The Trustees
Annual Report | 2020 Fiscal Year
MESSAGE from the Chair
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he true resilience of an organization’s mission and work becomes most visible during a crisis. In the past year, we have had several crises and opportunities to show our grit. While the organization was tested, it was also triumphant. The Trustees mission endures, as it has for 129 years. We all stand together as stewards of that mission and the work that we do collectively. We learned even more deeply how important we are to the audiences which we serve.
It gives me great pleasure to present this report of activity during a year when good news has been scarce or overshadowed. We welcomed record numbers of members and guests to our trails, farms, beaches, and museums, and we met the increased demand for locally grown fresh food. We maintained the fiscal health of the organization while staying true to our obligations. Our work to protect special places continued without interruption. The protection of Jewell Hill is a testament to the power of place and conservation. And we look forward to sharing progress in all of this work soon. This report will show that, even in these uncertain times, we have a strong financial foundation, made stronger by smart strategic thinking and so many longtime supporters like you. We are grateful for you, for your generous involvement, and for your unwavering support as we navigate new challenges and turn them into opportunities. It is because of you that we can and will accomplish so much as the conservation leader in Massachusetts.
Peter Coffin Chair, Board of Directors
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MESSAGE from the President
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s we take the time to reflect on this past year, we want to first express our gratitude to you, our members, supporters, volunteers, colleagues, and friends, for your commitment to The Trustees and our mission. It has been a year like no other, but also where we found that our mission of providing everyone access to our reservations was more valued than ever before.
We faced difficult challenges this year with the pandemic and made some hard decisions, including closing our properties for a short time. But, The Trustees did what it has spent the last 129 years doing—transforming to new thinking and generating new ways of working when crisis hits. We rose to the occasion and will continue to as we ensure that we endure for another 129 years. We stayed focused on our mission to preserve properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value for everyone. Our momentum to protect these special places was not deterred as we opened two new reservations, added acres to Bartholomew’s Cobble, and received official designation from the Massachusetts Port Authority as the site developer for a new waterfront park in East Boston. Through the uncertainty, we worked diligently to stay connected and be a valuable resource for our members and neighbors. We created virtual programming for all ages, expanded and improved our agricultural operations, and re-imagined camps and programs to provide safe opportunities for all. We saw record numbers of visitors across the state as people sought joy through art, culture, and nature. The Trustees is resilient because of you. Our work is more important than ever before, and we believe our momentum will not be interrupted by the challenges we face today. We will continue showcasing the resiliency that we have demonstrated for more than a century, together.
Barbara Erickson President & CEO
The 2020 Annual Report documents the Trustees' 2020 Fiscal Year—April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020—and events throughout 2020.
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2020 in Pictures
CONTENTS
Financial Report
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PROTECT
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Land Conservation Report
New Reservation: The Brickyard
New Reservation: Jewell Hill
Public Policy Update
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RESPOND
Coastal Updates
Boston Waterfront Initiative
The State of Our Coast
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ELEVATE 3
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Public Gardens Initiative
Agriculture Report
Art & Culture Update
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INVITE
Summer Camps Report
Camping & Programming Updates 5
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SPOTLIGHT We're Open: Flexibility, Innovation, Resilience Drive Success in 2020
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BUILD
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1. Winter Gala: Guests enjoyed a remarkable new event, the first Snow Ball at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in February, one of only a few in-person events The Trustees was able to hold this year. 2. Timeless Treasure Transformed: The Rose Garden at Castle Hill on the Crane Estate has been rejuvenated and is open once again as a place of beauty and contemplation. 3. Where Wonder Happens: The Milky Way sparkles over Chappaquiddick Island and the Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge gatehouse, on Martha’s Vineyard this past spring. 4. Feathered Friend Returns: This black skimmer, banded as a chick on Norton Point Beach on Martha’s Vineyard in 2018 and last spotted in Florida in January, was sighted in June at another Trustees property—Crane Beach! 5. Pop-Up Shopping: At Naumkeag in Stockbridge, an inventive pop-up version of the gift shop was created for visitors outdoors in the gardens, while indoor spaces remained closed. 6. Happy Anniversary: 2020 marked 75 years that Crane Beach in Ipswich has been in the Trustees’ care. Because of the Covid-19 crisis, a public event to mark the milestone was postponed until 2021. 7. Historic Restoration: Trustees Stewardship team members put the final touches on the re-staining and re-siding of the historic Guest House at Field Farm in Williamstown this fall. 8. Nature’s Healing: Volunteers helped harvest marsh hay and then use it to fill decades-old ditches, as part of the ongoing salt marsh remediation effort at Old Town Hill in Newbury begun this year. PHOTO CREDITS: 1) Michael Blanchard; 2) Krista Photography; 3) @wstattman; 4) Courtesy of Jeff Bernier; 5, 6, 7) Trustees; 8) Courtesy of Peter Van Demark
Striding Forward
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Digital Transformation; Reaching New Audiences
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PROFILE
Sharing the Splendor
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Governance Volunteers
Cumulative Giving
Semper Virens Society
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Italicized articles are edited and reprinted from recent issues of Special Places.
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COURTEY OFJON SACHS
Fiscal Year 2020 was a year of
substantial progress in the second year of The Trustees Strategic Plan, Momentum. The plan calls for strong growth balanced by fiscal conservatism. Through effective management and enthusiastic support by members and donors, The Trustees has grown revenues by 50% over the past five years with total assets now exceeding $300 million. This approach has positioned us well to withstand the impacts of Covid-19, thus far avoiding both large layoffs and significant losses. Among the year's accomplishments was the full integration of the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, the largest-ever acquisition by The Trustees. Visitation overall continued to grow and for the first time exceeded 2 million, an increase of 75% over the last five years. Membership also enjoyed another strong year rising to over 155,000. All categories of earned income increased including admissions, tours, Community Supported Agriculture programs, public programming, and summer camps. Another highlight was the growth of Winterlights, a holiday program at three of our public gardens, to almost 60,000 visitors. Fundraising was also robust with almost $22 million efficiently raised. Fundraising and administrative costs are now less than 20% meaning that over 80% goes to direct delivery of our mission of saving and sharing natural and cultural places that improve the quality of life in Massachusetts. The Trustees is a healthy, growing organization with a mission that increasingly appeals to the public. This was brought home during the pandemic when people were reminded how wonderful it is to be able to enjoy the outdoors.
Financial Report CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (in thousands of dollars)
ASSETS
FY 2020
FY 2019
13,420
11,699
Other assets
1,947
1,795
Pledges receivable
2,038
1,210
122,210
132,596
34,177
30,637
3,539
3,390
Fixed assets, net
27,248
24,842
Properties
98,197
96,981
302,776
303,150
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments Funds held in trust by others Assets related to split-interest agreements
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS LIABILITIES
FY 2020
FY 2019
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
2,085
2,060
Deferred revenues
1,518
1,305
Liability under split-interest agreements
2,028
1,772
Note payable
1,763
-
388
466
7,782
5,603
FY 2020
FY 2019
58,007
61,033
236,987
236,514
TOTAL NET ASSETS
294,994
297,547
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
302,776
303,150
Other annuity obligation TOTAL LIABILITIES NET ASSETS UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED
FY 2020
OPERATING REVENUE
19%
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Property & Other Revenues
Endowment Support
Contributions & Grants
FY 2020
OPERATING EXPENSES Programs & Mission
81% 41%
14% Education & Engagement
11%
8%
Administrative
Fundraising
Fiscal Year 2020 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (in thousands of dollars)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS
WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS
TOTAL
7,668
16
7,684
15,870
-
15,870
Contributions
5,555
14,921
20,476
Membership
5,986
-
5,986
Net assets released from restrictions
4,925
(4,925)
0
40,004
10,012
50,016
Property stewardship
15,111
-
15,111
Visitor amenities and engagement
12,297
-
12,297
Agriculture
1,817
-
1,817
Land conservation
1,374
-
1,374
Historic and structural resources
1,466
-
1,466
32,065
0
32,065
Fundraising
3,523
-
3,523
Administration
4,533
-
4,533
SUBTOTAL SUPPORTING SERVICES
8,056
0
8,056
40,121
0
40,121
(117)
10,012
9,895
1,220
-
1,220
REVENUE AND SUPPORT Endowment support appropriated for operations Property and other revenues
TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICES
SUBTOTAL PROGRAM SERVICES EXPENSES: SUPPORTING SERVICES
TOTAL EXPENSES CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
NON-OPERATING ACTIVITIES Capital contributions and other income Non-operating expenses
(9,403)
-
(9,403)
Investment income, net of amounts appropriated for operations and fees
(3,222)
(16,908)
(20,130)
5,833
(5,833)
0
(11)
(96)
(107)
(5,700)
(12,825)
(18,525)
2,674
13,298
15,972
NET ASSETS BEGINNING OF YEAR
61,033
236,514
297,547
NET ASSETS END OF YEAR
58,007
236,987
294,994
Net assets transferred or released from restrictions Contributions and change in value of split-interest agreements TOTAL CHANGE IN NET ASSETS ACQUISITION OF DECORDOVA
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PROTECT THE PLACES PEOPLE LOVE
Land Conservation
In the past year, The Trustees protected, or helped protect, 7 properties totaling 301 acres. Fee Acquisition (Present & Future Reservations) PROJECT | CITY/TOWN (photo#) | NEWLY PROTECTED ACREAGE PARTNERS/DONORS | DESCRIPTION
Weatherbee | Williamstown (1&2) 60 Acres | Pamela Weatherbee This generous gift from the original donor of our Mountain Meadow Preserve adds significantly to the Preserve and brings some well-loved trails into Trustees ownership and care. Norfolk Charitable Trust | Sharon (3) 1.5 Acres | Trustees of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
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This gift adds an additional building to our Archives & Research Center which will serve as the Trustees’ new Maps & Plans Center.
Conservation Restrictions (CR) PROJECT | CITY/TOWN | NEWLY PROTECTED ACREAGE PARTNERS/DONORS | DESCRIPTION
M.H. Realty Trust | Sharon 4.2 Acres | The Kendall Family Through the generosity of the Kendall family, Trustees now owns all the critical parcels at our Archives & Research Center in Sharon.
CR to DFG | Newbury MA Department of Fish & Game; North American Wetlands Conservation Act
Haase Fee Purchase | Sheffield 28.2 Acres | Wayne & Cynthia Haase
As part of a major Great Marsh restoration grant, Trustees placed a portion of Old Town Hill Reservation under a conservation restriction held by the Commonwealth.
This important addition to Bartholomew's Cobble enables The Trustees to better manage erosion issues and control invasive species, and prevents residential development adjacent to this ecologically sensitive reservation. Highland Ave Disposition | Boston This small parcel was transferred in the 1980s to The Trustees as part of a larger holding but has always served as a community school yard. The parcel was granted to the nonprofit community school for their continued stewardship. Leyland Street Disposition | Boston Acquired in the 1980s as part of a larger holding, the major portion of the land was developed long ago as a vibrant community garden. The remaining area was sold to a nonprofit housing group to meet the community's need for affordable housing development. 3
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THE MENEMSHA HILLS MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION; THE TRUSTEES, ARCHIVES & RESEARCH CENTER
BY JEFF HARDER
Revealing the Vineyard’s industrial past
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n the craggy northwestern coast of Martha’s Vineyard, a roughly 45-foot chimney rises above the shoreline like an oversized maroon candle on a rubbly birthday cake. For mariners, that chimney in the sleepy town of Chilmark has long been a marker for plotting courses across Vineyard Sound. For decades, it was the most visible aspect of 18 overgrown, seldom-visited acres. Back in the 19th century, however, the chimney was a crucial feature of the Brickyard, one of the earliest commercial brick-making operations and a bona fide industry on the island. Workers
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drew upon the site’s native soil, timbers, and water power to manufacture the bricks that helped build, among other things, downtown Boston. Now, with a new trail cut to neighboring Menemsha Hills, Trustees has unveiled the remains of the Brickyard to the public, affording an experience unlike any other on the island. Says Chris Kennedy, The Trustees’ Stewardship Manager for Martha’s Vineyard, “You never expect to find a place like this on the Vineyard.” Some 12,000 years ago, a glacier measuring many hundreds of feet high shaped the modest hills and valleys of the Vineyard’s northwestern shore, endowing the landscape with rocks, soil, and ancient clay. By the late 1860s, when Boston banker Nathaniel Harris purchased the land, the brickworks had entered its heyday. For nearly six months a year, workers mined red and white clay by hand, fired the kilns with timber from the property’s trees, and powered pre-electric infrastructure with the ripples of Roaring Brook. “It was all the sheer power of water,” says Kennedy. “[Roaring Brook] compressed the bricks, moved the raw material around, and drove this massive water wheel that turned a conveyor belt to move bricks in and out of the drying sheds.” Annual production climbed to 800,000 bricks. Schooners docked at a pair of long-gone piers on the shoreline, shipping the finished product to construction projects in New York, Newport, and Boston.
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But by the end of the 19th century, with the advent of electricity and the ubiquity of railroads (as well as fuel shortages for the already treacherous shipping process), brick-making on the mainland became more efficient—and brick-making on Martha’s Vineyard became obsolete. The acres overlapping the Brickyard remained with the Harris family, who established a short-lived clay works after brick-making petered out. In the 1960s, Nathaniel and Katherine Harris donated their family lands, which included Menemsha Hills. And in 2014, The Trustees formally received the Brickyard as a gift from the estate of Flora Epstein, née Harris, who passed away in 2010. The story of the Brickyard is frequently one of mystery. “This is the question we always ask ourselves: why a brickyard here?” Kennedy says. “Of all the places in New England, why was this one so important? But when you look around, the answer becomes instantly obvious.” Edited from an article in the Spring 2019 issue of Special Places.
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Protecting a north-central gem
Spanning Ashburnham, Ashby, and Fitchburg, Jewell Hill has long been known locally as Crocker Farm, after the family who has, through four generations, owned and operated a dairy farm on the property for more than 100 years. The property is part of the broader Fitchburg city water supply, and the farm abuts more than 2,500 acres of watershed conservation land. The 296-acre property is also a recreational gem: bisected by a placid country road with a view of Mount Wachusett in the distance, the wooded farm roads and trails present opportunities for hikers and cross-country skiers alike.
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ewell Hill is a prime example of how preserving New England’s agricultural landscapes can provide for outdoor recreation as well as serve as an ecological bulwark. “Jewell Hill’s agricultural heritage is how this open space has persisted for generations,” says Vanessa Farny, Land Conservation Specialist for The Trustees. Jewell Hill Farm originated in 1917, when Kendall Crocker acquired the original acreage for a hobby farm. During World War II, Ken Crocker II established an award-winning dairy farm with 60 head of cattle. Since the farm’s closure in 1987, fourth-generation descendants Gus and Alfred Crocker have maintained its landscape of working hayfields and hardwood forests. Roughly 12 years ago, The Trustees and the Crockers began discussing the property’s future. In 2009, The Trustees helped the City of Fitchburg Water Division secure a 112-acre conservation restriction over a portion of the original farm owned by Alfred. In 2017, a pivotal bequest by
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JEWELL HILL COURTESY OF TED HOOSICK
the late Jamie Hudson, a long-time Trustees member and Governance volunteer, enabled The Trustees to re-engage in conversation with the family and explore permanent protection of the remaining portion of the farm. The Trustees partnered with the municipalities, all of whom were supportive of the farm’s permanent conservation. Purchases of conservation restrictions ensured the property’s permanent protection for watershed values and public enjoyment and brought additional critical funding to the transaction. Julie Richburg, The Trustees’ Lead Ecologist for Inland Natural Resources notes, “The reservation is part of an ecologically significant landscape of forest and other habitats, holding resilient habitats crucial to many species negotiating the changing climate.” The Trustees’ priorities include managing the property to improve habitat resilience while continuing to foster hay production on the premises. Visitors to this north-central gem will not want to miss the breathtaking vista at the 1,411-foot peak of the hill—now named to honor Jamie Hudson—which looks out over a landscape blanketed in forest. On clear days, even the Boston skyline takes shape some 45 miles out on the horizon. Edited from an article in the Fall 2020 issue of Special Places.
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Public Policy Update The Trustees advances policy solutions through longstanding relationships with leaders at the local, state, and federal levels. Our advocacy team works with lawmakers to find points of connection between our mission and broader governmental policy goals, ensuring conservation has a seat at the table. Recently, we advocated for land conservation and restoration projects as key tools for mitigating climate emissions and managing climate impacts. Following are highlights of recent advocacy work.
