Help Us Build a Healthier, Sustainable Future For All
We believe in kids and their ability to rise to the challenges in front of them. Today’s students will be the scientists and climate leaders of tomorrow. Change is Simple is working with schools and teachers to empower children with the skills and values they will need to be successful.
Right now, we’re able to reach 8,000+ students each year in 35 elementary and middle schools across Eastern Massachusetts. But there are many kids who aren’t getting this powerful STEM-based environmental education.
You can help us reach more kids
● Every $75 funds one student for a year
● $1,500 funds an entire classroom for a year
Your donation can help inspire local children to achieve academic success and become mindful participants in creating a healthier, more sustainable future for us all.
“I made a little group at home with my friends where we pick up trash. Change is Simple changed me, it helped me understand that the things you think aren’t important are.”
“I support Change is Simple because I believe that if we teach our young kids the importance of being good stewards of the Earth and its ecosystems, they will become more thoughtful and compassionate human beings in other parts of their lives as well. Change is Simple inspires kids to protect our planet by making it fun! This is why I give.”
INdividual Support
Thank you to our 2023-2024 school year donors!
ChangeMaker Charter Members
$50,000
Dave Davis & Niki Janus Giving Fund
Peter Wheeler & Elizabeth Munro **
Frederick S. Pardee Trust
$10,000 - $25,000
Alex Devereaux**
Andy & Ann Devereaux **
Jim and Heidi Ellard **
Dave Comb & Coleen Fitzgibbon **
Richard Grandoni & Diana O’Loane **
ChangeMaker Ambassador Members
$5,000 — $9,999
Tim and Emily Collins **
Elizabeth & Chris Dick **
Heather & Tom Ford
Virginia Hughes **
Emma Hess & Jim Janis **
Linda Ladd **
Leon Martens & Patricia Finn-Martens **
Joyce & Steven Tadler
ChangeMaker Members
$2,500 — $4,999
Toby Claus **
Chris Davis
Jen & Scott Freedson **
Peter Goldfarb
Elizabeth & Dan Harrigan**
Joan & Peter Johnson **
Tyler & Laura Kneisel **
Bob & Jenny Knowles **
Leslie Ray & Marcia Ray Foundation
Judson & Lisa Reis **
Ryan & Christine Tosi **
Peter Weigele
ChangeMakers
$1,500 — $2,499
Jane & Marc Beasley **
Peter Simpson & Lisa Cancelli
Chris Chang
Christian & Jessica Connors
Sheila Dykstra
Christine & Wayne Ferrari **
Neil Lemieux
Joelle Lufkin **
William Mead **
Karen Otto**
Richard & Jean Roberts **
Joanna Murphy Scott **
Trina Smith
Alan & Francine Temkin
Jim & Nancy Warner **
$1,000 — $1,499
Anonymous
Jared Bartok
Bertolon Family Foundation **
Lauren & Traynor Canny **
Marie & Jim Dawson **
Julie DeSilva **
Jennifer & Chris Jones **
Caryl McBride
Jim & Nancy Warner
Supporters
$500 — $999
Danielle & Michael Barry
Chris & Jan Bodenski
Betsy & Mike Brown **
Pamela Bynum
Dylan & Kelsey Comb
Tom Gallo
Denisa Gilaj
Tim Greiner
Eileen & John Hadley
Purvi & Brian Harley
Dan Heiter
Peter Lawler
Eliza Loring
Rebekah Marin*
Caitlin & Ryan McShera
Tara Morris
Janet & Tim Nee
Sue & Sam Philbrick **
Salvatore & Andrea Russello
Brian & Mariah Tinger **
Brian & Rebecca Watson *,**
$250 — $499
Anne Alberts
Ann Amatucci
Amy & Don Bowen **
Victoria Burkhart
Company One Theatre
Alyson & Brian DeMelo **
Rosalee Discipio
(cont.’d)
Joshua Doxsee *
Georges Dyer
Julia Frost & Marc D'Amore
Lucy Gillard
Jules Grant
Daniel Greenbaum
Brehon Griswold
Cristian Harrison
Mel & Ryan Heidorn
David & Nicole Ireland **
Linda Kaplan
Stacy Kelly
Peter Lawrence
Casey Madinger
Sue & Jamie McLane **
Judy & Wayne Miller
KK, Jesse, & Ben Richardson
Levi Rogers
Alfred J & Margaret Sweet
Jean Tarricone
Christopher & Kathy Ward *
Angela Winthrop
$100 — $249
Diana Adams
Donna F Anderson
Anonymous
Elizabeth Bernick
Tori Bodenski
Tara Bolduc
Adam Bradley
Stephanie Burke
Pamela Bynum
Jason Consalvo
Wendy Spencer Cotter **
Deborah Curran
Penelope Devoe **
