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+

  • ARPA City of Brockton
  • Liberty Mutual Foundation
  • Mass Mentoring Partnership

$15,000+

  • Arbella Insurance Foundation, Inc.
  • Harold Brooks Foundation – Bank of America, N.A. – Co-Trustee
  • Orville W. Forte Charitable Foundation
  • Bette Lee and Dudley Digges Fund
  • Foundation M
  • HarborOne Foundation
  • Highland Street Foundation
  • Mabel A. Horne Fund, Bank of America, N.A. Trustee
  • Hunt Street Fund
  • Island Foundation, Inc.
  • Jennifer Kane Scholarship and Charitable Trust
  • Lamb Family Foundation
  • National Grid Foundation
  • Nellie Mae Education Foundation
  • The Michael T. Sherman Foundation
  • The Philanthropy Connection
  • The P&G Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation
  • The Spark Foundation
  • SouthCoast Community Foundation – Polaroid Fund
  • State Street Foundation Matching Gift Program
  • The Stratford Foundation, Inc.
  • TJX Companies, Inc.
  • United Way of Greater Fall River

$10,000+

  • Adelard A. & Valdea Lea Roy Foundation
  • Aegon Transamerica Foundation
  • BB Lederer Sons Foundation
  • Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation, Inc.
  • Bushrod H. Campbell and Adah F. Hall Charity Fund
  • The High Point Foundation
  • Richard McGrail Family Trust
  • Mildred’s Dream
  • The John H. & H. Naomi Tomfohrde Foundation
  • Henry E. Niles Foundation, Inc.
  • The Pilgrim Foundation
  • The Philanthropy Connection
  • Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation
  • SouthCoast Community Foundation – James Arnold Fund
  • The Frederick E. Weber Charities Corporation
  • United Way of Greater Plymouth County

$5,000+

  • Agnes M. Lindsay Trust
  • Bluestone Bank Charitable Foundation
  • CHT Foundation
  • RD Dynasty Trust Charitable Fund
  • Eastern Bank Foundation
  • The Fuller Foundation
  • SouthCoast Community Foundation

*These gifts represent funds donated from the previous three fiscal years, beginning July, 2021. This list was last updated January 18, 2024

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

$50,000+

  • Kushner Companies
  • National Grid USA Corporate Citizenship

$15,000+

  • Liberty Mutual Insurance
  • Pega Systems, Inc.

$5,000+

  • Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company
  • Cape Cod Lumber
  • Charles River Development
  • CIT Group
  • CrossHarbor Capital Partners LLC
  • Envision Bank
  • Getfused
  • Macquarie Group
  • North Easton Savings

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, 2021 through January 18, 2024

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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
  • The Benefactory Group
  • Buttonwood Books and Toys
  • Easton Public Schools
  • NaviSite Inc
  • Richardson Insurance
  • Rockland Trust
  • Ultragenyx Gene Therapy

$10,000 – $14,999

  • DYNE Therapeutics
  • FedEx
  • Kiniska Pharmaceuticals
  • PegaSystems
  • Rapport Therapeutics
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals

$5,000 - $9,999

  • Abata Therapeutics
  • Advisor360
  • Arbor Bio
  • Axial Financial Group
  • The Bridgespan Group
  • Casma Therapeutics
  • Christine Margulies
  • Corporate Casuals
  • Cove Hill Partners
  • Covenant Congregational
  • Church of North Easton
  • Cullinan Oncology
  • Entrada Therapeutics
  • HarborOne Bank
  • Hope Scouts Massachusetts
  • IRA Motor Group
  • Kymera Therapeutics
  • Maureen Benton
  • MOMs Club of Easton
  • National Charity League, Blue Hills Chapter
  • New Bedford Free Public Library
  • Old Colony YMCA
  • Puretech
  • Remix Therapeutics
  • Rockhill Management, LLC
  • Sanofi
  • Sanofi Specialty Care
  • SimpliSafe
  • Tome Bio Sciences
  • Verve Therapeutics
  • Visterra
  • Walker & Dunlop

