All Voting is Local, Washington, DC
Fighting for free and fair elections at the state and local level – because it’s the American people who choose their leaders, not the other way around. – In memory of my friend Judith Fried, and in honor of her children.

Amazon Promise, Newburyport, MA
Providing desperately needed sustainable health and dental care in the remote Upper Amazon Basin of Northeastern Peru – In memory of Anthony Toepfer, suggested by his brother Dan.

American Civil Liberties Union
Defending the rights of ALL PEOPLE. ALL OF THEM.

Artists in Motion, Herndon VA
Committed to building an international community of artists, teachers, students and families that fosters mutual respect, appreciation, joy, diversity, service, creativity and excellence through ballet. – In honor of my friend Busy Graham, the visionary founding director.

Ashokan Center, Olivebridge, NY
Inspiring learning and building community through shared experiences in nature, history, music, dance and art. – Run by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, they do great things, from Music and Dance to outdoor education programs. They consistently get matching grants so donations are doubled or even tripled.

Old Athens Brick Meeting House, Athens, VT
This historic brick meeting house was used as a church -- where six or seven towns, and at one point as many as 13, convened for worship until 1850. The second floor began to hold secular meetings and meetings of The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. – In memory of Anthony Toepfer at Andy's suggestion.

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center, Brattleboro, VT
Inspiring lifelong connections with nature.

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
BMAC is a vibrant non-collecting contemporary art museum focused on the work of living artists. – I particularly like BMAC's annual Artful Ice Shanties Exhibit. It's a hoot.

Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro, VT
Offering people of all ages the chance to not only appreciate music, but to learn, play and express themselves. – This year I donated in memory of my wonderful violin teacher, Peggy Spencer.

Bull Creek Common Lands, Athens, VT
A local land trust engaging in community-based land conservation in southern Vermont. – See my Letter for a map Andy made showing the Common Lands.

California Community Foundation Wildlife Recovery Fund, CA
The Wildfire Recovery Fund has raised over $100 million to provide critical, immediate relief to our grantees — ensuring that families had access to shelter, food, medical care, and other vital services in the aftermath of destruction. – I gave in the aftermath of the wildfires that devastated Pacific Palisades and Altadena, in honor of my dad and Mary.

CaringBridge
A resource for friends suffering serious illness to keep everyone updated and share critical information.

Carpe Diem Arts, Silver Spring, MD
Inspiring creative self-expression that empowers individuals, strengthens communities, and builds better futures, while also supporting the livelihoods of master teaching and performing artists who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. – My gifts go straight to work, buying ukuleles for kids and funding their participation at summer camps. This is the organization that created and hosts the Daily Antidote of Song.

Community Cooks, Somerville, MA
Nourishing community, one dish at a time, Community Cooks mobilizes volunteers to provide home-prepared meals for our neighbors in need throughout Greater Boston. – Food for everybody! In honor of Annie Silverman.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Cedars-Sinai is a nonprofit academic healthcare organization serving the diverse Los Angeles community and beyond. With pioneering medical research achievements, education programs defining the future of healthcare and wide-ranging community benefit activities, we’re setting new standards for quality and innovation in patient care. – Donated in memory of a friend's mother.

Country Dance and Song Society
Connecting and supporting people in building and sustaining vibrant communities through participatory dance, music, and song. – Supporting programs in traditional music & dance.

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Specializing in the science of your type of cancer and everything you need to get your life back. – In honor, and in memory of Anthony Toepfer.

Fabric of Life, Shelburne Falls, MA
Helping traditional skills flourish in our modern world. – A program that works not only to preserve traditional arts and skills, including traditional music, but also bolsters diversity in rural New England.

Feed the Thousands, Brattleboro, VT
The largest annual food drive in southeastern Vermont and southwestern New Hampshire. – Feed the people!

Grace Cottage Foundation, Townshend, VT
To secure the present and future of Grace Cottage through fundraising, communication, and participation. – Our local health care providers. We need them to be here for us!

Grafton Cares, Grafton, VT
Providing help and support to people of all ages in Grafton and Athens, Vermont.