FEDERAL LEGISLATION GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT (GAOA) Signed into law on August 4, 2020, the GAOA guarantees $900 million in Land and Water Conservation Funds (LWCF) every year and provides $9.5 billion in deferred maintenance on federally owned lands and historic/cultural assets. Over several years, The Trustees and its partners in the LWCF Coalition urged Congress to permanently reauthorize LWCF before its 50-year expiration in 2015—a battle won in 2018. Now, with the passing of the GAOA, LWCF will no longer be subject to annual congressional approvals and will automatically receive full funding. Further, Massachusetts is now expected to receive a major increase in “stateside” investments, which can be used by state agencies, cities, and towns to protect lands and waters, create urban parks, and build outdoor recreational facilities.
STATE LEGISLATION NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS (NCS) The “2050 RoadMap” bill passed both the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the State Senate this year, although as of this writing, these bills have not yet passed into law. Both bills set forth more stringent, multisector targets and requirements for reducing greenhouse gas emissions statewide, with goals of reaching “Net Zero” emissions by 2050. NCS are actions to protect, restore, and better manage land-based natural resources to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Natural resources are the only tool currently available to remove existing carbon from the air and are vital to reach the state’s Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions goals. The NCS language, drafted by Trustees staff and our friends at The Nature Conservancy, directs the Environmental Secretary to measure the carbon stored by and released from land-based natural resources; set numeric goals for increasing the carbon stored by the land; and create a plan to reach those goals via state policies and funding. The NCS policy will become part of the state’s powerful Global Warming Solutions Act.
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SMART SOLAR REGULATIONS The Trustees and its nonprofit conservation partners worked together to persuade the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources to improve and increase state incentives that promote solar development under the state’s Emergency Regulations for the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program, while protecting pristine natural resources. At the same time, we opposed using state incentives for large scale solar arrays on undisturbed lands: More than 3,000 acres of forest are developed for solar farms every year in Massachusetts, which permanently removes the forest’s ability to sequester and store carbon.
TASK FORCES & COMMISSIONS Trustees has also been honored with appointments to the following State Public Task Forces and Commissions: DCR Special Commission — charged with developing recommendations to help the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) improve management, operations, and condition of the natural, cultural, and recreational resources held by the DCR. Representing The Trustees: Fran Blanchard, Managing Director of Stewardship Mosquito Control Task Force — following passage of legislation in 2020, the Baker Administration established this task force to support data-driven mosquito-borne disease management program that protects public health while minimizing risks to ecosystems, drinking water supplies, and agricultural lands. Representing The Trustees: Russ Hopping, Ecology Program Director
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Education and Research on the Rise at Coastal Reservations The Trustees’ coastal properties are among the most beloved and most dynamic reservations—changing with the winds, seasons, and tides. Using these sites as living laboratories offers special opportunities for volunteers, students, and visitors—many who hold deep emotional attachments to these special places—to broaden their experience, contributing to stewardship and care, and learning about the challenges we all face from the impacts of climate change. Educational efforts are working to expand awareness of climate and coastal change through many channels, including new onsite interpretation elements being launched
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at Crane Beach, creative communications products including 360-degree panoramic video tours and podcasts, and by utilizing properties in learning and research. Trustees
reservations in the Great Marsh, Crane Beach, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket all have academic research partnerships in the works, with such institutions as the University of New Hampshire and Boston University. And on Martha’s Vineyard, the Claire Saltonstall Education Program has completed its 29th year, providing opportunities for island schools to engage with Trustees properties while conducting field studies that align with school curriculum frameworks. Citizen science programs have also been developed in the last two years, with programs established for beach and shoreline profiling, and ecological monitoring. In FY20, more than 200 dedicated volunteers signed up for these programs—several of which provide opportunities for ongoing and long-term involvement—and contributed over 13,500 hours of their time on Trustees' behalf.
A new collection of panoramic tours, videos, and podcasts were produced by The Trustees in summer 2020, documenting opportunities for, and benefits of, nature-based solutions at three Trustees coastal properties: Crane Beach, Wasque, and Norton Point Beach, each of which experience unique challenges and will need distinct resilience strategies to prepare for the future. Funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), “A Focus on Our Most Vulnerable Places” was a first-of-its-kind coastal communications project awarded by CZM to a nonprofit. Together with a crew that included video producers and a climate change podcast host, the team documented firsthand accounts of coastal change from local stakeholders—including residents, business owners, Trustees members, visitors, and friends, many of whom hold special memories of these places. “CZM was pleased to award The Trustees a Coastal Resilience Grant to communicate how Crane Beach, Norton Point, and Wasque are changing over time with higher tides and storms,” said CZM Director Lisa Berry Engler. Using the three properties as case studies enabled examination of a variety of coastal landscapes—barrier beaches (Norton Point 8 THE TRUSTEES
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Numbers Beach), coastal banks (Wasque), and publicly accessible shorelines (Crane Beach). “The imagery is stunning,” said Trustees Director of Coast and Natural Resources Tom O’Shea. “The products importantly tell the story about what these coastal places face in the coming years, and what the options may be to protect them for future generations.” Trustees is exploring opportunities for similar products at other coastal reservations in coming years.
2,000 acres of salt marsh being restored to keep pace with sea level rise 89 Piping Plovers fledged from Trustees beaches 13,522 coastal volunteer hours
37.52 million media impressions from the State of the Coast report 66% increase in coastal education program participation, since 2018 $1.125 million in coastal resiliency project grants
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New Media Approach Chronicles Vulnerable Shoreline
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Plan for New Boston Waterfront Parks Takes Shape
ONE WATERFRONT CEO ROUNDTABLE The CEO Roundtable acts as strategic connectors among public, social, and private sectors in support of the goals of One Waterfront. 2020 Members: Ronald P. O'Hanley (Chair) PRESIDENT AND CEO, STATE STREET CORPORATION
Neeti Bhalla Johnson EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CIO, LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE
Roger Crandall CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, MASSMUTUAL
Andrew Dreyfus PRESIDENT AND CEO, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS
John Farina NORTHEAST MANAGING PARTNER, PwC
Tom Hayes PRESIDENT AND CEO, OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES CONCEPTUAL RENDERING COURTESY OF MICHAEL VAN VALKENBURGH ASSOCIATES, INC., FOR THE TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS.
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ince 2016, in response to the recent construction boom along Boston’s waterfront, Trustees has worked to identify sites for a series of potential waterfront parks that would offer equitable access to dynamic open space while helping to protect the city from sea level rise and storm surge. The Trustees’ Boston Waterfront Initiative (BWI), known as One Waterfront, has recently taken a major step forward in realizing its vision. Over the last two years the Trustees team has worked closely with the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) through an RFP, MOU, and site assessment process around an abandoned and dilapidated pier adjacent to Piers Parks I & II, on the southwest side of East Boston. A summer 2020 vote from Massport’s Board granted official site designation for this parcel—known as Piers Park III—to The Trustees. The work now advances to an exciting new phase: designing an iconic, welcoming, and resilient waterfront park. Landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. (MVVA), renowned for its welcoming urban park designs—including Martin’s Park in South
Boston and Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York City—will lead the iterative design process in partnership with The Trustees, the East Boston PiersPAC (Project Advisory Committee), and the local community to ensure designs are aligned with needs and neighborhood concerns. Ultimately, park construction is contingent upon the next phase of agreements with Massport, including the execution of a development agreement and a ground lease. The community design process will take place throughout 2021, with construction to follow. To date, Trustees has raised $20 million in pledges for the site, which will fund a significant percentage of the anticipated capital costs for the project. “Boston recognized the value of parks early on, and over the last several months we’ve seen the Covid-19 pandemic underscore the importance of open, outdoor space,” says Nick Black, managing director of the BWI. “One Waterfront will build on the strides made by our City since its early days, helping to imagine and create a more welcoming, accessible and resilient waterfront, one that can be enjoyed by generations to come.”
Jeffrey Leiden, M.D., Ph.D. EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS
Matt O’Toole PRESIDENT, REEBOK BRAND
Marcy Reed PRESIDENT, MA AND EVP US POLICY AND SOCIAL IMPACT, NATIONAL GRID
G. Scott Uzzell PRESIDENT & CEO, CONVERSE
Steven C. Webb REGIONAL PRESIDENT FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AND UPSTATE NEW YORK, TD BANK
Michael Woodall CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, BOSTON WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION, AND CHIEF OF OPERATIONS, PUTNAM INVESTMENTS
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Groundbreaking new publication examines challenges and opportunities for coastal zone communities
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Trustees representatives and government dignitaries at the inaugural State of the Coast presentation in August at Steep Hill Beach on the Crane Estate, Ipswich, were (from left): Report sponsor Breckinridge Capital Advisors President and Trustees Board of Directors Chair Peter Coffin; Trustees Executive Vice President Jocelyn Forbush; Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides; State Senate Minority Leader Bruce E. Tarr of Gloucester; State Representative Brad Hill of Ipswich; Trustees Director of Coast and Natural Resources Tom O’Shea; and Ipswich Town Manager Anthony Marino.
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he Trustees protects more than 120 miles of the Massachusetts coast, and is proud to be the largest private owner of protected coastline in the state. In 2017, a Coastal Vulnerability Assessment helped determine how best to protect and adapt coastal reservations to the effects of climate change, taking an informed, data-driven approach. “With 35 coastal properties, we have a real opportunity to feature these places as ‘living laboratories’ and coastal resilience models that engage thousands of stakeholders and share valuable lessons about how we steward through coastal change,” said Trustees Director of Coast and Natural Resources Tom O’Shea. “To be a more effective coastal conservation leader in the face of sea-level rise, more extreme storms, and threats to the oceans we depend on, we have to broaden our reach and highlight what is happening and the urgent need for calls to action.”
As a result, Trustees is publishing four annual “State of the Coast” reports as a major component of the 2023 Strategic Plan, Momentum. The first of these reports, focusing on the North Shore, was released in summer 2020; it examines the coastal resources, challenges, and adaptation methods for 13 North Shore communities in the state’s Coastal Zone. A second report to be published in summer 2021 will focus on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, before moving on to other coastal regions of the Commonwealth in subsequent years. In developing these reports, The Trustees is working with coastal managers, scientists, journalists, and designers to examine real stories and raw numbers, and to produce a compelling look at the health of the Commonwealth’s coastal regions that only an organization with such a unique perspective as ours can provide. The State of the Coast report incorporates town profiles, feature articles, maps, and
graphics throughout to tell the story of the North Shore coast, culminating with a coastal index scorecard to rank vulnerabilities and resources in five areas: beach, salt marsh, armored shoreline, developed coast, and habitat. “The data and visuals in this report are valuable for a wide range of stakeholders to see the potential impacts of sea level rise and storm surge, including increased daily tidal flooding, from the latest MA Coastal Flood Risk Model funded by MassDOT and developed for the state,” said Brittany L. Hoffnagle, Woods Hole Group Environmental Scientist. “Whether you’re a business owner, resident, town official, or steward, this is an important visual for anyone who lives near, works on, or cares for the coast.” To view the State of the Coast report, visit thetrustees.org/coast. Edited from an article that first appeared in the Summer 2020 issue of Special Places.
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he public gardens protected and cared for by The Trustees are a living documentary of Massachusetts horticulture and design traditions. Many of the gardens were developed during the so-called “Country Place Era” (1890 to 1930), when wealthy Americans showcased their travels and taste by drawing inspiration from European garden design. Following on the heels of the restorations of the historic gardens at Castle Hill and Naumkeag in recent years, Trustees embarked upon the rejuvenations of two additional garden sites—Long Hill and The
Stevens-Coolidge Place—in 2018. That year, more than $9.5 million in funding was secured in order to begin the vital work of turning these beloved reservations into true garden and horticultural destinations. Now, at The Stevens-Coolidge Place in North Andover, the first of the two multi-year rejuvenation projects is nearly complete. The revitalized property will open in April 2021 as Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens, with a grand floral display and celebration of spring. Highlights of the multi-million-dollar revitalization effort include new garden rooms
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NEW VISIONS UNDERWAY FOR TWO BELOVED PUBLIC GARDENS to complement the core historic gardens and house while also providing new experiences for visitors—the result of a master plan created with Mikyoung Kim Design landscape architects and Maryann Thompson Architects. Trustees collaborated with members and local community supporters, as well, to advise and inform the design process. The project also includes reorienting the site with a new entrance and parking area on Chickering Road, removing the need for pedestrians to cross Andover Street in order to enter the property.
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ABOVE: A former work shed is being refurbished as the Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens’ new Garden Gateway, which provides an orientation to visitors as they arrive. The building will house a small retail store and provide space for talks, classes, and workshops. RIGHT: Trustees teams at work planting the new parking area and cutting garden.
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ABOVE (left to right): Initial work begun this spring removed invasive species and trimmed back overgrown areas to reveal the original expansive views from Long Hill’s hilltop settings; Conservation work is now underway to restore and stabilize the hand-painted wallpaper within the elegant Federaliststyle brick house.
The previously restored gardens— including the rose garden, greenhouse, potager, perennial garden, and cutting garden—provide the estate’s primary link to the past. The overall architectural structure and American Country Place style are preserved, while new and expanded display garden spaces—featuring plantings of the latest ornamental species, varieties, and cultivars in contemporary designs—have been created. Native shrub and wildflower displays, and nature trails through the woodlands, fields, and meadows will also grace the historic Ashdale Farm property. In celebration of the rejuvenation, the nine gardens will come alive with the blooming of more than 165,000 bulbs in an exuberant display of spring color. Visitors to the first annual Spring Spectacular will also enjoy a series of programs and events staged amidst the garden’s beauty. New interpretive elements, both within the gardens and the house, are being developed, and will be complemented by multi-lingual signage and wayfinding materials. And an array of gardening and horticulture
workshops, classes, and other garden-based programming for kids, adults, and families alike will engage visitors in this historic site every season of the year. Long Hill in Beverly was owned and cared for by the Sedgwick family from 1916 to 1979—their beloved summer home that, in the 1950s, became their year-round haven. Mabel Cabot Sedgwick, an accomplished gardener and author of The Garden Month by Month, and her husband, Ellery Sedgwick, noted author and editor of The Atlantic Monthly, summered here until Mabel passed in 1937. After Mabel’s death, Ellery married Marjorie Russell Sedgwick, a rare plants specialist. The combined creative vision of these two women led to the design of Long Hill’s enchanting gardens, surrounded by more than 100 acres of woodland. The multi-year plan now beginning at Long Hill will rejuvenate the gardens and improve amenities in order to create a new and revitalized experience for visitors. The master plan enhances horticultural education and engaging visitor experiences across Long Hill’s gardens, historic houses, meadows, and
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woodland trails. Current and ongoing work includes the expansion of the gardens through the addition of an exciting new garden room and the creation of a newly planted pergola and brick terrace, to be used for private events and educational programming. The elegant English-style country house will also be refurbished and opened to visitors. Improvements include new interpretation throughout the property and reinvigorating the Sedgwick Gardens. A rich menu of public events is being developed to explore and interpret the beauty of gardens, horticulture, and nature, and special educational activities for all ages and experience levels will help create our next generation of garden enthusiasts. The rejuvenations of Long Hill and Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens represent a profound investment by The Trustees into the future of its cultural sites and the communities they belong to. The expanded and updated gardens will celebrate history and horticulture, and delight visitors in new and dramatic ways. Through the revitalizations of the gardens, energized program offerings, and greatly improved visitor amenities, both of these beloved gardens will provide a welcome respite and a refreshing and enchanting experience for visitors for years to come.
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articipation in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) increased during the 2020 season, as Trustees adjusted farming operations to enable safe food delivery to shareholders. Pre-boxed shares, curbside or outdoor distribution, and increased sanitization practices were just a few of the new protocols instituted at the start of the season. Vegetable CSAs sold out by the end of April, and participation in the Meat CSA grew by 102% over 2019. The Winter CSA is also fully sold through, marking an increase of 35% in participation from the prior year. In response to the need for safely distributed food, Trustees brought its farm stores and stands online and pivoted to a pre-order model with curbside delivery. As a result, retail farm store revenue grew by 107% in 2020, likely aided by robust press coverage of this new offering during a time when there was increased interest in locally grown food from a trusted source. The Trustees also introduced socially distanced experiences at the farm properties, including pizza picnics at Appleton, fall harvest weekends at Powisset and Chestnut Hill, and new homeschool and afterschool programming for families adjusting to altered educational schedules in light of the pandemic. In all, farming revenues marked a bright spot in an otherwise challenging year, with an overall increase in revenue of 27%.