Kathleen Feldman & Mike Keefe-Feldman
Tara Gallagher
Kristie Gonzalez
Nick & Rory Gordon
George W. Stairs & Anna T. Green Family Fund
Bryan & Katie Greene
Allison & Chris Hamilton
Greg Horner
Andrew Jayawickreme
Charlotte Kahn
Melissa Keenan
Jeff & Deb Kintish **
Sharon Kishida
Olga Kuznetsova
Andrew Lee
Deborah McHugh
Lana Peckham
Charlie Perlo **
Justin Sandler
Tedd Saunders
Leigh and Alan Scharfe
Karen & Bill Shorr
St. Jeans Credit Union Charitable Foundation
Ellen Stockbridge
Kirk & Dwight Thompson
Maureen & Paul Trefry
Jennifer Ware
Richard Zeroka
Alpha Zimmerman
$50 — $99
Anonymous
Duncan Ballantyne
Rachael Barthelmes
Dean Berg
Robin & Bailey Bishop
Amy Holland Crafton
Michael Dyer
Holly Erikson
Lindsay Forrest
John Kingston
Connie Krueger
Hilary & Ronnie MacNeill
Susanna Natti
Carrie Peterson
Keith Stockbridge
Martha Wales
Karen Wilk **
April Winder
Up to $49
Anonymous
Catherine Barrett
Michele Campbell
GL Design
Jesse Lipson
Katherine Lowell
Denise Orlando
Kat Palardy
Become a ChangeMaker
Help us empower more kids to become climate leaders! You can sponsor a whole classroom, several classrooms, or an entire school for a full school year. ChangeMakers are donors of $1,500 or more (starting at $125/month). Learn more about the unique benefits you will receive as a ChangeMakers, and the big changes you can make possible for our kids, education, and planet!
You can sponsor a whole classroom, multiple classrooms, or an entire school for a full school year. We also welcome employer match programs to help your gift reach further! Make a gift here.
Charter Members: $5,000-$10,000
$20k ……. Sponsor an entire school for a year
$5k ……… Sponsor one College Mentor, who will reach 1,000 students
BENEFITS:
Invitation for you and three guests to the ChangeMakers annual gratitude reception. Meet students, staff, college mentors, and other Change is Simple supporters at our Spring reception.
Invitation to visit your school and experience a lesson
Upgrade to “Benefactor” at our annual Gala
Gift “My First Farm” Kit in your name to four students
Recognition on website and in annual report
Recognition on school-related materials
Ambassador Members: $2,500
Sponsor three classrooms with a full year of programming: 60+ kids! Give with an annual donation, or a monthly payment of just $210.
BENEFITS:
Invitation for you and a guest to the ChangeMakers annual gratitude reception. Meet students, staff, college mentors and other Change is Simple supporters at our Spring reception.
Upgrade to “Benefactor” at our annual Gala
Gift “My First Farm” Kit in your name to two students
Recognition on website and in annual report
ChangeMakers: $1,500+
Sponsor one classroom with a full year of programming. Give with an annual donation, or a monthly payment of just $125.
BENEFITS:
Invitation for you and a guest to the ChangeMakers annual gratitude reception. Meet students, staff, college mentors and other Change is Simple supporters at our Spring reception.
Gift “My First Farm” Kit in your name to one student
Recognition on website and in annual report
Where your dollars go:
Ask Your Company to Match Your Donation
Many companies (including our wonderful partner businesses) will match their employees’ charitable donations, doubling the impact of your contribution to Change is Simple. Ask your HR department whether your company will support Change is Simple with a matching donation.
“I was first introduced to CiS during a function at my daughter’s elementary school. I then attended a CiS lesson and saw firsthand how the material was empowering the kids to make a difference within their own environment. The kids were so engaged. I knew this was an organization that was making a positive difference in the world and I wanted to become more involved and support it’s work. These lessons give them tools for how to think, act and live more sustainably going forward. This is why I give.”