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton, VT
Engaging and educating in order to spark a lifelong connection and responsibility to the natural world. Inspiring everyone to explore the wonder, science, and beauty of the natural world and to protect the regional and global ecology.

Grafton Rescue Squad, Grafton, VT
The Rescue Squad is comprised of dedicated volunteers who have made a personal commitment to assist their community during a time of need. – These are the people that will rescue us, should we need it.

Groundworks Collaborative, Brattleboro, VT
Groundworks Collaborative works with people and systems creating solutions to end hunger and homelessness locally.  They envision a community in which everyone has their basic needs met, including a safe and dignified place to call home. – I gave in honor of Libby Bennett, Executive Director.

Home Healthcare, Hospice, and Community Services Inc., Keene, NH
HCS delivers “Five Star” care for all ages and at all stages of life – wherever in southwestern NH you call home. – These are the people easing a family member's last days. At Sam's suggestion, I gave in memory of Uncle Tony.

The Intersectional Environmentalist, Spring, TX
A non-profit inspiring climate action through the power of art, education, and storytelling. Providing resources, programs, and creative opportunities that connect all people to the climate justice movement and support grassroots environmental solutions.– At Rosa's suggestion, I gave in memory of Uncle Tony.

Keene Pride, Keene, NH
Promoting the visibility of LGBTQ+ people in the Monadnock Region, creating community-building programming, and developing a coalition of services, organizations and businesses that embrace and serve the LGBTQ+ population. – And good work they do!

Kim's Hope, Sisters, OR
Supporting Glioblastoma patients and their families in this most difficult journey. – I gave to honor the memory of a friend, Don MacLean

Klezmer Institute, Yonkers, NY
A digital-first organization founded to support Ashkenazic expressive culture through research, teaching, publishing, and programming. – Doing great work lifting up our musical heritage.

Main Street Arts, Saxtons River, VT
Strengthening personal and community well-being through diverse arts experiences and social connection. – Local Arts! String Band! Classes and shows for kids and grown-ups! Tango Dancing! Bringing people together. I gave to honor my friend Jill's birthday.

Monadnock Folklore Society, Nelson, NH
To increase the visibility of folk dance and music events in southern New Hampshire, provide new venues for performers, and provide educational services in the folk arts to the community. – They raised enough money to recondition the 1890 Chickering grand piano that Bob McQuillen played for 60 years.

Monadnock Humane Society, Southwestern NH
Serving animals and their people. – In memory of Anthony Toepfer.

Northeast Fiddlers' Association, Northern Vermont
Preserving and Promoting Old-Time Fiddling in Northern New England– I gave to honor my friend Jill's birthday.

Open Hearts, Big Dreams, Issaquah, WA
Inspiring and empowering youth in Ethiopia to re-imagine their futures by providing literacy, STEAM, and leadership opportunities. – My cousins Benno and Shannon are big supporters, and I gave in memory of Dorothy Muson.

Planned Parenthood Northern New England
Planned Parenthood is a trusted source of reliable education and information that allows people to make informed health decisions. – I gave in honor of my cousin, Louise, and in memory of her sister, Dorothy.

Post Oil Solutions, Athens, VT
A group of citizens from the Southeast Vermont bio-region who joined together to take our first, modest steps toward creating more cooperative, self-sufficient communities. Our goal is to learn about and develop sustainable practices in our homes, neighborhoods, and larger communities, creating the infrastructure in our region necessary for a post oil-society. – Supporting their effort to help a local business after a devastating fire.

Rebuilding Together, North Shore Chicago
Improving the homes and lives of low-income homeowners by providing free repair services and home improvements for those with the greatest need. Rebuilding Together enables them to remain in their homes and live in warmth, safety, dignity and independence. – In memory of Dorothy Muson, and in honor of my cousins, Peter and Hilary Tyor.

River Gallery School, Brattleboro, VT
For more than 47 years, River Gallery School has been offering workshops, classes and experiences for everyone who wants to explore their creativity. Programs for all ages, including summer art camps and school vacation programs for children. Artists work in a variety of visual media, including all types of painting, drawing, printmaking and encaustics. – In honor of a friend.

The Roland Center, La Puente, CA
Empowering Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – In memory of my beloved stepmother, Mary Ryan Indenbaum.

