Guy Simonian's Charities

Since 2009 I've given a % of my annual income to charity. Initially I had 10 categories of need I addressed and supported over 100 charities. As time evolved I started giving more to fewer charities, so I had 17 charities in four categories. In 2022 I created a Donor Advised Fund which is a vehicle that allows me to easily donate appreciated assets to the supported charities. Here are some of the charities I support and why.

CategoryNameDescription
Legacy & Recognition Institutions including Schools, Universities & Churches to which I have a personal connection.
Tufts College of Engineering My undergraduate institution.
Tufts Veterinary College Tufts institution with a clear mission to improve the lives and health of the animals in the world be they our pets, our livestock, or creatures living in the wild.
Talcott Mountain Science Center One of my early employers on a mission to promote science education with young minds.
Promotion of the Arts Supporting the musical and theatrical Arts.
RobRuggiero-EricOrt-GuySimonianTheaterworks Hartford area independent theater company.
New Britain Museum of American Art Regional art museum in the city of my youth.
HaigGuyHaigGuyGifts of Music The Hartford Foundation's Gifts of Music provides instruments and instruction to young students in need.
SaxGuyCapitol Symphonic Winds University of Hartford Community Music division
Connecticut Horticultural Society Connecticut Horticultural Society is dedicated to the dissemination of horticultural information to its members and the public.
Alleviate Pain & Suffering Supporting Social Services to help those in hunger or pain.
Hartford Foodshare Local area food bank.
Doctors without Borders Médecins Sans Frontières brings medical humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict, natural disasters, epidemics or healthcare exclusion.
OspreyMadisonVermont Institute of Natural Science VINS mission is to motivate individuals to care for the natural environment through education, research, and avian wildlife rehabilitation.
OspreyMadisonOspreyMadisonConnecticut and Menunkatuck Audubon Societies The Connecticut Audubon Society works actively to protect at-risk bird species and their habitats.
Salvation Army The Salvation Army's mission is to preach the gospel and meet human needs without discrimination.
Armenian Cause My culture, heritage, and religion.
Armenian General Benevolent Union AGBU is the largest and most successful philantropic institutions of the diaspora supporting the Armenian cause.
Holy Resurrection Armenian Church My church and the local church of my parents and grandparents.
Fund for Armenia Relief FAR gives hope, guidance and opportunity to those in need in Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and Javakhk, Georgia.
St. Nersess Armenian Seminary The only Armenian seminary in the Western Hemisphere serves the Church by providing quality education and training to seminarians, clergy, and community.

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