Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc. 

Adele W. Pike 

Pioneer Valley Travel Medicine 

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Powers 

Dr. Paul Redstone 

The Republican 

Mr. Robert Riopel 

Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Roman 

Mr. Frank J. Sambor 

Savage Arms, Inc. 

Elizabeth D. Scheibel and Paul D. 

Boudreau 

Service League Foundation 

Mr. Alan Silver 

Six Flags New England 

Sons and Daughters of Hawley, Inc. 

Mary Ann and Richard Spencer 

Lee Spice 

Massachusetts Army National Guard 

Susan and Edgardo Abello Charitable 

Trust 

Tech Fab 

Dorothy Nemetz and John Todd 

Richard E. F. and Sandra C. Wallis 

Mr. Christopher M. Watroba 

Western Mass 9-11 Tribute 

Women’s Partnership of Greater 

Springfield Chamber of Commerce 

Anne Woodhull 

Peggy and Gill Woods 

Young at Heart Chorus, Inc. 

Anonymous (9) 

$500 to $999 

Ronald J. Albert, DMD 

Mr. J. Rockwell Allen CLU, ChFC 

Asthma Guide, Inc., Thomas F. Plaut, 

President 



Dr. Michelle Cartier Badalamenti 

Suzanne Bergin and Michael 

Zebrowski 

Steven Berlin and Valerie Lavender 

Peter and Elizabeth Bigwood 

Robert and Janet Bissell 

Roberta and Robert Bolduc 

Carl and Mary Breyer 

Susan F. Burroughs, MD 

Bee-Line Corporation 

Bob and Barbara Carroll 

Mary Ann Cofrin 

Committee to Unite Town of South 

Hadley Fire Districts 

The Dan Kane Singers, Inc. 

Mel and Hooky Darack 

The Darfur Foundation 

Ms. Janki Evangelia Darity 

Kristen Forsythe Keele 

Ms. Elizabeth Deknatel 

Linda and Bill Donoghue 

Duffy-Sullivan Irrevocable Trust 

Chris and Tracy Dupont 

Eastern States Exposition 

Employees of Alstom 

Exit Seven Players, Ltd. 

Fallon Community Health Plan 

Finck & Perras Insurance Agency, Inc. 

Richard and Betsy Gaberman 

The Gaudreau Group, Inc. 

John and Gail Gaustad 

Lawrence M. Glaubiger, MD 

Mr. Norbert Goldfield 

Mr. Daryl F. Grabowski 

Dr. William H. Grass 

Hampden County Physician’s 

Associates, LLC 

Ms. Sheri Henderson 

Dr. and Mrs. Willie L. Hill, Jr. 

Elaine Holder 

Mr. James E. Humphreys 

Joseph L. Ianello, MD and Ava 

Pannullo, MD 

Johnson Memorial Hospital Gift Shop 

Jeffrey Knight and Audrey Guhn 

Michael V. Korzeniowski 

Neil R. Kudler and Nancy Flam 

Dr. and Mrs. Alan Kulig 

Mr. Daniel B. Kunhardt, Jr., CLU 

Gwen Agna and Thomas Marantz 

Irene and Kevin Martin 

Charles Masterson 

Friends of Dan Smith 

“It’s critical that we keep giving back.” —Sheila Magalhaes 

When Sheila and Tony Magalhaes’ eldest son Nicholas began 

applying for schools, he applied for a scholarship from the 

Community Foundation. It was an unexpected surprise to 

learn that not only would Nicholas receive a scholarship, but 

he was also eligible for interest-free loans from the Foundation. 

Having received his bachelor’s degree from Mass Maritime, 

Nicholas is now completing his master’s in Energy Engineering 

at Northeastern University, with continued scholarship support 

from the Community Foundation. 

His sister Libby, who also benefited from the Community 

Foundation’s interest-free loans, graduated from Emmanuel 

College this past May, and intends to teach English as a second 

language in Portugal. Proud parents Sheila and Tony, both of 

East Longmeadow and owners of Heartsong Yoga, are pleased 

as small-business owners to be able to help their kids go to 

college and pursue their dreams. Both Sheila and Tony support 

the Annual Fund independently and through their business. 

They want to ensure that the support the Community Foundation 

afforded them is provided to other families. 

Bryan and Sandra McGrath 

Ms. Gabrielle Miller 

Hugh and Sally Mitchell 

Mr. David R. Morgan 

Dr. and Mrs. Michael F. Morosky 


Nicole Nakashian and Jennifer 

Clarson 


Northeast Contractors, Inc. 

Loretta Pilagin, MD 


Wallis and Cornelia Reid 

Richard Shoup, MD 

Alfred and Mary Siano 

Jessica C. Spector 

Eric and Elizabeth Stahl 

Ms. Jane Stein 

Dr. Steven R. Urbanski 


Willington Financial, PC 

Carina Wohl and Mark Arsenault 



Wohl Family Dentistry, LLC 

Mr. and Mrs. David F. Woods 

Mingfu Yu, MD 

Anonymous (3) 

$100 to $499 

Martha Ackelsberg 

Jesse M. Adams 

Ms. Norma Akamatsu, MSW 

Mr. Samuel S. Allar 

Madelyn Simon Allen 

Susan J. Alston and Thomas L. 

Millette 

Ms. Karen Ambrose 

Mr. William G. Andrews 

Applied Software Technologies 

APPS of Massachusetts 

Gail Archambault 

Mr. Gregory P. Arvantely 

Mr. Thomas P. Arvantely 

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Baird, III 

Katharine Baker and Peter Titelman 

Andrew Balder and Cynthia 

Sommer 

Brent and Carolyn Banulis 

Robert and Cynthia Barker 

Angela and Ben Barkhouse 

Lisa Baskin 

Claire Bateman 

Peter and Nancy Bautz 

Estelle and Nick Bazos 

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bell 

Ms. Carol Benintendi 

Rosemary and Larry Bernier 

Harry and Justine Bertram 

BETE Fog Nozzle, Inc. 

Michael G. Bete and Carol 

Wentworth-Bete 

Dennis Bidwell 

Big E’s Super Market 

Mr. Norman Bitsoli 

Rita and Bruce Bleiman 

Bonomi and Associates 

Boston Market 

Ms. Yvonne R. Boucher 

Beta Sigma Boulé and Ms. Zee 

Johnson 

Francesca and John Bowman 


Braintree Police Scholarship Fund 

Mr. Timothy W. Brennan 

Kay Bressette 

Mr. and Mrs. F. Gorham Brigham, Jr. 

Ms. Cheryl A. Brooks 

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce G. Brown 

Ms. Shirley A. Brown 

Brown’s Your Hometown Pet and 

Garden Store 

Richard Brunswick 

J. Michael Buchanan and Allison 

Noyes Buchanan 

Joanne and Brittany Buckowski 

Marcia Burick and Edward 

McColgan 

Alan and Suzi Burstein 

Laurence Butler 

Mr. Bruce Callahan 

Andy and Carolyn Campbell 

Amy and Vincent Caruso 

Dick and Lynda Casey 

Century Investment Company 

Mr. and Mrs. G. Donald Chandler, III 

Ms. Kathryn Chandler 

Vange and Jordan Chatis 

Ms. Annie Cheatham and Ms. Ann 

Gibson 

Erin and James Cherewatti 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Christakos 

Casey Clark 

Holly and Bob Clarke 

Martha Clute 

Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen and Len 

Cohen 

Joseph and Cathy Cohen 

H. “Brub” and Linda Collina 

Connecticut Elks Association 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Constant 

Deborah and Eric Cook 

Bill and Margo Cooley 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Copes 

Richard Corrado, Broker 

Mr. William J. Corwin and Ms. 

Jennifer A. Rosner 

Anne G. Cothran 

Friends of the Lee S. Crabtree Music 

Scholarship Fund 

Dr. Carol Craig 

Crossroads Rte. 20 Volleyball 

Tournament 

Margo Culley 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Curley 

Ms. Tina D’Agostino 

Elizabeth and Charles D’Amour 

Susan (Barkhouse) and Alan Daroff 

Linda and Laurel Davis-Delano 

Dr. and Mrs. William J. Dean, Jr. 

Sandra and Michael Delin 

Jean M. Deliso 

Lynn A. DeNucci and Kevin 

Schuhlen 

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. 

DeSimone, Jr. 

Diane & Co. 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dirosa 

Jan and Robin Dizard 

DJRJ Charitable Fund 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Dobson, Sr. 

John F. Donahue 

Peter and Amy Dopp 

Ms. Nancy Dusek-Gomez 

Friends of the East Longmeadow 

Scholarship Foundation 

Mr. John Ebbets 

Les and Wendy Edinson 

Ruth V. Elcan 

Stephen and Judith Ellenburg 

Mr. Roy A. Emerson 

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Erdil 

eRPortal Software Group 

Mr. Carl A. Ersing 

Mrs. Ethel M. Farrington 

Linda and Ralph Faulkingham 

Joel Feldman and Pamela Schwartz 

Fenway Golf, Inc. 

Bert Fernández and Elizabeth 

O’Brien 


Mr. and Mrs. William R. Fielding 

Figaro Ristorante 

Susan and Jonathan Fisher 

Jim and Michelle Foard 

Gavin Ford and Leah Nathan 

Mr. Anthony Forzano 

Paul and Laurel Foster-Moore 

Debra Fox and Ruth Arnold 

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon J. Frassinelli, 

Sr. 

Mr. Richard L. Freccero 

Ms. Margola G. Freedman 

Ellen and Richard L. Freyman 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fritz 

Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Gailun 

Gerry Fountain 

Richard and Karin George 

Eileen and Tony Giardina 

Mr. Alan Gilburg 

Mr. and Mrs. John L. Gilfoil 

Jayne F. I. Gill 

Ms. Gwendolyn Glass 



Candy and Stanley Glazer 

Miriam Goheen 

Ms. Catherine Dower Gold 

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence D. 

Goldberg 

Ms. Harriet Goodwin 

Barry and Diane Graham 

Mrs. Deidre Kelleher Grass 

Jeff and Lorrie Grass 

Greater Easthampton St. Patrick’s 

Day Committee 

John and Penelope Harbilas 

Monica Green and Rich West 

Ronald and Mary Grimm 

Dr. Daniel and Laurel Grow 

The Guardian Life Insurance 

Company of America 

Daphne and Stephen Hall 

Charles Hapcook and Randi Steiger 

Ms. Jennifer L. Hauschild 

Bruce and Ruth Hawkins 

Health & Benefit Consultants 

Heartsong Yoga Center 

Ira Helfand 

John and Marie Hennessy 

Jane and Paul Hetzel 

Z. N. and Charlene Holler 

Ms. Beverly Holmes 

Ms. Helen B. Holmes 

Ms. Ruth F. Hooke 

Ms. Amy S. Hughes 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Hughey 

Mrs. Jane M. Hurley 

Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Ingis 

Italian American War Veterans 

Post 64 

Stephen Jasinski and Marsha 

Humphrey 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Jenkins 

Phyllis and Peter Jeswald 

Friends of Johnson Memorial 

Hospital 

Matthew Kane and Ann Markes 

Ms. Dorothy Katsoulis-Philips 

Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell Keeney, III 

Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kingston, Jr. 

Mr. James B. Kirchhoffer 

Mr. James B. Kirkpatrick, Jr. 

Gale and Robert Kirkwood 

Robin Levine and Gregory Kline 

George and Madeline Knava 

Dr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Konefal, Jr. 

Philip Korman and Nora Israeloff 

Julie Kosson and Marcia Merithew 

Ms. Michele Kunitz 

Ms. Dorothy M. LaFleur 

Ms. Susan Lantz 

Mr. Nicholas LaPier, CPA 

Marcy Larmon 

Jim Laurila and Lin Lee 

Patrick Lavelle 

Mr. and Mrs. David Lavigne 

Joseph Lawler 

L. Jayson and Rachel Allen Lemberg 

Kristin Leutz 

Roselyn and Bradley LeVay, Jr. 

James Levey and Christine Olson 

Joanne Levin, John Joelson, and 

Sarah Joelson 

Mr. and Mrs. Flynt C. Lincoln 

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Liptak 

Mr. Farnsworth Lobenstine, LICSW 

Local Bucks ATM 

Ms. Judith H. Luddy 

Susan and Morton Lynn 

Ronal and Denna Madnick 

Antonio and Sheila Magalhaes 

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Magee 

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Mahoney, Jr. 

Mr. Michael J. Maratea 

Mr. Anthony J. Marino, Jr. 

Staff of The Markens Group 

Rose Markham 

Dr. Karen Marsian and Kevin 

Sweeney 

Mrs. Judy Maunsell 

Patricia McDonagh 

Ms. Cinda S. McKinney 

Ms. Karen McNabb 

Mary McNally and Monte Smith 

L.J. Meehan 

Jennifer Meeropol 

Robert and Ellen Meeropol 

Mr. and Mrs. John Meiklejohn 

Belden Merims 

John and Susan Metzidakis 

Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. 

Bruce and Jane Miller 

Ms. Elaine Millett 

Mr. and Mrs. Zane Mirkin 

Thomas G. Mitchell 

Ward Morehouse and Carolyn Toll 

Oppenheim 

Mrs. Linda Moriarty and Family 

Ms. Linda Morley 

Frances S. Moyer 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Musso 

N.L. Construction, Inc. 

Dr. David G. and Mrs. Jean F. 

Nathan 

Marty Nathan and Elliot Fratkin 

The Nature Nerds 

Ms. Betsy Garson Neisner 

Lydia K. Nettler 

Wendy and David Newton 


Sonia and Angel Nieto 

Noonan Energy Corporation 

Anne Nugent and Tony Rogers 

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. O’Brien 

Mr. Louis F. Oldershaw, Esq. 

Ms. Madelyn O’Neill 

Operating Engineers Local 98 

Joseph O’Rourke and Marylynn 

Salmon 

Ostberg & Associates 

Carol Owen and Michael Posner 

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pagella 

Jenny Papageorge and Sean Casey 

Mr. William D. Paris 

Ronda G. Parish, Esq. 

Ms. Dorothy J. Parker 

Christine Parrish and Suzanne Smith 

Patsy’s Pizzeria and Restaurant, Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher M. Pelkey 

Max P. Pepper 

Dale and Lorna Peterson 

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Pietras 

Ms. Priscilla L. Pike 

Mr. William H. Pike 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Pinkos 

Ms. Tracy C. Plass 

Mrs. Hertha M. Platzer 

David and Jackie Pleet 

Jim and Kit Polga 

Judge Michael A. Ponsor and Ms. 

Nancy L. Coiner 

Pamela Porter and Brian DeVriese 

Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Primack 

Mr. John F. Ptaszek, Jr. 

Mr. William J. Pugliese 

Bob Pura and Marjorie MacDonald- 

Pura 

Ms. Alice P. Pyle 

R.M. Sullivan Transportation, Inc. 

Stanley Rabinowitz 

Robert and Virginia Rechtschaffen 

Ms. Meredith L. Reeves 

Ms. Deidre M. Richardson 



Bob and Margie Riddle 

Road’s End Farm 

Mrs. Evelyn K. Robb 

Robert Charles Photography 

Donna Robideau 

Hedy and Peter Rose 

Arts Endowment 

Dr. Henry W. Rosenberg and Dr. 

Katherine M. Hicks 

Eleanor B. Rothman 

Ms. Judith A. Ryan 

The Sakel Family 

Salem Award for Human Rights & 

Social Justice Foundation 

The Arts Endowment of Western Massachusetts is a special 

collection of charitable funds identified as exclusively dedicated 

to the support of the arts in our region. To be identified as 

part of the Arts Endowment of Western Massachusetts, a fund 

must be restricted to the support of the arts and, if donor 

advised, must become endowed when advisory rights cease. 

The Community Foundation is particularly proud to highlight 

the following funds, listed elsewhere in this report, whose 

donors are passionate about preserving arts and culture in the 

Pioneer Valley. 

T. Marc Futter Hampshire Arts Endowment Fund 

H. Grinspoon and D. Troderman Fund for the Springfield 

Library and Museums Association 

William and Susan Monks Fund for the Arts 

Peggy and David Starr: Springfield Museums Endowment 

Fund, Springfield Symphony Endowment Fund, WFCR 

Endowment Fund, and WGBY Endowment Fund 

Venti Family Fund 

Above: “Room-by-Room,” a Stickwork installation by Patrick Dougherty on the grounds 

of the Springfield Museums. 

Lise and Eric Sanders 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sansom, CPA 


Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Savaria 

Drs. Scannell and Hollinger, Inc. 

Mr. Jeffrey Scavron 

Ms. Deborah E. Schifter 

Reed and Laurie Schimmelfing 

Mr. and Mrs. Martin F. 

Schoenemann 

Steven and Rita Schwartz 

Mary Ellen and Roy Scott 

S. Scott 

Robert and Norma Sears 

Dr. and Mrs. C. Richard Seiler 

Ann and Edward Shanahan 

Mr. Stanley E. Shearer 

Lucy and Dwight Shepard 

Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Sher 

Mr. Richard C. Sherman 

Ms. Robin Sherman 

Marilyn J. Sidwell 

Mr. and Mrs. Mario Sierra 


Ms. Jane Sommer 

Juan B. Sosa, MD 

Rene Soucy 

South Hadley Education Association 

Paul Spector and Dr. Jane Cross 

Norman A. Spencer 

Mr. James P. Spinelli CLU, ChFC 

Spirit of Springfield, Inc. 

Stafford Springs Congregational 

Church Women’s Council 

Mr. Steven P. Stander 

Mary-Anne and John Stearns 

Greg and Brooke Stebbins 


Marc W. Steinberg 

Shelley Steuer and Jeff Korff 

Lisa and Rick Sullivan 

Celia and Robert Sullivan 

Mr. Edward P. Sunter, Jr. 

Judy and Wilbur Swan 

Michael and Natalia Sweet 

Alice Swift 

Gregory and Patricia Szyluk 

Rudolph J. Talaber and Marjorie R. 

Hess 

TAP Anesthesia Services, Inc. 

René and Susan Thébèrge 

Tom and Kathy Themistos 



Thomson Financial Management, 

Inc. 

William and Caroline Toner 

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Trial 

Tunstall Corporation 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Tuohey 

Ann and Jay Turnberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Howard H. Turner 

Ms. Mary Turner-Greer 

Ms. Mary E. Tuttle 

Mr. Thomas Uzar and Dr. Ann W. 

Roy 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Voss 

Libby and Ben Wallace 

Ms. Catherine Wanat and Mr. David 

Reckhow 

Mr. and Mrs. Derek Warner 

Kurt and Elizabeth Weissbach 

Jon Weissman and Joan E. Grenier 

Kathy Goos and Barry Werth 

Westfield Bank 


Marcus and Joan White 

Edward and Kathleen Wilczynski 

Ms. Elizabeth B. Williams 

Susan Winholtz 

Joan Wofford 

Mr. Buck Wong 

Michael Woods, MD 

Angela and Joe Wright 

Stephanie Wright, MD 

Ms. Beth Yanofsky 

John and Mary Margaret Young 


Anonymous (15) 

up to $99 

4-H Trail Blazers 

Ms. Rosemary D. Abbott 

Joan G. Abboud 

Marilyn and Donald Albee 

Nancy E. Albert 

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard R. 

Alexander, Jr. 

Jane B. Allan 

Ms. Marcia J. Allar 

Marco Amato 

Ms. Ana Araujo 

Thomas Arnold and Amelia Ender 

Jay and Bobby Ashe 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Ashe, Jr. 