Skyberry House, Brattleboro, VT
Providing interim housing for local unhoused people, with a special focus on families with children, allowing them to grow and move forward in their lives, including into secure housing. – In memory of Joe & Mary. I gave to support their Winter Shelter.

Special Olympics of Massachusetts for their Adaptive Sailing Program
Making sailing accessible to all regardless of disability. – In memory of Kit Wakefield, an avid sailor.

School of Honk, Somerville, MA
An opportunity for anybody, at any age, to learn an instrument, or a rhythm, or a dance routine, or otherwise make music together. – Music for everybody! Dancing in the street! Blat and Toot, bang on pots and pans in Somerville, MA. In honor of my friend Annie.

Springfield Area Parent Child Center, Springfield, VT
Building Bridges of Support for Children, Families & Caregivers –To support their purchase of toy pots and pans for their play kitchen.

Townshend Public Library, Townshend, VT
Serves as a cultural and information center of the town, providing ready access to information in a wide variety of formats to suit the interests and needs of the community. – A tiny library, and a force for community, enriching us with books, and stories, and knitting, and yoga.

Transgender Law Center, Los Angeles, CA
Transgender Law Center is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. Organizing, assisting, informing and empowering thousands of individual community members towards a long-term, national, trans-led movement for liberation. – At Rosa's suggestion, I gave in memory of her grandfather, Joseph K. Indenbaum, MD.

True Colors United, New York, NY
True Colors United implements innovative solutions to youth homelessness by focusing on the experiences of those most impacted —LGBTQ+ and BIPOC youth. – At Rosa's suggestion, I gave in memory of Judith Fried.

Turning Point South | Bellows Falls, VT
Enhances the spiritual, mental, physical, and social growth of our community as a means of promoting successful recovery from substance use disorder. I gave to honor the memory of my friend, Jim Kelly, and to support the 3rd Annual Cribbage Tournament held in his honor.

Vermont Foodbank
Vermont’s largest hunger-relief organization and only food bank, providing nourishing food through a network of more than 300 community partners – food shelves, meal sites, senior centers, after-school programs, schools, and hospitals. – I gave in memory of Peter Amidon. Feed the people!

Vermont International Film Festival
Supporting cinema in Vermont – to support the creation of a documentary about Pete Sutherland.

Vermont Public
Independent, community-supported media, serving Vermont with trusted, relevant and essential information. We share stories that bring people together. – Facts I can trust, even facts I don't like.

VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, Rutland, VT
For more than 70 years, Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Southwest Region has served vulnerable populations such as at-risk children, the elderly, those with disabling and chronic illness, and people facing the end of life. – In memory of Kit Wakefield, and to support the Hospice Singers.

Westchester Community College Foundation, Valhalla, NY
In partnership with SUNY Westchester Community College, provides scholarship, financial and programmatic support to promote student success in college and beyond. – In memory of Dorothy Muson, and in honor of her family.

Westside Food Bank, Los Angeles
To end hunger in our communities by providing access to free nutritious food through food acquisition and distribution, and by engaging the community and advocating for a strong food assistance network. – My mother gave to this effort year after year, and I give in her memory.

Wikipedia
Benefiting readers by presenting information on all branches of knowledge with of freely editable content and articles that often contain numerous links guiding readers to more information. – I donate once a year, a modest amount, because I use Wikipedia every day.

Windham County Humane Society, Dummerston, VT
Ensuring the safety and well-being of animals and enhance the relationship between individuals and pets through adoption, education, advocacy, compassion, and promotion of animal welfare. – I give in memory of Daffy Doodle.

World Central Kitchen
A not-for-profit, non-governmental organization that provides food relief. – Food for Ukraine; Food for Gaza; Food for furloughed federal workers! Food for everyone.

Yiddish Book Center, Amherst, MA
The Yiddish Book Center recovers, preserves, teaches, and celebrates Yiddish literature and culture to advance a fuller understanding of Jewish history and identity. – In 1983, I delivered a load of books and old Cantorial 78 vinyl records from my Grandma Rose's Bronx apartment to a seedy garage in Western Mass somewhere. I have supported this organization ever since.