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Creative Connections Expanding and engaging through art and culture
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rt and culture have been part of The Trustees’ work since the beginning. In more recent years, a focus on the power of art to elevate visitor experience has been enhanced by the recent addition of two museums and the ongoing success of our Art & the Landscape initiative. Since the launch of Art & the Landscape and the acquisition of Fruitlands Museum, both in 2016, Trustees has sought to connect visitors to deeper experiences through art. Presenting compelling contemporary art in the context of a public landscape, Art & the Landscape aims to surprise, delight, and intrigue visitors with unique new works by world-renowned artists that respond to the story of some of our most treasured properties. Fruitlands Museum has a long history of presenting changing art exhibitions, as well as permanent collections of historic Shaker material, Hudson River School and New England landscape paintings, folk portraiture, and Native American art and artifacts. Its audiences come specifically to engage with art or enjoy a social outing, a walk in the beautiful landscape, or take in the unique intersection of art and nature. Now, with the integration of deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in the summer of 2019, a wide variety of new art and culture initiatives, exhibitions, programming, and educational offerings have been introduced to Trustees audiences. The organization has established a new Arts & Exhibition division, which in the last year has responded to increased visibility within the art community, bolstering the program at Fruitlands Museum, and set in motion plans for expanded exhibitions, displays, events, performances, and other curated programs at a number of reservations. Through a heightened and coordinated program of art and cultural offerings in a truly contemporary approach, we will enhance and elevate the visitor experience at Trustees properties, attracting new audiences and engaging more traditional audiences in new ways. We aim to go beyond convention by sharing diverse perspectives, amplifying marginalized voices, and finding creative, unexpected ways of conveying fascinating stories of all cultures who have called our landscapes home.
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Since its integration in July 2019, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum has seen a significant increase in visitation, with audiences enjoying new installations such as Andy Goldsworthy’s Watershed and the 2020 exhibition Visionary New England, unique events and programs, as well as engaging art-making and education offerings for children and adults alike. Fruitlands is currently presenting new works such as Sue McNally’s Ascutney Revisited, which responds to the museum’s renowned Hudson River School collection, and the remarkable Decolonized Map of Massachusetts by Artist-in-Residence Elizabeth James-Perry, an enrolled member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head-Aquinnah.
Installation view of Visionary New England. Image Courtesy of Julia Featheringill Photography; Elizabeth James-Perry, Aquinnah-Wampanoag, Decolonized Map of Massachusetts (detail), 2020, Watercolor and graphite on paper, Fruitlands Museum Collection; Andy Goldsworthy, Watershed, 2019, granite, Corten steel, spruce pine wood © Andy Goldsworthy, Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co. Image Courtesy of Clements Photography and Design, Boston; Sue McNally, Revisiting Ascutney: Mcnally Bierstadt, 05.2020
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INVITE THE NEXT GENERATION OUTSIDE
Outdoor Fundamental
Summer camps satisfy essential needs for Trustees families
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The benefits of summer camp experiences for children’s social, emotional, and academic growth have been well documented. The Trustees diverse nature-based camps offer immersive experiences for every interest—from art to farming, to science on the coast, cooking, and nature. Each camp is designed around the unique characteristics Appleton of its natural environment, the reservation’s essential activities, and the distinct needs of parents and campers.
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The 2020 Summer Camp season, while experiencing lower overall participation and revenue due to Covid restrictions, taught The Trustees a great deal about its audience and about its programming. The organization immediately put these lessons learned into use and is quickly seeing the benefits from their teachings. Adapting to restrictions and following the strictest guidelines for safety, Trustees was able to open four of its seven summer camps with on-site, in-person programs. One other—the hive at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum—opened as an online-only experience, with campers exploring art and visual culture in a virtual setting. Capacities were reduced at on-site, in-person camps, and programs started later than usual, but the enthusiasm and desire for Trustees programs for kids was never more evident. Each on-site camp quickly reached its full capacity, and space was carefully parsed so that as many families as possible could participate.
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Numbers 5 summer camps opened, providing 35 week-long sessions
848 campers took advantage of Trustees summer camp offerings 384 Memberships were purchased by camp families
Programs were adapted to take full advantage of each reservation’s environment as campers were able to explore more of these special places than ever before while at the same time having a much-needed outlet to socialize with their peers. And a major lasting impact of the 2020 summer camp season can be seen in the new teaching techniques crafted by educators as they adapted to safety protocols—many are already being offered to Trustees families as new afterschool and homeschool experiences.
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ROCKY WOODS WELCOMES OVERNIGHT CAMPERS This fall, The Trustees piloted a new campground at Rocky Woods, in Medfield, in service to its strategic plan goal to invite the next generation outside. The Rocky Woods campground is an ideal first camping experience or quick getaway, just 30 minutes from Boston and surrounded by miles of hiking trails and tranquil ponds. Boats are available to rent at nearby Chickering Pond, and firewood and other camping basics are for sale at the staffed visitor center. A grant from partner REI Co-op facilitated the addition of campsites, facilities, and trails to the existing modest camping area that has been used by Scouts and other organized groups in the past. The new 15-site campground pilot opened on Labor Day Weekend and remained open during fall weekends and holidays for 14 nights. The pilot enjoyed an overall occupancy rate of 78% and exceeded revenue targets by 26%. This strong interest in camping was also observed at the existing Tully Lake Campground in Royalston, which had a banner year: maintaining a 90% occupancy rate and extending its season deeper into the fall as people opted out of hotels and planes, and seized upon the opportunity to spend more time out in nature. With the strong fall pilot, The Trustees plans to officially open the overnight camping program at Rocky Woods in 2021—overnighters will welcome the new sites and cleaned-up trails, the updated shower and rest room amenities, and new programming being offered to enhance the camper experience.
Program Innovations Prove Popular 2020 brought unforeseen challenges to Trustees programming in the face of the pandemic, as well as opportunities to innovate quickly and flex to a new reality. After a brief programming hiatus in the spring, during which much new virtual content was created in lieu of onsite programs, Trustees teams established new forms of in-person programming that would capture the imagination of individuals and families seeking recreational opportunities while maintaining safe virus-avoidance practices. Timed ticket entry to proven family favorites, such as fall harvest weekends on the farms, the Great Naumkeag Pumpkin Show, and Winterlights, among others, helped Trustees staff manage the number of participants and ensure the safety of staff
and visitors alike. In parallel, new sociallydistanced experiences were offered, including Castle Hill Illuminated light shows, Fresh Air Flicks drive-in movie series at Holmes Field
in Plymouth, date nights at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, small outdoor concerts at Fruitlands Museum, and sunset picnics and fire pit programming across several properties. While program participation has significantly declined since the start of the Covid-19 crisis—as compared to the same time period in 2019—these programming innovations have tapped into demand that will influence program development in a post-pandemic landscape. In a year that has challenged us all, we reflect on the Trustees moments that were so filled with joy, connection, and wonder for adults, children, and families across the state—and look ahead with confidence that our audience will continue to seek out similar experiences even after better times return.
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We’re OPEN! Flexibility, Innovation, and Resilience Drive Success in 2020
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t has become almost tiresome to say that we are living in unprecedented times. It has also become clear that such times require unprecedented thinking and action—qualities that exemplify The Trustees’ bold, decisive vision in times of crisis. While a 129-year-old organization like The Trustees may seem to run on tradition rather than transformation, it is actually in our DNA to drive radical new thinking and to generate new ways of working when crisis hits.
“You’ve made our family feel comfortable during these difficult times and [we] enjoy outdoor experiences. We’re members for life!” Our very founding was a response to the public health crisis of the late 19th century and the industrialization of the city, leading Charles Eliot to deem open and natural spaces as a salve for both the body and the mind. When we saw the world change almost overnight in March of this year, we knew what The Trustees has to offer would be in high demand. So we changed the way we work in order to fulfill our mission; we pivoted almost every business model that we have. In mid-March, we took the unprecedented but necessary step of temporarily closing all of our reservations. Just a few weeks later, following government advisories and protocols, we were able to reopen the vast majority of our properties, but we did so carefully and with new health and safety precautions in place. To control overcrowding, we launched a new online ticketing system at 13 of our most popular locations, including Naumkeag, deCordova, Fruitlands, World’s End, and Crane Beach. At many reservations, we immediately saw record numbers of visitors as people flocked to our special places.
“Looking forward to experiencing something you could DO, out of doors, safely. A very exciting, creative idea on the part of the Trustees!” Even with Trustees offices closed, the organization’s technology infrastructure facilitated a quick shift to an online environment. We canceled all in-person programming through June. We brought our CSAs and farm stores online in order to give people the safe option of pre-ordering with contactless pick-up. Our engagement team became even more creative and provided new, virtual programming and ways to visit and connect with our properties without leaving the safety of home. By early summer, we had reopened all our reservations, created safe summer camp experiences for hundreds of kids desperate to get outside, booked hundreds of overnight stays at our campgrounds, and put plans in place to invite visitors back into our historic houses and museum exhibitions when the state guidelines allowed visits to indoor spaces a few months later. Throughout this unprecedented year, we have seen a resurgence in appreciation for what has made our organization essential, and relevant, throughout the decades: Getting outdoors and enjoying public, open space. While it has been a challenge, we realize we are also experiencing an unprecedented opportunity to introduce The Trustees to more people. Visitation has been at record highs as we’ve seen our trails, beaches, mountains, and meadows filled with visitors seeking to get outside safely. We have also seen, gratefully, a 30% rise in membership. Through it all, we are offering visitors, members, and newcomers something they vitally need: Connection—Connection to nature, to one another, and to the purpose of saving places. Edited from remarks presented by Peter Coffin, Chair of the Board of Directors, and Jocelyn Forbush, Executive Vice President, at the 129th Annual Meeting, November 5, 2020.
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BUILD THE TRUSTEES OF THE FUTURE Visitation More than two million people visit Trustees reservations each year, and surveys continue to show great satisfaction in their experience.
Membership Numerous benefits, coupled with a mission that more and more people find compelling, leads to significant gains in member households and revenue.
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Striding Forward Increases in visitation to Trustees reservations over recent years—to a level that has risen to more than 2,000,000 annually for several years running—means more people are consequently likely to participate in programs, volunteer their time and skills, and become members. Bolstered also by the addition of deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in 2019, Trustees has been able to greatly expand the number of public programs offered, and audiences have come in droves. Trustees membership continues to resonate with many visitors and residents, resulting in significant growth. Volunteering opportunities are growing and this year volunteer contributions reached an incredible 83,447 hours.
Program Participation Public programming has grown substantially with the expansion of Winterlights and other successful programs along with the integration of deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum.
Volunteering
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Trustees provides an ever-widening range of opportunities for individuals, corporate groups, and students to volunteer their time.
+1.8% TOTAL VISITORS FY20 2,055,374 FY19 2,018,091
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MEMBERSHIP REVENUE FY20 $5,750,958 FY19 $5,306,553 Note: Includes Membership fees and gifts below Founders Circle levels.
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TOTAL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FY20 392,263 FY19 275,132
+23.7% TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS FY20 83,447 FY19 67,475 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 19
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Digital Transformation Launched as Groundwork for Future Growth In late summer, Trustees launched a newly redesigned website—at thetrustees.org—conceived to allow visitors to more interactively engage with the organization, find places to visit and things to do more easily, and encounter a more robust visual experience showcasing the organization’s 120 special places. “We needed a website that conveys the breathtakingly unique aesthetics our properties display in real life and now we have it,” said Matt Montgomery, Chief of Marketing and Audience Development. “There’s an emphasis on putting amazing photography front and center, as well as adding functionality that helps visitors find the most tailored experiences they’re seeking.” Spearheaded by nationally renowned Blue State Digital, the revamped website also includes an interactive homepage map that filters properties by interest area, more curated content, a blog featuring the organization’s internal experts highlighting Trustees initiatives, added emphasis on Art & Culture
offerings, expanded histories, and enhanced property and event search functionalities. The new website is the first visible step in a digital transformation process for The Trustees. This multi-year, organization-wide project includes increasing capacity and improving processes around data collection and management through all touchpoints with members, donors, visitors, program participants, retail customers, and other audience members. By providing more connected, personalized, and easy-to-use experiences built upon data-driven strategies, the digital transformation will enable the organization to take advantage of the latest technologies in order to support the goals of each pillar of the Momentum strategic plan, while providing the digital infrastructure required for future growth.
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recruit and retain more visitors and program participants, encouraging them to become members and donors; find more ways to attract new audiences and create enterprise activities that will contribute to greater financial sustainability; and increase community involvement in the organization, embrace more volunteers, and provide more and more rewarding and dynamic opportunities for our constituents to connect with The Trustees and our work. Several new focal areas have been established within the organization’s staffing structure this year in order to propel these strategies. Community Impact is building a framework intended to create inclusive spaces of belonging across the organization and its 120 special places, cultivate a more welcoming environment, and embrace culturally inclusive programming, stories, and interpretations. Volunteer Services is also receiving a greater emphasis, with new opportunities intended to better engage available skill-sets in support of a broader swath of the organization’s impact areas. Outdoor Experiences is exploring new enterprise opportunities such as nature and adventure play areas for kids and families. Retail Strategy connects the organization’s gift shops across the state to online shopping access and will leverage the combined force of our audience toward new products and retail opportunities. And an expanded emphasis on Digital Technology seeks to increase the organization’s efficiency while creating an enduring data-driven culture, in order to provide a more personalized experience for every member of the Trustees audience. We look forward to reporting on the growth these new focal areas will enable the organization to achieve.
Trustees is always striving to create the next generation of stewards of our special places and convey the critical importance of conservation and preservation—to build a broader audience of Trustees members, donors, and staff to forward our mission long into the future. To accomplish this important objective, the organization seeks to always
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The Digital Strategy is supported by The Manton Foundation.
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THE SEMPER VIRENS SOCIETY
Sharing THE SPLENDOR
The Old Manse, Concord
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Having visited more than 20 Trustees reservations across the Commonwealth, Tom Nicholson has reached a conclusion: he treasures them all. Sure, he has fond memories of certain properties—studying the modernist pinwheel of The Folly at Field Farm while a student at Williams College, picking flowers and vegetables with his grandchildren at Appleton Farms, or boating to Misery Islands. But more than any particular destination, seeing up close so many special, publicly accessible places looms largest. “Many Trustees members have specific properties that they’re close to— for me, not so much,” he says. “I love them all because they’re all so different.”
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Tom, chair of The Trustees’ Semper Virens Society, grew up sailing, fishing, hiking, and scouting as a child in Rhode Island. His working life was spent in international sales and marketing for several sensor and electronics companies, traveling the world and, for the last 43 years, living in Weston with Cathy, his wife and mother of their three children. His passion for the outdoors never abated. “As I grew older and began my retirement, I realized I wanted to do more with conservation locally,” Tom says. Harnessing his corporate experience, he volunteered his skills in strategic planning to the Earthwatch Institute and other nonprofits. That path led him to The Trustees nearly 20 years ago. In 2002, Tom joined the Field Operations committee, helping create The Trustees’ first strategic plan and visiting reservations across the state to determine their potential for program development. In the years since, he has served on a variety of committees, including marketing, engagement, and strategic enterprise, before becoming chair of the Semper Virens Society in 2016. It’s a fitting role: Tom has been a steadfast advocate for the concept of planned giving, both for its unique tax advantages as well as its importance to sustaining the
organization. “Besides volunteering, planned giving is an ideal way to involve myself in the future of The Trustees,” Tom says. Along with his first planned gift in 2005, last year Tom created a charitable gift annuity funded with securities. “Planned giving, through a charitable gift annuity, is a wonderful way to give back, keep an income stream for retirement, and support the legacy of The Trustees for me, my children, and my grandchildren.” He has also used smart planning to support The Trustees annually by taking advantage of the IRA Charitable Rollover—a real win-win scenario: contributions count toward his required minimum distribution and he is able to further the organization’s work at the same time. These days, sharing the splendor of The Trustees with their grandchildren is always on the Nicholsons’ mind. “It’s great fun to see their enthusiasm about places we want them to know about,” Cathy says, recalling a few of them running up the Grand Allée during a concert at the Crane Estate. And through the years, Tom adds, The Trustees has offered a common ground for lasting friendships. “You go out walking with them, hiking with them, and all the rest, and it’s so lovely,” he says. “Everyone is so wonderful.”
Planned gifts have allowed The Trustees to advance its mission for more than 100 years. You can be part of that legacy and help ensure our work continues far into the future. To learn more about how these gifts can help you meet your financial and philanthropic goals, contact Julie Lazarus— at 978.338.1172 or mylegacy@thetrustees.org—or visit thetrustees.org/svs for an overview of gift options. If you have already named us in your estate plans, please let us know so we can honor your generosity through the Semper Virens Society.
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Governance Volunteers BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cecily C. Colburn
CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL
Janice G. Hunt
Directors serve as the governing board of Trustees, charged with the ultimate responsibility for the organization’s operations.
Karen S. Conway
Stephen B. Jeffries
Spencer P. Glendon
Established in 1995, this Council was created to honor former members of the Standing Committee, Board of Directors, and Advisory Board. It provides the opportunity for Trustees to continue to benefit from their advice and deep institutional knowledge.
Trevor C. Graham
David W. Scudder, Chair
George E. Lewis, Sr.
