Berkshire Foothills, Massachusetts
Ways to Support The J.S. Bryant School
​We can accept donations in whatever way is most convenient for you.
Please email us (info@jsbryantschool.org) for further details about any of this.
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We are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation organized in the state of Massachusetts with a corporate name of: J.S. Bryant School, Inc.
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You can make a credit card donation with the donation form
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Use your Donor Advised Fund
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Donate stock to our Fidelity brokerage account – contact us for details.
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Mail us a check – contact us for details.
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Donate using your employer's matching fund via Benevity.com or YourCause.com.
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Add us to your will for a future bequest.
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Additionally, we have the following special funds that will direct your donations to support these specific activities, with details to follow.
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The Teri Fund – to support the arts
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The Maria Fund – to support wellness
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The Hilltown Scholarship Fund – to support students from the Massachusetts hilltowns.
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The General Scholarship Fund – to support all students
The Teri Fund
To Support the Arts​
​Teri Weidner was a creative artist and illustrator, a motivating teacher, a deeply caring wife and mother, and a generous friend. She had an incredibly positive outlook and was not afraid to be silly. Teri especially enjoyed drawing animals and illustrated more than 25 children’s books, for writers such as Jan Karon and Margaret Wise Brown. She also wrote and illustrated her own children’s book, Always Twins, which was inspired by her twin nieces. She was a close friend of the founders of this fund and to the founders of the J.S. Bryant School. Had Teri survived cancer, she would have been excited by this privately funded LGBTQIA+ therapeutic high school. As a RISD alum, and later a teacher at MassArt, Teri inspired LGBTQIA+ student artists to express their many feelings through creative action. Their strong visual voices often led to affirmation and hope. Therefore, in Teri’s name, we are creating the “Teri Fund” to support the school’s visual arts (e.g., with art supplies, lecture series, workshops) and to support the students who are visual artists (e.g., with scholarships, internships, travel funds for field work) and anything else J.S. Bryant students might need to express their creative selves.
The Maria Fund
To Support Wellness​
Maria Slowiaczek (69), died October 7th, 2022. Maria was a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst with an empathic, relational approach to healing. She was committed to building a loving and caring community for those around her. She was a strong supporter of LGBTQ+ rights, and believed deeply in the mission and healing modality of the J.S. Bryant School. The J.S. Bryant School was founded by longtime family friends of the Furnas/Slowiaczek Household, and is located in the heart of western Massachusetts, an area of the country Maria held close to her heart. Had she lived longer in western Massachusetts, Maria had hoped to be involved in the therapeutic care offered at the J.S. Bryant School during her retirement. Her family is gratified to be able to support the school in her honor.
The Hilltown Scholarship Fund
To Support Students from the Massachusetts Hilltowns​
​At a moment in history when people’s gender identity, affirming healthcare, and school rights are being questioned, the challenges are many for LGBTQIA+ teens trying to find a safe yet empowering school environment for learning and wellness. In western Massachusetts, there are so many LGBTQIA+ teens that are struggling, yet the costs of a private school are prohibitive for their family. Therefore, Jan Bradley and Doug Mcnally, long-time public school educators are creating the “The Hilltown Scholarship Fund” to support local teens with scholarships that will enable LGBTQIA+ teens to attend the J.S. Bryant School.
The General Scholarship Fund
To Support All Students​
We believe in helping all LGBTQIA+ students that need our support. To help ensure broad access, we encourage donations to support scholarships to help defray the costs for all students that need it. 100% of these funds will go directly to student tuition.