Ms. Anne Axton-Jones 

Sue Bader 

Michael Baillargeon and Edith Zive 

Ms. Nancy Bair 

Andy Baker and Sue Scott 

Ms. Beth Bandy 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Baran 

Mr. and Mrs. David G. Bareiss 

Ms. Annette G. Barrett 

Mr. Paul F. Bartolucci 

Dr. Belisa A. Basile 

Ted and Laura Belsky 

Ellen and Peter Berek 

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Bernard 

Ms. Peggy J. Besht 

Ms. Amy Beth 

Paul and Eileen Bianconi 

Natalie and Kirk Birrell 

Ms. Barbara L. Black 

Daniel and Debra Blair 

Ms. Ashley S. Bogle 

Mr. Charles Bonatakis, Sr. 

Mr. Charles M. Bonatakis 

Ms. Elaine Panaretos Bowditch 

Dorothy Bradley 

Ms. Mary Ann Bradstreet 

Estate of Elise B. Bradway 

John Brega and Kathryn Rebillot 

Dr. Peggy R. Brooks 

Mr. Raymond L. Brown 

Mr. Thomas J. Brown, III 

Ms. Janet L. Buckingham 

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Buckley 

Mrs. Catherine W. Buoniconti 

Burger King 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Busha 

Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Butler 

Mr. Lawrence A. Butler 

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Buzzelle 

Calder Overhead Door Co. of 

Massachusetts 

Dr. Robert Caprile 

Carol Cardinal 

Carey & Carey 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. 

Carlson, Sr. 

Ms. Ruby F. Carver 

Mr. Jules Chametzky 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Chandler 

Ms. Tina L. Chevalier 

Evelyn Chirico 

Ms. Shera Cohen 

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Cokotis 

Kathleen Coleman and Steven Clark 

Ms. Bobbi Coletta 

Mr. and Mrs. James P. Connor 

Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Contrino 

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Corley, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Costello 

Kathleen Coughlin 

Ms. Jennifer L. Cowles 

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Craft 

Marion A. Creamer Trust 

Crestview Country Club 

Mr. and Mrs. David G. Cronin 

Frances Crowe 

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cunningham 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Cunningham 

Maria and Dennis Curtin-McKenna 

Regina Curtis and Mark Maynard 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Cutler 

Mr. and Mrs. Chester Czupryna 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dahlke 

Joel Dansky and Nancy Felton 

Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. De Raleau 

Ms. Lisa DeGray 

Ms. Jean L. Delaney 

Caroline D. Deltoro 

Peter and Zoe Demos 

Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Derusha, Jr. 

Mrs. Charlotte D. Dewley 

Timothy Diehl and Deborah 

Charren 

Mr. and Mrs. Craig Dinnie 

Domus Incorporated 

Shirley and Gemma Dorsey 

Ms. Elizabeth K. Drumheller 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Duffy 

Ms. Janice A. Dunn 

Ms. Cora Priscilla Duquette 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Dusza 

East Longmeadow Animal Hospital, 

Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Echlin 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Ecker 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Ede 

Tim and Betty Edgett 

Linda and Thomas Egan 

Ms. Barbara A. Evans 

Evergreen Management Associates, 

Inc. 

Robert and Wanda Fafard 

Frances W. Fairchild 

Diana L. Falvo 

Ms. Maria Falvo 

Dr. Ann Ferguson 

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Ferrero 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Flanagan 



Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Flood 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Florian 

Ms. Karen I. Flygare 

Ms. Elizabeth L. Franceschelli 

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Fritz 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Fullerton 

Ms. Susan M. Gallagher 

Mr. and Mrs. Italo A. Gavazzi 

Ms. Susan E. Gaynor 

Ms. Galina Gertsenzon 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gillies 

Richard Glassman 

Mr. and Mrs. Irving Gold 

Steven Goldsher, DDS 

Mr. and Mrs. Kent Goodchild 

Ms. Lucille C. Goss 

Mr. Philip A. Gould 

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Grabowski 

David and Mary Gravel 

Ms. Nicole B. Graves 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Gray 

Ms. Jean Graziani 

Sondra Greenberg and Marc Cohan 

Ms. Kathleen M. Griffin 

Ms. Lois L. Grigely 

Ms. Ruth Griggs 

Ann and Warren Griswold 

Mr. and Mrs. William E. Grohe, II 

Mr. Andrew B. Grossman 

Mr. Walter J. Grzebien 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Guihan 

Walter and Florence Haas 

Ms. Mary H. Hall 

Mr. Wayne Hallett 

Ms. Isabella Halsted 

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hardy 

Mr. Michael J. Harrigan 

Mr. and Mrs. James B. Harris 

Hartline, Inc. 

Cedric Hastings and Deborah J. 

Bradley 

Ms. Barbara Maria Haugen 

Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Haunton 

Santina Haywood 

Mr. Charles M. Healey, IV 

Eric and Yehudit Heller 

Ervin and Doris Henault 

Ms. Doris T. Henderson 

Jeff and Marian Herrick 

Mr. David Herships 

Elizabeth Higgins and Douglas King 

Ms. Sherrill Hogen 

Michael Holroyde and Katherine 

Callaghan 

Ms. Mary S. Hood 

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Horrigan 

David F. Howland 

Olivia and Clayton Hudson 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hull 

Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hunter 

Harry and Marilyn Ishler 

Ms. Barbara F. Jambazian 

Ms. Nancy B. Jessup 

Ms. Geraldine M. Johnson 

Susan Jennifer Johnson 

Colleen and Jack Johnston 

Carol and Bill Jolly 

Ms. Lois F. Jones 

Joseph Chapdelaine and Sons, Inc. 

Ms. Karen A. Joyce 

Mr. Van R. Kacoyannakis 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Kagan, Jr. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Kane 

Carol and Brad Katz 

Donna and Paul Katz 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Kavanaugh 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Kaye 

Ms. Erin C. Kelleher 

Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Kellogg 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy 

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Kennedy 

Steven Kessler, MD 

Ms. Lyne King 

Timothy Klatka and Erin Friedman 

Ms. Joann Kobin 

Mr. David E. Kosiorek, DMD 

Mr. George W. Kriebel, Jr. 

Kate Kruckemeyer and Cathy Spath 

Laddawn 

David and Beverly Ladizki 

Mr. and Mrs. Cary L. Lake 

Dawn and David Lapierre 

Mr. and Mrs. Luigi Larocca 

Kathy, Tom, Chelsea, Jenna, and 

Brooke Lavallee 

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lawler 

Alice and Steve Lawrence 

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Leahy 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew P. Lehman 

Dr. and Mrs. Michael Lemanski 

Martin and Carol Levin 

Ms. Judy Lichwan 

Crawford and Ann Lincoln 

A Little Easier Recovery, Inc. 

Lilly and John Lombard 

Ms. Jean P. Lombra 

Sheryl Long 

Mr. and Mrs. James S. Lowell 

Susan Lowenstein 

Ludlow Linoleum & Carpets, Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Lyons 

Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Mack 

Mrs. Diane MacLeod 

Ms. Inge Mahlo 

Ms. Rosalind A. Makowiec 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mancuso 

Ms. Eileen Mariani 

Ms. Jennifer S. Mark 

Francis Maroney and Martha 

Reavey 

Ms. Ellen Marsh 

Nina Marshall and Douglas Mason 

Ms. Donna Martocci 

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Matthews, 

Jr. 

Dr. Richard J. Matuszczak 

Loretta McClary 

Mr. and Mrs. James A. McCombe 

Carol McGurn and Nina 

Boissoneault 

Mr. John M. McNally 

Mr. and Mrs. L. Aaron Mendelson 

Cindy and Robert Merrill 

Ms. Shirley Mirkin 

Mrs. Judith S. Mish 

Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Moderski 

Mr. and Mrs. John Moltenbrey 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Monroe 

Patrick Moore and Kathleen 

O’Brien Moore 

Barbara Morin 

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory N. Morin 

Mr. Christopher A. Myers 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Nadeau 

John and Faith Nekitopoulos 

Newbury Associates 

Mr. and Mrs. Jason M. Newmark 

Northford Women’s Club 

Gary Olszewski & Company, PC 

Ms. Nancy J. Otto 

Clients of Paragus Strategic IT 

David and Ruth Pardoe 

Ms. Jane E. Paris 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Parisi 

Mr. and Mrs. James Patnode 

Ms. Amy E. Pearson 

Donna and David Pelczarski 

Mr. and Mrs. James Pelletier 



Ashley and Paul Pereira 

Stephen and Elizabeth Petegorsky 

Joan and Lawrence Pinkham 

Pixel & Type, LLC 

Principle Profits Asset Management, 

Inc. 

Marietta Pritchard 

Ms. Erin M. Provost 

Mr. Todd Pucci 

Ms. Teresa A. Pudlo 

Mr. and Mrs. Adam Raczkowski 

Ann Raffel 

Mr. and Mrs. James Rahilly 

Mrs. Ellen Regensburger 

Jeffrey B. Reilly 

Renaissance Advisory Services, LLC 

Judy and Joel Rinsky and Family 

Carol and David Roberts 

Ms. Nancy J. Roberts 

Camilo Rojas and Catalina Arrubla 

Alan Jay Rom 

Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Rosario, Jr. 

Mrs. Dorothy A. Rosati 

Anne and Joel Rosen 

Michael and Meaghan Roy 

Ms. Anne Marie Ryan 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Rydell 

Parnam K. Samra 

Mr. and Mrs. Teji Samra 

Mr. and Mrs. Jose T. Santos 

Miss Barbara A. Savas 

Mr. and Mrs Gerald P. Sawyer 

Rita and Joseph Scanlon 

Mr. Kenneth Schoen and Ms. Jane 

Trigère 

Michael Schoenberg and Ellen 

Hatzakis 

Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore A. Scibelli 

Scott Grabowski Wood Finishing 

Barbara Seabury 

Ms. Margaret Seiler 

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Sessions 

James Shamey and Kathleen 

Winkworth 

Mr. and Mrs. James W. Shea 

Ms. Rena M. Sheets 

Ms. Constance M. Sheridan 

Dr. and Mrs. Melvin I. Shoul 

Andrew and Lois Siegel 

Dr. Arnold D. Silverman and Staff 

Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Silvestri 

Richard and Jean Simmons 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Simons 

Sinai Temple 

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Skroback, Jr. 

Ms. Margaret I. Slade 

Dr. Orlando J. Sola-Gomez and Ms. 

Elizabeth Capifali 

Ms. Barbara H. Spaulding 

Miss Marie L. Spedero 

Ms. Patricia A. Speight 

Ms. Michele L. Spring-Moore 

Stacy’s Cleaners, Inc. 

Ms. Cynthia J. Stahler 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Stanek, III 

Mr. and Mrs. James F. Stanek 

Nicholas and Helen Stavarakis 

Lionel and Joan Stebbins 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Steele 

Robert Steinberg 

Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. Suchcicki 

Jeff and Lyn Sullivan 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Surrette 

Ms. Margaret Swords 

Mrs. Susan M. Szczebak 

Nancy A. Talanian and Francis 

Fortino 

Yeshvant and Jean Rose Talati 

Debra Taylor 

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Taylor 

Ms. Paige Thayer 

Dotty and David Theriaque 

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tilli, Sr. 

Ms. Amanda Hopkins Tirrell 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Toto 

Maureen and Benny Trafford 

Mr. Stanley R. Tripp 

Mr. Jason Trotta 

Mr. Waino Tuominen 

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Turcotte 

Mr. Eric R. Turnberg 

Ms. Mary Turner 

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Turowsky 

Andrée Uhlig 

Jonathan C. Unger 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Ursino 

Bob and Cathy Vachula 

Ms. Elizabeth S. Van Dyke 

Ms. Susan M. Vandal 

Ms. Joan C. Vander Vliet 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Veratti 

Virginia and Arthur Viens 

Villa Calabrese Inc. 

Village Eye Care, P.C. 

Elizabeth G. von Klemperer 

W.F. Young, Inc. 

Patricia A. Wachter 

Ms. Elizabeth G. Wadden 

Kathleen and James Walker 

Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Weiss 

Ms. Sally K. Weiss 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Welch 

Barbara and James Welch 

Carol Halpern Wernick 

Rich West and Katy Vachula-West 

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wheeler 

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan S. 

Williamson 

Mr. Robert M. Wilson 

Windhorse Integrative Mental 

Health, Inc. 

Mr. Paul J. Winkler 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Witowski 

Ms. Suewilla I. Woodfork 

Ms. Wendy Woodson 

Wright Builders, Inc. 

Mr. and Mrs. Helon A. Wyllie, III 

Bob and Eileen Zewski 

Christy R. Zguro Jr. and Gail M. 

Zguro 

Ming Zhao and Jun Lu 

Mr. and Mrs. Frederich Zimmerman 

Ms. Julie Zuckman 

Anonymous (8) 

Other Contributors 

Barbara and Joseph Blumenthal 

Fred Cuda and Eileen McCaffery 

Ms. Marcy Eisenberg 

Corwin Greenberg and Parvati 

Maggie Grais 

Dr. Ann Mick 


Michael and Kathleen Rollings 

Robert and Lee Sproull 

Mark and Noreen Tolosky 


Funds of the 

Community Foundation 

The following funds have been given to the Community Foundation of 

Western Massachusetts either for the benefit of or by the residents of the 

Pioneer Valley. They represent the tangible conversion of the generosity of 

the region into an invaluable community resource. Fund values are as of 

March 31, 2012. 

New Funds 

The following 13 new funds were established at the 

Foundation in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2012. 

We are grateful for these welcome additions to the 

community resources available to the Pioneer Valley. 

Christine Balch Memorial Scholarship Fund* 

Michael T. Downey Memorial Fund 

First Tracks Fund 

GEM Fund 

Johnson Memorial Hospital Fund 

Beatrice Kelly Fund for the Springfield Boys Club, Inc.* 

David J. LaLima Memorial Fund* 

Reading Success by 4th Grade Fund 

The Rollings Family Fund 

Rotary Club of Holyoke Scholarship Fund* 

Tornado Relief Fund for Western Mass 

John and Evelyn Turnbull Nursing Education Fund* 

Anonymous Fund* 

*The funds marked with an asterisk are especially appreciated 

because, as endowed funds, they will provide perpetual support for 

the quality of life of the region. 

Unrestricted Funds 

Unrestricted funds typically utilize the two greatest 

strengths of the Community Foundation: the ability to care 

for charitable funds in perpetuity and the considerable 

expertise of the Foundation’s Distribution Committee and 

its competitive grantmaking process. Together, they ensure 

that scarce funds will be used effectively for as long as 

possible. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Credit Data Services, Inc. Fund $6,091,371 

To benefit charities in western MA. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Raymond E. and Mildred G. Clark $3,746,492 

Foundation Fund, Bank of America, Trustee 

For grantmaking in Springfield, MA, and contiguous 

towns. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Franklin Fund $3,037,701 

For charitable uses and/or projects which improve the 

lives of residents of Franklin County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The Buxton Charitable Foundation $2,021,963 

Fund, Bank of America, Trustee 

For grantmaking in Hampden County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Gage Olmstead Fund $952,981 

Established by Sally Gage Olmstead and funded through 

distributions from an annuity lead trust. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Joan Walker Memorial Fund $719,817 

To benefit the people served by the Community 

Foundation. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

James D. Watt Charitable Fund $478,250 

For local organizations with a preference for supporting 

projects in the arts, in music, and in Hampshire County, 

MA. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

M. Constance Breck Memorial Fund $358,769 

To support charities selected by the Distribution 

Committee. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Johnson Memorial Hospital Fund $191,517 

To support the capital needs of Johnson Memorial 

Hospital. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Irene E. and George A. Davis Fund $174,716 

To assist in the growth of the Foundation. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Eleanor and Philip Singleton $174,651 

Endowment Fund 

To support charitable work in the Pioneer Valley in the 

arts, educational programs, care for the elderly, and the 

beautification of the environment. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Sally Gage Olmstead Unrestricted Fund $150,397 

An endowed fund to support projects that meet the 

community’s greatest needs as determined by the 

Distribution Committee and the Foundation’s operations. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Kent W. Faerber Fund $124,552 

For projects selected by the Distribution Committee, 

with preference for the establishment and maintenance of 

individual fundraising programs. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

George H. Empsall Charitable Fund $116,794 

For the support of recognized and worthy charitable and 

educational organizations in and about Springfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Unrestricted Fund $101,964 

To benefit the people in western MA communities. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fund for Hampshire and Franklin Counties $70,863 

For grantmaking in Franklin and Hampshire counties. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The Lochridge-Watkins Charitable $62,958 

Foundation administered by Bank of 

America, Trustee 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lucy and Bob Atkinson Fund $49,157 

To support projects and/or programs focused on 

conserving or enhancing the natural environment in 

Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Franklin Fund #2 $46,414 

For the support of charitable work in Franklin County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Yale Genton Charitable Fund $38,485 

For grantmaking projects serving poor children, 

preferably in Hampden County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Margot L. Griggs Charitable Fund $34,556 

To support projects selected by the Distribution 

Committee. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Roger G. and Jeannie Houston Turgeon Fund $34,400 


Committee, with a preference for charities designated by 

the donor. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mark Douville Charitable Fund $29,606 

To support public charities in Franklin, Hampden, and 

Hampshire counties providing assistance to people with 

HIV-AIDS, particularly children. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Rockwell Keeney, Jr. Charitable Fund $22,027 

For grants to meet community needs. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Filler Community Fund $19,487 

To support charitable needs of the Pioneer Valley. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Brendler Family Charitable Fund $19,238 

To respond to community needs. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Community Grantmaking Fund $16,106 

To support charities in Franklin, Hampden, and 

Hampshire counties. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

William Wells Tapley Fund $13,367 

To support the charitable work of the Pioneer Valley. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Teresa A. Harris Fund $11,078 

To support projects that meet the community’s greatest 

needs as determined by the Distribution Committee. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Donor Advised Funds 

Donor advised funds offer donors the opportunity to 

remain involved in grantmaking by recommending 

distributions of either income or principal. Gifts to advised 

funds make it possible for a donor to give appreciated 

stock, mutual fund shares, or real estate and still support 

multiple charities, some of which may not be able to accept 

such assets. They also allow a donor to take a charitable 

income tax deduction without making a final determination 

as to the ultimate charitable recipients. 