Peter B. Coffin, Chair Eunice Panetta, Vice Chair David D. Croll, Secretary Brian M. Kinney, Assistant Secretary Neeti Bhalla Johnson Andrew P. Borggaard William G. Constable Andrew O. Davis Elizabeth de Montrichard Laura DeBonis Philip J. Edmundson Uzochi C. Erlingsson Thomas D. French Linda Hammett Ory Roland E. Hoch Elizabeth L. Johnson Julia G. Krapf Edward H. Ladd Martin Lempres Robert Mason Michael Prior G. Scott Uzzell Phyllis R. Yale Cyrus Taraporevala, Ex-Officio
ADVISORY BOARD This governance body advises the Board of Directors and staff on key issues, bringing diverse viewpoints and expertise to its decision-making process. Jeffrey Bellows, Co-Chair Edward G. Garmey, M.D., Co-Chair Michelle M.M. Abel James Alden Eleanor Andrews Margaret G. Bailey Joanna Ballantine Deborah Jensen Barker George P. Beal Richard M. Burnes, Jr. John Gibson Carey Chip Clark Richard M. Coffman
Dr. Lisette Cooper Brendan Coughlin Walter C. Donovan Charles D. Esdaile Michael Even Martha L. Gangemi Jade T. Gedeon
Leslie W. Hammond James H. Hammons, Jr. Mai Hanlon Christopher Escobedo Hart Cam Hudson Frederick N. Khedouri Joshua A. Klevens Robert A. Larsen John D. Laupheimer, Jr. Marie LeBlanc Alexandra Liftman Molly Macleod David C. McCabe Drew McMorrow Pauline C. Metcalf Amey D. Moot Kate Morris Al Nierenberg Christopher Oddleifson Janet M. Offensend Jeryl Oristaglio Glenn P. Parker Jonathan H. Poorvu Jonathan Rapaport Carter S. Romansky Christopher A. Shepherd Sukanya Lahiri Soderland Jonathan A. Soroff Arthur K. Steinert Hope E. Suttin Dick Taggart Yanni Tsipis Melissa A. Tully John Vasconcellos Bradford B. Wakeman Andrew West Marc Zawel Janet Zwanziger
Amy L. Auerbach, Vice Chair Lee Albright Clement C. Benenson Steven A. Bercu Tatiana Bezamat Laura Bibler Jane Lyman Bihldorff Sarah Hunt Broughel Ronald Brown Lalor Burdick Rebecca Gardner Campbell Liza R. Carey Sharon Casdin Robert A. Clark William C. Clendaniel Frances Colburn Susanna Colloredo-Mansfeld Mary Campbell Cooper David L. Costello Peter H. Creighton John P. DeVillars James V. Ellard, Jr. Jeffrey B. Fager Ronald Lee Fleming Allen W. Fletcher David R. Foster Ann C. Galt John L. Gardner Elizabeth W. Gordon Marjorie D. Greville Gale R. Guild Douglas B. Harding Carter H. Harrison Nathan Hayward, III Thomas J. Healey John K. Herbert, III Eloise W. Hodges Paul S. Horovitz James S. Hoyte Lily Rice Hsia
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Elizabeth B. Johnson Charles F. Kane, Jr. Stephen B. Kay Jonathan M. Keyes Edward H. Ladd Philip L. Laird Theodore C. Landsmark David I. Lewis Deborah Logan Charles R. Longsworth Jonathan B. Loring Caleb Loring, III Peter E. Madsen Eli Manchester, Jr. Katherine J. McMillan Wilhelm M. Merck John O. Mirick Sara Molyneaux Brian W. Monnich W. Hugh M. Morton Virginia M. Murray Scott A. Nathan Thomas H. Nicholson Nicholas W. Noon Julia B. O'Brien Thomas L. P. O'Donnell Ronald P. O'Hanley, III Kathryn P. O'Neil Carolyn M. Osteen Russell J. Peotter Richard F. Perkins Samuel Plimpton Beatrice A. Porter Margaret L. Poutasse Hillary H. Rayport Gene E. Record, Jr. Henry S. Reeder, Jr. G. Neal Ryland Jane Saltonstall Stanley L. Schantz Mary Waters Shepley William Shields Norton Q. Sloan, Jr. F. Sydney Smithers, IV Caroline D. Standley Augusta Perkins Stanislaw Margaret E. Steiner Elliot M. Surkin Jane McC. Talcott
SPOTLIGHT
Trustees Together Fund We’re all in this together. For most of 2020, we have all experienced a global crisis of unprecedented proportions. As we have learned to navigate disrupted lives and lifestyles, one thing became clear— our communities are what matter most. Throughout this pandemic, The Trustees has been providing safe, open, outdoor space for families across Massachusetts. We have been making fresh, healthy, locally grown food available to our communities. We have offered safe summer camps and programming—online and in-person in small, well-distanced groups— encouraging exploration and creativity for children and families across the Commonwealth. And we have been there for you, when you needed the refuge of nature more than ever.
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Now, we need you. We are facing many challenges. While we continue to fulfill our mission and maintain our commitment to the safety of our members, visitors, and staff, our traditional sources of revenue such as admissions, special events, and our broad range of programs and tours have gone away. We now need our community to commit to increased support—through the new Trustees Together Fund—to help us get through this difficult time. Give today. Help ensure Trustees can continue to provide these much-needed services and access to the healing powers of nature. Donations made to this fund are critical to our continued operations as this crisis stretches on, helping us to meet the additional costs caused by the pandemic and the burdens placed on our staff.
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Your generous gift of any size will help us get through this crisis together. Our mission to provide safe, accessible open space has never been more important. For more information, visit thetrustees.org/together or email development@thetrustees.org
Hooker M. Talcott, Jr.
Dorothy C. Fullam
Rebekah Richardson
Patricia R. Ternes
Ralph D. Gordon
Stephen L. Root
John E. Thomas
Elizabeth W. Gordon
Jane Saltonstall
Julie M. Viola
Gale R. Guild
David W. Scudder
Natalia K. Wainwright
Roslyn E. Harrington
Mary Waters Shepley
William F. Weld
Nathan Hayward, III
Norton Q. Sloan, Jr.
R. Angus West
Janice G. Hunt
F. Sydney Smithers, IV
Susan Winthrop
Elizabeth B. Johnson
Caroline D. Standley
Andrew W. Kendall
Elliot M. Surkin
John W. Kimball
Pamela B. Weatherbee
Catherine C. Lastavica
R. Angus West
Edward P. Lawrence
Frederic Winthrop, Jr.
LIFE TRUSTEES Honoring those who have made extraordinary gifts of property, financial assets, or service to Trustees.
James Lawrence, III Robert P. Lawrence
Lee Albright
George E. Lewis, Sr.
Elsie J. Apthorp
Susan P. Little
Wilhelmina V. L. Batchelder-Brown
Pamela Fezandie Lohmann
Nancy B. Bates
Richard K. McMullan†
Frances Colburn
W. Hugh M. Morton
Sylvia P. Constable
Thomas L. P. O'Donnell
John Fiske
May H. Pierce
Alan F. French
Nancy B. Putnam
For the list of Corporate Trustees, please visit our website at thetrustees.org/governance Trustees Governance, as elected at the 129th Annual Meeting, November 5, 2020. † Deceased
CORPORATE TRUSTEES Corporate Trustees, along with Life Trustees, are the voting members of the organization. Each year at the Annual Meeting, they elect Board of Directors and Advisory Board, as well as new Corporate Trustees and Life Trustees.
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Cumulative Giving The Directors and staff of The Trustees extend our sincere thanks to the following donors who committed their support to The Trustees. This list of incredible supporters contributed to our strategic plan, funded our mission during our 2020 fiscal year (April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020,) and supported special projects—like the acquisition of Jewell Hill, as featured on page 6. We are deeply grateful to these generous funders for their foresight and commitment to The Trustees. They fuel our thoughtful growth, expand our reach, and deepen our impact. $5,000,000 +
Ms. Pauline Cabot Metcalf
$50,000—$99,999
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Anonymous
Mr. Eugene B. Meyer and Ms. Sylvia T. Pope
Anonymous (5) The 1434 Foundation Inc.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Eunice and Jay Panetta
Bank of America
Helen & William Mazer Foundation
Amy and Jonathan Poorvu
Mr. Steven A. Bercu
Ms. Tara Mitchell Mr. Kenneth Mitchell
David and Victoria Croll
TD Bank
The New York Community Trust
Mr. Edward H. Ladd
Mrs. Pamela B. Weatherbee
Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation Creighton Narada Foundation
Mrs. Louise C. Riemer
$100,000–$249,999
Mrs. Albert M. Creighton, Jr.
The Estate of Julie Ann Slocum
Anonymous (3)
Mr. Andrew Davis and Dr. Florence Bourgeois
Adam and Hope Suttin
Barr Foundation
$2,500,000–$4,999,999
The Linda Hammett Ory & Andrew Ory Charitable Trust
$1,000,000–$2,499,999 Abby and Peter Coffin Karen and Brian Conway Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan G. Davis Fidelity Charitable Gift Funds Estate of L. Jamison Hudson The Lynch Foundation The Manton Foundation The Parker Family Foundation
$500,000–$999,999 Mr. Robert E. Davoli and Ms. Eileen L. McDonagh Herb and Paulie Emilson The Deborah A. Hawkins Charitable Trust Ms. Elizabeth Livingston Johnson Robert and Erica Mason Norfolk Charitable Trust Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation Phyllis Robin Yale and S. Tucker Taft
$250,000–$499,999 Joan E. Appleton 1997 Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo Bezamat Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts The Boston Foundation Breckinridge Capital Advisors, Inc. Estate of Jennie Ray Bush Mr. Franklin L. Feigin† The Felicia Fund Tom and Jill French
Mr. Joseph F. Azrack and Mrs. Abigail Congdon Ms. Mary Barringer and Ms. Juliette Doster
Mr. David Doyle and Ms. Maricely Perez-Alers
Mr. Cyrus Taraporevala and Ms. Fie Andersen United States Department of Agriculture
William W. Farkas†
Gail and Ernst von Metzsch
Ms. Anita Bekenstein and Mr. Josh Bekenstein
Judy and Carl Ferenbach
Estate of Doris Wilson
Mr. Andrew P. Borggaard and Mrs. Jennifer M. Borggaard
Goldman Sachs Gives
Fiduciary Trust Company
Akebia Therapeutics, Inc
Mr. Richard M. Coffman and Mrs. Gabrielle C. F. Coffman
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. The American Endowment Foundation
Laura DeBonis and Scott Nathan
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Deborah and Philip Edmundson
The Bok Family Foundation
Mr. David T. Edsall
Carbon Black
Essex County Community Foundation
The Chicago Community Foundation
Ms. Judith A. Galvin
Citizens Bank
Estate of David Graham
Mr. Bruce E. Clarke and Ms. Karen J. Clarke
The Nancy Foss Heath and Richard B. Heath Foundation
Town of Concord
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc.
Mr. Gonzague de Montrichard and Mrs. Elizabeth de Montrichard
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kimball Massachusetts Cultural Council MilliporeSigma
Elizabeth Taylor Fessenden Foundation ©BURTON BALKIND
The Red Elm Tree Foundation Charles Schwab Charitable Funds David and Marie Louise Scudder
Community Foundation of Henderson County
State Street
Mr. Weston Howland and Mrs. Susanah Howland
Vanguard Charitable
The James Family Charitable Foundation
The Norman and Rosita Winston Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Nessim Khedouri
Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust
Natasha and Dirk Ziff
$25,000—$49,999 Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hazen Churchill, Jr.
Mr. John D. Laupheimer and Mrs. Deborah Laupheimer Henry Luce Foundation Ms. Valentine Talland and Mr. Nagesh K. Mahanthappa Martignetti Companies
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Tom & Cathy Nicholson
Mr. Samuel M. Feldman and Ms. Marilyn Meyerhoff Dr. David George Fromm Gardinor Prunaret Foundation Germeshausen Foundation Goulston & Storrs Nick and Marjorie Greville The Mimi and Peter Haas Fund Mr. Jeremy D. Henderson and Ms. Catherine C. Samuels Mr. and Ms. Roland E. Hoch Mr. and Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund
Charles F. Kane Trust
Mr. James M. Alden and Mrs. Sabra Alden
Converse
Dr. Edward M. Kaye and Dr. Alyssa Lebel
Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Creighton
W.O. Keeler Family Gift Fund
Mr. Brian M. Kinney and Dr. Nancy L. Keating
Alkermes, Inc. Dr. David Altshuler and Ms. Jill Altshuler
The George G. and Doris B. Daniels Wildlife Trust
Mr. Joshua A. Klevens and Ms. Anna Sinaiko
Mary Levin Koch
AMAG Pharmaceuticals
The Davis Family Charitable Foundation
Mrs. Julia G. Krapf
Mr. Marty Lempres
Anderson & Kreiger LLP
Mr. Stephen A. Davis
Liberty Mutual
Ms. Amy L. Auerbach and Mr. Leo F. Swift
Mr. Robert Denison and Mrs. Laurie Denison
Mr. Peter K. Lambertus and Mrs. Ann W. Lambertus
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Kidder
Estate of Francis P. Devlin Edey Foundation Mr. Peter L. T. Eliot and Mrs. Katherine Eliot Mrs. Betty M. Ellis
Ms. Justine Laugharn and Mr. James Laugharn Lenoir Charitable Trust Ms. Susan C. Livingston and Mr. Henry H. Livingston
William V.and Betty M. Ellis Family Foundation
Ms. Iris Louis and Mr. Roger W. Louis
Uzo & Erik Erlingsson Ernst & Young U.S. LLP
Mr. Michael John Mars and Ms. Terri Z. Campbell
Michael and Joan Even
MassMutual
Evergreen Charitable Fund
Ms. E. Andrea Brox
Fein Foundation
Mrs. Kathleen T. McIntyre and Mr. A. Duncan McIntyre
Gretchen V. & Samuel M. Feldman Private Foundation Inc. Fleischner Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David A. Fleischner ©MATTHEW HEALEY
Gertrude Lanman
Magenta Therapeutics
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McMorrow Mr. William Leo Meaney and Mrs. Judith P. Meaney
Foundation for MetroWest
Merus
Dr. Thomas A. J. Frank and Ms. Alexandra C. Hastings
Middlecott Foundation Mrs. Joan P. Middleton
Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game
The Ausolus Trust
Mr. Gerard D. Frank
Ms. Susan Mikula
The Bafflin Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Moore
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Galerie Lelong & Co.
Ms. Priscilla Johnson Bender
C. Mackay Ganson and Julia K. Ganson
M&T Bank
Morgan Stanley
Mr. Clement Benenson and Mrs. Stephanie Terelak Benenson
Dr. and Mrs. Edward G. Garmey, M.D.
Murphy Charitable Foundation
Hans and Kate Morris
GCP Applied Technologies
National Endowment for the Arts
Lorri Berenberg and Robert Wilstein
The John C. and Katherine M. Morris Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett R. Geer
National Grid
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Ms. Diane Gipson
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Mr. and Mrs. W. Hugh M. Morton
Ms. Becky Bermont and Mr. Alex Benik
Bernice B. Godine Family Foundation
The Morgan Palmer Foundation
Mr. Albert A. Nierenberg and Mrs. Catherine Nierenberg
Ms. Sonja Hoel Perkins
Mrs. Susan P. Bernard and Mr. Peter J. Bernard
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC
Charles Sumner Bird Foundation
Lauren and Michael Prior
City of Boston
George† and Nancy† Putnam
Boston Financial Investment Management
Mr. Robert D. Rands and Mrs. Amelia R. Rands
Boston Properties Inc.
REI
Boston Water and Sewer Commission
The Rands Roboff Trust
Mr. Roland H. Boutwell, III
William L. Saltonstall Foundation
Brightcove
Mrs. Carolyn Soules and Mr. Jason H. Soules
Dr. Horace Wood Brock
Ms. Dune Thorne
Cabot Corporation Foundation, Inc.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Cargo Ventures
The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust John and Amy Weinberg
Mr. Ronald L. Castle and Ms. Florence Ditirro
The Sidney J. Weinberg, Jr. Foundation
CBRE
Western Philanthropies
Mr. Christopher A. Celeste and Ms. Nancy J. Kramer
Gertrude de G. Wilmers
$10,000—$24,999 Anonymous (13) 303 Gallery, Inc. 1916 Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Brown
The Goldhirsh Foundation, Inc. Ms. Jo Anne Goldman Trevor and Elizabeth Graham Guidepost Growth Equity Mrs. Gale R. Guild
Nordblom Family Foundation Northstar Family Foundation Inc. Ms. Suzanne D. Novacek
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin W. Guy, III
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Ms. Deborah Hale and Mr. Martin D. M. Hale
Octagon Mr. Thomas L. P. O'Donnell
Mr. James H. Hammons, Jr.
