Our Donors

There are many ways to support our mission and students.

Our work is made possible by a village of supporters who rally behind students in need as collectively we open doors to a brighter future.

School on Wheels of Massachusetts is grateful for the foundations and grantors who support the academic, social and emotional growth of Massachusetts students impacted by homelessness.

These gifts sustain our mission to keep students on track and in school during times of uncertainty and disruption. Funds support customized, grade-level backpacks and school supplies, tutoring and mentoring, and college assistance to some of the 24,000+ students enrolled in Massachusetts public schools who have no place to call home. We thank the following contributors for their confidence in our mission and in our students.

$100,000+

  • Alvarium Foundation
  • Amelia Peabody Foundation
  • Life Science Cares
  • Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
  • Jack & Kathy Shields Family Foundation

 $50,000+

  • Liberty Mutual Foundation
  • Mass Mentoring Partnership

 $25,000+

  • Bank of America, N.A. – Co-Trustee; Harold Brooks Foundation 
  • Bette Lee and Dudley Digges Fund 
  • City of Brockton – ARPA
  • Mabel A. Horne Fund, Bank of America, N.A. Trustee 
  • Hunt Street Fund 
  • Island Foundation
  • Lamb Family Foundation 
  • Ludcke Foundation
  • National Grid Foundation 
  • Orville W. Forte Charitable Foundation
  • The Philanthropy Connection
  • Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation 
  • The Spark Foundation
  • State Street Matching Gift Program 
  • The Stratford Foundation
  • TJX Companies, Inc. 
  • United Way of Greater Fall River 

$15,000+

  • Aegon Transamerica Foundation
  • Arbella Insurance Foundation, Inc.
  • BB Lederer Sons Foundation
  • Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation, Inc.
  • Bushrod H. Campbell and Adah F. Hall Charity Fund 
  • Cabot Family Charitable Trust  
  • Foundation M
  • HarborOne Foundation
  • Highland Street Foundation
  • Jennifer Kane Scholarship and Charitable Trust 
  • The P&G Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation 
  • The Pilgrim Foundation
  • Nellie Mae Education Foundation
  • The Michael T. Sherman Foundation
  • SouthCoast Community Foundation – Polaroid Fund

$10,000+

  • American Eagle Outfitters Foundation
  • The High Point Foundation
  • Mildred’s Dream Foundation
  • The John H. & H. Naomi Tomfohrde Foundation
  • New England Patriots Foundation 
  • The Pepsi Foundation Matching Gift Program 
  • Henry E. Niles Foundation, Inc.
  • Adelard A. & Valdea Lea Roy Foundation 
  • The Frederick E. Weber Charities Corporation
  • United Way of Greater Plymouth County
  • Vandermark Foundation 
  • Frederick E. Weber Charities

$5,000+

  • Agnes M. Lindsay Trust
  • James Arnold Fund 
  • Bay State Federal Savings Charitable Foundation 
  • Bluestone Bank Charitable Foundation
  • Boston Bruins Foundation 
  • CHT Foundation
  • The Derenzo Charitable Foundation, Inc.
  • Goddard Foundation 
  • RD Dynasty Trust Charitable Fund
  • Eastern Bank Foundation
  • The Fuller Foundation
  • Dave McGillivary Finish Line Foundation  
  • Richard McGrail Family Trust
  • The Martin Richard Foundation 
  • SouthCoast Community Foundation – James Arnold Fund

*These gifts represent funds donated from the previous three fiscal years, beginning  July, 2022. This list was last updated March 27, 2025

When your company supports School on Wheels of Massachusetts, you’re playing an important role in ending the cycle of poverty in Massachusetts by addressing the educational needs of children and youth impacted by homelessness. At SOWMA, we believe that by providing one-on-one tutoring, high school and college mentoring and customized backpacks and school supplies to children and youth facing homelessness, we help sudents develop confidence and reach their full potential.

We salute our long-term Corporate Partners who serve as Champions for Kids.

