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Attica Prison Visit Program in Trouble

In 2001, our Attica Prison Visit Fund became self-sustaining thanks to two very generous donors. As Robert Meeropol knows from his own experience, these visits are very therapeutic for the children… Read More

You Came Through Again!

Thanks to our community’s response to our fundraising campaigns, this spring we were able to award 74 grants totaling $175,906; two are new awards and 72 are renewals. Because of our supporters’… Read More

Executive Director's Report

Light at the End of the Tunnel? We live in a dangerous time. An arrogant and violent President and his gang have placed themselves above the law. They won’t stand for dissenters getting in the way… Read More

New Named Memorial Fund

Clinton E. Jencks Memorial Fund Muriel Sobelman-Jencks has established an annual grant of $1000 in memory of her husband, Clinton E. Jencks (1918-2005), “El Palomino,” organizer for United Mine, Mill… Read More

Long-Term Support Helps Beneficiaries Thrive

One of the RFC’s earliest grants, made in 1992, was for daycare for the three-year-old son of a political prisoner incarcerated for his fight for Puerto Rican Independence. Today, Romano is a 17-year… Read More

In Memory of Ethel and Julius--The World Remembers

Outrage and activism around the Rosenberg case spread across the globe during the fight to save their lives in the early 1950’s. France was perhaps the nation where the movement was the strongest,… Read More

Online Giving Arrives

If you’ve been to the RFC’s website, you probably noticed the “DONATE NOW” button at the top and bottom of each page. Clicking this button will allow you to support the RFC with a contribution made… Read More

RFC Launches New Website

The RFC has taken major steps to enhance our online technology to better serve our supporters, beneficiaries, and other members of our community. Along with this redesigned website, we are moving… Read More

More than $1,000,000 Awarded Since January 2006!

This spring the RFC made 81 grants totaling $200,000; 7 are new awards and 74 are renewals. Thanks to our supporters’ generosity, in 2008 the RFC expects to award more than $400,000 for the third… Read More

Giving Made Easier

Recurring gifts benefit the RFC by providing us a reliable source of support. They also reduce the amount of mail we send you (which is good for the environment and lowers our mailing costs). And… Read More

Artwork Sales Benefit RFC

This past spring, a unique community partnership generated a substantial donation earmarked for the RFC’s 2008 Family Gathering (click here to learn more about RFC Gatherings).

In Memory of Ethel & Julius--The Community Responds by Robert Meeropol

In my June 19th report I wrote, “On this 55th anniversary of my parents’ execution, [please] make a special donation not only to help the children the RFC supports today, but also to commemorate… Read More

Executive Director's Report, Winter/Spring 2009

I take great satisfaction that the RFC’s granting has grown from $802.50 in 1991 to $400,000 annually from 2006-2008. We have maintained or increased our granting budget in every one of our 19 years… Read More

Another Record Breaking Year of Grants

This fall the RFC made 83 grants totaling $196,216; 6 are new awards and 77 are renewals. Thanks to our supporters’ generosity, in 2007 the RFC awarded almost $410,000, exceeding $400,000 for the… Read More

More than $400,000 Awarded for Third Year in a Row!

This fall the RFC made 79 grants totaling $198,487; 2 are new awards and 77 are renewals. As we celebrate the end of the most repressive era since McCarthyism, we recognize the amazing generosity… Read More

RFC 2008 Family Gathering

Last August, the RFC held its sixth Gathering at a progressive summer camp in rural western Massachusetts. 41 parents and their school-aged children from across the country joined three peer leaders… Read More

ART AS WITNESS: Capturing Community Values

As an RFC supporter, you probably are aware of the value the RFC places on the Arts. We believe that artistic expression can serve as a therapeutic outlet in our beneficiaries’ often-turbulent lives… Read More

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