$1,000 - $4,999

  • AAA Northeast
  • Arav Jain
  • Action Medicine DPC
  • Akamai Technologies
  • Akhil and Raja Bodapati
  • Allspring Global Investment
  • Ally White
  • Amazon
  • Ambri, Inc.
  • American Automobile Association
  • American Eagle Retailers
  • American Moving and Installation, Inc.
  • Anishka Srikanth
  • Ankitha Garapati
  • Apple Orchard School
  • Archbishop Williams High School
  • Arrakis Therapeutics
  • AVROBIO, Inc.
  • Bank of America
  • Barbara Labadie
  • Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
  • Bentley MBA Team Group 3
  • Bicara Therapeutics
  • Bill & Annmarie Harlor
  • BlackCloak
  • Bluestone Bank
  • Boston College High School
  • Boston Consulting Group
  • Boston Partners
  • Brad Avergon
  • Brandy Shenck
  • Brewster Home Fashion
  • Brookfield Properties
  • Buffalo Lodging Associates
  • Bundle of Joy Exchange
  • Carla Rodney
  • Carol’s Birthday Wish
  • Carr Properties
  • Center School
  • Ceveral Therapeutics
  • Cheryl Opper
  • Citrin Cooperman
  • Claria Partners
  • Clarion Health Care
  • Clever Crazes for Kids
  • Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares
  • Corium, Inc.
  • Cranberry Country Chamber of Commerce
  • Crisr Therapeutics
  • Cycle Life Studio
  • Danny Smith
  • David Buzzee
  • Denette Family Chiropractic
  • Department of Corrections
  • Edenred Commuter Benefits
  • Engage Smart
  • Financial Recovery Technology
  • Frequency Therapeutics
  • Friends of the Marshfield Public Library
  • Fringe Hair Loft
  • Gail & Patrick Broderick
  • GenServ
  • Girl Scout Troop 82350
  • Glaukos Corporation
  • God Has No Limits
  • Good Samaritan Medical Center
  • Hansen Elementary School
  • Haoxue Yan
  • Healthcare Financial, Inc.
  • Heidi Cheerman
  • Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
  • Hope & Comfort
  • IANS
  • IDEX Health & Science
  • Inly School
  • Insperity
  • Ionis Pharmaceuticals
  • Isgenuity
  • iZotope
  • Jack Conway Realtor
  • Jennifer Gold
  • Jenny Williams
  • Joshua Klein
  • Joyce Asack
  • Kathie Kieth
  • Kathleen Wilson
  • Katie Keating, Sophie Shield & Addie Kiddo
  • Kura Oncology
  • Lando & Anastasi
  • Lara O’Rourke
  • Lauren Silva
  • LifeMine Therapeutics
  • Love All, Serve All Foundation
  • Margo Cheel
  • Maria Sylvia
  • Mariana Oncology
  • Mary Telesmanick
  • Mastropoalo Family
  • Maura Spigneli & Natalie Sheehan
  • Merck Pharmaceuticals
  • Michael Page
  • Michelle & John Valentine
  • Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (Boston)
  • New Bedford Housing Authority
  • Nimbus Therapeutics
  • Oliver Ames High School SOWMA Club
  • Oluwakemi Kolawolb
  • OpenView
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Daughters
  • Paint Rust & Pixie Dust
  • Plymouth County 4H
  • Pondville Correctional Center
  • Rebecca Stone
  • Red Mill Village
  • Reforger
  • Regency at Glen Ellen
  • Reliant Medical Group
  • Rockland Federal Credit Union
  • St. Anne’s Hospital
  • St. John Paul Second School
  • Scholastic Books
  • Scituate Community Christmas
  • Scully Signal Company
  • Seismic Therapeutic
  • Sekisui Diagnostics LLC
  • Shawmut Corporation
  • Siemens Industry, Inc.
  • Siya Patel
  • Social Justice Choir of Southeastern MA
  • St. Vincent De Paul
  • Staples #1294
  • State Street Global Advisors
  • Stryker
  • Tabor Academy
  • Temple Sinai
  • Thayer Academy
  • The First Church of West Bridgewater
  • Theory Wellness
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Third Harmonic Bio Science
  • Travellers Insurance Company
  • Trinity Life Sciences
  • Trish McAleer
  • Two Men & A Truck
  • Union Congregational Church of Weymouth & Braintree
  • University Park
  • Vantage Builders
  • Vedanta Biosciences, Inc.
  • Village Speech LLC
  • Walmart Store 159
  • Watertown Savings Bank
  • Westgate Mall
  • Wipfli LLP
  • Whitings Health Solutions
  • Wolf Greenfield
  • Xillo Therapeutics

* This list represents in-kind gifts donated from the previous three fiscal years, beginning July, 2021 and last updated January 18, 2024

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
  • Mark and Elizabeth Dunne
  • Athena and Spiros Giannaros & Family
  • William and Annmarie Harlor
  • Tony Kalbunde
  • Jay and Claudia Weed

Champions for our Kids
$10,000+

  • Gregory and Colleen DeSimone
  • Thomas and Elena Driscoll
  • Neil & Wendi Levine
  • Christin and Thomas Marks
  • Christopher Murphy

SOWMA AMBASSADORS $5,000+

  • Chase and Nicole Arnold
  • Spencer Collier
  • Matthew Daly
  • Matthew & Susan Galligan
  • Michael & Anne Kearney
  • Lisa Lennon
  • Jeni and George Mather
  • Aimee Morgida
  • Zach and Melanie Nimboorkar
  • Marvin & Irena Mroz
  • Brian and Mary Ellen O’Leary
  • Richard Olson
  • Cheryl & Neal Opper
  • Steve & Barbara Prebble
  • Caroline Pugliesi
  • Fred & Jean Raymond
  • Peter & Karen Regas
  • Roni Thaler
  • Nancy Brennan Tobman

* Represents cumulative giving from July 1, 2021 through January 18, 2024

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.