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Nantucket’s Science Center 1 www.mariamitchell.org
“When you
aid a teacher,
you improve the
education of
your children.”
Maria Mitchell
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Mission Statement
The mission of the Nantucket
Maria Mitchell Association is to
create opportunities for all to
develop a life-long passion for
science through education,
research, and first-hand
exploration of the sky, land,
and sea of Nantucket Island.
Table of Contents
Executive Director’s Report ................................................................................................................... 2
MMA By the Numbers............................................................................................................................... 4
Astronomy ................................................................................................................................................... 6
Natural Science........................................................................................................................................... 9
Aquarium ...................................................................................................................................................12
Education ...................................................................................................................................................14
Mitchell House, Archives & Special Collections ............................................................................16
Facilities ......................................................................................................................................................18
Development ............................................................................................................................................20
Galaxy of Support ...................................................................................................................................22
Donations & Gifts ....................................................................................................................................30
Financial Report .......................................................................................................................................31
Board, Staff, Interns, Volunteers .........................................................................................................34
Research .....................................................................................................................................................36
Collaborators ............................................................................................................................................38
Publications, Presentations & Awards ..............................................................................................40
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT
Dear Members and Friends of the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association:
In 2020, we realized our mission in new and meaningful ways.
We learned that if you stay focused on what you do well, you can
get through anything. While our summer season was not full of
thirty aspiring college-aged interns, 50 collaborations, or 10,000
visitors and program participants, we took hands-on experiences
we offered and focused on providing them in the best way we
could. Instead of in-person public programming and events, we
connected people to the land, ocean, and sky through virtual
experiences. And then, when we were able, we brought small, Jason Bridges
socially-distanced experiences to family groups and individuals Executive Director
following all the protocols required by the Commonwealth.
y Thanks to 187 generous supporters, our 2020 Emergency Resiliency Fund raised 23%
of our annual fundraising budget;
y Led by our Astronomy Director, volunteers, and Astronomy staff, we created a way to
bring the stars and planets to peoples’ homes via Virtual Open Nights with new
technology and added Spanish translation;
y We continued to build on collaborative and unique activities including reinvigorating
the use of our collections by artists of the Artists Association of Nantucket and
launching Nantucket Green Crab Week in partnership with the Nantucket Land Council;
y Our Education Department, led by the Director of Education and island collaborators,
quickly found a way to bring our annual Science Festival in March to island and
off-island families, increasing our reach;
y The Natural Science Department, including the Aquarium, developed unique
programming that allowed small family groups to interact with the natural world,
both virtually and in-person;
y The second Maria Mitchell Women of Science Symposium moved to an online
platform with over 300 registrants;
y The Fifth Grade Trees in the Community program continued for its 10th year through the
generosity of the Nantucket Garden Club, allowing us to buy trees for each island fifth grader
to plant after learning (virtually and socially distanced in 2020) about the importance of trees;
y With support from several foundations including the Weezie Foundation, the
Nantucket Golf Club Foundation, and the Community Foundation for Nantucket’s
Nantucket Fund, we were able to support our new and much-needed expanded
educational programming for island children during the Pandemic.
As an organization, we strive to raise up the unheard and unsupported voices in science
much like Maria Mitchell did in her support of education for women and all people. We
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT have found ways to support and amplify the position of those who are marginalized via unique initiatives, including the Maria Mitchell Women of Science Symposium which we founded in 2018 in order to support not just women and girls in STEM, but people of color and other marginalized groups. With our namesake as our inspiration, we will continue to work towards ensuring all voices are heard and that we create opportunities for all to develop a life-long passion for science. We are listeners. We heard island schools and helped to fill their gaps in science education. We heard our partners and found unique ways to continue those collaborations within the protocols to keep everyone safe. We heard our members and friends and provided opportunities when the protocols allowed for new, re-designed and in-person activities for families, adults, and children. We listened, we supported our constituents, and we learned. We learned and supported in the spirit of our namesake, Maria Mitchell. 2020 made us stronger. It showed us where and how we could improve our outreach even beyond our shores and provided us with unique, new ways of doing that. While we were all confronted with this Pandemic, it made all of us, not just the MMA, find new and innovative ways of learning, teaching, and working. Thank you for weathering this year with us and for continuing to support us throughout. We will continue to engage people through curiosity into the future. Yours in science, Jason Bridges Interim Executive Director 3 3
Maria Mitchell Association 2020
500+ Virtual Science
BY THE NUMBERS
Speaker Series
participants
300+
Registrants for
our virtual Maria
Mitchell Women of
Science Symposium
250+ Participants in our
virtual Nantucket
Science Festival
10 Interns experienced
our first-ever virtual
internship
(6 NSF-REU, 2 Aquarium,
1 Education, and 1 Mitchell House)
10
48
Blog posts written
about Maria Mitchell, Months
Nantucket history, of STEM curriculum taught to
and the MMA all NES Kindergarten students
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Maria Mitchell Association 2020
BY THE NUMBERS
planted through
our 5th grade
Trees in the
Community Private or small group
program programs offered in August
from around the
country presented
for our weekly
Science Speaker Series
1 Open Night presented
entirely in Spanish
MMA Astronomy intern
won the prestigious
Chambliss Award
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As was true for most interns to Nantucket, research projects
ASTRONOMY
of the world in 2020, continued in much the same way as a
Astronomy typical summer, with communication via
Department Zoom, email, and other electronic formats.
activities were Summer research project topics ranged
significantly from: searching for exoplanet transits
impacted by the around white dwarf stars and stellar flares
Regina Jorgenson, Ph.D. COVID-19 Pandemic. that might affect exoplanet atmospheres to
Director of Astronomy
While we were not understanding black hole tidal disruption
able to host in-person programming, we events to X-ray emission from stars and
were fortunate enough to be able to supernova remnants to using fast radio
adapt many programs to run via electronic bursts to untangle the cosmic web. Each
media. Research programs, including the intern was paired with an individual
flagship National Science Foundation research project and mentored by Dr.