Unless otherwise noted, the following donor advised 

funds support the charitable interests of the donors: 

__________________________________________________________________ 

S. Prestley and Helen Blake Fund $4,202,633 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Albert Steiger Memorial Fund $2,037,893 

For scholarships, projects, and programs identified by the 

Distribution Committee. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Stephen A. Davis Charitable Fund $1,199,358 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Robyn and John Davis Charitable Fund $1,000,805 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Peggy and David Starr Fund $869,223 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Morse Fund $588,481 

To advance Hampshire County initiatives. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Virginia and Earl Jahn Fund $498,534 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Pearson Family Trust $487,125 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fazzi Associates Charitable Fund $484,615 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fred’s Fund $400,223 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Jensen Family Charitable Fund $306,117 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Reading Success by 4th Grade Fund $299,998 

To support the work of the Reading Success by 4th 

Grade Collaborative. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fowler Fund $270,059 

To benefit charitable organizations in Holyoke and South 

Hadley. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

SIS Charitable Fund $268,216 

For charitable causes throughout western MA. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Albert and Amelia Ferst Charitable Fund $222,406 

To support Westfield community projects and programs 

in the donors’ areas of interest. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Geoffrey Lynn Memorial Fund $212,031 

To provide supplemental educational opportunities for 

gifted students. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Jugosus Fund $196,578 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Richard J. Moriarty Charitable Fund $193,014 

To support the charities of interest to Rick Moriarty, 

especially for programs focused on ocular melanoma. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Richard A. Stebbins Founders Fund $171,517 

For grants to honor Richard A. Stebbins and the 

founders of the Community Foundation. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Armstrong Charitable Fund $169,904 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lawrence V. and Dorothy A. Schmitt $161,854 

Memorial Friendship Fund 

To benefit children in western MA, particularly those 

interested in developing their artistic ability. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Colaccino Family Charitable Foundation $160,584 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Barker Family Charitable Fund $157,201 

To benefit education and social services, particularly in 

Franklin County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

CJM-LDM Charitable Fund $151,696 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Anonymous #5 Fund $110,568 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Gaean Fund $109,123 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mary F. Picknelly Children’s Emergency Fund $107,253 

To meet needs of school-age children in the Springfield 

public schools which, because of emergency 

circumstances or the unavailability of services from other 

existing programs, are not being met. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Adrian and Virginia Levsky Family Fund $105,703 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Anonymous Fund #15 $102,050 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Angela and Joseph T. Wright Charitable Fund $100,265 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Greenhawk Charitable Fund $99,671 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Dasco Family Fund $96,622 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Dill Family Fund $95,088 

To support activities in the donors’ areas of interest, 

particularly education and youth development. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Keady Fund $94,454 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lewis M. and Sally D. Popper Fund $93,732 

__________________________________________________________________ 

TCH Fund $84,046 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lila Teich Gold Charitable Fund $70,277 

To advance community projects in life preparation and 

humanitarian appreciation. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

O. I. Stern Fund $68,640 

__________________________________________________________________ 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Sudan Aid Fund $62,149 

To sustain humanitarian operations in Sudan. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Taitetsu and Alice Unno Charitable Fund $57,056 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Dr. Anthony P. Lovell Memorial Fund $55,108 

__________________________________________________________________ 

John D. Powers Memorial Fund $52,886 

To benefit charitable causes in the donors’ areas of 

interest, particularly the youth of greater Springfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

William and Susan Monks Fund for the Arts $52,237 

For the support of the arts and culture of western MA 

and CT. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Raipher D. Pellegrino Entrepreneurial Fund $52,103 

To support entrepreneurial endeavors by individuals, notfor-profits, 

and for-profits in western MA. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Tara Sheehan Memorial Fund $50,443 

To support charities working to help people with eating 

disorders. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Alfred L. and Sally Griggs Fund $47,299 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Charles and Mary Hough Charitable Fund $46,789 

To honor the lives of Charles and Mary Hough through 

the support of charitable causes. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Michael T. Downey Memorial Fund $46,530 

To support charitable interests of the donors, especially 

Cathedral High School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Delores and Robert Viarengo Charitable $46,298 

Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The MESCA Fund $45,833 

__________________________________________________________________ 

George and Doris Beauregard $45,787 

Charitable Fund 

To support charitable activities with preference to 

organizations in the Holyoke area. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Michael Hillel Rothman Memorial Fund $44,867 

To support the interests of the donors in programs in 

music and the visual arts in Hampshire County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Andre and Karin Fafard Charitable Fund $43,188 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The Robb Townsend Christian Education $41,861 

Memorial Fund 

To support professional development of Christian 

educators. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Betty Rae and Martin J. Poppo Charitable $41,408 

Fund 

To advance programs, particularly those focusing on 

women and children. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lubov Blumin Mirsky Fund $41,252 

To support the donor’s charitable interests, including 

helping to fund camper scholarships and staff education, 

development, and support at Farm and Wilderness, Inc. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Eddy Family Fund $40,884 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Harold Grinspoon and Diane Troderman $40,430 

Fund 

To address the region’s most pressing needs and to 

promote tzedakah (charity and justice). 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Brianna Fund for Children with Physical $38,565 

Disabilities 

To support charities that aid children with physical 

disabilities. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Northampton Open Space and Bicycle $36,215 

Projects Fund 

To support open space, conservation, recreation, and 

park land acquisition for the City of Northampton. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Faces Fund $35,078 

__________________________________________________________________ 

SV and JEG Fund $33,968 

__________________________________________________________________ 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Richard E. F. and Sandra C. Wallis $31,400 


__________________________________________________________________ 

J. Guy and Geraldine F. Gaulin $29,728 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Public Access Defibrillator Fund $29,494 

To provide knowledge, training, and access to automated 

external defibrillators in public places. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Saige Reisler Memorial Fund $29,352 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Ed and Eleanor Klepacki Charitable Fund $28,191 

__________________________________________________________________ 


__________________________________________________________________ 

David Sigelman Memorial Fund $25,677 

To continue Dr. Sigelman’s efforts to benefit communities 

both local and global. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Beatty-Roig Charitable Fund $25,147 

To support charities in the donors’ areas of interest, 

particularly in Franklin County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Joseph F. Jr. and Emily L. Partyka Fund $24,672 

To benefit the College of Our Lady of the Elms and 

other projects. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The Republican Newspaper-in-Education Fund $24,553 

To support the Newspaper-in-Education Program of The 

Republican. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Priscilla and C. W. Carter Fund $24,189 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fox Fund $23,099 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lizzie Chandler Memorial Fund $22,924 

To support recreational and unmet needs of 

developmentally disabled persons. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice $22,809 

and Community Service 

To support social justice and community service work in 

the Holyoke area. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Thomas Holder Memorial Fiddle $22,696 


For promising young fiddlers and violinists who wish to 

further their training. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Marisa Labozzetta and Martin Wohl $22,596 

Family Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mazeine Family Charitable Fund $22,117 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Austin Family Fund $20,881 

__________________________________________________________________ 

DeRose Family Charitable Fund $20,710 

To assist charitable interests and causes, primarily in 

Hampshire County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Arthur H. Petlock Fund $20,144 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Paul Redstone Charitable Fund $19,883 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Robert and Virginia Russell Charitable Fund $19,660 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Northampton Music Fund $19,155 

To support music education in Hampshire County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mancinone Family Charitable Fund $19,081 

__________________________________________________________________ 

John DiNapoli Memorial Charitable Fund $18,657 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Adult Basic Education Fund $18,496 

For Adult Basic Education students (including beginning 

literacy, GED, or ESL) in the four counties of western 

MA pursuing their further educational goals at a college, 

trade, or professional school. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Hilltown Trust Fund $18,388 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lyman and Merrie Wood Family Fund $18,222 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Pillard-Gonzalez Family Charitable Fund $18,192 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Anonymous Memorial Fund $17,990 

For critical needs in Hampshire County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade Past Grand $17,920 

Marshal’s Fund 

In support of the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Carol and Noel Leary Charitable Fund $17,856 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice $17,441 

To serve grassroots social justice and peace groups in 

Western Massachusetts. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Amherst Club Community Endowment Fund $17,323 

To benefit charities in Amherst. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lois and Tom Schwab Fund $17,305 

__________________________________________________________________ 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Peter and Melissa Picknelly Charitable Fund $16,590 

__________________________________________________________________ 


__________________________________________________________________ 

George and Michele Ditomassi $15,606 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Regensburger Family Fund $15,196 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Metta Fund $15,082 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Betsy and Larry Lundy Charitable Fund $14,858 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. Charitable Fund $14,823 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Tom and Jane Hazen Charitable Fund $13,884 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Maurice J. and Margaret M. Ferriter $13,720 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Rev. Kenneth A. Childs Memorial Fund $13,616 

To support economic justice, education, and 

environmental awareness. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

John and Lynne Parsons Fund $13,559 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Warm The Children Fund $13,404 

To provide warm winter clothes for needy Franklin 

County children. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

William R. O’Connell Memorial Fund $13,362 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mary and Gordon Wyse Fund $13,337 

__________________________________________________________________ 

William A. Sandri Family Fund $12,995 

To support humanitarian programs. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lester and Roberta Halpern Fund $12,879 

To assist a number of charitable interests and causes, 

primarily in Hampden County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Quinn Family Charitable Fund $12,817 

__________________________________________________________________ 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Keiser Family Charitable Fund $12,501 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Harold Seewald Charitable Fund $12,368 

To support social, creative, and philosophical projects. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Sidney F. Smith Toy Fund $11,947 

To provide gifts for needy children during the holiday 

season. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The Fund that J.A.C.K. Built $11,422 

To support organizations that benefit women and 

children. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Scottie and Kent Faerber Charitable Fund $11,379 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Sally and Stephen Wittenberg $11,302 


To benefit education, the arts, and human services. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fran, Mary, and Kevin Hamel $11,135 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Dinkelaker-Donnelly Family Fund $10,940 

__________________________________________________________________ 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Evangeline Royall Darity Memorial Student $10,754 

Support Fund 

African American students attending Mount Holyoke 

College, Smith College, or the University of 

Massachusetts-Amherst. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Patricia and Raymond Smyke Fund $10,702 

To support charitable activities important to the donor 

and his family, particularly the prevention of the creation 

of refugees and refugee movements in developing 

countries, and to improve the lives of refugees. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Chris and Linda McInerney Charitable Fund $10,268 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Hampden Papers, Inc. Charitable Fund $10,238 

Created by the Fowler family in Holyoke as part of the 

giving of Hampden Papers, Inc. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Donald W. Abel Charitable Fund $10,149 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Kurt and Dorothy Hertzfeld Charitable Fund $10,078 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Raymond F. Pieczarka Family Fund $9,638 

__________________________________________________________________ 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Richard S. Milstein, Esq. Charitable Fund $8,684 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Stebbins Family Charitable Fund $8,476 

__________________________________________________________________ 

HSR Fund $7,540 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Moriarty and Primack Charitable Fund $7,513 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Bond Memorial Fund $6,104 

__________________________________________________________________ 

George Hano Charitable Fund $5,409 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Marcia E. Burick Charitable Fund $4,730 

__________________________________________________________________ 

James and Helen Krumsiek Family $3,966 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Hampden Papers Employees’ $2,821 


To support the charitable interests of the employees of 

Hampden Papers, Inc. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The Beveridge Family Foundation, Inc. Fund $2,755 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Dana R. Barrows Family Fund $2,719 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Raymond and Joan Jackson Fund $2,612 

__________________________________________________________________ 

James and Nina Scott Charitable Fund $2,380 

__________________________________________________________________ 

GEM fund $1,983 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Equity for Life, LLC Charitable Fund $1,767 

__________________________________________________________________ 

J. Lewis Endowment Fund $1,323 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Carman Family Charitable Foundation Fund $613 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Celia and Robert Sullivan, Jr. Family Fund $136 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fund balances for the following donor advised funds 

have been withheld at the request of the donors: 

Anonymous Family Charitable Fund 

Art Angels Fund 

An anonymous group of women artists/art lovers in the 

Pioneer Valley pooled financial resources to support local 

art projects that deepen and enrich the artistic life of the 

region. 

Bayberry Fund 

Charter Oak Fund 

To support the charitable goals of Charter Oak 

Insurance and Financial Services Company. 

Cherewatti Family Foundation Fund 

To support charities in the donors’ areas of interest, in 

particular youth programs. 

Dennis Family Fund 

Doherty Family Charitable Fund 

First Tracks Fund 

Grais-Greenberg Fund 

Jaerna Fund 

Lilly Fund 

For social change and arts funding. 

Robyn Newhouse Charitable Fund 

Novak Family Charitable Fund 

Personal/Planetary Healing Fund 

To awaken and align personal and planetary healing. 

The Phoenix Fund 

Red Fox Fund 

The Rollings Family Fund 

Betty Sexton Family Involvement in Literacy Fund 

To support family involvement in literacy through the 

Springfield public schools. 

Starr Family/Amherst Charitable Fund 

Lisa Tate Fund 

Topal Family Fund 

Williamson Family Fund 

Agency Funds 

Funds established by nonprofit organizations can be 

permanently endowed with principal preserved (agency 

endowed), or they can permit distributions of principal 

(agency advised). Agency funds offer to potential donors 

the assurance of responsible stewardship, professional 

investment, fundraising assistance to the nonprofit 

(including planned giving) and, where desired, the 

long-term preservation of principal. 

Agency Advised Funds 

Unless otherwise noted, the following agency advised 

funds support the work of the organizations named in 

the fund title: 

Northampton Education Foundation $891,244 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Longmeadow Educational Excellence $626,044 

Foundation Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Easthampton Learning Foundation Fund $547,359 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Michael E. Smith Endowment for $485,168 

Excellence in Education 

To enhance opportunities and experiences for students in 

South Hadley public schools. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Reeds Landing Memorial Reserve Fund $319,783 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Northfield Mount Hermon Upward $303,567 

Bound Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Smith Vocational-Agricultural High School $237,944 

Fund (Unrestricted) 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Smith Vocational-Agricultural High School $236,840 

Fund (Scholarship) 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Palmer Public Library Association $189,611 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Jean Martin Fund for the United ARC of $140,609 

Franklin and Hampshire Counties 

__________________________________________________________________ 


Endowment Fund-Florence Savings Bank 

Fund for Public Education 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Eastern States Exposition Foundation Fund $78,090 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Clapp Memorial Library Fund $70,154 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Phyllis Wheat Smith Naturalists’ Fund $67,960 

To support The Naturalists Club in land acquisition, 

wildlife preservation and rehabilitation, habitat 

protection, environmental education, and promoting an 

awareness of nature. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Saint Luke’s Greek Orthodox Church Fund $67,504 

__________________________________________________________________ 

East Longmeadow Scholarship Foundation $65,192 

Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Louis Beeh Scholarship Fund $64,408 

To support the work of the East Longmeadow 

Scholarship Foundation. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

WGBY/57 Educational Endowment Fund $62,206 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Western Massachusetts Epilepsy Awareness $58,526 

Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Donald Fletcher Scholarship Fund $51,482 

To provide educational assistance to employees of The 

Association For Community Living. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


Endowment Fund-Northampton Area 

Pediatrics Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

East Longmeadow Education Fund $42,748 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Orange Library Building Fund $39,751 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The Kestrel Trust Fund $38,657 

To support the protection of forests, fields, farms, and 

wetlands from the Mount Holyoke Range to Mount 

Toby, and from the Connecticut River to the Quabbin 

Reservoir. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Friends of Hadley Preschool Fund $36,954 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Carson Center Fund $34,120 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The Gray House Fund $33,505 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mental Health Association of Greater $29,974 

Springfield, Inc. Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society Fund $25,949 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Jessie’s House Fund $23,253 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Alice K. Lucey Memorial Fund of United $22,928 

Way Holyoke, South Hadley & Granby, Inc. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust Fund $22,890 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Hatfield Foundation for the Enhancement $22,829 

of Education 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Jerome A. Rosenthal and David Sigelman $20,710 

Memorial Community Music Fund 

To support the scholarship program of the Northampton 

Community Music Center, Inc. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Western Massachusetts Legal Services Fund $20,542 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The Dorothy Anne Wheat Naturalists’ Fund $20,359 

To support The Naturalists Club in open land acquisition 

and animal rehabilitation. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Richard Salter Storrs Library $19,491 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Goodwill Industries Fund $18,828 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Fund $18,814 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Human Resources Unlimited Fund $18,199 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Bart Gordon Music Fund at the Jackson $16,943 

Street School 

To provide music opportunities for economically 

disadvantaged young people. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

WFCR Fund $16,793 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Friends of the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round, $16,414 

Inc. Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Community $16,398 

Center Youth Education Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Amherst Committee for A Better Chance $15,162 

“ABC” Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Greater Springfield Senior Services, Inc. Fund $14,799 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Ludlow Boys and Girls Club Fund $14,608 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Holyoke Community College Foundation $14,035 

Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Greenfield Community College Foundation $13,998 

Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

American Macular Degeneration Foundation $13,848 

Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Young Men’s Christian Association of $13,494 

Greater Springfield Youth Development 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Children’s Brighter Future Fund $12,733 

To support programs at the Center for Human 

Development, Inc. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Strong Families-Strong Nation Fund $12,733 

To support programs that will enhance communication, 

cooperation, and understanding within families of the 

Pioneer Valley. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lathrop Communities, Inc. Fund $12,264 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Hampden Library Fund $10,547 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Rotary Club of Springfield Fund $10,224 

__________________________________________________________________ 

American Lung Association of Western $8,510 

Massachusetts Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Janet Feinstein Memorial Fund $6,968 

To provide a foundation for the New England 

Adolescent Research Institute, Inc. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Franklin County $6,617 

Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Pioneer Valley Girl Scout Council, Inc. Fund $6,161 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Not Bread Alone Fund $5,183 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Bay Path College Fund $4,551 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fund balances for the following agency advised funds 


Amherst Survival Center Fund 

Harry J. and Norma V. Pierpan High Adventure 

Campership Fund 

For the benefit of the Great Trails Council, Inc., Boys 

Scouts of America. 