Janet and David Offensend
Mr. and Mrs.† Douglas B. Harding
Offensend Family Foundation
Mrs. Ashley Hubbard Harmon and Mr. James M. Harmon
The Ogden Codman Trust
Mr. Keith D. Hartt and Ms. Ann H. Wiedie
Mr. Robert G. Ory
Nathan and Marilyn Hayward
Mr. Scott D. Parker and Ms. Kathleen V. Martin
Hemenway & Barnes LLP Highland Street Foundation Eloise and Arthur Hodges Holland & Knight LLP HR&A Advisors
Mr. Jonathan Chatinover and Ms. Elizabeth O'Connor
The Estate of Margaret Hunter
Mr. Timothy R. Collins and Mrs. Emily Collins
The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore
Estate of Ferdinand Colloredo-Mansfeld
David B. Jones and Allison K. Ryder
The Columbus Foundation
Mr. Christopher Pyne Kaneb and Mrs. Lisa L. Kaneb
Mr. Steven K. Conine and Ms. Alexi Conine
Mr. Peter C Nordblom
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Ingraham
Kate and Ford O'Neil
Mr. Patrick J. Pedonti and Mrs. Pamela C. Pedonti Claudia K. Perles Family Foundation Press Ganey Associates, Inc. Prometrika Margaret Walker Purinton Foundation Mrs. Wendy J. Rafn and Mr. Mark Rafn Mr. Jonathan Rapaport and Mrs. Sarah Rapaport Mr. and Mrs. Gene E. Record, Jr. The Rhode Island Foundation
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Mr. Jonathan T. Roberts and Mrs. Susan Roberts
THANK YOU TO OUR FOUNDERS CIRCLE
Ms. Cornelia C. Roberts
Mr. Richard R. C. Ayer and Ms. Augusta W. Ayer
The David M. Roby 2012 Living Trust
Margaret and John Bailey
Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation
Mrs. Hope Lincoln Baker
Michael Rollins
Ballentine Partners, LLC
Mr. Carter S. Romansky and Mrs. Lauren Romansky
Mr. George P. Beal and Mrs. Barbara Beal
Rubius Therapeutics
Benchmark Senior Living Newton
Nathaniel Saltonstall Arts Fund
Bob Bettacchi
Saquish Foundation
Laura and Gregory Bibler
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley L. Schantz
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. — Broadway
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Schifter
Frank† and Carol Biondi
Schmidt & Federico
BMR 450 Kendall Street LLC
The Sedgwick Family
BMR Blackfan Circle LLC
Mr. Michael M. Smith and Mrs. Janine Smith
BNY Mellon
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
Mr. John M. Bradley
Smith-Denison Foundation Joseph Peter Spang† Mr. Donald R. Stanton and Mrs. Jeanne Stanton Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. The Rupert C. Thompson, Jr. Fund of The Rhode Island Foundation Tiny Tiger Foundation The T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Melissa A. Tully UBS Financial Services, Inc. Lisette S. Venier Charitable Foundation Vertex Pharmaceuticals The Vesper Foundation Ernst von Simson Naomi O. Seligman The Wade Family Foundation The Weld Foundation Mr. Frank Wezniak and Ms. Nan Tull Mr. Francis H. Williams Wilmington Trust Windham Capital Management, LLC Clara B. Winthrop Charitable Trust WS Asset Management, Inc. WS Development Mr. Marc Zawel and Mrs. Charlotte Zawel
Founders Circle members are vitally important partners in ensuring The Trustees continues to grow and thrive. Unrestricted annual support is the bedrock of our efforts to protect and share the beautiful and historic places of Massachusetts. Thank you to this network of generous friends.
Join the Circle today: thetrustees.org/founderscircle
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The Ayco Charitable Foundation
$5,000–$9,999 Anonymous (6) One Wheeler Road Associates LP Mr. Burton Abel and Ms. Michelle M. Abel Acadia & Co. Akcea Therapeutics Dr. and Mrs. Nile L. Albright The Albright Foundation Trust
Bemis Associates
BOX Options Market LLC Brose Hie Hill Foundation Brown Advisory Mrs. Joan Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Lalor Burdick Mr. John A. Burgess and Dr. Nancy S. Adams Katie and Paul Buttenwieser Ms. Elizabeth W. Cabot The Edmund and Betsy Cabot Charitable Foundation Richard and Lynda Campbell Cardinal Brook Trust Care Dimensions Mr. John G. Carey and Mrs. Sarah Carey Ms. Julia F. Carpenter Jane Cheever Carr Christine and Larry Carsman Mrs. Judith W. Caruso Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cashin, Jr. Casner & Edwards Mrs. Frances R. Caudill Charlesview Foundation Mr. Robert A. Clark Clark & Elbing LLP John & Golda Cohen Trust Colburn Foundation Mrs. I. W. Colburn Ms. Barbara G. Cole and Mr. Christopher A. Cole Mrs. Susanna Colloredo-Mansfeld Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Lisette Cooper Copeland Family Foundation Thorne Cox Family Foundation
Lindsay and Blake Allison
Mr. William R. Craven and Mrs. Pamela Craven
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey F. Allsopp
Sarah L. Creighton
Ms. Judith Ann Amelotte
Crestwood Advisors LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Ames
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Crockett
Eleanor T. Andrews The Ariel Group Inc
Dr. Cristina Csimma and Mr. Zoltan Csimma
Artisan Healthcare Consulting, Inc.
Mr. John T. Cunningham
Mr. Howard B. Hodgson and Mrs. Wendy Hodgson
Mr. Elisha Long and Ms. Carolyn Long
Linda and Glenn Pratt
Dr. David and Mrs. Karen Davis Mr. Holbrook R. Davis
Mr. John W. Hoffman
Mr. Jonathan B. Loring
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Pruett
DeLaCour Family Foundation
Holbrook R. & Sarah M. Davis Foundation, Inc.
The Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Charitable Trust
Nina Purdon Charitable Foundation
Homewood House Antiques
Ms. Christina Weiss Lurie
Henry Hornblower Fund
Molly and Blake Macleod
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Rasmussen
Ms. Karen Howat
Eli and Anne Manchester
The Neil and Anna Rasmussen Foundation
Mr. Cameron Hudson and Mrs. Patricia Hudson
Mr. William Mansfield and Mrs. Alexis Mansfield
John Ravenal and Virginia Pye
Luisa Hunnewell and Larry Newman
Marcus Partners
Mr. Alfred J. Hunt and Ms. Tobin A. Hack
Mr. George L. Markos and Mrs. Constance P. Markos
ReVision Energy Inc.
Cydan Development, Inc.
Dr. Edmund P. DeLaCour DiCicco, Gulman & Company LLP Sarah and Walter Donovan Dunn Family Charitable Foundation Mrs. Kelly Louise Dunn The Eberstadt Kuffner Fund The Families of George and Michael Eberstadt Elaine Foster Family Charitable Lead Trust
Roy A. Hunt Foundation
The Prior Family Foundation
Sally and Rob Quinn
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Reeder, Jr. Mr. Stephen Richard and Mrs. Kerri Richard Mr. and Mrs. Carlos A. Riva
Elizabeth Owens Revocable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Bradford D. Rodney
J. Irving England and Jane L. England Charitable Trust
Philip Rosenkranz John Mark Rudkin Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Neal and Ronna Erickson Mr. Jeffrey B. Fager and Mrs. Melinda W. Fager
The Sea Breeze Foundation Seaport Square Development Company LLC Association Account
Mrs. Loren B. Feingold Mr. Frank Ferguson and Mrs. Mitzi Y. Ferguson
Mr. and Mrs. Roger T. Servison
Dr. Christian Fischer
Mr. Thomas A. Shields and Mrs. Lyn Shields
Ms. Rachel G. Fletcher
Don and Mary Shockey
Mr. Lee R Forker
JoAnne L. Shrontz Family Foundation
Ms. Elaine Foster
Mr. John Simourian II and Mrs. Candace Simourian
Ms. Patricia L. Freysinger Mr. Michael P. Galvin and Mrs. Elizabeth W. Galvin
Mrs. Hope N. Smith†
Mr. Michael A. Gangemi and Mrs. Martha L. Gangemi
Thomas F. Staley Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Stair Stearns Charitable Trust
Mr. John Lowell Gardner
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Mr. James A. Gassel Mr. William E. Kiester and Ms. Jade T. Gedeon Mr. Paal Gisholt and Mrs. Jill Gisholt Mr. Stephen Gladstone Mrs. Trintje Gnazzo and Mr. Andrew Gnazzo Peter Goedecke and Jane Goedecke Rolf and Julie Goetze Ned Grandin and Deb Lawrence Greeley Family Fund Griffin-Cole Fund Guttag Family Foundation Mr. John Guttag and Mrs. Olga Guttag
Carol and Elliot Surkin David and JoEllen Sweet
Innosight LLC Iorio Charitable Foundation Ms. Marjorie Jeffries† Jounce Therapeutics KAYAK Software Corporation Mr. John C. Keogh Holly McLennan Ketron and Roger Ketron Sue and Chris Klem Klevens And Sinaiko Family Charitable Fund
Mr. Daniel K. Mayer and Mrs. Jennifer Z. Mayer
Mrs. Cristen Tabors and Mr. David Tabors Jane and Hooker Talcott
Anne S. and Brian K. Mazar
Mr. Aso O. Tavitian†
Ms. Kimberly S. McGovern and Mr. Frank E. Scherkenbach
Technology Park X LP
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Wilson Meeks
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
Mr. and Mrs. James Mellowes
Topsfield Town Library
Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Monnich
Dr. Sophie V. Vandebroek and Dr. Jesus del Alamo
Deborah and Timothy Moore
Volition Capital LLC
Ms. Amey D. Moot and Mr. William K. Stewart
Mr. Waqas Wajahat
Ms. Tamsen Merrill
H3 Biomedicine Inc.
Mr. Matt W. Krummell and Ms. Valerie Davisson
Mount Auburn Hospital
Mr. Bradford B. Wakeman and Mrs. Wendy D. Wakeman
Mr. James R. Hammond and Mrs. Leslie W. Hammond
Mr. Michael Kutsch and Ms. Tammy Coselli
New Balance Athletics, Inc.
The Waldo Trust
Northern Trust
Mrs. Mai Hanlon and Mr. Morgan Hanlon
Mr. Robert A. Larsen and Ms. Judith A. Robichaud
Mr. Brien M. O'Brien and Ms. Mary M. Hasten
Mr. Glen C. Warren, Jr. and Ms. Tami Paumier
Janet Q. Lawson Foundation
Mrs. Toni O'Connor and Mr. Joseph O'Connor
Mr. Winthrop R. Baker and Ms. Wendy R. Harman Mary W. Harriman Foundation
L&B CIP 690 Canton Street LLC
Mr. Larry D. Harris and Ms. Maryanne R. Lavan
Mr. Greg Schnipke and Ms. Marie LeBlanc
Mr. John Hastings Wasson and Mrs. Gail Wasson Mr. Eric W. Weber and Ms. Barbara Young
Lee & Rivers LLP
Mr. Christopher Oddleifson and Mrs. Nancy Oddleifson
Mr. Andrew West and Mrs. Megan West
The Helen G. Hauben Foundation
Mr. James E. Lenhart and Mrs. Dipti Lenhart
Marjorie Ory Charitable Fund Robert and Elizabeth Owens
Westchester Capital
The Haupt Family Fund
David and Cristina Lewis
Mrs. Joan Person
Christopher and Sarah Wolf
Elizabeth Helman
Jonathan Lieberman
Ms. Beatrice A. Porter
Mr. Jonathan M. Zorn
The Hasten Foundation
Webster Family Foundation
Timothy T. Hilton
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$2,500–$4,999
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Jeffries
Anonymous (5)
Jewish Community Foundation
128 Technology
John and Sarah Kadzielski
AAF CPAs
Patricia and Evan Kanouse
Mr. Thomas F. Aaron
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
Alchemy Foundation
Dr. Tasso Kaper and Dr. Antonella Cucchetti
Maurice Amado Foundation Apple Lane Foundation The Architectural Team, Inc.
Ada Howe Kent Foundation
Mr. Robert L. Ashton and Mrs. Gudrun Ashton
Dr. Erin O. Kent and Mr. Patrick Kent Kenwood Foundation
Mrs. Edith T. Bastian and Dr. James F. Bastian
Jonathan M. Keyes
Bates Communications, Inc.
Athena and Richard W. Kimball
David and Andrea Baum Family Foundation
Mr. David C. Kloss
Mr. David M. Baum and Mrs. Andrea Baum
KSP Financial Consultants
Keysoft Solutions, Inc.
The Kneisel Foundation
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The Baupost Group, LLC Beast Coast Trail Running LLC
Judith and Douglas Krupp Mr. and Mrs. Kent D. Kusel Mrs. Patricia P. Lawrence
Mr. David A. Behnke and Mr. Paul F. Doherty, Jr.
Charlotte Foundation
Mrs. Ruth S. Bell
Mr. Vincent A. Chippari and Mrs. Deneen McQueen-Chippari
Alex J. Ettl Foundation
Mr. Andrew J. Ley and Mrs. Carol P. Searle
Faber Daeufer & Itrato PC
Mr. Charles M. Linehan
Ms. Jean Levitt Birnberg
Mrs. Pamela Dippel Choney and Mr. Jeffrey A. Choney
Mr. and Mrs. W. Gerard Fallon, Jr.
Mrs. Camilla Blackman
Loren Feingold Charitable Fund
Mr. Earl Littlefield and Mrs. Cara Littlefield
Mr. Chip D. Clark and Mrs. Mila S. Clark
Bluebird Bio, Inc.
Fife Cragin Char Lead Annuity
Joe and Deborah Loughrey
Jason & Courtney Cole
Ms. Morene R. Bodner and Mr. David P. Carlisle
Marilyn Fife and John Cragin
Mr. Peter L. MacDonald
Mrs. Anne J. Colello
Mr. John F. Fiske and Ms. Margaret Chen
Mr. Richard A. Bonomo and Ms. Holly H. Bonomo
Catherine Coleman and Tom Mullen
Ralph Fleischmann and Billie Drew
Ms. Julie E. Mackin and Mr. Daniel S. Clevenger
Compass Fund
The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund
John and Barbara MacNeish
Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP
Ms. David R. Foster and Ms. Marianne Jorgensen
Mr. Adam Markell and Mrs. Rosemary Markell
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Constable
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis French, III
Dr. William W. Cooper and Mrs. Martha P. Cooper
Mr. Steven B. French and Mrs. Debra J. French
Mrs. Lynette Mason and Mr. Ronald Mason
Ms. Paula V. Cortés
Ms. Claire M. Gillis
Ms. Anne S. Covert
Susan Glessner
Mr. Joseph M. Cronin and Mrs. Sarah Cronin
Dr. Joel Goldstein and Mr. Reed Goodman
CSP Charitable Foundation Trust
Ms. Lee C. Griffin
Mrs. Beverly Bernson and Mr. Robert Bernson
Bove & Langa Mr. Peter J. Boynton and Mrs. Susan Boynton bpx Boston Properties Mrs. Kristina M. Brendel and Mr. Douglas D. Brendel Mr. Thomas R. Bright and Mrs. Kathleen F. Bright† Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Brockelman Thomas and Lisa Brothers Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Brown Mrs. Eugenia E. Burn John and Kate Cabot Paul and Virginia Cabot Charitable Trust Judge Levin H. Campbell, Sr. Samuel R. and Rebecca Gardner Campbell Samuel R. and Rebecca Gardner Campbell via Ada Howe Kent Foundation Mr. Richard J. Canty and Ms. Hope B. Woodhouse Capital Group American Funds Wesley and Dianne Card CB Richard Ellis Riverfront Office Park CBIZ Tofias Michael and Jenny Ceppi Chapel Bridge Park Associates Charles River Realty Investors
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The Chasin Family
Mrs. Victoria R. Cunningham and Mr. Robert S. Cunningham Currier Law Offices Mr. John F. Curry and Ms. Susie L. H. Hwang Mr. Matthew Daniels and Mrs. Jennifer Daniels DCU for Kids Mrs. Marilyn Dee and Mr. Michael Dee 2 Depot Square Ipswich Charitable Derby and Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Diana Mr. James R. Dodge and Mrs. Michele Dobbins Dodge Donovan Hatem LLP Estate of Margaret C. Dumas Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Eisenson Mr. Daniel Elias and Ms. Karen Keane Mr. and Mrs. James V. Ellard, Jr.