Research Experiences for Undergraduates Jorgenson, Gary Walker, MMO Research
(NSF-REU) summer internship, continued Fellow Jay Chittidi, and in most cases an
successfully in a virtual format. As a silver affiliated astronomer (AA). This summer, we
lining, the virtual Maria Mitchell were joined virtually by five AAs:
Observatory (MMO) public programs
attracted a national and international y Dr. Suvi Gezari, Space Telescope
audience, raising awareness of the MMA Science Institute
far beyond the shores of Nantucket. y Dr. JJ Hermes, Boston University
y Dr. Meredith MacGregor, University of
MMO NSF-REU Research Colorado, Boulder
y Dr. Rodolfo Montez Jr., Chandra X-Ray
The NSF-REU program received 212 Center, Center for Astrophysics |
applications for the six available positions. Harvard & Smithsonian
After careful review and interviews of y Dr. Melania Nynka, Massachusetts
short-listed candidates, six talented young Institute of Technology
scholars were chosen:
Notably, this summer marked the first time
y Devon Barros (Bridgewater State we welcomed back two NSF-REU alumni
University) as AAs – both Drs. Gezari (MMO 1997) and
y Kiana Burton (Temple University) MacGregor (MMO 2009). We began the
y Sarah Graber (Columbia University) summer with a virtual 2.5 day “Python
y Alex Granados (Wellesley College) Bootcamp” meant to provide the interns
y Andrea Mejia (Hunter College CUNY) with vital computer programming skills for
y NataliaVillanueva(HarvardUniversity) astronomical data analysis. In August, all
six interns presented ten-minute talks on
Although we were not able to invite the their research projects to the public via a
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Zoom webinar with approximately 100 general running of Observatory events. In
audience members. September 2020, Chittidi began a
graduate program at the University of
In January 2021, the interns successfully Colorado, Boulder pursuing his Ph.D. in
presented their research at the (virtual) astrophysics. Alexandra Mannings (MMO
237th meeting of the American 2019), who is also a part of the F4
Astronomical Society (AAS). Each intern collaboration as a graduate student at U.C.
presented an interactive-poster and gave a Santa Cruz, was awarded a prestigious
five-minute talk on their research. We are National Science Foundation Graduate
ASTRONOMY
happy to report that Kiana Burton (Temple Research Fellowship. In September 2020,
University) was awarded the prestigious Georgia Stolle-McAllister (Kenyon College,
Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Award MMO 2019), returned to the MMO as the
for her research presentation entitled “First second MMO Research Fellow.
Millimeter Flares Detected from Epsilon
Eridani with ALMA” and completed under Other MMO research work continued
the guidance of AA, Dr. MacGregor. virtually, including work with former
NSF-REU intern Abby Mintz (Yale University,
MMO General Research MMO 2019) who took a semester off from
remote classes in order to focus on her
Dr. Jorgenson continued her leadership of research work begun during her summer at
the NSF funded Fast and Fortunate for FRB MMO. Working with Dr. Jorgenson and Dr.
Follow-up (F4) collaboration, working with Marc Rafelski (Space Telescope Science
colleagues at U.C. Santa Cruz and around Institute), Mintz began a first-author paper
the world. MMO Research Fellow, Jay exploring the circumgalactic medium of
Chittidi, led research on the host galaxy of galaxies using the autocorrelation of triply
a fast radio burst (FRB), published a first ionized carbon absorption towards a
author paper and contributed to several unique quasar pairs sample. Both Gary
other papers, helped to mentor the Walker and Dr. Jorgenson assisted in
NSF-REU interns, and assisted in the mentoring former Field Work Term student,
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Ariel Mora (Bennington College), with his a Zoom webinar. MMO volunteer Saoirse
senior thesis studying the symbiotic Ryan set up her own home telescope in
variable star V0694 Mon. order to live-stream views of the planets
Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter, while Stolle-
Virtual Events, Lectures, McAllister and Dr. Jorgenson discussed the
and Open Nights at Loines planets and answered questions. On
Observatory November 18, the MMO hosted the
first-ever Spanish language Open Night –
The MMO staff presented several virtual
ASTRONOMY
with thanks to Stolle-McAllister and REU
public events and lectures via Zoom
webinar. In April, Chittidi was the featured interns NataliaVillanueva and Andrea Mejia.
LLNF Science Pub speaker with a talk
entitled“Strange Extragalactic Signals: E.T. In the fall, Dr. Jorgenson hosted a few
or Something Natural?” and in June small, outdoor-only and socially-distanced
Chittidi presented on“Strange Signals and private events at the Loines Observatory,
a Cosmic Conundrum: Using Fast Radio consisting of a constellation tour and
Bursts to Uncover the Universe’s Hidden astronomy Q&A.
Matter.” Dr. Jorgenson and Chittidi hosted
a virtual visit with the Nantucket New Dr. Jorgenson continued her biweekly radio
School second grade in May, giving a interview entitled “Looking Skyward,” on
virtual observatory tour and answering current events in astronomy, with John
space related questions. On June 12, Basile of the Cape and Islands National
Chittidi, along with Molly Zegans, and Dr.
Public Radio station WCAI, as well writing a
Jorgenson, prepared a presentation and
biweekly“Looking Skyward”column for the
discussion in observance of the
#ShutdownSTEM movement entitled“Why Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror newspaper.
We’re Shutting Down STEM: A Movement She continued to serve as a manuscript
to Fight Racism in Academia.” referee for the Monthly Notices of the Royal
Astronomical Society (MNRAS) and for the
Several virtual summer science speaker AstrophysicalJournal.InearlyDecember,Dr.
lectures were given by MMO AAs including Jorgenson served on a professional review
“How To Form Habitable Planets” by Dr. panel for the National Science Foundation.
MacGregor, “When the Referee Let’s You She continued to serve on the American
Name Your Star” by Dr. Hermes, and Astronomical Society’s Committee on the
“Satellite and Science: Building, Launching, Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA).
and Using the NuSTAR X-ray Observatory”
by Dr. Nynka. In September, Stolle- MMO Telescope Engineer Gary Walker was
McAllister and Dr. Jorgenson gave a virtual,
active in supporting the installation of the
interactive presentation on the Moon in
Mittelman Telescope in New Mexico,
honor of “International Observe the Moon
making trips in January and February, prior
Night.”
to COVID-19 travel restrictions, along with
While the normal summer program of Arne Henden, Alan Sliski, and Aaron
Open Nights was cancelled due to Sliski. He continued regular observations
Pandemic restrictions, the MMO hosted its with the Sierra Remote Observatory in
first ever virtual Open Night event on support of the senior thesis project of
October 14 with nearly 100 participants via Bennington College student, Ariel Mora.