Agency Endowed Funds 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Old First Church Fund for the Maintenance $699,401 

of Its Meetinghouse and Organ 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Old First Church Fund for Seniors of $287,613 

Greater Springfield 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Old First Church Fund for the Homeless of $287,613 

Greater Springfield 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Friends of Grandmother’s Garden, Inc. $152,784 


__________________________________________________________________ 

ServiceNet Shelters Endowment Fund $72,356 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Hatfield Education Endowment Fund $71,222 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The Atheneum Society of Wilbraham Fund $65,760 

__________________________________________________________________ 

United Way of Hampshire County $65,373 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Martha Ludington/Henrietta F. Dexter Fund $60,397 

for the Children’s Study Home 

__________________________________________________________________ 

YWCA Fund from Henrietta F. Dexter Trust $56,188 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Community Music School of Springfield $41,266 

Scholarship Program Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Day Nursery Fund $39,495 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Boys Club/Carew Hill Girls Club $38,266 

Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Glenmeadow Fund $35,685 

__________________________________________________________________ 

ServiceNet/Grove Street Inn Endowment Fund $32,726 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Robert Benedetti Memorial Fund for the $31,214 

Palmer Public Library 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield $30,754 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Longmeadow Educational Excellence $29,741 

Foundation Endowment Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Girls Club Family Center H. F. $29,355 

Dexter Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Genevieve Emerson and Grace P. Meekins $27,358 

Fund for the MSPCA 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Wing Memorial Hospital Fund $24,287 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Sons and Daughters of Hawley $21,329 


__________________________________________________________________ 

First Congregational Church of Chester Fund $20,133 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Kravetz Endowment Fund for the United $18,387 

ARC of Franklin and Hampshire Counties 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Angela Wright Fund for the Care Center $16,706 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Child and Family Service of Pioneer Valley, $13,327 

Inc. Endowment Fund 

To support child and family service programs at the 

Center for Human Development. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

New England Wild Flower Society Nasami $12,250 

Farm Endowment Fund 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Eric Bachrach Endowment Fund for the $11,799 

Community Music School of Springfield 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding $10,852 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Eastern States Exposition Foundation $10,217 


__________________________________________________________________ 

The Association For Community Living $2,901 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Fund balances for the following agency endowed funds 


Amherst Survival Center Endowment Fund 

Sisters of Saint Joseph of Springfield Ministry 

Endowed Fund 

Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts 


Donor Designated Funds 

Designated funds are permanent endowments, providing 

annual distributions to those nonprofits designated by the 

donor while also preserving the principal of the fund. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Margaret E. O’Donnell and Agnes $2,416,685 

K. O’Donnell Charitable Fund 

To benefit designated charities and to provide 

scholarship support. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Elise B. and Earl Bradway $1,780,795 


To benefit designated charities. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Food Bank of Western Massachusetts $952,645 


To support the operating expenses of The Food Bank. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Urban League of Springfield Building $713,688 


To provide a permanent endowment for the maintenance 

and preservation of the premises of the Urban League of 

Springfield, Inc. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Albert S. and Anna E. Adams Fund, $692,032 

Bank of America, Trustee 

To benefit St. John’s Lutheran Church, Westfield and to 

provide scholarships for graduates of Westfield High 

School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Brian W. Sullivan Memorial $687,060 


For scholarships for Cathedral High School students. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Arthur H. and Barbara M. Clarke Fund $349,630 

To support Baystate Medical Center; the Springfield 

Library and Museums Association; Western New 

England University; YMCA of Greater Springfield; and 

Springfield Symphony Orchestra. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Peggy and David Starr Springfield $287,418 

Symphony Endowment Fund 

To support the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Peggy and David Starr WFCR $259,378 


To support the WFCR radio station. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Robert E. Stowe and Cynthia Stowe $258,621 


For scholarships to women in Franklin County for whom 

college attendance is otherwise unlikely who are 

attending Greenfield Community College. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Charles E. Coleman and Elizabeth H. $257,776 

Coleman Scholarship Fund 

To support scholarship awards for students who are 

residents of Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties 

to attend Mount Holyoke College. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Victoria Cyran and Ann Szetela St. $256,482 

Stanislaus School Alumni Scholarship Fund 

To provide higher education scholarships for graduates of 

St. Stanislaus School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

David N. Butterworth Trust Fund $158,157 

To benefit the Holland Congregational Church and other 

church societies in the town of Holland that have a 

regular house of worship and service therein with 

resident clergy. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Picknelly Family Charitable Fund $147,995 

To support a number of charitable organizations. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Northampton Conservation $134,747 


To support land conservation in the City of 

Northampton. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Urban League of Springfield Building $116,857 

Reserve Fund 

To support the maintenance and preservation 

of the premises of the Urban League of Springfield, Inc. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Margaret L. Steiger Memorial $116,703 


For students attending Wilbraham & Monson 

Academy. Established by the Albert Steiger Memorial 

Fund, Inc. in honor of the many years Margaret L. 

Steiger taught at Wilbraham & Monson Academy. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Ruth M. and Jesse G. Hafer, Jr. Fund $112,583 

To support Ronald McDonald House of Springfield, MA, 

Inc.; Richard Salter Storrs Library Association; Visiting 

Nurse Association and Hospice of Western New 

England; First Church of Christ in Longmeadow; and 

WGBH Educational Foundation. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

St. John’s Lutheran Church Fund $84,533 

To further the mission of this Westfield church. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

H. Grinspoon and D. Troderman Fund for $84,132 

the Springfield Library and Museums Association 

To support the ongoing work of the organization. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Paul and Doris Davis Charitable $78,548 


To benefit organizations in the donors’ areas of interest. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Beatrice Kelly Fund for the Springfield Boys’ $74,007 

Club, Inc. 

To support the Springfield Boys and Girls Club, Inc. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Robert D. and Marie L. O’Malley $54,264 


To benefit St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Holyoke; 

Community United Way of Pioneer Valley, Inc.; Boys & 

Girls Club of Greater Holyoke; and South Hadley 

Historical Society. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Peggy and David Starr Springfield Museums $54,230 


To support the Springfield Museums. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Peggy and David Starr WGBY $54,230 


To support the WGBY television station. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Simple Blessings Fund $46,018 

Awarded on an annual rotating basis to Yale Divinity 

School, Andover-Newton Theological Seminary, and 

Bangor Theological Seminary to provide educational 

debt retirement to needy students. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Cass Family Fund $45,423 

To support charities in the donors’ areas of interest, 

particularly the Mittineague Congregational Church in 

West Springfield, and scholarships for high school 

graduates from Springfield, Vermont. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Sandra Eagleton Scholarship Fund $44,473 

Awarded on an annual rotating basis to students at Bay 

Path College, Holyoke Community College, and 

Springfield College. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Huntington Evangelical Church Fund $42,773 

To provide support to the Huntington Evangelical 

Church. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Reverend Thomas A. McGovern Fund $32,391 

To provide scholarships to students at St. Michael’s 

Academy, formerly Holy Name of Jesus School, 

Springfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Musicorda Fund $26,089 

To advance and promote chamber music through teaching 

and performance. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

A Charitable Fund in Memory of Mr. and $23,549 

Mrs. Arthur Ryan 

To support Providence Ministries for the Needy, Dakin 

Pioneer Valley Humane Society, and Gaylord Memorial 

Library Association. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Northampton Bikes Endowment Fund $22,560 

To support acquisition and/or capital support of bicycle 

and multi-use trails in the City of Northampton. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Daniel Stephen Goldstein Fund for Arts $22,537 

in Northampton High School 

To bring art programs to Northampton High School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

St. Mark Mission Church Endowment Fund $19,521 

To support St. Mark Mission Church in Conway. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Dr. Mary G. Wile Education $19,435 


To support programs for young children at the Emily 

Partyka building of the Chicopee Public Library. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Venti Family Fund $19,190 

To support the Springfield Museums. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

John J. Conway Pine Grove Cemetery $18,373 


To support the Pine Grove Cemetery in Conway. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

George E. and Janet P. Cartier Family $16,351 


For scholarship assistance for residents living within the 

boundaries of Holy Cross Parish, Springfield attending 

Holy Cross Grammar School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Maury Ferriter Scholarship Fund $13,886 

Graduates of Holyoke Catholic High School or students 

attending Amherst College or Georgetown Law School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

J. G. Ferst Memorial Fund $13,409 

To benefit organizations in the donors’ areas of interest. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Frank E. Lucchesi Memorial Fund $12,581 

To support the Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Michael T. and Mary T. Lynch Fund for the $11,692 

Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield 

To support the Catholic Diocese of Springfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

George A. Giroux Fund $11,653 

To support the Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice 

of Western New England; Arise, Inc.; Community of 

Feeding Hills Grange; and Camp Norwich. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Leonard Dwight Hills Fund $9,157 

To assist poor people living in or near the Town of 

Amherst. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Phil and Cecelie Cardone Scholarship Fund $9,023 

Graduating seniors from Wilbraham & Monson 

Academy. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Ruth Freedman Leavitt Teachers Fund $7,786 

To benefit substitute teachers in the Longmeadow school 

district. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Reeds Landing Fund $5,416 

To benefit Reeds Landing. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fund balances for the following donor designated funds 


Ruth Bush Contrino Fund 

To support charities designated by the donor. 

Greater Springfield Kidney Patient Endowment Fund 

To support the L. John Schinelli Renal Assistance Fund, 

providing assistance to local renal patients and their 

families. 

Neil G. Daboul Fund for the Springfield Boys and Girls 

Club 

To provide ongoing financial support for the Springfield 

Boys and Girls Club. 

Paul H. and Mary-Louise Mehrtens Charitable Fund 

To benefit the Springfield Museums and to support 

charities selected by the Distribution Committee. 

Education Funds 

Scholarship and interest-free loan funds help bring higher 

education within reach of those residents of the Pioneer 

Valley who might not otherwise be able to afford it. 

Through a competitive award process, expert community 

volunteers ensure that limited resources are given to those 

most deserving of assistance. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

James Z. Naurison Scholarship Fund, $8,844,222 


Residents of Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and 

Hampshire counties, MA and the towns of Enfield and 

Suffield, CT. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

James W. Colgan Loan, Bank of America, $7,191,784 

Trustee 

Current Massachusetts residents who have resided in 

state for a minimum of five years. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

MassMutual Scholars Fund $1,405,151 

Graduating high school seniors from Hampden County, 

MA and Hartford County, CT interested in pursuing 

careers in financial services, business, or information 

technology. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Margaret J. Hyland Fund, Bank of $1,212,750 


University of Massachusetts students who have been 

Holyoke residents for ten years or longer; preference to 

students of the Roman Catholic faith. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Raymond E. Carr Scholarship Fund $934,081 

Students attending American International College, Elms 

College, Springfield College, Western New England 

University, or Westfield State University. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Anthony and Madeline Sampson Kapinos $848,129 


Graduates of Chicopee High School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Richard W. and Florence B. Irwin $823,300 

Scholarship Fund, Bank of America, Trustee 

Residents of Northampton attending law school. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Margrit H. Sutton-Annen Student Loan $603,566 


Students enrolled full time in two- or four-year colleges; 

preference to those of Swiss descent. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

MacIntyre Family Scholarship Fund $509,712 

Residents of Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire 

counties. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Kenneth B. and Adeline J. Graves $501,475 


Residents of Granby, MA. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Diana and Leon Feffer Scholarship Fund $478,923 

Residents of western MA. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

John P. Mahoney and James F. Mahoney $412,050 

Memorial Scholarship Fund, Bank of 


Residents of Northampton. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Wilcox-Ware Scholarship Fund, Bank of $394,906 


Graduating seniors from Mohawk Trail Regional High 

School who reside in Shelburne, Buckland, Colrain, or 

contiguous towns. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Louis W. and Mary S. Doherty Scholarship $388,407 

Fund 

Residents of Hampden County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

George and Theresa Crete Scholarship Fund $271,981 

Residents of western MA. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Victor, Margaret, and Joseph Victor Paier $271,534 

Scholarship Fund, Bank of America, Trustee 

Residents of West Springfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lena A. Tucker Scholarship Fund, Bank of $252,066 


Graduates of the High School of Commerce and Putnam 

Vocational Technical High School in Springfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Ruth L. Brocklebank Memorial $225,875 


African-American graduates of Springfield public high 

schools. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Stanley Ciejek, Sr. Scholarship Fund $212,832 


counties. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Carlos B. Ellis Scholarship Fund, Bank $195,946 

of America, Trustee 

Graduates of the Springfield High School of Commerce. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Gertrude and William C. Hill Scholarship $189,141 


Graduates of Springfield Central High School; preference 

to students majoring in liberal arts. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Luther A. and Evelyn L. Belden $172,854 

Memorial Scholarship Fund 

Graduating high school seniors who are residents of 

Hatfield or graduating seniors of Smith Academy. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Michael A. Smiarowski Memorial $168,394 


Graduating seniors from Turners Falls High School. One 

award to the class salutatorian and one to a student with 

average grades who contributes to the community and 

has good character and judgment. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Clarence H. Matteson Scholarship Fund, $159,675 


Residents of Greenfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Margrit H. Sutton-Annen Student $155,707 

Loan Fund 

Students enrolled fulltime in two- or four-year colleges; 

preference to those of Swiss descent. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Teachers Club Scholarship Fund $152,753 

Residents of Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties 

who are graduates of Springfield public high schools. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Jessie M. Law Scholarship Fund $130,844 

Graduates of Springfield Central High School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

C. Kenneth Sanderson Scholarship Fund $124,759 

Graduating senior from Monson High School ranked in 

the top seven of the senior class. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Florence Blish Scholarship Fund $118,169 

Residents of Agawam who attend four-year colleges. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Ruth Wallace Memorial Scholarship Fund $110,513 

Graduating seniors from Longmeadow High School who 

participated in a learning disabled program. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Permelia A. Butterfield Scholarship Fund $108,250 

Orphan children, under 21 years of age, who are 

residents of Franklin County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

William A. and Vinnie E. Dexter $98,506 

Endowed Scholarship Fund 

Graduating high school seniors in western MA. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Mary Volanakis Memorial Scholarship Fund $95,228 

Students of the Greek Orthodox faith, preference to 

members of St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in 

Springfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Christine Balch Memorial Scholarship Fund $93,274 

Hampden County residents attending medical school. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Nate McKinney Memorial Scholarship Fund $87,413 

Graduating seniors from Gateway Regional High School 

who excel academically and have an interest in music, 

science, or athletics. Scholarships are renewable for three 

years. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Dr. Jeffrey A. Ferst Valedictorian Memorial $82,074 


Valedictorian of Westfield High School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lucius H. Tarbell and Dorothy J. Tarbell $78,781 


Students attending Western New England University. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Charles R. Allan and Judith V. Carlson $73,920 


Graduating seniors from Springfield Central High School 

and Springfield High School of Science and Technology 

selected as the top scholars in physics. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

MacGeachey Minarik Scholarship Fund $73,691 

Students who have resided in Monson for two years; 

preference for graduates of Monson High School or 

Pathfinder Regional High School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Greater Springfield Accountants $72,373 


MA and Hartford County, CT residents who have 

completed their college sophomore year pursuing 

accounting or finance. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Deerfield Plastics/Barker Family Fund $71,975 

Children, step-children, and grandchildren of employees 

(as of October 1996) of the former Deerfield Plastics 

Company, Inc. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Nicholas G. Grass Scholarship Fund $70,780 

Athletes graduating from Holyoke High School who best 

exemplify the high academic and athletic ideals which 

Nicholas Grass represented. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Arrighi Memorial Scholarship Fund $69,087 

Residents of Greenfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Jean D. Rogér Memorial Fund $68,993 

Graduates of Longmeadow High School who display the 

qualities of character for which Jean D. Rogér is 

remembered. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Dinn Brothers Student Athlete Award Fund $61,162 

One male and one female scholar athletes from western 

MA who have been chosen as Athletes of the Year by The 

Republican Newspaper. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Women’s Partnership Scholarship Fund $60,814 

for Women 

Women, age 25 or older, from greater Springfield who 

have had a break in their education wishing to return to 

the work force attending accredited colleges in Hampden 

and Hampshire counties. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

First Sergeant Kevin Dupont Memorial $58,837 


Graduates of Chicopee High School and Chicopee 

Comprehensive High School; preference to graduating 

seniors who demonstrate leadership qualities and/or 

community service. Given in memory of a fallen hero 

who served his country for over 30 years. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

September 11th Remembrance $56,872 


Graduating high school seniors who reside in Berkshire, 

Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

United Way of Holyoke, South Hadley, $56,684 

and Granby, Inc./YWCA Scholarship Fund 

for Women 

Women, age 18 or older, from Granby, Holyoke, and 

South Hadley, MA. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Philip W. Sheridan-Tighe and Bond $55,792 


Graduating high school seniors from Hampden and 

Hampshire counties who will be studying civil engineering 

or a related field at a four-year college; established to 

honor the leadership of Philip W. Sheridan at Tighe 

and Bond. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Jacob and Celia Richmond Fund $55,092 

Residents of Hampden County attending law school. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

John DiNapoli Memorial Scholarship Fund $51,767 

Hampden County high school seniors; preference to 

residents of Holyoke. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Paul J. Veronesi Memorial Scholarship Fund $51,277 

One male and one female graduating senior from 

Agawam High School who excel in basketball. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

George H. McDonnell Scholarship Fund $49,678 

South Hadley residents who are graduating seniors from 

South Hadley High School studying civil engineering or a 

related field at a four-year college. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Edward J. Bayon Memorial Scholarship Fund $49,454 

Holyoke residents who are graduating seniors from 

Holyoke high schools studying civil engineering or a 

related field at a four-year college. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Horace Hill Scholarship Fund $47,653 

Children and grandchildren of the members of the 

Springfield Newspapers’ 25-Year Club. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Captain John Maloney Scholarship Fund $46,792 

Residents of Hampden County with at least one award 

to a graduating high school senior from Chicopee High 

School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

First National Bank Amherst Centennial $43,417 

Education Scholarship Fund 

Graduating seniors of Amherst Regional High School, 

Hopkins Academy, Northampton High School, Amherst 

College, Hampshire College, and the University of 

Massachusetts-Amherst. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Eric Clayton Hockey Memorial $40,742 


Graduating high school seniors from Easthampton, 

Holyoke, Southampton, and Westhampton; preference to 

those with ice hockey involvement. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Caleb L. Butler Scholarship Fund $39,291 

Graduating high school seniors from western MA who 

are in the custody of the Department of Children and 

Families (DCF); preference to former or current residents 

of Hillcrest Educational Centers. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Miller Fund $38,540 

Residents of the Shelburne Falls Fire District in Franklin 

County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

National Association of Insurance and $37,551 

Financial Advisors Scholarship Fund 

Graduating high school seniors from Berkshire, Franklin, 

Hampden, and Hampshire counties who have had a 

parent die or have a parent receiving Social Security 

disability benefits. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Richard E. Fiore Memorial Scholarship Fund $35,464 

Residents of Southwick. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Kevin Bresnahan Memorial Fund $33,842 

Graduates of Holyoke High School and Holyoke 

Catholic High School pursuing music; preference for jazz 

or blues. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Sarah and Abraham Milstein Scholarship $32,739 

Fund 

Valedictorian and salutatorian of Westfield High School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Christine Mitus Rose Memorial Scholarship $32,009 

Fund 

Students who have had a parent die; preference to those 

who have had a parent die from cancer. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Liliana Marie Cordes Scholarship Fund $30,977 

Hampshire County residents studying music; preference 

to high school seniors who are residents of South Hadley. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Shelley N. Bourque Memorial $30,805 


Graduating seniors from Belchertown High School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fred K. Lane Scholarship Fund $29,577 

Graduating high school seniors who are past or current 

members (individual or family) or employees of the 

Orchards Golf Course in South Hadley. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Gertrude G. Rapp Scholarship Fund $28,467 

Graduates of Gateway Regional School District who 

have resided for two years in the geographic areas 

serviced by the Gateway Regional School District. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

James B. Krumsiek Memorial Fund $28,316 

Graduating seniors from Cathedral High School and 

Longmeadow High School who are active in athletics 

and exhibit academic achievement. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Donald A. and Dorothy F. Axtell Grant $27,625 


Protestant students from Hampshire County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

William J. Dean and Mary Fitzsimmons $26,840 

Dean Scholarship Fund 

Graduates of William J. Dean Technical High School in 

Holyoke. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Joseph Bonfitto Scholarship Fund $25,627 

Graduating seniors from Agawam High School studying 

creative design, advertising, or the arts. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Markus J. Johnson Memorial $25,531 


Graduates of Springfield public high schools. Markus 

Johnson was the first Springfield resident to die while 

serving in Iraq. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Charles F. Warner Scholarship Fund $24,531 

Residents of Springfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Anthony A. Renaud Memorial Scholarship $23,898 

Fund 

Graduating high school seniors from Hampden County 

or students enrolled at Mount Carmel School in 

Springfield who have had a parent die; preference for 

those who have had a parent die from heart disease. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mt. Sugarloaf Lodge Memorial Fund $23,257 

Graduates of Frontier Regional High School in South 

Deerfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Heriberto Flores Scholarship Fund $22,765 

Springfield Technical Community College and Holyoke 

Community College graduates of Puerto Rican ancestry 

from Hampden or Hampshire counties who plan to 

attend MA institutions of higher education. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Eleanor M. Morrissey Scholarship Fund $21,435 

Graduating high school seniors from Berkshire, Franklin, 

Hampden, and Hampshire counties pursuing a career in 

nursing. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Edward A. and Shirley B. Livi $20,944 



counties who are pursuing fine or performing arts 

beyond their college freshman year. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Vincent S. and Jane A. Korzeniowski $19,774 

Memorial Scholarship Fund 

Residents of Chicopee. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

George H. and Margaret B. McDonnell $18,840 

Family Scholarship Fund 

Graduates of Holyoke Catholic High School pursuing a 

career in social work or an allied field; in memory of 

Margaret Mary (Peggy) McDonnell. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

African American Achievement Fund $18,368 

African American residents of Franklin, Hampden, and 

Hampshire counties who attend four-year colleges. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Hellespont Society Scholarship Fund $17,917 

Graduating high school seniors of Greek descent who 

will be attending two- or four-year colleges; preference 

to past Hellespont Society members. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Frank W. Jendrysik, Jr. Memorial $17,600 


Residents of Chicopee, Holyoke, and Springfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Latino Breakfast Club Scholarship Fund $17,502 

Graduating Latino high school seniors from Hampden 

County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Ronald A. Copes Scholarship Fund $17,376 

Graduating high school seniors from Springfield, MA or 

Hartford, CT who have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and 

who indicate participation in extracurricular activities. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Deborah Brodeur Foley Memorial $16,623 


Graduating seniors from Minnechaug Regional High 

School in Wilbraham pursuing nursing or an allied field. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Westbank-Jane M. Knapp Scholarship Fund $16,512 

Graduates of MacDuffie School in Granby, MA. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Westbank-Stanley F. Osowski Scholarship Fund $16,502 

Graduates of Westfield High School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mary Alby Markel Memorial Scholarship Fund $16,119 

Graduating seniors from Springfield Central High School 

pursuing the sciences. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Edward C., Mary, and Paul Marth $15,992 


Graduating seniors from St. Mary’s High School in 

Westfield pursuing nursing or an allied field. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Latino Scholarship Fund $15,762 

Graduating Latino high school seniors from Hampden 

and Hampshire counties. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

A. David “Davey” Duggan Memorial $15,103 


Graduating seniors from Holyoke high schools. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Frederick W. Porter Scholarship Fund $14,771 

Graduates of Greenfield High School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Future Scholars Fund $14,194 

Unrestricted scholarship support. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

William T. Maunsell Memorial Scholarship $14,181 

Fund 

Graduating seniors from Westfield High School, 

Westfield Vocational Technical High School, and St. 

