Donations
We are truly grateful for your interest in donating to the One Fund Boston to support those most affected by the tragic Marathon bombings. As of December 15, 2014, the One Fund Boston is no longer accepting donations. However, we invite you to consider donating to other charitable programs and organizations supporting the survivor community. As part of its second distribution of cash gifts, the One Fund has provided funding to establish the One Fund Center programs at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and the Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary.
The One Fund Center at Massachusetts General Hospital will offer resources for mental health treatment, including individual and group therapies. Members of the One Fund community will be eligible to participate in the eight-week Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) offered by the Benson Henry Institute, as well as one-on-one training in the relaxation response. The SMART program teaches self-care practices that help to buffer daily stress. Participants learn the skills to regain control and build resilience through a variety of mind-body principles and self-care interventions that have been found to reduce the distress caused by stressful events, injuries, and tinnitus.
Gifts to support the One Fund Center at MGH can be made here or call (617)643-6090 for more information.
The One Fund Center at Mass. Eye and Ear is committed to helping marathon bombing victims overcome loss of hearing and tinnitus (the often unceasing sensation of “ringing in the ears”). Both hearing loss and tinnitus are debilitating conditions that arose from noise trauma to those who were in close proximity to the explosions.
In addition to being a specialty hospital, Mass. Eye and Ear is home to world’s largest hearing research laboratory where finding cures for hearing loss and tinnitus are its primary aim. The One Fund Center brings together clinicians and scientists to provide exceptional patient care to the marathon victims and advances highly innovative research to help them overcome these invisible wounds.
Gifts to support the One Fund Center at MEEI can be made here, or by check payable to Foundation of Mass. Eye and Ear mailed to Mass. Eye and Ear, Development Office, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114. Please call (617) 573-3345 for further information.
Massachusetts Resiliency Center
The Massachusetts Resiliency Center is a central hub to serve a widely dispersed community whose lives have been impacted by the tragic events of April 15, 2013 and the events that followed. It is a safe, welcoming space for survivors to heal and stay in touch with one another. They are committed to offering high quality, culturally competent, evidence-based information and programming to survivors to promote healing and resiliency. For more information, click here. To donate to the Resiliency Center, click here.
Not-for-profit organizations created by members of the One Fund community
Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Fund at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, the Reny family established the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Fund at Brigham and Women's Hospital to honor and support the medical community for heroically saving the life and limbs of their 18-year-old daughter, Gillian, and helping so many other survivors that fateful day.
Stepping Strong is dedicated to transforming the care of patients with traumatic, athletic, military, and disease-related injuries. The fund is a collaborative effort that supports clinical care as well as leading-edge programs to advance bone regeneration, improve skin and wound healing, and inspire innovative research in limb reconstruction and transplant, advanced stem cell technology, orthopedic and plastic surgery, and bioengineering. By establishing the fund, the Reny family hopes to help future trauma patients regain their strength and step strong once again. For more information, and to sign up for the Stepping Strong news and research updates, click here. To donate, click here.
The Brittany Fund for Trauma and Recovery
The Brittany Fund (BFTR) was founded in 2013 by Brittany Loring, a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombings. The Fund’s mission is to provide support to promote health and well-being for families and individuals affected by traumatic events. BFTR was created to give back after so much was given to Brittany during her recovery. The notes, donations, and gifts from others helped move her along in her recovery, and she hopes to be able to provide the same comfort and care for others. To donate, click here.
The Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation
The Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation Inc. was formed by the parents of eight-year-old Martin Richard, who was killed during the April 15, 2013 bombings near the finish of the Boston Marathon.
In the days after the bombing, a photo of Martin holding a handmade poster that read “No more hurting people. Peace” went global and made many see Martin as a symbol of peace. Martin loved learning, sports and the world around him. He participated in the BAA Children’s Relay on Marathon weekend for three consecutive years, was a school "peacemaker," and recognized at a young age that while we are all different, we are all the same. The way Martin saw the world, anything was possible.
His parents, Bill and Denise determined it was fitting that the foundation should honor Martin’s message of peace by investing in education, athletics and community.
The mission of Martin’s foundation is simple: The Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation honors Martin's message of "No more hurting people. Peace" by investing in education, athletics and community. To donate, click here.
Krystle Campbell Memorial Fund
Krystle Campbell, a 29-year-old Medford, Massachusetts native, was one of three people killed in the April 15, 2013 bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line. She was a graduate of Medford High School and attended the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Krystle worked for many years as a manager with Jasper White’s Summer Shack restaurants, and more recently was a manager at Jimmy’s Steer House in Arlington. She is remembered for her amazing smile, her infectious energy and enthusiasm, and her kindness toward family, friends and co-workers alike. Krystle is survived by her parents, Patricia and William Campbell, and her brother, Billy Campbell.