8N AT U R A L S C I E N C E
Hinchman House Natural
Science Museum
While we were unable to open the doors
of the Natural Science Museum, Aquarium,
and Research Center in 2020 due to the
COVID-19 Pandemic, we were still able to Jack Dubinsky Kim Botelho
offer some limited activities to the public Aquarium Director Director of Education
& Research Center
by following protocols determined by the Coordinator
Commonwealth. While we were not able
to have visitors filling our spaces, work still
continued throughout the Pandemic. costly, take hours and there was no
guarantee she would survive. It looked like
we would have to euthanize her. Luckily,
In Fall 2020, we welcomed Dan Souza
we had some heroes come to her rescue.
back to the MMA. After spending the
The Offshore Animal Hospital helped by
summer of 2019 as an Education Intern,
providing urgent care, medicine, and
he returned to the MMA to serve as the
x-rays. They also connected us with Dr.
Animal Care and Education Assistant.
Charles Innis, Director of Animal Health at
Originally from Cape Cod, Dan graduated
the New England Aquarium and one of
from Brandeis University with BAs in
the first veterinarians in the United States
International and Global Studies and
to be recognized as a reptile and
Theatre Arts. Souza is a natural educator amphibian specialist by the American
and gained valuable experience in the Board of Veterinary Practitioners. He was
outdoors working for Mass Audubon surprised to learn Mzee has been with the
before coming to Nantucket. MMA for over ten years after she was
found roaming the streets of downtown
Animals continue to live with us at the Nantucket. He told us hingebacks were
Museum and with the Pandemic this was once popular in the pet trade until it was
no different. People may not be aware that clear they didn’t do well in captivity. Most
we do have several non-natives that live did not survive, so he was eager to help
with us. Since we have found them or they save her. Kim Botelho brought her to the
have been brought to us, we cannot Aquarium’s hospital where Dr. Innis and
release them and thus they live out their his team conducted a three-hour surgery
lives with us. One of these is Mzee and then provided one week of post care.
(pronounced Um-zay). In early September, All of these services for Mzee were
we had quite the scare with Mzee, our provided free of charge. Once returned,
Speke’s Hingeback Tortoise. Mzee suffered Botelho cared for Mzee at home for a
with an oviduct prolapse due to an month before she was ready to return to
embedded egg. The surgery would be the museum. We are happy to report
www.mariamitchell.org 9Mzee is continuing to do well. study and skin preparation workshop with
six volunteers. Ten new bird skins were
Biological Collections, added to the Edith F. Andrews
Natural Science Research, Ornithological Collection. Three fish were
and Research Center also added to the permanent collections.
Activities The year’s main effort, however, involved
N AT U R A L S C I E N C E
the herbarium collections.
In 2020, the COVID-19 Pandemic heavily
impacted our Research Center operations After years of trying to locate funding to
and bird programs. Before the lockdown, digitize our herbarium (historic and
MMA Field Ornithologist, Ginger Andrews current collection of plants), we found
ran three Owl Prowl programs between that an already awarded but not
January 11th and March 7th. She was also completely used Community
able to host seven MMA Research Center Preservation Act grant from the Town of
Open Hours sessions between January 1st Nantucket to digitize historic documents
and February 14th which was in addition to could be applied to the herbarium
three drawing sessions of collection because of the historic nature of the
specimens for the Artist’s Association of specimens. In November, Blyth began the
Nantucket. To increase our digital process by purchasing and setting up
presence during the Pandemic, Andrews new imaging equipment and taking high
provided DIY birding advice for the resolution photographs of all 5,288 of the
E-Comet and observations of interest that pressed vascular plants in the Nantucket
were posted on social media. Biodiversity Collection herbarium. She
also labeled these with unique barcodes
Despite the Pandemic, 2020 was a and corrected the database as needed.
productive year for the MMA biological Additionally, she photographed the 2,058
collections. In January, Collections nonvascular plant specimens in the Wes
Manager, Julia Blyth, held an informal bird Tiffney Collection. These plants will be
Dan Souza, Animal Care and Education Assistant
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added to the database in 2021. The optimum housing for the birds and at the
ultimate goal is for the database and same time having an ever-increasing
images to be available through the impact on the mouse, rat, and rabbit
Consortium of Northeastern Herbaria’s populations. Fewer mice also means the
web portal. owls are helping to reduce Lyme disease.
Further, in the area of collections, several Unfortunately, we had to suspend the
Sphodros (purseweb) spider legs were American Burying Beetle research due to
shipped to researchers for a DNA the Pandemic. We are excited to resume
phylogeny that will help clarify the working with the Roger Williams Park Zoo
relationships between the species in the to reintroduce the threatened beetle
Sphodros genus and fourteen Barn Owls in species in 2021.
the collection contributed tissue and
feather samples for future analysis. In October 2020, Kim Botelho, the MMA’s
Director of Education took the first known
Our Barn Owl nest box program was able photograph of a Gray Treefrog, Hyla
to continue due to its being all outdoors versicolor, on Nantucket. She, along with
but with strict COVID-19 protocols in other island naturalists including Danielle
place. Nest box surveys took place on O’Dell from the Nantucket Conservation
June 10 and 11 and October 7 – 9, 2020. Foundation and Blair Perkins of
During both surveys, thirty-three and Shearwater Excursions, were hearing what
thirty-four nest boxes were checked they expected were gray treefrogs for
respectively. The population on Nantucket approximately three years. Perkins even
seems stable and may be increasing a submitted calls to the MMA, but physical
little. Since June 2019, the MMA has proof was needed to confirm its presence.
banded over 100 Barn Owls, including two Botelho’s photograph was accepted by
from Tuckernuck. With the addition of Harvard’s Museum of Comparative
three new boxes this Fall, and more in Zoology as the first record of this species
production for 2021, we are providing on Nantucket.
11In 2020, the Maria program but we did find a unique way to
Mitchell Association have a few volunteers during the summer.