Mary’s High School in Westfield, MA who have average 

grades and are pursuing degrees in education, criminal 

justice, or nursing. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Esther J. and Lewis W. Whiting Fund $14,155 

Graduates of Springfield Central High School pursuing 

medicine or natural science, and support for the 

Washington Street School Library. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Billie Foster and Bertha Weinberg Memorial $13,785 


Graduates of Springfield Technical Community College, 

Holyoke Community College, and Greenfield 

Community College attending four-year colleges; 

preference to residents of Holyoke and Northampton. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

William J. (Bill) and Loretta M. O’Neil $13,734 


Residents from western MA pursuing English, 

journalism, or a related field. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Barbara Holcomb Braem Scholarship Fund $13,530 

Graduating seniors from Westfield High School; 

preference to those pursuing degrees in a business 

related field. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Theodore P. (Ted) Minor Memorial $12,950 


Graduating seniors from Chicopee high schools. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lee Crabtree Memorial Scholarship Fund $12,453 

Graduates of Springfield public high schools pursuing 

music; preference to graduates of Springfield Central 

High School and Springfield High School of Science and 

Technology. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

James L. Shriver Scholarship Fund $12,148 

Students from western MA pursuing technical careers. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Connie Celeste Sherman Memorial $11,980 


Established by her family for students from Hampden 

County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Kimber Richter Family Scholarship Fund $11,689 

Graduating high school seniors of the Baha’i faith from 

western MA. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

WestFest Scholarship Fund $10,841 

Hampden County residents pursuing degrees in the arts; 

preference to residents of Westfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Jeffrey I. Glaser, M.D. Memorial Scholarship $10,542 

Fund 

Graduating seniors from Longmeadow High School who 

excel in academics and swimming. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Emanuel S. Tesoro and Marian T. Tesoro $10,047 


Residents of East Longmeadow. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Stuart D. Mackey Scholarship Fund $9,262 

Graduates of East Longmeadow High School. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Dean Technical High School Nursing $8,595 

Program Scholarship Fund 

Hampden County residents pursuing a nursing degree; 

preference to residents of Holyoke. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Dr. John V. Shea, Jr. Scholarship Fund $7,135 

Graduates of Springfield high schools. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Robert B. Goodman Scholarship Fund $5,879 

Montgomery residents planning to attend a two- or fouryear 

college; preference to high school seniors. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Community Scholarship Fund $4,997 

Unrestricted scholarship support. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

George and Isabelle McGrath $2,604 


Graduates of Ware High School who have excelled 

athletically and academically. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fund balances for the following education funds have 

been withheld at the request of the donors: 

Ann Ferguson Women and Gender Studies Scholarship 

Undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees or 

certificates in women and gender studies at the University 

of Massachusetts-Amherst. 

Jacqueline A. Lavallee Scholarship Fund 

Graduates of Ware High School with high financial need 

who exhibit a strong work ethic as demonstrated by 

community service, employment, or academic effort. 

John and Evelyn Turnbull Nursing Education Fund 

Residents of Franklin, Hampden or Hampshire counties 

pursuing a Baccalaureate or Master’s degree in Nursing. 

Rotary Club of Holyoke Scholarship Fund 

Residents of Holyoke, South Hadley, and Granby, MA 

pursuing undergraduate studies. 

Field of Interest Funds 

Field of interest funds enhance their impact by concentrating 

on specific areas of charitable endeavor. If desired, they 

can also utilize the expertise of the Distribution Committee 

and its competitive grantmaking process. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Herbert and Josephine Burk Noble $638,214 

Hospital Fund 

To support Noble Hospital in Westfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

The Dickinson Family Fund for Historical $465,700 

Heath 

To preserve the agricultural and historical aspects of the 

Town of Heath. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Herbert and Josephine Burk Westfield $401,389 

Athenaeum Fund 

To support the Westfield Athenaeum. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

E. Herbert Burk Fund $369,338 

To encourage and develop interest in and training for the 

precision machining skills needed for the industries of 

western MA. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts $336,016 

To support programs that help women and girls. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Loaves and Fishes Fund $290,598 

To benefit programs run by liberal, reformed Protestant 

churches in Franklin and Hampshire counties that wed 

Christian faith and action. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Loupinski Family Memorial Fund $256,418 

To preserve open lands in the towns of Southwick, 

Westfield, Granville, and Agawam, MA, including the 

purchase of such lands or conservation easements 

thereon. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

L. John Schinelli Renal Assistance Fund $250,091 

To provide emergency financial assistance to 

renal patients and their families. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Victoria Cyran and Ann Szetela $205,185 

Memorial Fund 

To provide support for the St. Stanislaus Church and the 

St. Stanislaus School, Chicopee. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Franklin Land Trust Bridge Loan Fund $177,703 

To provide bridge loans for the preservation of farmland 

and open space in Franklin County that would otherwise 

be lost to development. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Duffy Sullivan Adult Education Fund $174,954 

To support literacy programs and adult education. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Juliusz Feigenbaum Fund $71,627 

To support programs that enable impoverished families 

with children five years of age and younger to improve 

their lives by addressing the root causes of their poverty. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Hospital Nurses Alumni $66,683 

Association Fund 

To support programs that improve the quality of life in 

western MA with emphasis on nursing education and 

needs of women and children. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Art & Soles Fund $39,995 

To benefit public art projects in Springfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Dr. John E. McNally Memorial Fund $39,448 

To support nonprofit organizations in the areas of 

education, human services, and/or health. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Tornado Relief Fund for Western Mass $23,613 

To aid nonprofits that are attempting to meet the current 

and longer term needs of those impacted by the tornado. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Cancer Fund $18,664 

To support cancer research and projects. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Rachel O. Storrs Ware Youth Center, $18,005 

Inc. Fund 

To support youth activities in the Town of Ware. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

W. W. ArtsAlways Charitable Fund $17,786 

To support children as they develop their artistic talent. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fund for the Hungry and Homeless $17,657 

To support programs that help people with basic survival 

needs. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

T. Marc Futter Hampshire Arts $17,513 


To support the arts in Hampshire County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Junior League of Holyoke Fund $17,271 

To address the emerging and changing needs of women 

and children in Holyoke. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Healthier Communities Fund $14,804 

To promote children’s health and well-being. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fund to Preserve Farmland and Open Space $14,735 

in Franklin County 

To preserve farmland and open space in Franklin County. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Ozzy Klate Memorial Fund $10,236 

To support young people in their developmental journeys 

as artists and seekers of wisdom. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Alie and Rem Lefferts Memorial Dixieland $9,376 

Jazz Fund 

To promote and preserve Dixieland Jazz music. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fund for the Hearing Impaired $9,278 

To support Willie Ross School for the Deaf and Clarke 

School for the Deaf. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


F U N D S 

Planned Giving Funds 

Planned giving arrangements provide a unique combination 

of direct benefits to both charities and donors, or 

other beneficiaries, most frequently by providing income 

for life from the funds contributed. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Gewanter Family Charitable Remainder $899,473 

Unitrust 

To establish a fund to support the charitable interests of 

the donors. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

O. I. Stern 1998 Charitable Lead Unitrust $722,478 

To support the charitable interests of the donors. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Anonymous 2005 Charitable Remainder $630,401 

Unitrust 

To establish a fund to benefit charities of interest to the 

donors. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Bernard and Rosemond M. Paine Charitable $380,936 

Remainder Annuity Trust 

To establish a fund to provide scholarships to deserving 

students from the public schools of West Springfield. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Raymond E. Carr Charitable Remainder $373,100 

Unitrust 

To benefit the Raymond E. Carr Scholarship Fund. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Ida and Abram Sudrann Charitable $350,518 

Remainder Unitrust 

To create a fund supporting donors’ charitable interests. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Priscilla L. Pike Charitable Gift Annuity $140,189 

To establish a fund to benefit the First Church of Christ, 

Northampton. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Priscilla Carter Charitable Gift Annuity $101,398 

To benefit a fund to support charities of interest to the 

donor. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

John and Paula Gallup Charitable Remainder $75,083 

Unitrust 

To ensure that the donors’ charitable giving will continue 

to benefit western Massachusetts in perpetuity. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Hilltown Endowment Annuity $63,501 

To establish a fund to support charitable work in the 

hilltowns. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Susan W. Lowenstein Charitable Remainder $45,383 

Trust 

To permanently support The Women’s Fund of Western 

Massachusetts with preference for women’s reproductive 

health programs. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

The Anonymous 1996 Charitable Remainder $38,908 

Unitrust 

To establish a fund for addressing critical needs in 


__________________________________________________________________ 

John Ptaszek Family Charitable Gift Annuity $20,360 

To benefit the John Ptaszek Family Scholarship Fund. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mary K. McNally Charitable Gift Annuity $11,345 

To benefit the Glenmeadow Library Fund. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Willard O. and Elizabeth K. Hale Charitable $6,867 

Gift Annuity 

To benefit the Reeds Landing Memorial Reserve Fund. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Caroline Murphy Charitable Gift Annuity $6,361 

To benefit the Glenmeadow Fund. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Eleanor B. Rothman Charitable Gift Annuity $6,241 

To benefit the Congregation B'Nai Israel L'DOR 

V'DOR Endowment Fund. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Robert C. Smith Charitable Gift Annuity $4,839 

To benefit the Reeds Landing Fund. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Jean vonL. Hayes Charitable Gift Annuity $4,615 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Fund balances for the following planned giving funds 


Virginia A. Christenson Charitable Gift Annuity 

To establish the Christenson Lilly Library Fund. 

Charles M. Johnson Charitable Gift Annuity 


Richard W. Martin Charitable Gift Annuity 


Miscellaneous Funds 

To be flexibly responsive to the broadest interests and 

objectives of donors, the Community Foundation occasionally 

receives and holds assets subject to charitable restrictions 

unlike those applicable to the other categories of 

funds listed above. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

DeRose Family Charitable Fund $638,00 

To assist charitable interests and causes, primarily in 


__________________________________________________________________ 

Lynn A. Schwartz Family Charitable Fund $500,000 


Committee after recommendations by the donor. 

__________________________________________________________________ 


Scholarship Grants 

The Community Foundation’s Scholarship and No-Interest Loan Program 

offers a unique service to students in the Pioneer Valley and beyond: a 

central place to apply for any of more than 100 scholarship funds. 

In fiscal year 2012, a total of 2,437 applicants were considered for scholarships 

and loans and 1,063 awards were made to 844 individuals, totaling 

$2.23 million. Decisions regarding scholarship awards are made by teams 

of community volunteers and donors or donor representatives. Last year 

95 volunteers and 27 donor representatives participated in the process. 

Two new scholarship funds were made available last year, the First Sergeant 

Kevin Dupont Memorial Scholarship and the Jacqueline A. Lavallee 

Scholarship. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

ABC Training Center of Maryland, Inc. $2,000 

Albany College of Pharmacy $1,000 

American International College $77,600 

Amherst College $2,500 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Anna Maria College $2,000 

Antioch New England Graduate School $2,000 

Assumption College $3,000 

Ave Maria School of Law $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Averett University $500 

Babson College $18,000 

Barnard College $1,000 

Bay Path College $35,700 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Becker College $6,000 

Bellarmine University $2,500 

Bennett College $1,000 

Bentley University $18,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Boston College $13,000 

Boston University $26,700 

Boston University School of Social Work $1,450 

Brandeis University $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Bridgewater State College $7,500 

Brown University $500 

Bryant University $21,000 

California Institute of Technology $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Cambridge College $1,000 

Cambridge College Springfield $1,000 

Castleton State College $3,000 

Central Connecticut State University $16,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Champlain College $2,000 

Clark University $1,000 

Clark-Atlanta University $1,000 

College of New Rochelle $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

College of Our Lady of the Elms $66,700 

Columbia University $450 

Columbia University College of Physicians 

and Surgeons $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Cornell University $2,500 

Curry College $1,000 

Davenport University $1,000 

Delaware Valley College $4,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Dickinson College $2,950 

Eastern Connecticut State University $2,000 

Eastern Kentucky University $2,000 

Eastern Nazarene College $2,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University $4,000 

Emerson College $7,500 

Emmanuel College $3,000 

Emory University $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fairfield University $10,500 

Fisher College $1,000 

Fitchburg State College $11,600 

Florida International University $2,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fordham University $500 

Framingham State College $5,100 

George Washington University $5,500 

Georgetown College $3,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 


S C H O L A R S H I P 

G R A N T S 

Georgetown University $1,500 

Greenfield Community College $9,700 

Hampshire College $3,500 

Harvard Medical School $3,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Harvard University $1,500 

Hobart and William Smith Colleges $1,500 

Hofstra University $3,000 

Holyoke Community College $73,050 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Ithaca College $1,000 

Johns Hopkins-Bloomberg School of 

Public Health $1,000 

Johnson and Wales University at Providence $1,500 

__________________________________________________________________ 

King’s College $500 

Landmark College $2,000 

Lesley University $1,600 

Lincoln College of New England $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Long Island University $5,000 

Loyola University New Orleans $2,500 

Loyola University of Maryland $1,000 

Massachusetts College of Art $3,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts $13,000 

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy $8,000 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology $6,000 

Miami International University of Art & Design $2,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mount Holyoke College $10,500 

Mount Ida College $3,000 

New England School of Law $8,000 

New York University $7,500 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Nichols College $5,000 

North Carolina State University $1,000 

Northeastern University $27,500 

Northern Arizona University $3,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Norwich University $2,000 

Polytechnic University $1,600 

Porter and Chester Institute $2,000 

Pratt Institute $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Providence College $3,000 

Quinnipiac University $4,000 

Regis College $1,000 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute $14,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Sacred Heart University $2,000 

Saint Joseph College $6,000 

Salem State College $7,500 

Salve Regina University $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Help at the 

Right Time 

Adim Malek, one 

of the “lost boys” 

of Sudan has 

received $11,000 

in scholarships 

and no-interest 

loans over two 

years and graduated 

this spring from Elms College. Adim 

received the Stanley Ciejek, Sr., Margaret 

and Agnes O’Donnell, Raymond E. Carr, 

and James E. Naurison Scholarships as well 

as a James W. Colgan loan. 

The first in his village to receive a postsecondary 

education, he has overcome 

incredible obstacle to reach his goals. He 

said of the support from the Foundation’s 

scholarship funds, “If it was not for your 

help, I would have been forced to drop out 

of school. Your help has come at the right 

time. It has given me the courage to continue 

the fight in the struggle to receive the 

best education possible.” 

__________________________________________________________________ 

San Jose State University $1,000 

Siena College $2,000 

Simmons College $7,000 

Skidmore College $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Smith College School of Social Work $4,000 

Southern New Hampshire University $2,500 

Springfield College $21,000 

Springfield College School of Social Work $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Technical Community College $73,320 

Stetson University $1,500 

Stonehill College $2,000 

Suffolk University School of Law $9,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 


S C H O L A R S H I P 

G R A N T S 

Easing the 

Burden 

“I honestly do not 

know if continuing 

higher education 

would have been 

feasible without this 

scholarship,” said 

Cheyanne Clark, 

who received the MassMutual Career 

Pathways Scholarship for each of her four 

years at the University of Connecticut. 

Cheyanne expects to graduate with her bachelor’s 

in political science in May 2013 and 

hopes to go on to get her law degree. “The 

scholarship has been a savior in easing the 

ever increasing costs of college. I will be 

forever grateful to the Foundation and 

everyone who contributed to providing this 

scholarship over the course of four years.” 

SUNY Cobbleskill $5,000 

SUNY College of Environmental Science 

& Forestry $1,000 

SUNY Farmingdale College $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

SUNY Purchase College $2,500 

SUNY Stony Brook $2,500 

Susquehanna University $1,000 

Syracuse University $2,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Temple University $2,500 

Trustees of the Smith College $13,000 

Tufts University $9,000 

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine $2,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Tufts University School of Medicine $1,000 

University of Central Florida $1,000 

University of Colorado at Boulder $1,000 

University of Connecticut $101,500 

__________________________________________________________________ 

University of Connecticut School of Law $3,000 

University of Dayton $3,000 

University of Denver $1,000 

University of Hartford $41,100 

__________________________________________________________________ 

University of Illinois at Chicago $1,000 

University of Kentucky $4,500 

University of Massachusetts, Amherst $293,700 

University of Massachusetts, Boston $7,200 

__________________________________________________________________ 

University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth $9,200 

University of Massachusetts, Lowell $4,000 

University of Massachusetts, Stockbridge $3,500 

University of New England $4,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

University of New Hampshire $3,500 

University of New Haven $1,000 

University of Rhode Island $2,250 

University of Texas at San Antonio $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

University of Vermont $500 

University of Wisconsin-Madison $450 

University System of New Hampshire $3,200 

Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology $1,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Vermont Law School $8,000 

Virginia Commonwealth University $3,000 

Wellesley College $1,000 

Wentworth Institute of Technology $7,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Wesleyan University $3,000 

Western New England College $121,050 

Western New England College School of Law $14,500 

Westfield State University $117,150 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Wheaton College $3,500 

Wheelock College $1,000 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute $30,750 

Worcester State College $10,000 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Yale University School of Architecture $1,250 


Competitive Grants 

The Competitive Grant program awarded $1,438,700 to nonprofit organizations 

for projects that benefit the residents of Franklin, Hampden, and 

Hampshire counties. The 163 projects funded are as varied as the needs of 

our Pioneer Valley residents and included: yoga and support programs for 

cancer survivors, bedding for a homeless shelter, live theater performances 

for youth, a free health clinic for the uninsured or underinsured, leadership 

development programs, facility renovations and repairs, workshops for 

teachers, and legal assistance for victims of domestic violence. 