Ms. Barbara J. Erickson and Mr. Peter Torrebiarte
Arthur Griffin Family Foundation The Gutierrez Company Philip Guymont and Susan McLaren Mr. John C. Hall Hamill Family Foundation
Mr. Paul Leech and Mrs. Kim Leech
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts Massachusetts and Rhode Island Council of Trout Unlimited Matrix Economics, LLC Matrix Partners Mr. Thomas H. Mattox and Dr. Jacqueline K. Spencer Mr. Mark E. McDonough and Mrs. Mary Beth McDonough
Ms. Sarah E. Hancock
Mr. Shaun McHugh and Mrs. Beth McHugh
Richard T. and Eileen G. Hardaway
Mr. Peter C McKay
Mrs. Wendy Harrington and Mr. Matthew Menard
Jack and Sue McNamara
Mr. Jay Hart Dr. Jaye E. Hefner Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Hicks Mr. Michael F. Hines James F. Hunnewell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hunnewell, Jr. Estate of Roger B. Hunt Janice Hunt
Mr. Joseph C. McNay Mr. Paul McViney Wilhelm Merck and Nonie Brady Ms. Barbara Meyer and Mr. Michael W. Perloff Mr. Robert G. Minicus and Mrs. Bridgette J. Minicus Mr. Matthew Montgomery and Mr. Kristian Kassimis
IBM Corporation
Mrs. Carol Moriarty and Mr. John Moriarty
Dr. Michael R. Jaff and Mrs. Debra A. Jaff
Mr. John T. Moy and Ms. Sonya E. Keene
Ms. Susanna E. Hunt and Robert E. Hunt
Mr. John W. Murphy Mr. Michael P. Murray and Mrs. Joanne P. Murray
Mrs. Margaret M. Reiser and Dr. Charles L. Cooney
Mr. Yanni Tsipis and Ms. Kristin Kara Denise and Michael Tucker
Mr. Ronald J. Adams and Mr. Neal Eagleton
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Remondi
The University Club of Boston
Mr. James D. Nail and Ms. Catherine Belden
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Rice, Sr. Charles C. and U. Ingrid Richardson
Mr. Peter H. Van Demark and Dr. Kathleen A. Van Demark
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Chris Rifkin
Mr. and Mrs. Raimund G. Vanderweil, Jr.
Mr. Mark S. Ain and Mrs. Carolyn Ain
NB Development Group
Mr. H. John Riley and Ms. Diane M. Riley
Mrs. Bonnie Akins
Mr. Brian R. Neff and Mrs. Jana P. Neff Network for Good
Mrs. Jennifer L. Robinson and Mr. Jeff Robinson
Mrs. Carmen R. Verrier and Mr. Robert Verrier
Alchemy Copyrights
The New England Foundation
Mia Rochte and Anthony Rochte
Ms. Lynda S. Vickers-Smith and Mrs. Amy V. S. Bryan
New England Aquarium
Mr. Gary L. Vilchick
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Aliski
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas W. Noon
Mr. Richard Doyle Rockwell and Mrs. Lyly D. Rockwell
Mr. Michael R. Nowlan and Mrs. Elizabeth R. Nowlan
Mr. David M. Rosenberg and Kucitana Felice
Ms. Rebecca Ward and Mr. Mark Shull
Mrs. Jennifer V. H. Allaire and Mr. Jeremy D. Allaire
Ms. Abigail G. Rosenfeld and Mr. Donald Rosenfeld
Mr. Solomon B. Watson, IV and Mrs. Brenda J. Watson
Mrs. Barbara H. Almy
NS Boston III PO Owner LLC
Ms. Amy B. Rusiecki
Mr. Harry J. Weiss and Mrs. Georgia C. Weiss
Mr. Manuel Fernando Álvarez-González
Ms. Amy E. Russo
The Westbrook Insurance Agency, Inc.
Mr. John P. Ryan and Dr. Claire P. Mansur
Donna and Henry Whittier
Mr. Richard M. Sands and Mrs. Leanna K. Sands
Ms. Regina B. Wiedenski
Mr. James Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Wilson
The Miriam & Stanley Schwartz, Jr. Philanthropic Foundation
Mr. Michael T. Wilson and Ms. Susan E. Greenleaf
The Schwartz Family Foundation
Sylvia and Aaron Baggish
Mr. Jason P. Andris and Mrs. Julie C. Andris
Ms. Nancy Seaman and Mr. Alan D. Schwartz
Ms. Ann Yanez and Steve Yanez
The Angerman Foundation
YourCause, LLC
Seaport Square Associates LP
Ronald Zarrella and Carolyn Grant
Mr. Frank Anton and Mrs. Georgine T. Anton
Ms. Luanne E. Selk and Mr. Jon J. Skillman
The Zarrella Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Olivier J. Aries
Mr. Charles A. Ziering and Mrs. Margaret W. Ziering
Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Armstrong
Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc.
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Sensible Financial Planning and Management, LLC Mr. Joseph Nye and Molly Nye Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Oedel Oedel Foundation Ms. Tara H. Oliver Mr. Stephen Oristaglio and Ms. Jeryl Oristaglio Carolyn and Robert Osteen Ms. Mary Jo Palermo and Mr. Stephen Hochbrunn Mr. William H. Park Ms. Olivia H. Parker Ms. Abby Patterson Mr. William B. Perkins and Mrs. Karen G. Bechtel Perkins Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Mrs. May H. Pierce Mr. Jeffrey W. Potter and Mrs. Jennifer Potter Dr. Daniel Pratt and Mrs. Susanna Pratt Mr. Paul T. Przybyla Nat and Holly Pulsifer Mr. Michael Puzey The Racemaker Charitable Fund Mr. John F. Randall and Mrs. Catherine S. Randall Bill and Kathy Reardon Mr. J. Stanley Reeve and Mrs. Abigail Reeve
Mr. Michael F. Sexton and Mrs. Jennifer S. Sexton Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. William Shields Mr. and Mrs. Binkley C. Shorts Mr. Robert W. Silk and Mrs. Sandra L. Silk Ms. Shirley Singleton
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley H. Willis
$1,000–$2,499 Anonymous (28) 132 Surfside Road, LLC The 5 51 5 Foundation Dr. Robert K. Abbott and Ms. Susannah Abbott
Mr. Greg Spivy and Mrs. Laura Y. Spivy
Mr. G. Christopher Abbott and Mrs. Deborah A. Abbott
Mrs. Terri L. Spoon and Mr. Alan Spoon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Ackerman
Spoon Family Foundation
Dr. Gina E. Adam
Dr. Stanley J. Adelstein and Mrs. Mary T. Adelstein Mr. Aaron Ahola and Mrs. Cara A. Ahola
Bear and Pam Albright Mr. and Mrs. William Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alsop Mrs. Esther Ames Anchor Capital Advisors, LLC Mr. Bryant Anderson Mr. Mark C. Anderson and Mrs. Susan Anderson Ms. Erika Anderson and Mr. Eric Klawiter
Ms. Lydia Arnold Mr. David B. Aronoff and Ms. Jessica B. Jacob Mr. James A. Attwood and Ms. Leslie K. Williams Mr. David Auerbach and Ms. Ariane Comstock Mr. Martin J. Auerbach and Ms. Louise Goodsill Susan Avery Mr. Neil R. Ayer, Jr. and Ms. Linda Lyons
Augusta and Joseph Stanislaw Mr. Karel Steiner and Mrs. Catherine A. Steiner Mr. Arthur K. Steinert and Ms. Suzanne Pinto Howard and Fredericka Stevenson Stevenson Family Charitable Trust Mr. Campbell Steward Mr. and Mrs. R. Gregg Stone Mr. Scott A. Stone and Mrs. Jana Stone Mrs. Henry S. Streeter Marc Tanner and Rebecca Rogers Ms. Isabella Meisinger Mrs. Patricia R. Ternes The Thorne Family TIAA Charitable Inc Mr. Samuel Appleton Treherne-Thomas The Triple T Foundation ©MICHAEL BLANCHARD
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The Arzak Foundation Clint Baclawski and Tasha Baclawski Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Bain Mr. George P. Baker and Mrs. Lauren Jennings
Ms. Isabelle T. Black and Mr. Scott M. Black
Mr. Daniel Carlat and Ms. Tammy Bottner
Ms. L. Teal Colliton and Mr. Kevin Colliton
Ms. Cynthia C. Bloomquist and Mr. Thaw Malin, III
Mr. J. T. Carleton and Mrs. Sharon E. Carleton
Mr. Russell F. Conn and Ms. Patricia Donahoe
Jane Condon and Kenneth G. Bartels
Drs. Amy & Joshua Boger
Carol and Steve Carlson
Connark Company
Mr. Talbot Baker, Jr.
Gail Bolte and Robert D. Carter
Christopher T. and Jane Fisher Carlson
Bob and Pam Baldwin
Jennifer Born
K. Bradford Carr and Nicola Carr
Bravehearts: Friends of Dylan Connelly LLC
Jeanne and Harden Ballantine
Boston Scientific
Ms. Sis Carroll
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Connelly
Joanna and Clay Ballantine
Miss Jennifer Bowers
Dr. Patricia Connolly
Dr. John P. Balser and Dr. Barbara E. Balser
Mr. and Ms. Tripp Boyle
Mr. Scott E. Carson and Mrs. Elizabeth S. Carson
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Boynton
Scott and Mary Carson
Nathaniel S. and Catherine E. Coolidge
Mr. William M. Bancroft and Dr. Alice D. Murphy
Dr. Francis M. Bradley and Dr. Adrienne W. Bradley
Ms. Deborah M. Carter
Cooney Interiors
Chip Carver and Anne DeLaney
Mary and James Nicoll Cooper
Mary Barone
Ms. Jennifer Bradner
Copyright Clearance Center
Mr. Jamison J. Barr and Ms. Sharon L. Alzner
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Brake
Mr. Robert S. Cary and Ms. Janet Nussmann
Kib and Tess Bramhall
Mr. Avery W. Catlin
Robert Lloyd Corkin Charitable Foundation
Laurie and David Barrett
Mrs. Marilyn R. Brandt
Ms. Pieranna Cavalchini
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Mr. Walter J. Bart, Jr. and Mrs. Jeannette Harvey Bart
Dr. Stephen K. Brannan and Mrs. Kelli Brannan
Mr. John T. Cederholm and Mrs. Theresa D. Cederholm
Mr. Clifford S. Cort and Mrs. Carey C. Cort
Ms. Michelle L. Basil and Mr. James Dawson
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Ms. Donna M. Ceglia and Mr. Daniel Nadeau
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Costello
Mr. Glenn Batchelder and Ms. Candace J. Young
Mr. John Briedis and Mrs. Irene S. Briedis
Ms. Susan Baxter and Mr. Ward Baxter Alexandra Bayha and Kristofer Bayha Beacon Hill Garden Club Mr. Arthur Beale and Ms. Teresa A. Hensick Beard Family Charitable Trust Mr. John E. Beard and Mrs. Molly S. Beard Mr. Cameron Beck Ms. Susanne B. Beck and Mr. William A. Parker Estate of Thomas B. Begley Mr. Walter Beinecke and Mrs. Gina Beinecke Mr. Charles F. Belanger, Jr. and Mrs. Gail Ann P. Belanger Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Beller Mr. Jeffrey Bellows and Mrs. Nicole Bellows Mr. Robert Benner and Mrs. Susannah Benner Mr. Christopher Benoit and Mrs. Jennifer Benoit Mr. Jules Bernstein and Ms. Linda Lipsett Mr. Kyle Bertoli and Mrs. Christina Bertoli Mr. Stephen A. Besse and Mrs. Pamela M. Besse Mr. Gregory P. Bialecki and Dr. Mary M. Herlihy Mr. Henry F. Bigelow and Mrs. Judy M. Bigelow John and Jane Bihldorff Mr. Michael Binette and Ms. Suzanne Hodson Mr. Norman Birnbach and Mrs. Deborah Birnbach
Mrs. Lorraine Bressler Ms. Kathleen Brill Mr. Edward Broach and Mr. Caleb Broach Mr. John F. Brooke Dr. Traci L. Brooks and Mr. Todd B. Whitelaw Mr. and Ms. David B. Broughel Ms. Cornelia W. Brown and Dr. Henry B. Warren Mr. Robert M. Buchanan and Mrs. Chantal Z. Buchanan Mr. William C. Buck and Mrs. Laura T. Buck
Ms. Lynda A. Ceremsak and Mr. George Davitt
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Mr. Ron Chester and Mrs. Sarah Chester
Mr. Maurice W. Coulon and Mrs. Judith A. Coulon
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Cheston, Jr.
Mrs. Kendra Cox
Ciccolo Family Foundation
Mr. Jackson S. Craig and Mrs. Tracey Craig
Mr. Raymond J. Ciccolo Mr. Nathaniel B. Clapp and Mrs. Hester C. Clapp
Mr. Paul A. Cramer and Ms. Mary E. Gard
Mr. Paul W. Clark and Ms. Carol R. Parrish
Grover Cronin Memorial Foundation
Mr. Paul D. Cleary, Ph.D.
Mr. Thomas Cronin and Mrs. Patricia Cronin
Mr. William C. Clendaniel and Mr. Ronald P. Barbagallo
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Crocker, II
Mr. Ian J. Crown and Mrs. Susan C. Crown
The Cleveland Foundation
Mr. Brian R. Cruey and Mr. Matthew King
Mr. Edward Buckbee
The Clowes Fund, Inc.
CSL International Limited
Mr. Christopher H. Buder and Mrs. Heather A. Buder
Mrs. Bayard H. Cobb and Mr. John W. Cobb
Mr. and Mrs. Jack A Cuneo
Joanna Buffington and Peter Buffington
Rhoda Cohen
The Bulens Family Foundation
Mr. Barry Colella and Mrs. Heather M. Colella
Mr. William Bulkeley and Mrs. Debra Bulkeley
The Honorable Robert B. Collings and Mrs. Mary C. Collings
Mrs. Cynthia K. Curme and Mr. Oliver D. Curme Susan and James Curtis Mrs. Eliza S. Cushman and Mr. Russell Cushman Mrs. Edith L. Dabney
Ms. Barbara J. Bund Mr. Lewis A. Burleigh and Mrs. Rinda H. Burleigh C & P Buttenwieser Foundation Catherine and Paul Buttenwieser Foundation Mr. Samuel Cabot and Mrs. Claire Cabot Mrs. Julie Callaghan and Mr. Kevin T. Callaghan Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Campanella Kristen Deane Campbell and Douglas Campbell The Canny Family Don and Lynne Bulens Mrs. Diane M. Capstaff The Coraggio Fund Mr. and Mrs. Andrew T. Carey ŠMICHAEL BLANCHARD
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Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Carl Dahmen, III
The Gaffney Foundation
Mr. Ed Dailey and Mrs. Mary Dailey
Dr. and Mrs. John Galt
Ms. Dawn D'Alelio and Mr. Edward H. D'Alelio
Mr. Patrick Gan
Helen B. Danforth
Mr. Greg Garland and Mrs. Heather Garland
Mr. and Mrs. Eric W. Dannheim
Henrietta Gates and Heaton Robertson
Mr. Steven Keleti and Ms. Jean Danton
Gathr Work
Mr. Nelson J. Darling, Jr.
Ms. Suzanne F. Gauron
Mr. Thomas W. Darling and Mrs. Jillian R. Hosford-Darling
Ms. Alyse A. Gause and Mr. William D. Gause
The Darling Family
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Ms. Virginia L. Darrow and Mr. Armand G. Maldonado Mr. Samuel D. Daume, Jr. and Ms. Catherine F. Daume Howard and Cove Davis Taniguchi Deane Family Foundation Mr. Douglas J. DeAngelis and Mrs. Shay DeAngelis Anne Decker and John Decker Mr. John H. Deknatel and Dr. Carol M. Taylor Mr. Cisco J. del Valle and Mrs. Megan del Valle Mr. and Mrs. Brian P Delaney Mr. and Mrs. Doug Delaney Mrs. Betsey S. Delaney Mr. Walter V. Demers and Ms. Jane Cashin Demers Mr. Daniel T.M. Dempsey and Mr. Steven Rufo Natalie DeNormandie Mr. Christopher J. Detmer and Mrs. Kyra Detmer Robert and Patti Deuster Mr. Adam Devine and Mrs. Tammy Devine Mr. Bryon Deysher and Ms. Cynthia M. Deysher Dr. Louis Di Lillo and Mrs. M. Donna Di Lillo Mr. Edward D. Dick and Mrs. Dale G. Dick Mr. Buzz Doherty and Mrs. Liz Ann Doherty Mr. John D. Doherty Mr. Joseph B. Doherty
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Gerard Sumner Gerard Foundation Susan and William Geresy, Jr. Mr. Dwight L. Gertz and Ms. Virginia Welles Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Geschke
Mr. Robert M. Doyle and Mrs. Cynthia T. Doyle
Dr. Robert A. Fazzi and Ms. Diana M. Buckley
Ms. Sarah J. D'Souza and Mr. Matthew D'Souza
Mrs. Roberta A. Ferriani and Mr. Timothy J. Mcgrath
Mr. and Mrs. J. Williar Dunlaevy
Mr. Alan H. Field and Ms. Donna J. Wainwright
Ms. Cecilia E. Dunn and Mr. Lee W. Campbell
Mr. J. W. Filley and Ms. Joanne Gosser
Mrs. Elizabeth Giersbach and Mr. Eric Kramer Anne and Chad Gifford Mr. Mike F. Gilroy and Mrs. Terri Gilroy Mr. Frederick H. Glore and Mrs. Constance P. Glore The Glore Fund Louise Godine
Mr. Mark W. Dunne and Mrs. Elizabeth A. Dunne
Mr. Daniel C. Finbury and Ms. Patricia P. Reeser
Mr. Donald D. Durkee Michaelene Durst
Mrs. Joanna Fink and Mr. Richard G. Gonci
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard du Toit
Luke Finnestad
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Mr. Robert Earley and Mrs. Montira Earley
Mrs. Elaine W. Fiske
Mr. Mark R. Goldweitz and Mrs. Joyce Goldweitz
Eaton Vance Management
Mr. Allen W. Fletcher
Jenna and Mark Gomes
EBS Insurance Brokers
Mr. Stephen L. Fletcher and Mr. Michael D. Walden
Ms. Nancy Gomes Mr. John T. Goodhue and Ms. Anne Smith
Alice and Jonathan Flint
Mr. Douglas R. Gooding and Ms. Stacy Cloutier
Mr. Noah Eckhouse and Mrs. Catherine Eckhouse
Mr. and Ms. Michael B. Fleischman
Mrs. Deborah S. Edwards
FM Global Foundation
Ms. Coventry Edwards-Pitt and Mr. Matthew C. Weinzierl
Ms. Jocelyn A. Forbush
Mr. and Mrs. David K. Eikenberry
Friends of Amy Diadamo Foster, in loving memory
Mr. Frederick Ek Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Ellsworth The Elm Grove Foundation Emily Vanderbilt Wade Trust
Mrs. Patty Donahue and Mr. John Donahue
Ernst and Elfriede Frank Foundation, Inc.