AQUARIUM
Aquarium
continued its This year, we had three remote volunteers,
mission to educate two of whom had been hired for the 2020
the community Aquarium Internship and one of whom had
about Nantucket’s been selected for the 2020 High School
Jack Dubinsky beautiful marine Internship. They helped to produce
Aquarium Director
& Research Center resources and tremendous new content including marine
Coordinator
conductmeaningful animal fact sheets for our Aquarium staff,
research on our educational videos for our Nantucket Green
marine environment. Despite hardships Crab Week events, a green crab article for
related to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we our website, and more!
were able to run limited public
programming, co-host a virtual green crab Programs
education and citizen science event, stay
involved with local marine monitoring, and Although we had a late start to
add several tropical fish to our collection. programming in 2020 due to the
Pandemic, we were able to run seventeen
Aquarium Beach Biology Field Trip programs for a total
of 108 guests between July 28th and
Due to the Pandemic, the Maria Mitchell September 2nd. The trips were run with
Association decided not to open the safetymeasuresincludingsocialdistancing,
Aquarium or any of the MMA properties this mandatory face coverings for staff and
summer. While we were sad to not be able guests, a capacity limit of eight guests, and
to welcome visitors back, we were able to refraining from sharing equipment.
complete some activities despite the serious
situation the world has found itself in. This year, we were unable to run our other
popular programs including the Feeding
Internships and Volunteers Frenzy, Marine Ecology Field Trip, Night
Marine Ecology Field Trip, and Plankton
In 2020, a record eighty-one students Palooza. Our weekly program with the
applied for the competitive Aquarium Great Harbor Yacht Club’s Junior Program
Internship, three of whom were hired was also cancelled due to the Pandemic.
before we had to cancel the internship for
the season. Additionally, twelve students Nantucket Green Crab Week
were chosen for the summer High School
Internship. Unfortunately, the High School The MMA was proud to co-host the first
Internship program was also suspended Nantucket Green Crab Week! Between
for the 2020 summer, as was our volunteer August 3rd and 8th, this weeklong event
12 www.mariamitchell.orgoffered daily programs and activities aimed at four-eye butterflyfish and two orange
raising awareness of the invasive European clownfish in a tropical aquarium. In
Green Crab. Activities included: numerous September, we were thrilled to hire
educational videos; a live presentation with Stephanie Ryder, a veteran MMA naturalist,
greencrabresearcher,JamesElliot;greencrab as our Off-Season Aquarist to take care of
recipes; and more! As of this annual report these live marine animals over the winter.
writing, the videos and recordings have a
cumulative of 2,670 views online. Monitoring and Research
We were excited to launch the Nantucket While we were unable to conduct our
AQUARIUM
Green Crab Survey citizen science project. NantucketEelgrassBiodiversitysurveys,which
The survey, which records the catch per ordinarily occur from June – August during
unit effort of green crabs around the Marine Ecology Field Trip programs – and
Nantucket, received thirty-seven unable to participate in the Atlantic
submissions from locals using both horseshoecrabspawningsurveys,whichtake
bait-and-line and snorkeling techniques. place during the breeding season from
April–June, we did have some research that
Links to 2021’s Nantucket Green Crab Week continued despite the Pandemic.
events can be found on the MMA website. We
arelookingforwardtohostingmoreNantucket We were able to continue our
Green Crab Weeks in the coming years. participation in the Marine Invader
Monitoring and Information Collaborative
Live Marine Animal (MIMIC) surveys for a second year. This
Collection project is managed by the Massachusetts
Office of Coastal Zone Management and is
While the Aquarium is a unique catch-and- designed to track the spread of marine
release aquarium, we retain a few special invasive species, including tunicates, crabs,
specimens year-round to display during the algae, and more around the New England
following season. This year, we were excited coast. Along with the UMASS Field Station,
to continue caring for Clementine, our over the MMA surveys Nantucket Harbor for
twenty-year-old, seven-pound, one-in- invasive species for MIMIC.
thirty million orange lobster that has been
with the Aquarium for over five years.
Every summer, the Maria Mitchell
Association catches several“tropical strays,”
juvenile warm-water fish that get
inadvertently transported to New England
from the tropics in the Gulf Stream ocean
current. This year, we collected several
uncommon specimens, including a
fringed filefish, three spot fin
butterflyfishes, and three four-eye
butterflyfishes. The Cape Cod Museum of
Natural History graciously offered to house
the 2020 tropical fish additions for the
off-season. We continue to care for a
13Hinchman House Natural growing season
Science Museum and were able to
E D U C AT I O N
donate a significant
In 2020, the Education Department was amount to the
asked to help oversee the running of the Nantucket Food
Natural Science Museum. Due to COVID-19 Pantry. As a
keeping the doors of our museums closed volunteer project
for the Nantucket Kim Botelho
for the season, the department focused its Director of Education
work on helping to update the animal Community Garden
exhibits with improved displays and tanks. where the MMA Giving Garden resides,
The Natural Science and Education Kim Botelho, the MMA’s Director of
Department will continue to collaborate Education turned an overly shady old
more on utilizing the space year-round for garden plot into a new classroom space
educational programming with the schools for Discovery Campers to use.
and on family and adult programming that
utilizes the MMA’s unique and important School Programs
natural science collections.
From December 2019 through June of 2020,
The Giving Garden Molly Zegans, the MMA’s Education
Coordinator ran a pilot program that provided
Thanks to the generosity of the Whole Kids monthly science enrichment classes to every
Foundation, we made much needed kindergarten class in the Nantucket
improvements to the Giving Garden. We Elementary School. Once COVID-19 hit, we
redesigned the garden plot to provide immediately turned these visits into online
more growing area, reinforced the base of programs and also provided other lessons for
the border fence, installed vertical
growing structures for tomatoes and
cucumbers, lined the garden with
landscaping fabric and wood chips to
reduce weeding time, and fixed the base
of the garden gate. As part of this grant,
we also incorporated the garden into
online kindergarten programs by
providing families with lessons to do at
home, including “What’s Inside a Seed”
and “Making Seed Balls,” and began
building resources for summer instructors
on composting, using senses to explore
the garden, pollinators, flower dissections,
and more. We had a very successful
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children to do at home. After demonstrating demonstration for the Nantucket New
how successful the programs were, and School, and we left trees for student
receiving support from local teachers, we were pick-up at the NIS. We gave out
able to secure funding from the Community approximately 125 trees and generated an
FoundationforNantucket’sNantucketFund to extra $880 to invest into future tree
begin a full year of monthly programs programs by selling the remaining trees to
beginning in October 2020. Due to a new members of the community.
opportunity, Molly Zegans left the MMA in
September, and Botelho took over and ran Summer Discovery Camp
in-person programs when it was warm
enough to be outside, switching to online Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, our Summer
programs in December. DiscoveryProgramswerecancelled.However,
we are so grateful for the support our camp
Thanks to generous support from the families showed us during this challenging
Nantucket Garden Club, we were able to time. Some accepted refunds in the form of
continue our 5th Grade “Trees in the credits for 2021, and many made full or partial
Community” program. We provided an donations. Thanks to their kindness and
in-person program and gave out trees as generosity, we still made just over $25,000.
usual for the Nantucket Lighthouse School,
but the classroom portion was moved to Free Summer Programs
online for the Nantucket Intermediate
School (NIS) and the Nantucket New Many thanks to the Nantucket Conservation
School. This online class proved very Foundation (NCF) for generously providing
successful with new content added to take funds that enabled the MMA to offer free
the place of interactive activities that Habitat Hikes on NCF properties to island
normally would have occurred. Now, families and visitors. These programs took
moving forward, tree root communication place at Windswept Bog and Masquetuck
will be added to the in-class program too. and focused on the flora, fauna, and habitat
We still conducted a planting types found at each location.