Funds for the Competitive Grant program come from 

individuals, bank trusts, private foundations, unrestricted 

funds, and donor advised funds. The generosity of the 

donors who established these funds allows the 

Community Foundation to respond with the maximum 

amount of flexibility. 

Bank of America Funds 

The Community Foundation’s Distribution Committee 

reviews grant applications and makes recommendations 

on behalf of Bank of America to award competitive 

grants from the following funds: 

Eugene A. Dexter Charitable Fund 

Nan and Matilda Heydt Fund 

The Lochridge-Watkins Charitable Foundation 

The Valley Charitable Trust Fund 

Community Foundation Funds and 

other Trusts and Foundations 

The Distribution Committee recommended competitive 

grants from the following Community Foundation funds. 

Some funds have geographic or other restrictions. 

Anonymous Memorial Fund 

Lucy and Bob Atkinson Fund 

Board Discretionary Grantmaking Fund 

M. Constance Breck Memorial Fund 

Brendler Family Charitable Fund 

The Buxton Charitable Foundation Fund, Bank of 


Cancer Fund 

Community Grantmaking Fund 

Credit Data Services, Inc. Fund 

George H. Empsall Charitable Fund 

Kent W. Faerber Fund 

Filler Community Fund 

Franklin Fund 

Franklin Fund #2 

Fund for Hampshire and Franklin Counties 

T. Marc Futter Hampshire Arts Endowment Fund 

Margot L. Griggs Charitable Fund 

Teresa A. Harris Fund 

Junior League of Holyoke Fund 

Juliusz Feigenbaum Fund 

Rockwell Keeney, Jr. Charitable Fund 

Alie and Rem Lefferts Memorial Dixieland Jazz Fund 

Dr. John E. McNally Memorial Fund 

Eleanor and Philip Singleton Endowment Fund 

Albert Steiger Memorial Fund 

Roger G. and Jeannie Houston Turgeon Fund 

Joan Walker Memorial Fund 

Rachel O. Storrs Ware Youth Center, Inc. Fund 

James D. Watt Charitable Fund 

William Wells Tapley Fund 

Unrestricted Fund 

Yale Genton Charitable Fund 

Raymond E. and Mildred G. Clark Foundation Fund, 



49% 

35% 

9% 

7% 

Summary of Grants Since Inception (1991) 

FY2012 Grant Award Summary 

22% 

12% 

11% 

11% 

23% 

21% 

Unrestricted 

funds enable 

the Foundation’s 

Distribution 

Committee to 

allocate funds 

according to the 

changing needs 

of our region. 

Human Services 

Housing & 

Environment 

Health 

Arts & Culture 

Education 

2011 Competitive Grants 

A Little Easier Recovery, Inc. $20,000 

Garments and Literature for Breast Cancer Patients 

__________________________________________________________________ 

ACT NOW, Inc. $3,000 

Improvisational Movie Making Workshops for Youth 

__________________________________________________________________ 

All Out Adventures, Inc. $5,000 

Outdoor Recreation for Seniors 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders $5,000 

Association, Inc.—Massachusetts/New 

Hampshire Chapter 

Awareness Seminars 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Amelia Park Children’s Museum, Inc. $7,500 

Interactive Toddler Exhibit 

__________________________________________________________________ 

American Red Cross, Greater $1,500 

Westfield Chapter 

Building Improvements 

__________________________________________________________________ 

American Red Cross, Pioneer Valley Chapter $10,000 

Disaster Services Response Capacity 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Amherst Cinema Arts Center, Inc. $10,000 

See Hear Feel Film Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Arena Civic Theater, Inc. $1,000 

Radium Girls Theater Production 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Artspace Community Arts Center $5,000 

Music Education for Youth 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Association for Community Living, Inc. $17,500 

Support for New Families with Autism 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Atheneum Society of Wilbraham, Inc. $4,607 

Memorial Bell Display 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Available Potential Enterprises, Ltd. $7,000 

Creative Drawing Workshop and Art Exhibit 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Bay Path College $5,000 

Leadership Program for Middle School Girls 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Baystate Health Foundation, Inc. $40,000 

Over 2 years Hospital for the Future Capital Campaign 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Behavioral Health Network, Inc. $20,000 

Wellness Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

BELL Foundation, Inc. $15,000 

Summer Educational Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Berkshire Children and Families, Inc. $2,000 

Parent Support Group 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Hampden $7,000 

County, Inc. 

Expansion of Community-Based Mentoring 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Black Men of Greater Springfield, Inc. $10,000 

W.E.B. DuBois Summer Experience Camp 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Black Men of Greater Springfield, Inc. $15,000 

Workshops for Minority Contractors 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield, Inc. $40,000 

Raise the Roof Capital Campaign 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Camp Howe, Inc. $15,000 

Building for the Future Capital Campaign 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Cancer Connection, Inc. $14,000 

Cancer Care Database Development 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Carson Center for Human Services, Inc. $10,000 

Electronic Health Records 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Casa Latina, Inc. $5,000 

Tenant Associations Support 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Center for Human Development, Inc. $3,800 

Yoga for Cancer Survivors 

__________________________________________________________________ 


Not Bread Alone Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 


C O M P E T I T I V E 

G R A N T S 


Disability Resources Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 


Institute for Dynamic Living Equipment Purchase 

__________________________________________________________________ 


Education Program for Court Involved Youth 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Center for New Americans $10,000 

Citizenship Outreach Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Children’s Study Home, Inc. $14,000 

Millbrook Scholars Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Church of God in Christ Family $20,000 

Services, Inc. 

Health and Wellness Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Clarke School for the Deaf $20,000 

Mainstream Services Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Clinical and Support Options, Inc. $20,000 

Emergency Services Program Building Renovations 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Community Action of the Franklin $7,000 

Hampshire & North Quabbin Region 

Youth Employment Readiness Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Community Adolescent Resource and $13,000 

Education Center, Inc. 

Clemente Course in the Humanities 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Community Economic Development $10,000 

Assistance Corporation 

Training and Networking Sessions 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Community Education Project, Inc. $9,000 

Transition to College and Career Program at HCC 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Community Health Center of Franklin $15,000 

County Incorporated 

Facility Rental Support 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Community Involved in Sustaining $12,500 

Agriculture, Inc. 

Buy Local Food Program Expansion 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Community United Way of Pioneer Valley, Inc. $15,000 

Western Massachusetts Network to End Homelessness 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Concerned Citizens for Springfield, Inc. $3,500 

Health Bucks Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Connecticut River Watershed Council, Inc. $7,500 

Water Quality Monitoring System 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Cooperative Fund of New England $10,000 

Technical Assistance to Cooperatives 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Drama Studio, Inc. $5,000 

Touring Theater Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Dunbar Community Center, Inc. $10,000 

Academic Assistance Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Inc. $4,000 

Picture Book Theater Productions 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Five Colleges, Incorporated $2,100 

Learning in Retirement Civil War Symposium 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Inc. $5,000 

Network Capacity Building for Spanish-Speaking 

Agencies 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Forest Moon, Inc. $4,000 

Retreats and Workshops for Cancer Survivors 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Fractured Atlas Productions, Inc. $3,500 

Piti Theater’s To Bee or Not To Bee Production 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Franklin County DIAL/SELF, Inc. $11,000 

Technology Upgrade 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Franklin County Home Care Corporation $12,000 

Volunteer Coordinator 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Franklin Land Trust, Inc. $5,000 

Land Conservation Events 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Friends of Amherst Recreation, Inc. $4,000 

Summer Camp Tuition Assistance 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Friends of the Holyoke Council on Aging, Inc. $9,800 

Senior Center Capital Campaign 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Friends of the Homeless, Inc. $12,500 

Outreach Video 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Frontier Community Access Television $2,000 

Amateur Video Production 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Gasoline Alley Foundation, Inc. $10,000 

Gardening the Community Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Girls Incorporated of Holyoke $15,000 

Facility Improvements 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Hampshire Franklin Children’s $3,000 

Day Care, Inc. 

Facility Maintenance 

__________________________________________________________________ 

HAP, Inc. $8,000 

Household Goods and Furnishings 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Holyoke Civic Symphony Orchestra, Inc. $2,000 

Fundraising and Outreach Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Holyoke Community College Foundation, Inc. $7,500 

Equipment for Thomas Gill Community Technology 

Center 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Holyoke Health Center, Inc. $12,500 

Diabetes Management Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 



G R A N T S 

Allison Bell 

A Collaborative Effort 

Kestrel Land Trust received a $10,000 grant 

from the Foundation to help support the 

Westhampton Mineral Hills Conservation 

Project, in which 57 acres in Westhampton 

were purchased. Kestrel serves a 19-town 

region, surrounding Amherst and 

Northampton, by collaborating with landowners, 

municipalities, public agencies, and 

community groups, to permanently conserve 

farmland, woodlands, wild lands, wetlands 

and river lands. The photo is from the 

Mineral Hills Conservation Area. 

Holyoke Rows, Inc. $5,000 

Electric Motor Boat 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Homework House, Inc. $8,000 

Tutoring and Mentoring Program Expansion 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Junior Achievement of Western $5,000 


Financial Education and Career Exploration Programs 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Kestrel Land Trust $8,000 

Holland Glen Conservation Project 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Kestrel Land Trust $10,000 

Westhampton Mineral Hills Conservation Project 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Kistner Foundation, Inc. $3,000 

Summer Apprenticeship Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Let’s Get Ready, Inc. $10,000 

SAT and College Prep Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Link to Libraries, Inc. $4,000 

Literacy Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry, Inc. $13,000 

Building Maintenance and Landscaping 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Lutheran Social Services of New $12,000 

England, Inc. 

Agriculture Program Expansion 

__________________________________________________________________ 

MAB Community Services, Inc. $5,000 

Visually Impaired Elders Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services, Inc. $20,000 

Van Purchase 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mass Mentoring Partnership, Inc. $7,500 

Youth Mentoring Capacity Building 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Massachusetts Adoption Resource $8,000 

Exchange, Inc. 

Adoption Education Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. $4,000 

Nature Program for Schools 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Massachusetts Coalition for Adult Education $5,000 

Civic Engagement Project 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention $5,000 

of Cruelty to Children 

Military Family Support Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Massachusetts Workforce Alliance, Inc. $7,500 

Local Food System Workforce Assessment 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mohawk Trail Concerts, Inc. $1,500 

The Legacy of Liszt Season 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mont Marie Health Care Center, Inc. $20,000 

Fire Sprinkler System 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mont Marie Senior Residence, Inc. $1,500 

Automatic Handicap Door Opener 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Montague Catholic Social Ministries, Inc. $9,000 

Workshops on Alternative Medicine Options 

__________________________________________________________________ 

MotherWoman, Inc. $8,000 

Program Expansion 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, Inc. $7,500 

Metacomet Monadnock Forest Protection Project 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Museum of Our Industrial Heritage $6,000 

Summer Program Expansion 

__________________________________________________________________ 

New England Business Associates, Inc. $5,000 

Business Consulting Center 

__________________________________________________________________ 

New Hope Community Health Clinic, Inc. $9,000 

Program Services Expansion 

__________________________________________________________________ 



G R A N T S 

Noble Visiting Nurse and Hospice $8,000 

Services, Inc. 

Youth Grief Support Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Nolumbeka Project $5,900 

Document Preservation 

__________________________________________________________________ 

North Amherst Community Farm, Inc. $3,600 

Capital Campaign Support 

__________________________________________________________________ 

North Hall Association of Norwich Hill, Inc. $500 

Lighting Equipment 

__________________________________________________________________ 

North Quabbin Citizen Advocacy, Inc. $2,500 

Program Support for Disabled 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Northampton Academy of Music, Inc. $3,000 

Youth Programs 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Northampton Arts Council, Inc. $2,500 

Public Art Project with Youth 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Northampton Center for the Arts, Inc. $2,900 

Piano Performances by Three Jazz Masters 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Northampton Community Music Center, Inc. $10,000 

Lower Level Renovations 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Northfield Mount Hermon School $15,000 

Upward Bound Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Nueva Esperanza, Inc. $8,000 

Youth Educational Arts Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Old Deerfield Productions, Inc. $5,000 

TRUTH Production 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Open Field Foundation, Bramble Hill Farm $5,000 

Fertile Ground Food Forum 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Operation Outreach-USA, Inc. $5,000 

Literacy Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Out Now, Inc. $7,000 

Oppression Prevention and Education Through Theater 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc. $5,000 

School-Based Asthma Education Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Partners for Youth with Disabilities $5,000 

Mentoring and Skill Buidling Sessions for Disabled 

Youth 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Peace Development Fund, Inc. $4,000 

Prison Birth Project Leadership Development 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Perkins School for the Blind $4,000 

Workshops for Parents with Visually Impaired Young 

Children 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity $10,000 

Belchertown Road Home Construction 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Pioneer Valley Project, Inc. $10,000 

Parent-Teacher Home Visiting Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Pioneer Valley Regional Ventures Center, Inc. $10,000 

Leadership Pioneer Valley 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club, Inc. $5,000 

Program Capacity Building 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Planned Parenthood League of $12,000 


Health Education Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Preservation Mass, Inc. $5,000 

Historic Preservation Program Expansion 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Providence Ministries for the Needy, Inc. $15,000 

Loreto House Renovations 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Quabbin Mediation, Inc. $8,000 

Anger Management Classes 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Reader to Reader, Inc. $12,000 

Reading Mentoring Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Rebuilding Together Springfield, Inc. $13,000 

Home Rehabilitation Project 

__________________________________________________________________ 

River Valley Counseling Center, Inc. $10,000 

Technology Upgrade 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Safe Passage, Inc. $10,000 

Legal Referral Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Shea Community Theater, Inc. $5,700 

Media and Technology Upgrade 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Sisters of Providence Health Systems, Inc. $9,200 

Childhood Trauma Treatment Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Sons and Daughters of Hawley, Inc. $6,000 

Handicap Accessibility Project 

__________________________________________________________________ 

South End Community Center, Inc. $12,000 

After School Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

South Hadley Community Chorus, Inc. $2,500 

Children’s Chorus 

__________________________________________________________________ 

South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Inc. $16,000 

Intake and Case Manager for Open Pantry 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Boys & Girls Club, Inc. $12,000 

After School and Summer Education Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield College $15,000 

East Campus Renovations 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Day Nursery Corporation $25,000 

King Street Children’s Center Renovations 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Girls Club Family Center, Inc. $7,500 

Mentoring Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 



G R A N T S 

Springfield Library and Museums Association $25,000 

Interactive Dr. Seuss Exhibit 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Partners for Community $8,000 

Action, Inc. 

Housing and Financial Literacy Programs 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Performing Arts $7,700 

Development Corp. 

Symphony Hall Light Board 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Rescue Mission, Inc. $10,500 

New Bedding 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield School Volunteers, Inc. $6,000 

Ballroom Dance Project 

__________________________________________________________________ 


Arts in the Morning at Kensington Avenue School 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield Symphony Orchestra $7,500 

Music Mentoring Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Springfield V.A.C.A., Inc. $18,000 

Family Empowerment Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Prepared and Equipped 

The Tolland Volunteer Fire Department 

received a $10,000 competitive grant from the 

Foundation for the purchase of equipment 

including cabinets, tools, furniture and cookware. 

The grant was funded through the 

Buxton Charitable Foundation Fund, which 

supports charitable work in Hampden County. 

Pictured is newly elected fire chief Mike 

Sullivan next to one of the recent purchases. 

Stanley Park of Westfield, Inc. $2,500 

Celtic Traditions Event 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Survival Centers, Inc. $4,000 

Program Expansion for Clients 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Take and Eat, Inc. $7,000 

Weekend Meals for Homebound Elders 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Tapestry Health Systems, Inc. $8,000 

Mobile Health Clinic 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Tolland Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. $10,000 

Public Safety Equipment 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Top Floor Learning, Inc. $6,000 

College Prep for GED and ESL Students 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Treehouse Foundation, Inc. $6,000 

Mentoring Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Two State Young Men’s Christian Association $8,000 

Leadership Program for Teens 

__________________________________________________________________ 

United ARC of Franklin and Hampshire $14,000 

Counties, Inc. 

Positive Parenting Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 

University of Massachusetts Foundation, Inc. $12,000 

Wellspring Initiative 

__________________________________________________________________ 


Literacy Instruction Workshops for Teachers 

__________________________________________________________________ 


Student Discipline Workshops for Teachers 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Valley Community Development Corporation $10,000 

Foreclosure Prevention and Counseling 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Western Massachusetts Council, Inc., $7,500 

Boy Scouts of America 

Scout Recruitment 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Willie Ross School for the Deaf, Inc. $9,000 

Sign Language Classes for Parents and Teachers 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Womanshelter Companeras, Inc. $3,500 

Outreach to Russian Women 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts $7,000 

Leadership Program for Women 

__________________________________________________________________ 

YMCA of Greater Springfield $8,000 

Toddler Outdoor Playspace 

__________________________________________________________________ 

YMCA of Greater Westfield, Inc. $10,000 

ADA Pool Lifts 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Youth Action Coalition, Inc. $7,500 

Youth Visual Arts Program 

__________________________________________________________________ 


Advised Funds 

During the 2012 Fiscal Year, 1,196 grants totaling over $4.1 million were 

made to the following 566 charities from funds designated to support them 

or on the recommendation of a fund’s advisors. 