$100,000+

  • Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
  • National Grid USA Corporate Citizenship 

$50,000+

  • Kushner Companies
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance 

$15,000+

  • Cape Cod Lumber
  • City of Brockton 
  • Pega Systems, Inc.
  • State Street Foundation Matching Gift Program 

$5,000+

  • Amazon 
  • The Baupost Group LLC 
  • Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company
  • Bluestone Bank 
  • Charles River Development
  • CIT Group
  • CrossHarbor Capital Partners LLC
  • Envision Bank
  • Tina K. Green, Esq.  
  • Macquarie Group
  • North Easton Savings
  • Presidio Networked Solutions LLC 
  • Quincy Mutual Group 
  • Rexel Energy Solutions 

Contributions take many forms including:

  1. Cash donations
  2. Student scholarships
  3. Employee involvement programs
  4. Sponsorship of a School on Wheels of Massachusetts event

* Lists represent cumulative gifts received from July, 2022 through March, 2025

Many thanks to the corporate partners, community groups and volunteers who donate backpacks, school supplies and time to support our students.

This academic year alone (2023-2024) we distributed customized, grade-level backpacks to more than 10,000 students impacted by homelessness & poverty.

Thank you for keeping our inventory & distribution humming!

$15,000+ Value

Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Buttonwood Books and Toys
Easton Public Schools
Kiniska Pharmaceuticals
Mariana Oncology
NCL Blue Hills Chapter
Richardson Insurance
Rockland Trust
Sanofi
Ultragenyx Gene Therapy

$10,000 – $14,999

DYNE Therapeutics
FedEx
NaviSite Inc
Novo Nordisk
Pegasystems Inc
Rapport Therapeutics
SalioGen
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Xilio Therapeutics

$5,000 - $9,999

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. – Psi Lota Omega
Amazon
Arbor Bioscience
Axial Financial Group
Maureen Benton
Bicara Therapeutics
BlackCloak
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Cardi’s Furniture and Mattress
Casma Therapeutics
CMBG3 Law
Cove Hill Partners
Covenant Congregational Church of North Easton
Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce
Cullinan Oncology
Entrada Therapeutics
Fish & Richardson Law Firm
GenServ
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Hope Scouts Massachusetts

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
IRA Motor Group
Kymera Therapeutics
MassMutual Insurance
Mastropoalo Family
MOMs Club of Easton
New Bedford Free Public Library
New Bedford Housing Authority
New England Development
Remix Therapeutics
Rockhill Management, LLC
Samsonite, LLC
Seismic Therapuetic
Sekisui Diagnostics, LLC
SimpliSafe
Tome Bio Sciences
Vedanta Biosciences, Inc
Verve Therapeutics
Viridian
Visterra

$1,000 - $4,999

AAA Northeast
Abington Girl Scout Troops
Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter School
Advisor360
Aera Therapeutics
Anishka’s Eagle Project
Akamai Technologies
Akhil and Raja Bodapati
Akoya, LLC
Allspring Global Investment
Ambri, Inc.
Aqua Security
Arrakis Therapeutics
Carol’s Birthday Drive
Brad Avergon
AVROBIO, Inc
Backpacks by the Bay
Bank of America
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Susan Berry
Blue Bear Plumbing
Blue Rock Therapeutics
Bluestone Bank
Bose Corporation
Boston Cares
Boston College High School
Boston Consulting Group
Boston Higashi School
Boston Partners
Brewster Home Fashion
Bridgewater State University Honors Program & Martin Richard Institute for Social Justice
Brookfield Properties
BU Wheelock’s Student Government
Bundle of Joy Exchange
David Buzzee
Melanie Cahoon
The Cambridge School of Weston
Carr Properties
Center School
Cerevel Therapeutics
Margot Cheel
Heidi Cheerman
The Chestnut Hill School
Child Support Services Dept of Revenue
Ruhan Chowrira
Citrin Cooperman
Claria Partners
Clarion Healthcare
Clever Crazes for Kids
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares
ComputaCenter
Congregational Church of Canton
Corcoran & Havlin
Corium, Inc
Crispr Therapeutics
Crossroads For Kids
Cytiva
Daughters of the American Revolution
Denette Family Chiropractic
Department of Correction
Dunkin’ Inspire Brands
Edenred Commuter Benefits
Eliza J. Norton Foundation
Emily Miceli & Ryan McMullan
The Episcopal Parish of St. John the Evangelist
eXp Realty
Experience Management, JLL
FAST Enterprises, LLC
Andrea Figueroa
The First Church of West Bridgewater
First Parish in Lincoln
Five Below
Four Seasons
Frequency Therapeutics
Friends of the Marshfield Public Library
Ankitha Garapati
Girl Scout Troop 82350
Glaukos Corporation
Jennifer Gold
Good Samaritan Medical Center
Harbinger Health
HarborOne Bank
Bill & Annmarie Harlor
Harvard Ed Portal
Healthcare Financial Inc
Hingham Women’s Club
Hope and Comfort
IANS
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
Isgenuity
Jack Conway Realtor
Aarav Jain
John M. Corcoran & Company
Johnson & Johnson
Katie Keating, Sophie Shield & Addie Kiddo
Kensington Investment Company
Oluwakemi Kolawole
Kura Oncology
Barbara Labadie
Lando & Anastasi
Lantheus
Lasell University
Love All, Serve All Foundation
Christine Margulies
Maura Spigneli and Natalie Sheehan
McCarter and English, LLP
McDevitt Softball