15MITCHELL HOUSE
The year 2020 was andIntersectionality.OurkeynotewasCatalina
indeed a challenge for Martinez of NOAA and our panel was made up
all and a sad one of incredible women from all walks of STEM.
when we could not
open the doors of the They were:
Mitchell House to the
public for the first y Sabine von Sengbusch of Siemens
Jascin N. Leonardo Finger time since 1903. Even y Serra Hoagland of the US Forest Service
Curator of Mitchell House y Dorene Price of Brookhaven
throughout the Flu
Laboratories
Pandemic of y Amy Bower of the Wood Hole
1918/1919, World War One and World War Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).
Two, and other world and national events,
we were not faced with such a situation. But Our fantastic panel moderator was Gwyneth
we need to protect one another and so, the Packard of WHOI and we had the assistance
Mitchell House turned to some inward focus of several students who are on our Advisory
and also some different forms of outreach. Committee to help host the event. Generous
sponsors to support the needs of going
The big news for the Mitchell House in 2020 online included:The American Astronomical
is that with grants from the 1772 Society, Novartis, and the Tupancy-Harris
Foundation/PreservationMassachusettsand Foundation of 1986. And we were ably
the M. S. Worthington Foundation, we were assisted in the background by Nantucket
able to conserve and re-glaze the historic Community Television. It was a tremendous
sashes of the House and paint the trim, and inspiring event and we hope to meet
doors, and sashes. All of the work was in-person September 25-23, 2021.
completed by James Tyler and his crew in
the fall. We were also able at the time to Another happening that came out of the
return the House to its darker color of the 2018 birthday celebration year, like the
past. Further conservation included an MMWSS, was the Maria Mitchell Scholarship
in-depth focus on ceramics found which is awarded to a graduating senior
throughout the House, as well as repairs to from Nantucket High School who intends to
the roofwalk hatch and the east gable attic pursue a degree and career path in a STEM
window – all grant funded work. field. 2020’s recipient of the one-time $500
scholarship was Skye Flegg who began
While we could not meet in person for our attending the University of New Hampshire
second Maria Mitchell Women of Science in the fall of 2020.
Symposium (MMWSS) this year as had been
planned, we turned to hosting a shorter And with the wonders of the Internet
version online on October 2, 2020. With over making our world much smaller, we were
300 registrants, we were able to draw a larger still able to assist researchers and students
audience as we focused on Inclusion, Diversity, across the globe who were working on
16 www.mariamitchell.orgprojects, books, and exhibits in which Maria including the always anticipated Birthday
Mitchell was featured. From a new book to Open House in honor of Maria Mitchell’s
come on the Hawthorne family to a work of birthday on August 1. That is something that
fiction on the Great Fire of 1846, we received has been ongoing in some capacity since
requests for research, archival materials, and our founding and was a great
historic photograph use from researchers in disappointment to all of us.
MITCHELL HOUSE
the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and
France to name a few places. Maria Mitchell And while there was no internship this year,
was also featured in an American the hoped for 2020 Mitchell House internship
Astronomical Society online article for the still carried on to some extent albeit remotely
column“ThisMonthinAstronomicalHistory” as Kari Fossum (Mount Holyoke College 2021)
part of the Historical Astronomy Division. met weekly with the curator via Skype in
The curator was asked to write an article order to begin to complete research towards
celebrating Mitchell’s accomplishments on a hoped for online exhibit focusing on an
what would have been her 202nd birthday. aspect of Nantucket and Maria Mitchell’s life.
The curator was also asked by the Woods More to come in 2021 on this initiative as Ms.
Hole Oceanographic Institution to research Fossum plans to be the 2021 intern.
and write an article, exhibit text, and plaque Additionally, we were able to welcome back a
text for the dedication of a room at WHOI in volunteer who has been cataloging a
memory of WHOI biologist and founder of Nantucket collection of books donated to us
modern oceanography, Mary Sears. several years ago by Reva and Mort
Schlesinger. Joanne Polster has been an
The Mitchell House Curator is also the MMA’s enormous help to getting this done and we
Deputy Director, and as such she was asked were glad to be able to have her back
to spearhead the MMA’s COVID-19 response followingtheCOVID-19protocolsinlate2020.
from everything from sourcing and
purchasing PPE supplies to developing While we had limited time on-site for a good
program and working on-site protocols, to portion of 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions
contact tracing rules and cleaning protocols from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
and how each of the staff were going to we still managed to make some strides in
work in office spaces on site– especially the Mitchell House, host our second – but
when we were allowed back into the online, shortened version – of the MMWSS,
museums, sites, and offices. The Pandemic and attend to some activities that we are not
kept us from many events this year, able to do in the busy summer months.
17With the COVID-19 continued effort to bring this historic
Pandemic, the MMA property up to its potential by updating the
FACILITIES
was forced to limit heating system and making electrical
what was completed updates. This builds upon a 2016 grant that
at the facilities for cost we received from the Massachusetts
savings. The Cultural Council which allowed us to
Pandemic also added complete work to the roof, sidewall
Jascin N. Leonardo Finger a new level to how shingling, and painting several years ago.
MMA Deputy Director
we worked on the
sites with contractors, As already noted in this annual report, the
landscapers, and others. But despite all of Mitchell House received two grants in
this, we were able to make some much 2020 – one from Preservation
needed repairs with grant support and to Massachusetts, in collaboration with the
keep our buildings in good order 1772 Foundation, and one from the M. S.
throughout 2020. We were also aided by Worthington Foundation which allowed
several volunteers when allowed to do so the MMA to re-glaze the historic sashes of
underCOVID-19guidelines.Ofgreatestnote, the 1790 House and paint the trim, doors,
several efforts for our sites in 2020 are and sashes. The House also saw the
detailed in this report. replacement of an east gable window that
was not original and now matches the rest
Happily, we were able to apply for and of the historic sashes and repairs to its
receive funding from several foundations roofwalk hatch – all grant funded.
and granting agencies that allowed and
will allow the MMA to attend to In Hinchman House, we made a few
outstanding projects and to begin to realize small updates in the Natural Science
the conservation of the Maria Mitchell Museum which included the installation
Vestal Street Observatory. With funding of a set tub in the old water closet in the
from the Community Preservation Act and Animal Room enabling the cleaning of
the M. S. Worthington Foundation, we tanks to be made much easier. Some
hope to begin the conservation of this electrical work was completed in the
historic Observatory in 2021 as we continue basement for Aquarium tank support, and
to focus on the maintenance and the classroom space saw some plumbing
conservation of our important and in many updates. With some grant money for
cases, historic, facilities. painting, we were also able to attend to
the exterior of the front entry.