__________________________________________________________________ 

15-40 Connection $15,000 

A Better Chance, Inc. $1,000 

A. J. Muste Memorial Institute $250 

Abortion Rights Fund of Western 


_____________________________________________________ 

$2,630 

Academy at Charlemont $1,000 

ACT NOW, Inc. $2,200 

Action Against Hunger USA $10,000 

Action Centered Tutoring Services $1,000 

Alaska Wilderness League 

_____________________________________________________ 

$200 

Alzheimer’s Association $7,000 

Alzheimer’s Association, Massachusetts/ 

New Hampshire Chapter $5,000 

America Walks, Inc. $15,000 

American Cancer Society, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$11,746 

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of 

Massachusetts $1,300 

American Civil Liberties Union 

Foundation, Inc. $1,000 

American Friends Service Committee 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,750 

American Heart Association, Inc.—Northeast 

Affiliate $400 

American Jewish World Service, Inc. $300 

American Red Cross, Greater Westfield 

Chapter 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,500 

American Red Cross, Pioneer Valley Chapter $20,450 

Americans for Peace Now, Inc. $900 

Amherst Cinema Arts Center, Inc. $35,900 

Amherst College Trustees $5,000 

Amherst Committee for A Better Chance 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,500 

Amherst Education Foundation, Inc. $100 

Amnesty International USA, Inc. $1,000 

Anti-Defamation League $500 

Anti-Displacement Project, Inc. $3,317 

Antioch College Continuation Corporation 

_____________________________________________________ 

$500 

Appalachian Mountain Club $1,300 

Arena Civic Theater, Inc. $1,000 

Arise, Inc. $3,224 

__________________________________________________________________ 

Arts Engine, Inc. $1,000 

Artspace Community Arts Center $2,100 

The Association For Community Living, Inc. $17,850 

Atheneum Society of Wilbraham, Inc. $2,742 

Atlantic-Midwest Province of the School 

Sisters of Notre Dame 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,500 

Available Potential Enterprises, LTD. $2,000 

Babson College $1,000 

Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Inc. $700 

Barrington Stage Company, Inc. $250 

Bay Path College 

_____________________________________________________ 

$31,961 

Baystate Health Foundation, Inc. $274,814 

Beacon Academy $2,500 

Bennington College Corporation $14,500 

Berea College $150 

Berkshire Children and Families, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$175,674 

BHYC Junior Program Foundation $5,000 

Big Brothers-Big Sisters Association of 

Franklin County, Inc. $6,000 

Blessed Sacrament Parish $2,000 

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library Association 

_____________________________________________________ 

$5,000 

Boothbay Region Land Trust $5,000 

Boston College High School $500 

Trustees of Boston University $100 

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Westfield, Inc. $1,132 

The Brianna Fund for Children with Physical 

Disabilities, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$500 

Brightside, Inc. $39,962 

Brown University $5,250 

Bryant University $250 

Bureau for Exceptional Children, Inc. $7,462 

C.H.A.I.N. Fund, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$249 

Cancer Care, Inc. $250 

Cancer Connection, Inc. $4,550 

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, Inc. $2,000 

CARE $200 

Career Transition for Dancers, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,500 

Catholic Schools Foundation, Inc. $5,000 


A D V I S E D A N D D E S I G N A T E D G R A N T S 

Center for Constitutional Rights $100 

Center for EcoTechnology, Inc. $2,000 


Center for Peace through Culture, Inc. $1,000 

Center for Victims of Torture 

_____________________________________________________ 

$200 

Children of the Earth, Inc. $150 

Children’s Ashram Fund $200 

The Children’s Study Home, Inc. $2,471 

City of Northampton $3,940 

Class Action Network, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$850 

Colby Sawyer College $2,000 

Colgate University Treasurer’s Office $2,000 

Collective Heritage Institute $5,000 

College Guild $500 

College of Our Lady of the Elms 

_____________________________________________________ 

$15,000 

Combined Jewish Appeal of Holyoke, Inc. $350 

Common Fire Foundation $1,000 

Common Threads Farm $200 

Commonwealth Center for Change, Inc. $500 

Community Access to the Arts 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,000 

Community Action of the Franklin 

Hampshire & North Quabbin Region $75,614 

Community Adolescent Resource and 

Education Center, Inc. $84,660 

Community Futures Collective 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,000 

Community Involved in Sustaining 

Agriculture, Inc. $7,250 

Community Music School of Springfield, Inc. $52,625 

Community United Way of Pioneer 

Valley, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$23,853 

Community Young Men’s Christian Association 

of Greenfield, MA $35,600 

Concerned Citizens for Springfield, Inc. $1,000 

Congregation B’nai Israel $2,000 

Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph 

of Springfield 

_____________________________________________________ 

$500 

Congregational Church of Holland $6,582 

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center 


Connecticut River Watershed Council, Inc. $11,000 

Cooley Dickinson Hospital Health Care Corp. $32,759 

_____________________________________________________ 

Cooperative Development Institute $13,000 

Cooperative Fund of New England $100 

Cornell Daily Sun Alumni Association, Inc. $100 

Cornell University $10,750 

Creative Thought and Action $1,000 

Cutchins Programs for Children and 

Families, Inc. $11,200 

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Headquarters $200 

Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society, Inc. $29,634 

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$12,400 

Darfur Rehabilitation Project, Inc. $500 

Trustees of Dartmouth College $500 

Davis & Elkins College $1,000 

Trustees of Deerfield Academy $1,500 

DevelopSpringfield Corporation 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,000 

Digital Divide Data $11,000 

Doctors Without Borders USA, Inc. $13,700 

Downey Side, Inc. $1,000 

Drama Studio, Inc. $11,450 

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,000 

Eagle Hill Foundation of Massachusetts, Inc. $10,000 

Early Childhood Centers of Greater 

Springfield, Inc. $8,021 

Earthdance Creative Living Project, Inc. $10,500 

East Longmeadow Scholarship Foundation 

_____________________________________________________ 

$44,600 

Easter Seals Massachusetts, Inc. $2,000 

Edgar H. Parkman PTO $100 

Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee $750 

Emergency Aid Association, Inc. $300 

Emma Willard School 

_____________________________________________________ 

$250 

Enchanted Circle, Inc. $15,650 

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. $300 

Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama, Inc. $1,000 

Equestrian Order for the Holy Sepulchre 

of Jerusalem 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,400 

Equity Trust, Inc. $200 

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Inc. $1,750 

The Ethel Walker School $1,123 

Fairy DogParents, Inc. $1,000 

Family Diversity Projects, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$3,000 

Farm & Wilderness Foundation, Inc. $1,000 

Feeding Hills Congregational Church $10,596 

FEEDS, Inc. $1,000 

Fellowship Foundation, Inc. $1,250 

First Church of Christ in Longmeadow 

_____________________________________________________ 

$5,438 

First Church of Christ in Northampton $2,590 

First Congregational Church of Chester $827 

First Congregational Church of South Hadley $10,700 

The Fistula Foundation $250 

FOCUS Alternative Learning Center, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$10,000 

Fonkoze USA $1,000 



The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Inc. $55,600 

Forest Park Zoological Society, Inc. $1,000 

Fortune Society, Inc. $250 

Foundation for Community Justice $1,000 

Foundation for the Study of Independent 

Social Ideas, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,000 

Fourth Presbyterian Church $8,500 

Fractured Atlas Productions, Inc. $3,500 

Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund, Inc. $250 

Franciscan Mountain Retreat, Inc. DBA 

Mt. Irenaeus 

_____________________________________________________ 

$5,200 

Franklin Area Survival Center, Inc. $8,000 

Franklin County Community Development Corp. $7,000 

Franklin County Home Care Corporation $10,500 

Franklin Land Trust, Inc. $141,500 

Franklin Pierce University 

_____________________________________________________ 

$20,000 

Friends of Children, Inc. $5,000 

Friends of Forbes Library $100 

Friends of Grandmother’s Garden, Inc. $39,809 

Friends of Hampshire County Homeless 

Individuals, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$400 

Friends of Hospice House, Inc. DBA The 

Fisher Home $1,000 

Friends of Longmeadow Older Citizens 

Association, Inc. $500 

Friends of Northampton Trails and Greenways 

_____________________________________________________ 

$250 

Friends of the Holyoke Council on Aging, Inc. $1,000 

Friends of the Homeless, Inc. $95,700 

Friends of the Pioneer Valley Performing 

Arts High School, Inc. $1,000 

Friends Peace Teams 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,000 

Friends Without a Border $200 

Friendship Museum, Inc. $50 

Trustees of Forbes Library $5,200 

Frontier Nursing University, Inc. $150 

The Fund for Women Artists, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$500 

Gaylord Memorial Library Association $326 

Georgian Court University $1,000 

Girls Incorporated of Holyoke $4,450 

Glenmeadow, Inc. $1,284 

Global Fund for Women, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$3,000 

God’s Love We Deliver, Inc. $250 

Good Sports, Inc. $500 

Goodspeed Opera House Foundation, Inc. $100 

Grace Episcopal Church $6,050 

The Grammar School at Somersville, Inc. $4,000 

Grassroots International $2,225 

The Greater Boston Food Bank, Inc. $100 

Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity $100 

Greater Springfield Senior Services, Inc. $11,889 

Greek Orthodox Church of St. Luke 

_____________________________________________________ 

$300 

Green Northampton $10,440 

Greenfield Center School, Inc. $300 

Greenfield Community College 


Greenpeace Fund, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$200 

Groundwork Opportuntities $100 

Grow Food Northampton $1,000 

Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. $650 

Hampshire College Trustees $250 

Hampshire Community United Way 

_____________________________________________________ 

$12,649 

Hampshire Regional School District $2,865 

Hampshire Regional Young Men’s 

Christian Association $2,100 

Hartford Stage Company $1,500 

Hatfield Foundation for the Enhancement 

of Education, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,263 

Haymarket Peoples Fund, Inc. $500 

Hazon, Inc. $100 

Healthy Teen Network $2,500 

Heath Agricultural Society, Inc. $11,375 

Heath Historical Society, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$5,000 

Heifer Project International, Inc. $2,000 

Heritage Academy Beth Morasha, Inc. $500 

Heurich House Foundation $150 

Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish 

Campus Life 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,500 

Hilltown Community Development 

Corporation $4,500 

Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School $3,669 

Hilltown Land Trust, Inc. $300 

Historic Deerfield, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,000 

Hitchcock Center, Inc. $2,100 

Holy Cross Parish, Holyoke $3,000 

Holy Name Church $5,847 

Holy Name Parish, Springfield $287 

Holyoke Catholic High School 

_____________________________________________________ 

$30,846 

Holyoke Civic Symphony Orchestra, Inc. $500 

Holyoke Community College Foundation, Inc. $10,750 

Holyoke Medical Center, Inc. $100 

Holyoke Merry-Go-Round, Inc. $350 

Holyoke Public Library Corp. $11,500 



Holyoke Public Schools $1,083 

Holyoke Reach Out and Read, Inc. $200 

Holyoke Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. $1,000 

Holyoke Young Men’s Christian 


_____________________________________________________ 

$3,800 

Homework House, Inc. $250 

Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corporation $500 

Hospice of Franklin County, Inc. $10,000 

Human Resources Unlimited $300 

Human Rights Defense Center 

_____________________________________________________ 

$10,000 

Huntington Evangelical Church $1,759 

Hybrid Vigor Music, Inc. $4,500 

Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley 

Dhamma Dena, Inc. $500 

Insight Meditation Society, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$300 

Institute for Nature and Leadership $500 

Institute for Policy Studies $2,000 

International Campaign for Tibet $100 

International Center for Journalists, Inc. $10,000 

International Language Institute of MA, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$300 

International Rescue Committee, Inc. $10,700 

Jackson Street School Parent Teacher 

Organization, Inc. $1,200 

Jacob Burns Film Center, Inc $1,000 

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$500 

Jewish Community of Amherst, Inc. $1,000 

Jewish Family Service of Western 

Massachusetts, Inc. $200 

Jewish Federation of Western 


_____________________________________________________ 

$16,918 

Jewish Geriatric Services, Inc. $700 

Jewish Guild for the Blind $150,000 

John W. Graham Emergency 

Shelter Services, Inc. $1,000 

Johns Hopkins University 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,500 

Johnson Memorial Hospital $160,000 

Jones Library, Inc. $1,600 

Kagando Mission Hospital Foundation, Inc. US $1,000 

Kansas University Endowment Assoc. $250 

Karuna Center for Peacebuilding, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$15,692 

Kestrel Trust $11,150 

Kimball Union Academy $500 

Kush, Inc. $3,000 

L. John Schinelli Renal Assistance Fund, Inc. $10,000 

Lake Champlain Land Trust, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$250 

Lake Sunapee Protective Association $5,000 

Lathrop Community, Inc. $1,590 

Le Moyne College $6,000 

Learning Alternatives, Inc. DBA North Star $500 

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc. $2,500 

Leverett Craftsmen & Artists Incorporated $500 

Levine School of Music, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$250 

Lilly Library Association $4,962 

Link to Libraries, Inc. $1,900 

The Literacy Project, Inc. $5,200 

Longmeadow Chamber Music Society, Inc. $200 

Longmeadow Educational Excellence 

Foundation, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,304 

Longmeadow Public Schools $330 

Loomis Housing Corporation $400 

Madison Quakers, Inc. $3,000 

Maine Maritime Museum $10,000 

Maine Public Broadcasting Corporation 

_____________________________________________________ 

$10,035 

Malawi Childrens Village Foundation, Inc. $1,000 

The Margaret Fitzgerald Grogan 

Petersmeyer Foundation, Inc. $1,000 

Marine Corps Heritage Foundation $1,000 

Marine Toys for Tots Foundation 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,000 

Maryknoll Mission Association of the 

Faithful, Inc. $2,000 

Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc. $22,046 

Massachusetts Career Development Institute $100 

Massachusetts Climate Action Network 

_____________________________________________________ 

$200 

Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. $2,500 

Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services $100 

Massachusetts Division of Fisheries 

and Wildlife $1,000 

Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities 

_____________________________________________________ 

$250 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology $400 

Massachusetts International Festival of the 

Arts, Inc. $500 

Massachusetts Land League $2,000 

Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$100 

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of 

Cruelty to Animals $1,126 

Mazon, Inc. a Jewish Response to Hunger $200 

Medical Support Association $100 

Medomak Valley Land Trust 

_____________________________________________________ 

$100 

Meharry Medical College $500 

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center $250 

Mercy Corps $500 

Mercy Hospital, Inc. $1,000 

Michael E. Smith Endowment for Excellence 

in Education $15,200 



Middlebury College $1,000 

Milestone Ministries $100 

Miniature Theatre of Chester, Inc. $125 

Minuteman Implant Club, Inc. $500 

Mohawk Trail Concerts, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,500 

Monastery of the Mother of God $250 

Mosaic Project $100 

Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust, Inc. $1,100 

Mount Holyoke College $16,064 

Mountain Road School 

_____________________________________________________ 

$150 

Mt. Toby Monthly Meeting of Friends $7,000 

Multi-Service Eating Disorders 

Association, Inc. $11,000 

Muscular Dystrophy Association $100 

Museum of Science 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,265 

Music in Deerfield, Inc. $1,650 

NAACP Special Contribution Fund $150 

National Audubon Society, Inc. $500 

National Center for Learning Disabilities $1,000 

National Conference for Community and 

Justice of CT & W. MA, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$31,000 

National Guild for Community Arts 

Education, Inc. $29,500 

National Lawyers Guild, Inc., Massachusetts 

Chapter $2,000 

National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Greater 

New England Chapter 

_____________________________________________________ 

$5,000 

National Multiple Sclerosis Society- 

Maryland Chapter $100 

National Priorities Project $10,150 

National Society for the Gifted & Talented $5,128 

National Yiddish Book Center, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$720 

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. $400 

Nature Conservancy of Massachusetts $1,000 

Nature Conservancy, Inc. $2,000 

Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts 

Education Fund, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$100 

New Century Theater, Inc. $100 

New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution, Inc. $100 

New England Grassroots Environmental 

Fund, Inc. $1,000 

New England Wild Flower Society 

_____________________________________________________ 

$509 

New Hingham Regional Elementary School $893 

New Israel Fund $2,000 

The New London Hospital Association, Inc. $1,000 

The Newman Catholic Center $250 

New Pond Foundation, Inc. $10,000 

The New School $1,000 

New York and Presbyterian Hospital $150 

New York Foundation for the Arts, Inc. $500 

New York Public Radio $500 

Nichols College of Business Administration 

_____________________________________________________ 

$53,000 

No More Guantanamos, Inc. $800 

Noble Health Systems, Inc. $25,437 

Noble Visiting Nurse and Hospice Services, Inc. $200 

Nonviolent Peaceforce $1,000 

North American Council on Adoptable Children 

_____________________________________________________ 

$150 

North Amherst Community Farm, Inc. $500 

Northampton Academy of Music, Inc. $250 

Northampton Arts Council, Inc. $5,500 

Northampton Center for the Arts, Inc. $1,750 

Northampton Community Music Center, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$7,150 

Northampton Education Foundation, Inc. $46,354 

Northampton Survival Center, Inc. $23,300 

Northeastern University $500 

Ocean Community YMCA $5,000 

Old Deerfield Productions, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$100 

Open Field Foundation Bramble Hill Farm $8,000 

Open Pantry Community Services, Inc. $1,500 

Opportunities for Communties, Inc. $250 

Otis Library and Museum, Inc. $100 

Out Now, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,000 

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Inc. $5,000 

Oxfam-America, Inc. $24,100 

Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Trust $1,250 

Paris Press, Inc. $34,000 

Parish Cupboard, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,000 

Partners Healthcare System, Inc. DBA 

Massachusetts General Hospital $5,000 

Partners in Health: A Nonprofit Corporation $500 

Pathfinder International $25,000 

Peace Development Fund, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,100 

The Performance Project, Inc. $3,000 

Physicians for a National Health Program $250 

Physicians for Human Rights $5,000 

Pioneer Valley Habitat for Humanity $2,125 

Pioneer Valley Regional Ventures Center, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$5,000 

Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club, Inc. $5,000 

Pioneer Valley Symphony, Inc. $125 

Planned Parenthood Federation of 

America, Inc. $9,800 

Planned Parenthood League of 

Massachusetts, Inc. $11,500 



Political Research Associates $1,000 

President and Fellows of Harvard College $100 

Prison Book Program $150 

Project Renewal, Inc. $2,500 

Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation 

of the D of C 

_____________________________________________________ 

$500 

Providence College $1,250 

Providence Ministries for the Needy, Inc. $1,326 

Quaker House of Fayetteville, Inc. $500 

Rattlesnake Gutter Trust $300 

Reader to Reader, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$30,100 

Regional Employment Board of Hampden 

County, Inc. $15,433 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute $2,500 

Trustees of Reservations $3,475 

Resist, Inc. $300 

Richard Salter Storrs Library 

_____________________________________________________ 

$938 

Riverside Industries, Inc. $3,000 

ROCA, Inc. $3,000 

Roman Catholic Bishop of Springfield, a 

Corporation Sole $486 

Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield 

_____________________________________________________ 

$63,900 

Ronald McDonald House of Springfield 

Mass., Inc. $938 

Rosenberg Fund for Children, Inc. $2,500 

Rye Country Day School $125 

Safe Passage, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,100 

Saint Joseph College Corp. $7,500 

The Salvation Army-Divisional 

Headquarters $5,000 

The Salvation Army-Holyoke Corps $250 

The Salvation Army—Springfield Corps 

_____________________________________________________ 

$9,000 

Sandglass Center for Puppetry & Theater 

Research Ltd. $2,250 

Save the Children Federation, Inc. $2,500 

Save the Chimps $750 

Scholarship America-Granville-Tolland Citizens’ 

Scholarship Foundation 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,000 

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston $500 

Scottsdale Cultural Council $100 

Seeds of Solidarity Education Center, Inc. $1,000 

Servant’s Heart $5,000 

ServiceNet, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,800 

SEVA Foundation $150 

Sevenars Concerts, Inc. $1,500 

Shelburne Farms $200 

Shriners Hospitals for Children $10,596 

The Shriners Hospital for Children-Springfield $5,000 

Sinai Temple $4,000 

Sisters of Providence Health Systems, Inc. $500 

Smile Train, Inc. $500 

Trustees of the Smith College 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,500 

Smith Vocational and Agricultural 

High School $8,000 

The Society for the Propagation of the Faith $100 

Somers Volunteer Fire Department 


_____________________________________________________ 

$2,500 

The South Hadley Community Chorus, Inc. $175 

South Hadley Historical Society, Inc. $5,453 

South Hadley Public Library $5,000 

Southeast Asia Development Program, Inc. $6,100 

Southern Center for Human Rights 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,000 

Springfield Boys and Girls Club, Inc. $3,673 

Springfield Day Nursery Corporation $1,625 

Springfield Girl’s Club Family Center, Inc. $1,206 

Springfield Jewish Community Center, Inc. $1,796 

Springfield Library and Museums Association 

_____________________________________________________ 

$34,413 

Springfield Performing Arts Development 

Corp. $1,000 

Springfield Preservation Trust, Inc. $500 

Springfield Public Forum, Inc. $1,000 

Springfield Rescue Mission, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$15,596 