Susan and Digger Donahue
Mr. and Mrs. John Lee Evangelakos
Mr. Bruce W. Donald and Mrs. Mary A. Donald
Mr. William L. Evans and Mrs. Barbara R. Evans
Dorothy D. Conkey Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Farnsworth
Dr. Darin D. Dougherty and Mrs. Christina W. Dougherty
Ms. Martha B. Farrell and Paddy Farrell
Mrs. Mary Ann Esdaile
Douglas Crocker II Trust
Mr. Benjamin M. Faucett and Mrs. Sarah N. Faucett
Mr. Diarmaid Douglas-Hamilton and Mrs. Meg M. Douglas-Hamilton
Dr. Henry B. Faulkner and Dr. Kathleen W. Faulkner
Mimi and Peter Dow
Mr. Donald Nathan Fawcett and Mrs. Bridget Fawcett
Dr. Robert T. Doyle and Dr. Mary Ann Nieves
Molly D. Gerard
Mr. Jamie M. Fay and Mrs. Maureen A. Fay
Ms. Allison Forrest
Mrs. Elena I. Foster and Mr. Hugh K. Foster Fowle Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey Ms. Pamela Fowler Ms. Elena B. Frankel and Mr. David Frankel Ms. Judy A. Frechette and Mr. Henry M. Frechette
Mr. Richard Goldenberg and Mrs. Janet Goldenberg Weinshel Goldfarb Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Kenneth H. Goodman and Dr. Elyse Goodman Mr. Michael W. Goodwin and Ms. Christine Carroll Ralph and Elizabeth Gordon Jay Gould Dr. Shai Gozani and Ms. Michelle Rosen Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Mr. Eric D. Green and Ms. Carmin C. Reiss Mr. Josh Greenhill and Mrs. Sarah D. Greenhill Madeline L. Gregory
Dr. Albert R. Frederick and Mrs. Suzanne M. Frederick
Mr. Jay S. Gregory
French Foundation
Charles and Natasha Grigg
Mr. Marc D. French and Mrs. Erin M. French
Grimco Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Frisbie
Ms. Marni Grossman
Mr. Christopher F. O. Gabrieli and Mrs. Hilary B. Gabrieli
The Peter J. Grua Trust
Mr. David M. Gaffney and The Gaffney Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Griffin
Ms. Emily Griset and Mr. Drew Chin
Mr. Richard P. Grudzinski and Ms. Julie Bowden Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Gutman
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Mrs. Rachel A. Knowlton and Mr. David L. Knowlton
Mr. Charles M. Hale and Mrs. Karen A. Hale Mr. Joe W. Hale and Ms. Beth Dininio
Mr. Northrup R. Knox and Mrs. Victoria A. Knox
Mrs. Ann T. Hall and Mr. John L. Hall, II
Mr. Edward Kohler
Ms. Denise Hall and Mr. Ken Paull
Mr. Jeffrey R. Kontoff and Mrs. Diane Kontoff
Mr. Kenneth G. Hamel and Ms. Donna M. Giovannini
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Mr. Richard P. Kosian and Ms. Sally Hamblen
Ms. Craig C. Hannafin and Mr. Daniel P. Hannafin
Mr. Richard J. Kosinski and Mrs. Katharine S. Kosinski
Mark Hansen and Mark Fidelman
Ms. Patricia Krebs and Mr. Gary Nielan
Ms. Holly Angell Hardman
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Kupper, Jr.
Robert and Helen Hardman Family Fund
T.H. Kwan
Philip S. Harper Foundation
Marisa Labozzetta and Martin Wohl
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Harris
Mr. William H. Knopp and Ms. Carolyn S. Lackey
Mr. Roy J. Harris, Jr. and Ms. Eileen C. McIntyre
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Mr. Paul LaFerriere and Ms. Dorrie Parini
Mr. James Hoodlet and Mrs. Penny Hoodlet
Mr. Harold L. Jones and Mrs. Cheryl B. Jones
Mr. Howard Hoople
Mrs. Letitia Jordan and Mr. Robert C. Jordan
The Jeffrey Horvitz Foundation Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Lou and Ginny Hoynes
Mr. Eric Josephson and Mrs. Irene Josephson
Mr. Theodore L. Hubbard and Ms. Cynthia Hubbard
Dr. Robert I. Kamen and Dr. Geertruida M. Veldman
Dr. Michael G. Hughes and Mrs. Nina R. Hughes
Matthew and Liz Kamens Mr. John D. Kann and Ms. Lori D. Kann
Mrs. Karin A. J. Hughes and Mr. John J. Hughes
Ms. Sabrina L. Kanner
Richard and Helen Hughson
Mr. Christian G. Kasper and Mrs. Carole M. Kasper
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome C. Hunsaker, III
Dr. Laura A. Katz and Mr. Dan Berger
Ms. Ann S. Hurd
Dr. Michael G. Kauffman and Dr. Sharon Shacham
Hurdle Hill Foundation Mr. Barry T. Hynes and Mrs. Kristin Hynes Mrs. Barbara Israel and Mr. Thomas C. Israel Mrs. Catherine H. Jacobus Ms. Madeline B. Jacquet and Ms. Gabrielle Jacquet Fastert
Thomas Keegan Mr. Dennis J. Keller and Mrs. Connie Keller Mr. Kevin H. Kelley and Mrs. Mary Ellen M. Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Kellner
Mr. David G. Januszewski and Mrs. Kimberly Januszewski
Kelly Family Charitable Foundation
Ms. Susan F. Jarvi
Mr. James P. Kelly and Mrs. Margaret S. Kelly
Ms. Kristina G. Jelleme and Mr. Jarrod Stolgitis Mr. and Mrs. Pliny Jewell, III Ms. Amy G. Job and Mr. Robert Job Amy D. Johnson, MD Mr. Christopher McKown and Ms. Abigail Johnson Mr. Mark W. Johnson and Mrs. Tracy D. Johnson Mr. Stephen P. Johnson and Ms. Paula Johnson
Mr. David L. Kelly
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Mr. Jeffrey A. Landon and Mrs. Susan K. Landon Mr. Jay Lanigan and Mrs. Suzy Lanigan Mr. John Lanza and Mrs. Ann-Mara Lanza Mr. Joseph P. Lanzillotta, Jr. Mr. Jeremy Lapon and Dr. Denise G. Lapon Mr. and Mrs. Talbert E Lauter Ms. Judith Lawler and Mr. Patrick Lawler Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Lawrence Mr. William Lawrence, III LDa Architecture & Interiors, LLP Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Leahy Richard Leavitt & Claire Spofford Mr. Laurence H. Lebowitz and Ms. Naomi D. Aberly Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lee Ms. Lily Lee and Ms. Fay Lee Mr. Timothy E. McAllister and Mrs. Beth Lehman Mr. Peter Lehner Mrs. Nancy C. Lemons and Mr. David W. Lemons Mr. and Mrs. J. David Leslie Mr. George N. Lester and Ms. Blanche Teyssier Mr. and Mrs. John E. Leuba
Mr. and Mrs. W. Clinton Kendall
Mr. David Levy and Mrs. Karin Levy
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Mr. and Mrs. George E. Lewis, Sr. Ms. Katherine Lewis
Grayce B. Kerr Fund Inc
Mr. Matthew C. Liebendorfer
Holly McLennan Ketron Trust
Mr. Stephen Liftman and Ms. Alexandra Liftman
Mr. Matthew J. Kiefer and Ms. Nan Porter Judy King
Mr. Edward C. Lingel and Mrs. Pamela M. Lingel Mr. and Mrs. John Lipkowitz
Mr. and Mrs. C. Bruce Johnstone
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. King
Dr. Robert A. Jonas and Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
John P. and Susan C. Kirk
Dr. Benjamin Liptzin, MD
Mr. Christopher Knollmeyer and Ms. Donna Corcoran
Ms. Susan Litowitz Cinny Little
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Knowles
Living Springs Foundation
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Cathy and Scot McCulloch
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Marie and Robert McInnes
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Timothy McKeown
National Philanthropic Trust Mr. Eloy Nava and Mrs. Diane Nava
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Lloyd B. McManus, Jr. Revocable Trust Mr. Lloyd B McManus, Jr.
Mr. Nicholas Negroponte
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Mr. Justin Lynch and Mrs. Julia Lynch Eric and Amy Mabley Cynthina M. Macarchuk Donor Advised Fund
Mr. Richard K. McMullan† Steve and Tish Mead
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Mr. and Mrs. William F. Meahl
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Newcastle Foundation Trust New England Biolabs, Inc.
Mr. James Meehan
Sarah and Jeff Newton
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Shira Nichaman and Arnie Angerman
Mr. Keith P. Melanson
Noanett Garden Club
Ms. Anne T. Melvin and Dr. Daniel J. Sullivan
Mr. James W. Noga and Mrs. Marcia M. Noga
Maine Community Foundation
Mr. John T. Mendelson and Ms. Lucy Maulsby
Ms. Donna M. Nolan
Stephanie Mann and Tad Leblond
Ms. Josephine A. Merck
Mr. Gregory V. Mara and Mrs. Talia Mara
The Norcross Wildlife Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Paine Metcalf
Mr. Adam J. Margolin and Ms. Meghan K. Jasani
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Ms. Diane C. Nordin and Mr. Thomas L. Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Marsh
Jonathan Meyer
North Shore Garden Club
Adam Mignanelli
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Mrs. Katherine Macdonald Richard MacDonald Mr. Robert W. Macleod and Mrs. Barbara W. Macleod Alexander and Sunny Macmillan The Madden Team, LLC Mr. Peter E. Madsen Ms. Betsy Ridge Madsen
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Martens Martha's Vineyard Savings Bank Carmela and Walker Martin Dr. Gary D. Martin and Mrs. Karen Martin Mr. William Martin and Mrs. Kristin Hanson Martin Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources Mastwood Charitable Foundation Mrs. Jonathan P. Matson Ms. Sara Mattes and Dr. Jerome Ritz Mrs. Marilee Matteson Mrs. Eileen Matz and Mr. Robert E. Matz Mr. Robert McCrae and Mr. Bill Newhall
Mr. Louis J. Milinazzo Mrs. Elizabeth Cabot Minot Mr. Robert B. Minturn Mr. and Mrs. John O. Mirick Douglas Molin Mr. and Ms. Robert D. Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Montminy Mrs. Joyce L. Morgan and Mr. James L. Morgan Mr. Christopher Morss Mr. William B. Mosakowski Mr. and Mrs. George R. Mrkonic Mr. Joseph J. Mueller Ms. Mary Murphy
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Dr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Nussbaum
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The Donal C. O'Brien Jr. Family
Ms. Joanna L. Phippen
The O'Connell Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Scott J. Pinarchick and Mrs. Cheryl B. Pinarchick
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. O'Connell Ms. Mary G. O'Connell and Mr. Peter J. Grua
William L. Pingree and Lucy C. Pingree
Mr. Brian W. Ogilvie and Ms. Jennifer N. Heuer
Point B Realty
Ms. Victoria B. O'Neill and Mr. Thomas E. Kelly, Jr.
Lucile and Maurice Pollak Fund
Mrs. Nannette F. Orr Osceola Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Margaret O'Shea and Mr. Timothy O'Shea Ms. Stacy Osur and Ms. Keith Gilbert Ms. Jane Ottenberg and Mr. Richard L. Creighton Overbrook Family Advised Fund Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Parker Mr. David J. Parmelee and Mrs. Nancy A. Emerson Mr. Robert Paschke and Dr. Deidre Donaldson Mr. Eric Patey and Mrs. Charlene Patey Brad and Shira Paul Payette Mr. Jan A. Pechenik and Mrs. Regina Campbell Mr. David Pellegrini and Mrs. Maureen Pellegrini
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Plukas Mr. Bruce N. Polishook Ms. Vida E. Poole Ms. Allison Porter Dr. Richard S. Post and Ms. Janet H. Post Ms. Elizabeth B. Post Mrs. Diana Hitt Potter Ms. Katherine E. Potter Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Pottle Margaret Poutasse Mr. Michael Powell and Mrs. Devon Powell Ms. and Mr. Hadley Powell Mr. Robert P. Powers and Mrs. Jane Powers Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Pozen Harold and Frances Pratt Mr. George G. Preble and Mrs. Joan Preble Mr. Graham L. Prendergast Mr. Richard McKim Preston and Mrs. Lori Preston
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Mr. Charles Provenzano and Ms. Cheryl Cronin
Mr. Joseph D. Short
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Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Thomas and Christina Shropshire
Christine and Michael Puzo
Mrs. Jordan Silva and Mr. Kevin M. Silva
Mr. James Quinty and Mrs. Elizabeth Quinty
Mr. Steven Simmons and Ms. Eileen Simmons
Mr. Thomas Quirk and Mrs. Donna Quirk
Simmons Family Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Robert A. Radloff and Ms. Ann M. Beha
Mr. Karl Sims and Mrs. Patricia E. Maes
Mr. Michael A. Simpson The Sims/Maes Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Lance A. Ramshaw and Ms. Abigail Wine
Single Step Foundation Mr. Peter W. Skelton and Mrs. Marisa V. Skelton
Ms. Anne Randolph Mr. Henry Rauch and Mrs. Susan Cooper Rauch
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Skok Mrs. Leslie Slavin and Mr. Howard L. Slavin
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Mr. Christopher Smallhorn and Mrs. Cary Smallhorn
Mrs. Janet L. Ready and Mr. John Ready Dr. and Mrs. John R. Schreiber
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Reilly
Mr. Michael Rotenberg and Mrs. Karen Rotenberg
Mr. Dale Reiss and Mr. Jerome King
Jonathan Rotolo
Debra Renner
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Mr. Jeff Schwartz and Mrs. Leigh Schwartz
Mr. James F. Reardon
Ms. Michelle C. Rhodes and Mr. Aaron Rhodes
Ms. Jacqueline Rousseau
Craig Schultze
Ms. Miriam K. Schwartz Mr. Robert H. Scott and Ms. Diane Spencer
The Rice Family Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin V. Ruddy
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Rich
Mrs. Janice Corkin Rudolf and Mr. John B. Emery
Robb Scott
Mr. Michael C. Ruettgers and Mrs. Maureen Ruettgers
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Dr. Joseph C. Runkle and Ms. Amy Snodgrass
Mr. Thomas M. Shannon and Mrs. Kathleen O. Shannon
Mr. Andrew Rushford and Ms. Kate Shamon
L. Dennis and Susan R. Shapiro
Mr. Craig P. Russ and Mrs. Patricia M. Russ
Sharpe Family Foundation
Mrs. Margaret E. Richardson Ms. Martha Richardson Richardson's Farm, Inc. Migsie and Gar Richlin Mrs. Lynne Rickabaugh and Mr. Mark V. Rickabaugh Mrs. Nancy Riegel Dr. and Mrs. Steven A. Ringer Mr. Bruce Ringwall Mrs. Dana Robbat and Mr. Joseph Robbat
Jason and Jennifer Ryan
Mr. George O. Roberts
Ms. Anita B. Ryan and Mr. Anthony J. Ryan
Ms. Patricia Roberts and Mr. Michael Roberts
Didi and Neal Ryland
Mrs. Sharon F. Robinson and Mr. A. Francis Robinson, Jr.