In the Astronomer’s Cottage, thus named
since many of the MMA’s astronomers have At our properties on Washington Street,
lived in the cottage since it was donated to we were forced to put in a new water line as
the MMA in the early 1920s but is used to the pipe was found to be leaking and
house different senior staff, we made a broken in several places. We completed this
18 www.mariamitchell.orgwork in February – just before the Pandemic to address any necessary maintenance or
hit the United States and the island. emergencies that occur and some did in
2020 with plumbing, carpentry, electrical,
With a grant from the Nantucket Garden and the like. Again, in other areas where
Club, the Deputy Director was able to we could forego activities for 2020 in order
place a focus on restoring the native to save money, we did. But we have
wildflower and plant garden in front of the worked very hard over the last few years
Vestal Street Observatory by introducing to bring our buildings up to a high level of
native species which help to support the preservation, as we have designated in our
FACILITIES
birds, insects, and other life found on strategic plan. Thus, we are constantly
Vestal Street and the island. Our seeking and applying for grants and gifts
Landscape uses no fertilizers or weed that support these efforts.
killers of any kind, allowing the fauna to
eat and inhabit the area safely. It also Finally, we had several volunteers
means that our Hinchman House animals including Nancy Giragosian who attended
have safe clover and other edibles to eat to the Astronomer’s Cottage garden and
and walk through when they are out for lawn and window boxes and Geoff Smith
exercise. The grant also allowed for some who helped us to cut back some
additional seating and we now have a overgrown areas and roses at the MMA
bench at the Vestal Street Observatory this fall. It is volunteers who help us make
and two Adirondack chairs at the MMA a difference, too, and the Deputy Director
Research Center for our visitors. would love to have people join a new
garden group that will put volunteers to
All of our sites continued to have their work twice a month in-season to attend to
requisite inspections – something that the gardens at the MMA with the Deputy
must continue for the safety of all and the Director. It is a fun, team building
buildings despite a Pandemic. Of course, experience and we hope you will contact
issues arise with all buildings and we need us about this new volunteer effort.
19DEVELOPMENT
The MMA’s Because we could not bring together our
Advancementefforts Honorary Board during the summer, we
were very nimble this hosted a fall Virtual Meet and Greet with
year. Because of MMA Interim Executive Director Jason
COVID-19, Bridges. The gathering provided an
fundraising events opportunity for our Honorary Board
were quickly Members to hear our COVID-19 scenario
Logan S. Gomes reimagined, and our planning and offer feedback and advice.
Director of Advancement
development plan
was thoughtfully modified. In anticipation of Our 2020 Year-End Campaign brought in a
an atypical summer, we launched an record number of supporters, with 102
Emergency Resiliency Fund (ER Fund) in May, more donors participating compared to
aimed to help offset lost special event and 2019, yet year-end revenue was slightly
membership revenue. With our facilities and down compared to the prior year. We
programs greatly impacted by the Pandemic, anticipated a potential decline in this
we knew the latter would be down. The ER specific fund, because many supporters had
Fund was a success, and we were very already participated in our Emergency
grateful for the 187 donors who made timely Resiliency Fund. Overall, we saw an increase
and generous contributions, enabling us to in contributions compared to 2019. This
raise over $220,000 during a time in which timely support truly helped us weather the
our camps and programs were halted. Pandemic’s impact on our organization.
Shortly thereafter, we launched two new
“Wish Upon a Star” auctions for one-month,
VIP parking spaces at 29 and 33 Washington
Street respectively. These creative and fun
fundraisers, which featured results live
streamed via social media, helped us
generate excitement and attract new
donors. Many have already asked if we will
offer this auction again in 2021– and we will!
In an effort to stay engaged with past MMA
Gala sponsors, we hosted a phone-a-thon,
contacting previous sponsors and asking
for their continued support even though
we were unable to host a Gala in 2020. The
phone-a-thon proved successful and
helped us stay connected to supporters.
Kelly Bernatzky, Development Associate
20 www.mariamitchell.orgWe were very grateful for the continued our site, making it more innovative and
grant support from numerous foundations, user-friendly. The website redesign, led by
as noted on page 29, and we were quick to MMA Development Associate, Kelly
research and apply for new grant Bernatzky, and conducted by Moor Studio,
opportunities in light of the Pandemic. As a was generously funded by a grant
result, our grant revenue increased received from the Community Foundation
compared to 2019. A special thank you to for Nantucket’s ReMain Nantucket Fund.
the Community Foundation for Nantucket The eagerly anticipated new site is
DEVELOPMENT
for their COVID-19 relief funding initiatives. expected to launch in February 2021.
Two major development and The Development Office welcomed former
communications related advancements MMA intern, Kelly Bernatzky (2018 Mitchell
included the upgrade of our donor House Intern), back to the organization as
database from Abila to Raiser’s Edge by the new Development Associate. A
Blackbaud and the redesign of our graduate of Vassar College, Bernatzky first
website. The new database allowed our became familiar with the MMA when she
Advancement Office to be more efficient wrote a report about Maria Mitchell in the
in data management and reporting. The third grade. Bernatzky will be managing our
redesign of our website was a major communications and grants and assisting
undertaking and enabled us to modernize with special events.