Springfield Symphony Orchestra $53,912 

Springfield Technical Community College $1,000 

Springfield Technical Community College 

Foundation, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,000 

St. Andrew’s by the Sea $100 

St. Andrew’s Hospital $10,000 

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish $4,962 

St. John’s Lutheran Church $15,183 

St. Joseph Catholic Church 

_____________________________________________________ 

$3,000 

St. Mary’s Parish $1,000 

St. Michael’s Academy $636 

St. Michael’s Parish $1,000 

St. Patrick Parish $7,000 

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 

_____________________________________________________ 

$21,906 

St. Peter and St. Paul Orthodox Church $7,500 

Stanford University Board of Trustees $200 

Stanley Park of Westfield, Inc. $11,596 

State of Vermont-Lands and Facilities Trust Fund $500 

Student Educational Exchange, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$671 

Sufi Order $200 



Survival Centers, Inc. $20,900 

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation $150 

Tapestry Health Systems, Inc. $2,000 

Temenos, Inc. $3,100 

Ten Directions, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$2,000 

The Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc. $100 

The UMass Memorial Foundation. Inc. $100 

The Village for Families and Children, Inc. $250 

The Yellow House, Inc. $100,000 

Theater Project, Inc. DBA Majestic Theater 

_____________________________________________________ 

$500 

Theaterworks, Inc. $500 

Third Sector New England, Inc. $3,000 

Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control 

and Adoption Center Foundation, $1,461 

Tilton Fund, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$10,000 

Tom Spater Scholarship Fund $50 

Town of Agawam $10,596 

Town of Longmeadow Police Department $5,000 

Town of Somers $2,000 

Traprock Peace Center, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$300 

Treehouse Foundation, Inc. $1,000 

Trickle Up Program, Inc. $10,000 

Truthout $100 

Trustees of Tufts College $150 

Union Evangelical Church of Heath 

_____________________________________________________ 

$4,127 

Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc. $15,250 

Unitarian Society of Northampton 

and Florence $4,057 

Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, Inc. $300 

United for a Fair Economy, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$750 

United Service Organizations, Inc. $1,000 

United Veterans of America, Inc. $2,300 

United Way of Franklin County, Inc. $28,500 

University of Massachusetts $5,000 

University of Massachusetts Medical School 

_____________________________________________________ 

$100 

University of Vermont and State 

Agricultural College $1,000 

Urban League of Springfield, Inc. $12,427 

Valley Community Development Corporation $800 

Valley Land Fund, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$100 

Veterans Education Project, Incorporated $950 

Village Enterprise Fund, Inc. $10,000 

Villanova University $500 

Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of 

Western New England 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,162 

Visual Aid Artists for AIDS Relief $1,500 

VNA & Hospice of Cooley Dickinson, Inc. $1,800 

VNA Health Care, Inc. $250 

Volunteers in Northampton Schools, Inc. $600 

WAMC $800 

Warren J. Plaut Charitable Trust $1,700 

Washington School 

_____________________________________________________ 

$96 

West Cummington Congregational Church $141,000 

West Texas Rehabilitation Center $100 

Western Mass Development Collaborative $1,000 

Western Massachusetts Council, Inc., Boy 

Scouts of America 

_____________________________________________________ 

$10,262 

Western New England University $10,845 

Westfield Athenaeum $16,007 

Westfield State College Foundation, Inc. $250 

Westfield State University $500 

Trustees of Westminster School, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,000 

Weston Rehabilitation Associates, Inc. $1,000 

WFCR Foundation, Inc. $51,139 

WGBH Educational Foundation $26,947 

White River Buddhist Temple $500 

Wilbraham & Monson Academy 

_____________________________________________________ 

$3,566 

Wildlife Conservation Society $250 

Williams Memorial Institute $2,500 

Williston Northampton School $10,500 

Wing Health System, Inc. $246 

Wing Memorial Hospital Corporation 

_____________________________________________________ 

$743 

Wistariahurst Museum Association, Inc. $500 

WMHT Educational Telecommunications, Inc. $100 

Womanshelter Companeras, Inc. $6,500 

Women Donors Network $10,000 

Women’s Center of Greater Danbury 

Conn, Inc. 

_____________________________________________________ 

$1,000 

Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts $16,235 

Women’s Funding Network $300 

Women’s Institute for Leadership 

Development, Inc. $5,000 

Women’s Studio Workshop 

_____________________________________________________ 

$500 

Woodstock Area Jewish Community, Inc. $1,000 

World Vision International $420 

Yale University $1,839 

Yellow Barn, Inc. $100 

YMCA of Greater Springfield 

_____________________________________________________ 

$9,784 

Young Men’s Christian Association 

Boothbay Region $5,000 

Youth Action Coalition, Inc. $2,000 

YWCA of Western Massachusetts $4,312 


Financial Highlights 

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Total Assets 1 $121,829,942 $87,043,263 $110,921,086 $118,849,600 $121,311,323 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Operating Expenses 2 $1,279,213 $1,425,057 $1,317,525 $1,341,960 $1,449,892 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Operating Expenses as a 1.0% 1.6% 1.2% 1.1% 1.2% 

Percentage of Total Assets 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Contributions 3 $9,204,346 $8,991,649 $6,933,150 $5,524,529 $8,350,847 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Grants 4 $10,105,790 $8,672,804 $7,636,490 $8,901,664 $7,321,401 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

1. Includes trust assets owned by Bank of America for which the Community Foundation provides grantmaking services. 

2. Does not include investment management fees. 

3. Includes fees received from Bank of America for providing grantmaking services. 

4. Includes grants from trust assets owned by Bank of America for which the Community Foundation provides grantmaking services. 

Assets by Fund Type 

Agency Advised 

Unrestricted 

Donor Advised 

Planned Giving & Other 

Field of Interest 

Education 

Bank of America Trust 

Agency Designated 

Donor Designated 

Assets by Fund Type, FY12 

No. of Funds Fund Balance 

____________________________________________________ 

Unrestricted 29 $20,712,918 

____________________________________________________ 

Donor Advised 180 $19,814,185 

____________________________________________________ 

Agency Advised 66 $5,574,989 

____________________________________________________ 

Agency Designated 34 $2,423,811 

____________________________________________________ 

Donor Designated 52 $10,900,072 

____________________________________________________ 

Education 119 $30,729,022 

____________________________________________________ 

Field of Interest 26 $3,871,335 

____________________________________________________ 

Planned Giving & Other 24 $3,638,198 

____________________________________________________ 

Bank of America Trust $23,646,793 

____________________________________________________ 

Total 530 $121,311,323 

Distributions 2011-2012 

Competitive (Discretionary) Grants $1,026,087 

____________________________________________________ 

Bank of America Competitive Grants $410,400 

____________________________________________________ 

Advised and Designated Grants $4,102,594 

____________________________________________________ 

Special Purpose $207,517 

____________________________________________________ 

Scholarships and Loans* $2,039,803 

____________________________________________________ 

Total $7,786,401 

* Includes loans granted of $465,000. 


FY 2012 Investment Commentary 

The Community Foundation’s commitment to broad 

diversification in its investments was tested during the 

year ended March 31, 2012. Investors with globallydiversified 

portfolios tended to underperform those 

which were concentrated in U.S. Large Capitalization 

Stocks (10.18%), U.S. REITs (13.02%), U.S. Long-Term 

Bonds (19.91%), and Treasury Inflation-Protected 

Securities (12.20%). Furthermore, Non-U.S. Stocks 

(-8.76%), U.S. Small Company Stocks (-0.18%), 

Emerging Markets (-8.80%), Commodities (-16.28%), 

and Short-Term Bonds (1.44%) were asset classes that 

were a drag on performance over that period. 

Nevertheless, the unpredictable volatility of virtually 

all segments of the markets continues to justify such 

diversification as the most prudent course. As of March 

31, 2012, the S&P 500 Index remained -0.70% from its 

peak of October 9, 2007, and up 122.0% from its low of 

March 9, 2009. 

The flagship Global Growth Portfolio, with over $51 

million, had a relatively strong twelve months. 

The primary reason for the relatively strong returns 

for the Global Growth Portfolio over the fiscal year was 

a “catch-up” in valuation of private investments and the 

use of passive management. During this same period, 

77% of Morningstar U.S. Equity Funds underperformed 

the Wilshire 5000 Index, and 81% of Morningstar Bond 

Mutual Funds underperformed the Barclays Aggregate 

Index. 

Traditional active management had a difficult twelvemonth 

period relative to the benchmarks because of the 

comparatively good results of large companies vs. small/ 

mid-sized companies, and the continued impact on the 

fixed income markets of activist policies of the Federal 

government. 

*The Council on Foundations is a membership organization of more than 

2,000 grant-making foundations and giving programs worldwide. It provides 

leadership expertise, legal services, and networking opportunities 

and other services to participating members. 

Statements of Financial Position 

March 31, 2012 and 2011 

Assets 2012 2011 

____________________________________________________ 

Cash and money market $3,257,820 $2,108,973 

funds 

____________________________________________________ 

Investments 87,608,897 85,360,997 

____________________________________________________ 

Assets held under 3,449,902 3,656,522 

charitable trusts 

____________________________________________________ 

All other assets 3,694,273 3,556,995 

____________________________________________________ 

Total Assets $98,010,892 $94,683,487 

____________________________________________________ 

Liabilities and Net Assets 

____________________________________________________ 

Liabilities 

____________________________________________________ 

Accounts payable and $71,333 $28,631 

accrued expenses 

____________________________________________________ 

Liability under unitrust 2,615,954 2,771,777 

agreements 

____________________________________________________ 

Agency Funds 5,583,268 5,465,367 

____________________________________________________ 

Total Liabilities 8,270,555 8,265,775 

____________________________________________________ 

Net Assets 

____________________________________________________ 

Unrestricted 28,847,007 25,946,772 

____________________________________________________ 

Temporarily restricted 56,202,369 55,780,011 

____________________________________________________ 

Permanently restricted 4,690,961 4,690,929 

____________________________________________________ 

Total Net Assets 89,740,337 86,417,712 

____________________________________________________ 

Total Liabilities and $98,010,892 $94,683,487 

Net Assets 

____________________________________________________ 

A complete set of audited financial statements is 

available upon request. 

1 Yr 3 Yrs 5 Yrs 10 Yrs 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

CFWM Global Growth Portfolio 4.7% 16.8% 2.9% 5.7% 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Benchmark (50% Wilshire 5000, 4.8% 17.7% 2.8% 5.6% 

20% EAFE, 30% Barclays Aggregate) 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Council on Foundations* Survey Results 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

All Participants (192) 2.2% 16.1% 2.7% 5.4% 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Foundations $50m–$99m 1.9% 16.3% 2.6% 5.4% 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 


Ed Cohen 

Committees 

Audit and Finance 

Committee 

Steven M. Mitus, Chair 

Carol Campbell 

Michael Fritz 

John G. Gallup 

Lester L. Halpern, 

Emeritus 

Jay Primack 

Mary Ann Stearns 

Distribution Committee 

Irene Rodriguez Martin, 

Chair 

David Angier 

Sanford A. Belden 


Amy Caruso 

Vinnie Daboul 

Paula DesRoberts 

April Estis-Clark 

William T. Fisher, Jr. 

Robert R. Humberston 

Ronald Johnson 

Robyn A. Newhouse 

Elizabeth H. Sillin 

Education Committee 

Sue LoBello, Chair 

Andrea Allen 

Kamari Collins 

Bernadette Cruz 

Bert Fernández 

Karin L. George 

Tynisha Henderson 

Kimberly Izquierdo 

Thea E. Katsounakis 

Stephanie King 

Gisele Litalien 

Lydia Martinez 

James O'S. Morton 

Sonia M. Nieto 

Isolda Ortega-Bustamante 

Robert L. Pura 

Investment Committee 

Richard B. Steele, Jr., 

Chair 

Helen D. Blake, Emerita 


Latimer B. Eddy 


Mary Ann Spencer 

Ralph S. Tate 

Philanthropic Services 

Committee 

Dana R. Barrows, Chair 


Charles W. DeRose 

Kelly DeRose 

Dianne Fuller Doherty 

Jeffrey I. Fialky 

William E. Hart 

Amy Jamrog 

Jay Primack 

Paul Robbins 

David Starr 

Volunteers 

Marketing Advisory 

Committee 

Janine Fondon 

Ruth Griggs 

Paul Robbins 

David Starr 

Project Reviewers 

Robert Allen 

Elizabeth Belden 

Bruce Brown 

Norma Colaccino 

Peter J. Daboul 

David Eve 

Ay Ling Han 

Teresa A. Harris 

Herbert Hodos 

Morton Lynn 

Susan B. Magee 

Anna Mancinone 

Paul M. Mitus 

Kathleen P. Mullin 

Andrew Rothschild 

Carlos L. Santiago 

Mary Ann Spencer 


Richard E. Spencer, II 


John Thorpe 

Leonard Von Flatern 

Sally A. Wittenberg 

Margaret F. Woods 

Angela Wright 

Scholarship Reviewers 

Andrea Allen 

Portia Allen 

Deborah Austin 

Michael Axton 

Eric Bachrach 

Susan Bader 

Elizabeth Belden 

Sanford Belden 

Laurette Bishop 

Barbara Braem-Jensen 

Jasmine Brewer 

Dawn Bryden 

Patricia Burden 

Sheila Burke 

Hillisa Byer 

Edward Casey 

Kathleen Casey 

Jeff Chapell 

Mary Clayton 

Michael Clayton 

Tracey Coleman 

Kamari Collins 

Deborah Cook 

Bernadette Cruz 

Linda Dagradi 

Janet DaSilva 

Michael DeMaria, III 

Paula DesRoberts 

Christopher Dupont 

Shirlon Edwards 

Yvette Frisby 

Bert Fernandez 

Margaret Garand 

Karin George 

Jerry Gibson 

Daryl Grabowski 

Diane Graham 

William Grass 

Barbara Griffin 

Julie Hall Case 

Teresa Harris 

Tynisha Henderson 

Robert Houle 

Paul Hyry-Dermith 

Kimberly Izquierdo 

Daniel Jock 

Thea Katsounakis 

Leyla Kayi 

Stephanie King 

Eileen Kirk 

Erica Lebel 

Phyllis Levenson 

Giselle Litalien 

Sue LoBello 

Michelle Maloney 

Michael McKenna 

Steven Mitus 

Anthony Moore 

Barbara Morin 


Matthew Mourovic 

Sonia Nieto 

Isolda Ortega-Bustamante 

Sally O’Shea 

Joseph Paige 

Michael Patashnick 

Lucy Perez 

David Pinsky 

Barbara Ripa 

Shane Robitaille 

Erica Rose 

Loriann Ruiz 

Elizabeth Scheibel 

Tracey Sicbaldi 

Bruce Socha 

Christopher Stafford 

Alan Stearley 

Andre Stewart 

Ralph Tate 

John Thorpe 

Gary Watson 

Laurie White 

Kristen Wing 

Angela Wright 

Staff 


Interim President 

Caroline Deltoro 

Director of Communications 

Santina Haywood 

Administrative Assistant/ 

Receptionist 

Debra Koske 

Finance Associate 

Dawn Lapierre 

Education Officer 

Kristin B. Leutz 

Vice President of Philanthropic 

Services 

Jenny Papageorge 

Director of Development 

Nancy Reiche, M.S.W 

Vice President for Programs 

Donna Roseman David 

Chief Financial Officer/Chief 

Administrative Officer 

Dorothy Theriaque 

Education Associate 

Sheila Toto 

Program Officer 

Maureen Trafford 

Philanthropic Services Associate 

Katie Allan Zobel 

Vice President of Philanthropic 

Services 


Trustees 

Peter J. Daboul, Chair 

Retired Executive Vice President 

and Chief Information Officer, 

MassMutual Financial Services 

Dr. Sanford A. Belden, Vice Chair 

Retired President and CEO, 

Community Banking System, Inc. 


Director of Business & Estate 

Planning, Northwestern Mutual 

Financial Network 


Ventry Industries, LLC 

Dianne Fuller Doherty 

Regional Director, Massachusetts 

Small Business Development Center 

Michael Fritz 

Retired President, Rugg Building 

Solutions 

Dr. Willie L. Hill, Jr. 

Director, University of 

Massachusetts, Amherst Fine Arts 

Center 

Amy Jamrog 

Wealth Management Advisor, 

Northwestern Mutual Financial 

Network 

Sue LoBello 

Past Chair, The Food Bank of 

Western Massachusetts, Inc. 

Dr. Irene Rodriguez Martin 

Director of Graduate Enrollment 

and Continuing Education, Smith 

College School for Social Work 

Steven M. Mitus 

Executive Vice President, Balise 

Motor Sales Company 

Dr. Sonia M. Nieto 

Retired Professor of Language, 

Literacy, and Culture, School of 

Education, University of 

Massachusetts, Amherst 

Jay Primack 

Managing Partner, Moriarty & 

Primack, P.C. 

Dr. Robert L. Pura 

President, Greenfield Community 

College 

Mary Ellen Scott 

Chief Executive Officer, United 

Personnel Services 

Richard B. Steele, Jr. 

Managing Member, Longmeadow 

Capital Partners, LLC 

Ralph S. Tate 

Retired Managing Director, 

Standish, Ayer & Wood 

Trustee Emeriti 

Robert S. Carroll 

Retired President, Excel Dryer 

Corporation 

Alfred L. Griggs 

President, A. L. Griggs Industries, 

Inc. 

Dr. Carol A. Leary 

President, Bay Path College 

Elizabeth D. Scheibel 

Retired District Attorney for the 

Northwestern District 

Charter Trustees 

Helen Fuller 

Trustee, Springfield Library and 

Museums Association 

John G. Gallup 

Retired CEO, Strathmore Paper 

Company 

David Starr 

President, Republican Company 



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create it through a trust arrangement that benefits your family 

as well as charity. You may give in honor of an anniversary, 

to memorialize a loved one, celebrate a special event or 

support a cause. Tax deductions are earned at the time of 

your gift, while grants awarded from your fund can continue 

into the future. 

Decide What to Give 

Almost any kind of asset can be used to start your funds, including cash, publicly 

traded securities, closely held stock, interests in limited partnerships, real estate, life 

insurance, and private foundation assets. We can also discuss other options with 

you, such as bequests, charitable remainder unitrusts, charitable gift annuities, and 

charitable lead trusts. 

Choose the Name for Your Fund 

Most of our funds are named for the donor (individual, family, business, association 

or organization) or as a memorial to someone special. Every grant from the fund 

will carry this name. You may choose a name that reflects your fund’s charitable 

purposes or your fund can remain completely confidential if you prefer. 

Choose a Type of Fund 

We offer a variety of funds that are flexible to meet our donors’ different charitable 

interests. Donor advised funds allow you to make the decisions about the timing 

and amount of grants yourself. Permanently endowed funds provide a sustainable 

stream of income for your favorite charities in perpetuity. Scholarships help local 

students access higher education. Field of Interest funds allow you an easy way to 

focus your giving on a specific community or charitable interest area. Field of 

Interest funds give you access to our local team of volunteers and staff who receive 

and assess annual requests from local nonprofits to fund projects serving the region.

Nonprofit Org. 

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Springfield, MA 

1500 Main Street 

P. O. Box 15769 

Springfield, MA 01115 

413-732-2858 · fax 413-733-8565 

www.communityfoundation.org

Annual Report - Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

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