Merck Pharmaceuticals
Metaphore Biotechnologies
Michael Page
New England Club Management Association
Nimbus Therapeutics
Oliver Ames High School SOWMA Club
OpenView
Lara ORourke
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Daughters
Paint Rust and Pixie Dust
Pondville Correctional Center
Propane Plus
Reforger
Reliant Medical Group
Rockland Federal Credit Union
Carla Rodney
Romm Diamonds
Rotary Club of Brockton
Rotary Club of Sharon
Saint Anne’s Hospital
Saint John Paul II School
Brandy Schenck
Scholastic Books
Scully Signal Company
Siemens Industry, Inc
Sonesta Hotels
South Elementary School
Anishka Srikanth
St Joseph School
Stall Brook Elementary PTO
State Street
Karen Stein
Rebecca Stone
Stonehill College Alumni Council
Sun Pharmaceutical
Maria Sylvia
Tabor Academy
Steven and Mary Telesmanick 
Temple Sinai
Thayer Academy
The Well Church
Theory Wellness
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Third Harmonic Bio Science

Travelers Insurance
Trinity Life Sciences
Two Men and a Truck
University Park
Vantage Builders
Village Academy
Village Speech, LLC
Walker & Dunlop
Watertown Savings Bank
Westgate Mall
Weymouth Democratic Town Committee
Ally White
Jenny Williams
Kathleen Wilson
Wipfli LLP
Withings Health Solutions
Wolf Greenfield
Haoxue Yan

* This list represents in-kind gifts donated from the previous three fiscal years, beginning July, 2022 and last updated March 27, 2025

School on Wheels of Massachusetts is grateful for the many individuals and families who continuously support our mission to bring hope and confidence to the students we serve.

Mission Partners $20,000 +

  • Anonymous
  • The Giannaros Family
  • William and Annmarie Harlor
  • Tony Kalbunde
  • Jay and Claudia Weed

Champions for our Kids
$10,000+

  • Anonymous
  • Gregory and Colleen DeSimone
  • Thomas C. Driscoll 
  • Mark and Elizabeth Dunne
  • Renee and Patrick Lawler 
  • Lisa Lennon 
  • Neil & Wendi Levine
  • Christin and Thomas Marks
  • Martin and Irena Mroz 
  • Christopher Murphy
  • Cheryl and Neal Opper 
  • Caroline Pugliesi 

SOWMA AMBASSADORS $5,000+

* Represents cumulative giving from July, 2023 through March, 2025

  • Anonymous 
  • Chase and Nicole Arnold
  • Nyra and Kearthton Cooke
  • Alexandra and John Chakalis 
  • Spencer Collier
  • Matthew and Kristi Daly
  • Michael & Anne Kearney
  • Lisa Klane 
  • Stephen Marcus and Carol Augustyniak 
  • Jeni and George Mather
  • James and Lisa McLaughlin 
  • Kevin and Laurie Mitchell
  • Zach and Melanie Nimboorkar
  • Robert and Mary Ellen O’Leary
  • Richard Olson
  • Steve & Barbara Prebble
  • Jason and Gretchen Price 
  • John and Arline Puccio 
  • Fred & Jean Raymond
  • Peter & Karen Regas
  • Rebecca and Ted Stone 
  • David and Kelly Viaene 

Special Thanks to United Way of Greater Plymouth County

School on Wheels Massachusetts appreciates the generous support from United Way Plymouth to help us work towards ending the cycle of homelessness through education.

Ways to Give

Your gifts keep students on track and in school during times of uncertainty and disruption.