21GALAXY OF SUPPORT
Supporting Members L. Parker Stephenson
Individual Supporting Members Seth and Jennifer Stier
Jonathan Swain
$2,500
Susan and Michael Baer Annual Fund
Donna and Tom Jarecki $25,000+
Ginger and Marlin Miller, Jr. Richard Bard and Susan Blount
* Capacity Building Fund
$1,000 Margaret and John Falk
Charles Hoopes and Megan Landeck * Capacity Building Fund
John and Diane Samuels
Happy and Samuel Shipley, III $10,000-$24,999
The Walkey Family Archibald Family Foundation
Michael and Tina Jemison
$500 * Capacity Building Fund
Allen Bell and Dennie Doran Tupancy-Harris Foundation of 1986
James D. Carey * Capacity Building Fund
Chip Carver and Anne DeLaney
Hilary and Ara Cohen $5,000-$9,999
Dennis Cross Anonymous
Lisa Gustavson Curt Burwell and Christine Ryan
Sonya Keene and John Moy Chris and Missy Griffiths
James Meehan and Patricia White * Capacity Building Fund
Herbert and Miriam Mittenthal Toni and Martin McKerrow
Richard and Ronay Menschel
$250 Tamsen Merrill and Gregory Thorp
Sam and Janet Bailey
Bill and Sara Congdon $1,000-$4,999
Barbara and James Duffy James and Garland Alban
John and Christine Ellis Atlantic Landscaping
David and Vinita Ferrera Dinah and Barry Barksdale
Paul and Susan Meister Dr. David H. and Beverly A. Barlow
Michael and Julia Milone Max and Pamela Berry
Earl and Iris Mix Harrington and Constance Bischof
Ben and Jackie Normand Eileen Butler
Suzanne Obrecht Richard and Sally Charpie
Sam and Ellen Phelan Congdon & Coleman Insurance Agency
David and Elizabeth Powell Amanda B. Cross
William and Laurie Schutt Brendan and Jumana Culligan
Marianne and John Stanton Barbara and James Duffy
22 www.mariamitchell.orgFisher Real Estate * In memory of Clint and Edith Andrews
Robert and Barbara Friedman Robert and Lili Anolik
Nancy and Charles Geschke Anonymous
Gilbert Verney Foundation Anne and Sandy Apgar
Margaret Gilfoy Jennifer Backus
GALAXY OF SUPPORT
Zachary and Lindsey Gund * In honor of Jenny Ord
Robert and Mary Haft Denise Badders
Brett and Amy Harsch Kathleen Baird
John and Tricia Hartner Amy Baldwin and Hugh Davis
Kevin and Carolyn Holt Joseph Barr
Brad and Lisa Larson Mary and Peter Barrett
Amanda and Bill Liddle Ashleigh and Scott Beardsley
Edward and Deedie McCarthy Rebecca Becker
Stephen and Laetitia Mead John and Judith Belash
Polly and Nick Miller Colin Bernatzky
Moose Moss Donor Advised Fund Kelly C. M. Bernatzky
Craig and Ann Muhlhauser Ruth and Robi Blumenstein
Michael and Joan Nelson Julia Blyth
Susan and Scott Nelson Jay and Carol Bowditch
North Pond Foundation Paulette and Fred Boling
Al and Mary Novissimo Bruce and Lisa Bond
Richard K. Lubin Family Foundation Kim Botelho
Kate Lubin and Glendon Sutton * In honor of Logan Gomes
Peravid Foundation Georgette and Solomon Boucai
Julie and Matt Richardson Robert and Lacey Brandt
David and Ellen Ross Vivienne and Michael Brennan
Eileen Rudden and Josh Posner Jason and Courtney Bridges
Mark and Samantha Sandler Eugene and Susan Briskman
Cary and Elaine Schwartz Margaretta Brokaw
Randee Seiger Blair and David Browne
Lynda Vickers-Smith Andrea Brue
Lorraine Snell Elizabeth and Andy Buccino
Nancy Snell Bill and Laura Buck
Stillwater Charitable Trust Dr. Bonnie J. Buratti
Brian and Kate Sullivan Martha Butler
Frances Symes George and Kathleen Butterworth
Donald and Deborah Van Dyke Mr. and Mrs. James D. Carey
Constance and Robert Walkingshaw John B. Carroll
Susan Weatherley Diana and Hill Carter
Tim and Helene Weld William T. Cashman
Karen Castle and John Mahoney
$1-$999 Dr. Nancy Chanover
Skip and Lulu Ahneman Katherine P. Cheek
Amazon Smile Julia and Sergey Chumak
American Family Insurance Pamela Clark
Thomas Anathan Constance Cocroft
Stephen and Marcia Anderson Nicole Cosgrove
Ginger Andrews Chris H. Cowperthwait
www.mariamitchell.org 23Laura Crocker Sandra Holland and Alfred Sanford
Emma Dahl James and Elizabeth Holt
Ms. Sheila David and Dr. David Policansky Robert and Allison Inglis
Dean Hutton Fund Richard and Virginia Irwin
Susan Doughan * In honor of Ginger Andrews
GALAXY OF SUPPORT
Daniel and Judith Drake Sarah and Christopher Irwin
Bill and Lois Druckemiller Harvey Jones
Jack Dubinsky Dr. Regina A. Jorgenson
Karen Dubinsky Wilbur and Maja Jorgenson
Lee and Tharon Dunn JustGive.org
Bob and Marsha Egan Ms. Judy T. Karpen
Ana and Michael Ericksen * In memory of Dorrit Hoffleit
Ernst Land Design Dr. Julie Kaufman
Caroline Farr and Terry Harvey Woody and Jane Kay
Martha and Paddy Farrell Dennis and Connie Keller
Matt and Shelia Fee Michael Kellerman
Kristie and Benjamin Ferrantella Marty and Lance Kelly
Jascin and Eric Finger Brian Kelly and Kathleen Cannon
* In memory of Edith Andrews Drs. Robert and Anne Kennedy
Erich Fischer and Hallie Henderson Kristin Ketterer
Monica and Stuart Flegg Robert and Sharon Kiss
Bob and Bonnie Ford Dr. and Mrs. R.F. Knauft
Trinity Foreman Robert Knecht
Craig and Mary Gambee Kathi and Dan Knise
Eileen Gebrian and Timothy Barberich Tarini Konchady
Dr. Henry Gewirtz Andrew and Emily Kotchen
Edward Gillum and Sarah Horne-Gillum Jeffrey Krupa
Ms. Meg Glidden Regan and William Landreth
Logan S. Gomes Jason and Vanessa Larrabee
Kathleen Graber * In honor of Kim Botelho
Joe and Maria Grause Kathy Lasota
Fifi Greenberg Lucy Lau and Christopher Keogan
Toby A. Greenberg Judith F. Lee
Katharine Robinson Grieder and James Grieder Brian and Kathleen Legg
Kathy and Bill Grieder Lenzner Family Foundation
Elizabeth and Reade Griffith * In memory of Terry Lenzner
Tom and Kim Griswold Edwin Deane Leonard
Lauren and Paul Gudonis Larry and Susan Levine
Joan and Philip Gulley * In memory of Adam Bloom
Lydia Gullicksen John Liu
Joan and Roy Gustaveson Victoria Livingstone
Edmund and Barbara Hajim Ken and Grace Logan
Charles and Kaaren Hale Pamela Lohmann
Ellen Harde Mary Longacre
Jason and Natasha Harman Mark and Christa Lopez
Dorothy Hesselman Thomas B. Loring
Megan Hodgson Deborah Lothian
Michael Holdgate and Dawn Hill Holdgate Richard Lowry
24 www.mariamitchell.orgWill and Alanna Lucas Frank and Jennifer Rand
Nancy Lucchini John and Monique Reed
Warren and Roberta Lyman Diana R. Regan
Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm and Karen MacNab Allen Reinhard
Debra and Vince Maffeo Katherine Rhode and John Salzer
GALAXY OF SUPPORT
Maureen Manning * In memory of Meg Perkins
Deb and Peter Manus Mrs. Jay W. Riggs
Mara Maral Gretchen and Jay Riley
Sally L. Marrer Karen and Fred Ringwald
* In honor of Ella Griffiths Virginia and Joseph Ripp
Elizabeth Marshall Romankiewicz Family Fund
Stephen and Julia Maury Kermit Roosevelt
Eugene and Pamela McGuire * In memory of Corinne Roosevelt
Mary Lou McGuire Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas and Sueanne Rorick
Peter McHugh Joan Rosenberg
Andrew A. Mckenna-Foster Robin and Mickey Rowland
Katie and Bill McNabb Alicia Ruggiero and Patrick Burnett
Bernadette Meyer Charles and Shona Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Miller IV A.J. Ryder
Ellen Mitchell and Charles Byrne Bonnie Johnson Sacerdote
Herbert and Miriam Mittenthal Gayle and Joseph Santucci, Jr.