The Krystle Campbell Memorial Fund at The Boston Foundation will be used to make gifts in honor and remembrance of Krystle to charitable causes important to Krystle and her family. See more and donate here.
The Lingzi Foundation is a not-for-profit organization based in Boston Massachusetts formed by the family of Lu Lingzi, who perished during the Boston Marathon bombing attack, to preserve and perpetuate Lingzi’s life example. The Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) organization incorporated in the State of Massachusetts. The Foundation provides opportunities to those who share Lingzi’s ambition and dreams to enrich their lives, open their minds and break down barriers by learning from her positive spirit, unparalleled work ethic, perseverance and humanism, by supporting scholarships to benefit international students and/or other efforts to bridge differences between nations and people. Lingzi lived life fully with joy by appreciating family and friends, food and its ability to bring people together and the beauty of the environment around her. The Foundation seeks to identify and partner with organizations that share these passions and support their inspirational initiatives. To donate, click here.
MIT Patrol Officer Sean Collier was killed in the line of duty on April 18, 2013, in events connected to the Boston Marathon bombings. He was a dedicated supporter of the Jimmy Fund since high school, setting up recurring gifts from his bank account. Sean displayed immense courage and a commitment to helping others. To honor his memory, donations to support the lifesaving work of Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund can be made here.
Heather Abbott lost her left leg below the knee as a result of the Boston Marathon tragedy. She soon learned that, although she had access to prosthetic devices that allow her to swim, run, and even wear high heels, many other amputees do not. She established the Heather Abbott Foundation to help provide customized prostheses to those who have suffered limb loss through traumatic injury, with a special focus on women and young girls. Donations will be used to provide grants to assist individuals who cannot otherwise afford the prosthetic limb that can help them return to the life they love. Donations can be made here. The Heather Abbott Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Dennis O. "DJ" Simmonds Memorial Scholarship Fund
Dennis O. “DJ” Simmonds, a heroic Boston Police Officer, was on duty saving lives on the devastating day of April 15th, 2013; following the bombing, Simmonds was in the frontline of the Watertown shootout on April 19th, 2013. On April 10th of 2014, after a year of suffering post the bombing and shootout, Simmonds passed away due to a massive brain aneurysm. In honor of Simmonds’ ultimate sacrifice, his family has started a scholarship with his Alma Mater, Lasell College. Each year, upperclassmen students majoring in Criminal Justice, as Simmonds did, are in good standing to graduate and are looking to pursue a career in law enforcement are funded by this scholarship.
Please join the efforts to create more great local leaders like Simmonds by donating a gift here.
Not-for-profit organizations assisting Marathon survivors and others
The Pawsitively Strong Fund at NEADS
NEADS (National Education for Assistance Dog Services, also known as Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans), is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was established in 1976. The NEADS mission is to provide independence to people who are deaf or have a disability through the use of canine assistance. Assistance Dogs become an extension of their human partners and bring freedom, physical autonomy and relief from social isolation. Survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing who have sustained a permanent physical disability as a direct result of the bombings are being offered Assistance Dogs through the creation of a fund at NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans. The funds raised are restricted to cover the costs involved with providing Assistance Dogs to survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings. In the future, the fund will be opened to include survivors of violent crime from Massachusetts who have sustained a permanent physical disability and would benefit from an Assistance Dog.
Gifts to support the Pawsitively Strong Fund can be made here. For more information, contact Cathy Zemaitis, at czemaitis@neads.org or 978-422-9064 ext. 36.
Many survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing now suffer with hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing or buzzing in the ears). The Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) understands the difficulties associated with hearing loss and tinnitus, and the loneliness, social isolation, and sleepless nights that can accompany it. That is why they are working on a cure for both of these challenging health issues.
Since 1958, HHF has been steadfast in its support of funding for new technologies and treatments for hearing loss, including funding research that led to the development of cochlear implants. Today, HHF’s Hearing Restoration Project (HRP) is working towards a cure for hearing loss and tinnitus. The HRP brings together the leading scientists in hearing research and facilitates a collaborative approach to solving the complex problem of restoring hearing and quelling tinnitus. The HRP scientists are required to share data, tools, and partake in rigorous debate in order to receive funding. The consortium model has already proven successful in making progress, accelerating the timeline toward a cure.
To donate click here or mail a check to Hearing Health Foundation, 363 Seventh Avenue, 10th Floor, NY, NY 10001.