Peter M. Sacerdote Foundation
Ms. Mary Etta Robinson Jeff and Chris Rodek Mr. Allan Rodgers Sandra Shepard Rodgers Trust
Karen and Jeffrey Ross
Patrick and Katherine Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Family Charitable Trust
Mrs. Wendy S. Smith Ms. Amanda Smith Mundi and Syd Smithers Dr. Richard A. Snellgrove Ms. Sukanya Lahiri Soderland Ms. and Mr. Paula Solomon The Lawrence & Lillian Solomon Foundation The Sommer Family Foundation Ms. Alicia A. Southwell and Mr. Kirk J. Grosel Alaina Spaziani Mr. and Mrs. Brian Spector Mr.† and Mrs. Burgess P. Standley Ms. Joy Stanley and Ms. Patricia Sullivan
Chris and Pito Salas
Richard & Bette Saltzman Foundation
Mr. Philip R. Rosenberry and Mrs. Elizabeth D. Rosenberry
Mr. and Mrs. Ross E. Sherbrooke
Mrs. Susanna A. Smith and Mr. Bayard Smith
St. Louis Community Foundation
Mr. Gregor Rohda and Ms. Shannon Armstrong
Ropes Wealth Advisors
Sarah Angell Sharpe and John Powley
Mr. Mark Smith and Mr. John T. O'Keefe
Mr. Stephen Sachman and Mrs. Alexia Quadrani-Sachman
Mr. Richard B. Saltzman and Mrs. Bette A. Saltzman
Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, IV and Mrs. Constance Roosevelt
Dr. Sally Starling Seaver
Mr. Joel Allen Smith and Mrs. Katherine Smith
Mrs. Bonnie Sacerdote
Jesse Rogers
Ken and Ellen Roman
Mr. Jonathan D. Small and Mrs. Tamara C. Small
Sand Springs Springwater Co. Mr. Nils R. Sandell and Mrs. Yvonne A. Sandell Mrs. Rebecca Saunders Ms. Susan Scheible Ms. Judith Scheuer and Mr. Joseph Mellicker Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Schliemann Mrs. Martha M. Schmidt† ©BURTON BALKIND
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Mr. James Stern
Beth and Schuyler Tilney
Gina M. Vita
Dr. Jane E. Stewart and Dr. George Volpe
Mrs. Denise M. Tompkins and Mr. Ronald G. Tompkins
Mr. and Mrs. David S. von Loesecke
Mr. Meldon J. Wolfgang, IV and Mrs. Sarah M. Wolfgang
Mrs. Emily V. Wade
Ms. Amy Wood
Dr. Mahlon Stewart and Ms. Pauline Frommer
Mr. Andrew G. Torchia and Mrs. Amy Torchia
Ms. Clara Wainwright
Ms. Christina Wood
Joly Stewart
Ms. Natalia K. Wainwright and Mr. Andrew S. Wainwright
Mrs. Nancy B. Woods and Mr. Fred Woods
The Stier Family
Mr. Matthew C. Torrey and Mrs. Amy B. Torrey
Anita Worden and James Worden
Ms. Robin Tost
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Wakeman
David Stone and Heather Hohenthal Dr. Jennifer P. Stone and Mr. Jonathan Green
Mr. Terence J. Toth and Mrs. Monica Toth
Ms. Nancy Wakeman Mr. and Mrs. David E. Walker
Dr. Peter Workum and Dr. Susan B. Workum
Peter & Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation
Ms. Claudia Sauermann Wu
David and Nadine Strong
Mr. Bryan A. Townsend and Mrs. Catherine T. Mitchell
Mr. Norman S. Walker and Mrs. Marie-Eve Walker
Sara L. Wragge
Ms. Catherine M. Stone
Mr. Neil Wallace
Justin and Genevieve† Wyner
Mr. Michael Wallis
Dr. Munirih Q. Yeshwant and Dr. Krishna Yeshwant
Mr. Peter C. Sugar and Mrs. Susan K. Sugar Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sullivan Mr. Edward Sullivan and Mrs. Constance Sullivan Mr. James P. Sullivan Mrs. Ann Swanson and Mr. David Swanson Ms. Lisa W. Sziklas
Mr. Mark A. Tracy and Ms. Wendy Putnam Denise Trapani Hall Mr. Andrew Tremble and Mrs. Megan Tremble Tremont Street Foundation Mr. George E. Triantaris and Mr. Steve Nigzus
Mr. Thomas P. Walsh and Mrs. Elisabeth Walsh Mrs. Jennifer S. Walsh and Mr. Paul V. Walsh
Mr. Donald B. Corner and Ms. Jenny E. Young Mr. and Mrs. David Yuknat
Mr. Christopher T. Ward and Mrs. Kathryn N. Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Zalosh
Mr. William Warner and Ms. Elissa Warner
Mr. Paul A. Zevnik and Ms. Ginny Grenham
Ms. Kathy L. Washburn
The Zevnik Grenham Charitable Foundation
Mr. Scott Wayne Dr. Janet Weathers and Dr. Ronald E. Cobb Mrs. Charlene Weiss and Mr. Lawrence T. Weiss
Mr. Robert E. Zaret
Ms. Deborah L. Zildjian Mr. Eric Zimmerman and Ms. Audrey Kalmus Joanne Zitek
Barbara Welch 2009 Revocable Trust
Ms. Gail C. Zunz
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wenzel
Dr. Peter J. Zuromskis
Mr. and Mrs. R. Angus West
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GIFT IN KIND
Mrs. Dorothy A. Wexler and Mr. Luke Sadrian
CertainTeed Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Weymouth
Brendon Giblin
Mr. Peter Whistler
Hannah Lowell Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard White
Ipswich Rotary Club
Mr. Stephen H. White and Mrs. Virginia S. White
Max Ultimate
Mrs. Constance V. R. White
Mr. Scott McArthur and Ms. Vickie Thurber
Ms. Sarah J. Whittier Mr. Steven M. Tadler and Mrs. Joyce E. Tadler
Kelley and Mark Truchan
Dr. Ronald W. Takvorian and Dr. Katherine Upchurch Takvorian
Mr. Spencer P. Glendon and Ms. Lisa Y. Tung
Ms. Margaret M. Talcott and Mr. L. Scott Scharer
Mark and Jerilyn Tyrrell
Mr. Ryan D. Taliaferro
United Way of Rhode Island
Ms. Suzie Tapson and Mr. Gordon M. Burnes
Mr. Richard D. Urell
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Tate
Dr. and Mrs. Henry W. Vaillant
Tausig, Brennan, and Gage Families
Elizabeth H. Valentine
David V.N. Taylor Foundation
Mrs. Landis F. Van Alen and Mr. Alex Van Alen
Mr. David V. Taylor Teal Pond Foundation Mrs. Beverly Malatesta Temple Mr. and Mrs. John E. Thomas Mr. Thomas McKean Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thomson Tiedemann Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Tilghman
Carol Tully and Vinnie Giungno
Ms. Jody Lynn Ulmer
U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Mr. Michael R. Van Brunt and Mrs. Elizabeth S. Van Brunt Mr. Michael W. Clark and Ms. Pamela R. Van Hoven Clark Fran VanTreese Ms. Katrin A. Velder and Mr. James W. Ottaway
CrossHarbor Capital Partners, LLC
Dan Mayer of Mayer Tree Service
Mr. Jonathan G. Wicks and Ms. Meredith Becker
Gary Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wiemann
Catherine and Michael Shetzline
Mr. Steven A. Wilcox and Mrs. Nancy S. Wilcox
Matthew Natti Graham Tennant
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Wilkinson Mr. Mark Williams and Mrs. Liz Williams
† Deceased
Ralph B. and Margaret C. Williams Fund Mr. John C. Willis Ed and Imogen Wilson Mr. Nathan M. Wilson and Ms. Megan D. Gadd Mr. Patrick A. Wilson and Mrs. Nina C. Wilson Ms. Patricia S. Winer Mr. Paul Wing Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Winthrop Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Winthrop Ms. Joan W. Wofford
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The Semper Virens Society Semper Virens, which means “always green,” honors and recognizes generous individuals who have made a legacy gift to The Trustees. Since the first recorded bequest in 1902, support via wills and life income gifts has built and strengthened The Trustees’ mission. This strong financial base has provided important stability, enabling The Trustees to secure important landscapes and landmarks, acquire new reservations, implement innovative stewardship, share our conservation mission, and promote ongoing protection of threatened land across the state. We are delighted to list the members of the Semper Virens Society. In making a planned gift, these individuals have turned their passion into a legacy, and set an inspiring example for others to follow. Anonymous (16)
Jennifer C. and Stephen T. Chen
Albert and Suzanne Frederick
Ms. Rosamond W. Allen
Dr. Nancy Clair
Bradford and Marilyn Freeman
Lindsay and Blake Allison
Peter Coffin
Mr. Thomas D. French
Mr. Manuel Fernando Álvarez-González
Mrs. I. W. Colburn
Diane J. Gallan
Judith Ann Amelotte
Ken and Sally Collinson
John Lowell Gardner
Josephine H. Ashley
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Constable
Mrs. Gloria J. Gery
Margery Harris
Nathaniel S. Coolidge
Ms. Cynthia Gibson
Mr. William S. Babbitt
Mr. and Mrs. James N. Cooper
Ms. Marjorie Coleman Glaister
Ms. Kate Barnhart
Ms. Paula V. Cortés
Joel Goldstein and Reed Goodman
Jeannette Harvey Bart and Walter J. Bart, Jr.
Mr. Peter H. Creighton Mrs. Albert M. Creighton, Jr.
Mr. Ralph D. Gordon and Mrs. Elizabeth W. Gordon
Ms. Alison Bassett
Gregory and Anne Crisci
Alexander Yale Goriansky
Elisabeth Bayle
Melissa Crocker
Mr. Morris Gray, Jr.
Mr. Christopher M. Begg
Mr. and Mrs. David D. Croll
Francie Grynkraut
Mr. David A. Behnke and Mr. Paul F. Doherty, Jr.
Patricia Crosthwait
Mrs. Henry R. Guild, Jr.
Susan W. Crum
Christopher Gunning and Louise Dube
Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo Bezamat
Barbara A. Field
Philip Guymont and Susan McLaren
Dianne C. Dana
Mr. James H. Hammons, Jr.
Deb Davis and Art Raiche
Barbara Hanley and Leo Brooks
Mr. Philip H. Davis and Mr. Eric M. Flint
Douglas B. and Susan Harding
Ms. Karen Deane
Mrs. Roslyn E. Harrington
Robin L. Desmond
Carliss Baldwin and Randolph Hawthorne
Deborah M. Blake Gwen M. Blodgett Ms. Cynthia C. Bloomquist and Mr. Thaw Malin, III Philip H. Brewer Corey W. and Donna M. Briggs Loring C. Brinckerhoff Mr. Edward Broach and Mrs. Caleb Broach Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Brockelman Cornelia W. Brown Bonnie D. Brugger Lois E. Brynes and Serena Hilsinger Mrs. Eustace W. Buchanan Mary M. Burgarella William L. Burgart Raymond and Susan Burk Ms. Winifred B. Bush Mr. John S. Butterworth Mrs. Mollie T. Byrnes and Mr. John H. Byrnes, Jr. Rebecca Gardner Campbell Lauren Canny CDR & Mrs. Robert H. Chambers, Jr. USN (ret.)
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Elizabeth Dill and Chris Rowbottom Robert A. and Suzanne Dixon Caitlyn and Kimberly Duncan-Mooney Mr. David T. Edsall Mr. Nicholas C. Edsall Thomas and Jane Ellsworth Mr. and Mrs. C. Herbert Emilson Dr. Ronald H. Epp Barbara J. Erickson and Peter Torrebiarte Richard J. Erickson and Laurie S. Miles Lynnette and Jerry Fallon William W. Farkas† Mrs. Christine Ferrari Gaffney J. Feskoe Jacques P. and Fredericka B. Fiechter Steven Fitzek and Ann Bracchi Elaine Foster Ms. Adele Franks
Nathan Hayward, III
Mr. Richard W. Kimball and Mrs. Athena G. Kimball Mrs. Judith J. C. King and Mr. Mark A. King Mr. Brian M. Kinney and Dr. Nancy L. Keating Ms. Gaye Kirshman Lawrence and Sarah Klein Mr. Jeffrey R. Kontoff Jeffrey D. Korzenik Mr. Edward H. Ladd Mrs. Berthe K. Ladd Ellen B. Lahlum Mr. and Mrs. Peter Laipson Gertrude Lanman Mr. Robert A. Larsen and Ms. Judith A. Robichaud Monique Lehner Mr. Allan S. Leonard Josh Lerner and Wendy Wood Mr. George E. Lewis, Sr. Dr. Terri Loewenthal Caleb Loring, III Nancy J. and Holger M. Luther
Mr. Kenneth H. Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Lyford
Mrs. Eloise W. Hodges and Mr. Arthur C. Hodges
Robert and Linda MacIntosh Leandra MacLennan
Mrs. Douglas E. Busch
Harry and Caryl MacLeod
Mrs. Janice G. Hunt
Sylvia S. Mader
Melanie Reed Ingalls
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Manchester, Jr.
Al R. Ireton
Ms. Lisa Manning
Jay Jaroslav and Susan Erony
Albert R. Margeson
Hilary and Susan Jones
Shirley and Jim Marten
Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Jordan
Linda J. Mazurek
Virginia Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. McAulay
Charles F. Kane, Jr. and Anne W. Eldridge
Claire McCall
Steve and Betsy Kendall
Ms. Nancy F. McCarthy and Mr. Paul Creamer
Joyce P. and Charles B. Ketcham Mr. Jonathan M. Keyes Mary Ellen Kiddle Becky J. Kilborn Mr. and Mrs. John W. Kimball
Cathleen D. McCormick Mr. H. Bruce McEver Mrs. Kathleen T. McIntyre and Mr. A. Duncan McIntyre
Janice D. McKeever and Joseph F. McKeever III
Jennifer C. Shaw
Thomas D. McKiernan
Mr Joseph D. Short
George and Suzanne McLaughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Norton Q. Sloan, Jr.
Katherine J. McMillan
John L. Slocum and Elizabeth A. Slocum
Stephen E. Mermelstein
Mr. and Mrs. F. Sydney Smithers, IV
Barbara Merrill and David Twombly
Ms. Emma-Marie Snedeker
Virginia Michie
James W. Spinney
Mary Mintz
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess P. Standley
Wendy D. Morgan
Patricia P. Storey†
Christopher Morss
Mary Ann Streeter
W. Hugh M. Morton
Beverly M. Sullivan
Robert Newman and Nancy Jones
Carol F. Surkin and Elliot M. Surkin
Mr. Thomas H. Nicholson and Mrs. Catharine Nicholson
Hooker and Jane Talcott
Thomas L. P. O'Donnell Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Oman
Mary Waters Shepley
Jack Teahan and Judi Teahan Mr. Phillip Terpos
Dr. Kleopatra Ormos
Stephen Patrick Driscoll and Robert A. Tocci
Carolyn and Robert Osteen
Peter H. Van Demark
Mrs. Olivia H. Parker Mr. Alan Pasnik and Ms. Cynthia O'Neil
Ms. Lori van Handel and Ms. Nancy A. Roseman
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas D. Payne
Frank Vartuli
Dorothy S. Peirce
Gay Vervaet
Joan Person
Julie M. Viola
Kirk E. Peterson and Christine M. Yario
Ralph B. Vogel, II
Margaret Peterson
Ms. Carol Wadsworth
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Petino
Ms. Margaret A. Waggoner
Robert F. Pilicy
Ms. Natalia K. Wainwright and Mr. Andrew S. Wainwright
Harriet Marple Plehn Anne P. Plunkett Nancy and David Ratner
William S. Wasserman and Mary D. Wasserman
Colm J. Renehan
Pamela B. Weatherbee
Johanna Roses Robichau and Joseph Robichau
Mr. Edward J. Weiner
Bea A. Robinson
Constance V. R. White
Mr. Stephen L. Root
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Whiting
Stephen C. and Emma Root
Carol L. Wilkinson
Mr. Philip W. Rosenkranz
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Winthrop
Mrs. Johanna Hansen Ross
Mr. Richard S. Wood
James L. Roth
Mr. Stanley W. Wood
Paul E. and Lisa B. Sacksman
Nancy C. Woolford
Stanley and Barbara Schantz
Meredith Young and John Chmura
John R. and Rebecca C. Schreiber
Mr. Mark G. Zawacki and Mrs. Nancy Zawacki
William E. Schroeder and Martitia Tuttle Barbara C. Schwartz
The Trustees is Massachusetts’ largest, and the nation's first, conservation and preservation nonprofit. We are supported by members, friends, and donors. Explore 120 amazing places across Massachusetts, from beaches, farms, and woodlands, to historic homes, museums, urban gardens, and more.
Ms. Jane A. Weir
David W. Scudder
† Deceased
James G. Shanley and Karen P. Battles
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