Ashley Mody Charles Sawyer
* In honor of Frances Symes Denise and Doug Schenkel
Brooke and Charlie Mohr Lois Schmidt
Miguel Morocoima William and Laurie Schutt
George and Barbara Mrkonic Robert Schwed
Carl M. Mueller Harry and Christina Schwefel
Patricia Munoz Ivy and Fran Scricco
Jennifer and David Neighbours Jeff Shapiro and Mary Howell
Jennifer Nelson Mrs. John J. Shea
Network for Good Mary Shockey
Deborah Nicholson Les Silverman
Sean and Gina O’Callaghan Alan Sliski and Susan Katz Sliski
Robert A. Olson Ms. Mary Anne Sloan
Reina Oostingh Margaret Stineman
Barbara O’Reilly Ann Stock
Nannette Orr Georgia Stolle-McAllister
Keenan Pace Eric and Dominicana Stone
Catherine and Mark Parsells Vladimir Strelnitski
* In honor of Judy MacLeod T Theory Foundation
Bradford and Shira Paul * In memory of Terry Laundry
Evan Peverley and Michelle Cruz Mr. and Mrs. James V. Tanzola
Nathaniel and Melissa Philbrick Cammy Oechsli Taylor and R. Scott Taylor
Dr. Douglas Horst and Ms. Maureen Phillips Richard and Judithann Thayer
Linda M. Phillips James Thomas and Flor de Maria Thomas
Libby Pingpank R. Scott Toop and Laura Rosene
Drs. William G. Porter and Peggy Davis Gary and Ellen Tratt
Jay and Margaret Rachfal *InhonorofBobKennedyandGingerAndrews
www.mariamitchell.org 25Betsy and Jim Tyler Ferrera Family Giving Fund
Gary and Shelley Vogel Sandra Fossum
Hollis Von Summer Ralph and Julie Geer
Gary and Kathy Walker Joseph and Jane Gifun
Nancy and Charles Walters John and Tricia Hartner
GALAXY OF SUPPORT
Suellen Ward and John Copenhaver Douglas Hersh and Sarah Little
Denise Watkins The Judy Family
W.B. Marden Co. Arthur and Diane Kelly
Dr. & Mrs. Joel and Judith Weinstein Denice Kronau and Michael Reitterman
Elizabeth Weiss Bruce Lawler and Lisa Clarey-Lawler
Stephen Welch Toni and Martin McKerrow
Welch & Associates, Inc. Realty Group Kevin and Beth McMeen
Harry Wilcox Tamsen Merrill and Gregory Thorp
Hugh and Elizabeth Wilkinson Craig and Ann Muhlhauser
Will Brown Fund Michael and Joan Nelson
Howard Willard Jeffrey and Julie Parker
Emily and Tom Wood Dr. Nathaniel Poor
Dr. and Mrs. Jim and Susan Yue Eileen Rudden and Josh Posner
* In honor of Carolyn Holt Gayle and Joseph Santucci, Jr.
David Yuen and Sarah Neroni Heather Sharer and Dirk De Roos
Happy and Samuel Shipley, III
Emergency Resiliency Fund Janet Steinmayer
$15,000+ * In memory of Alwin Steinmayer, Jr.
Barbara and Amos Hostetter Gary and Kathy Walker
John S. Weatherley Charitable Foundation Robert and Constance Walkingshaw
* In honor of Dave Gagnon
$5,000-$14,999 Tim and Helene Weld
Dr. James Burruss and Dr. Mary Fontaine
Ella George Children’s Foundation $1-$999
Margaret and John Falk Anne and Sandy Apgar
Carolyn and Kevin Holt Mariann Berg Hundahl Appley
Helaine Greenfeld and Richard Mintz Nancy Beebe
Molly and Chris Paiement Dr. & Mrs. Howard and Susan Bloom
Piantino Family Foundation Paulette and Fred Boling
The Walkey Family Bruce and Lisa Bond
Jon and Carlyn Zehner Christin and Steven Brecher
Susan and Coleman Burke
$1,000-$4,999 Ann Buttrick
Richard Bard and Susan Blount Kathryn Carlson
Dr. David H. and Beverly A. Barlow Allison Carneal
Benevity - BlackRock Charina Endowment Fund
Harrington and Constance Bischof David and Anne Choate
Lisa-Margaret Bryan Congdon & Coleman Insurance Agency
Curt Burwell and Christine Ryan Paul and Nancy Connolly
The Cox Foundation, Inc. Clare Cunningham
Christopher and Christina Crampton Emma Dahl
Dr. Deborah Crocker Ms. Sheila David and Dr. David Policansky
Amanda B. Cross Tracey Dominick
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