our Charity Contributions
AABR Foundation One of the largest service providers for individuals with developmental disabilities so that they have meaningful lives.
Abbott House, New Rochelle, NY
Eileen Alter – To help with medical expenses as she beats cancer, New Rochelle, NY
Alzheimer’s Foundation, National
Amanda Archer Fund, New Rochelle, NY
American Liver Foundation – In honor of Mackenzie Manno, a child with liver disease
American Lung Asociation, National
Anthony’s Center for Recovery
Arc of Westchester – In support of their many programs serving children, teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Westchester County, NY
Archer/Torigian Softball Scholarship, New Rochelle High School
Archer-Torigian Softball Scholarship, Scholarship creatng in Jodie and Amanda's memory after they both tragically died at an early age. The scholarship provides assistance for a graduating senior.
A.R.E. Program, New Rochelle, NY
Baldrick’s, National
Laura Barajas – to help with extraordinary medical expenses for a young girl battling cancer at the Maria Ferreira Hospital, Westchester, NY
Peter J. Barbieri – Help with expenses for a friend with cancer, New Rochelle,NY
Better Way, New York, The organization promotes academic excellence, financial literacy and provides mentorships for middle and high school students
Birthday Wishes (birthdaywishes.org), NationalBoomer Esiason’s Foundation
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Brayden Carr Foundation – Charity established to raise athletic, social, rehabilitative, and academic opportunities to children with seizure conditions, South Plainfield, NJ
Bronx VA Hospital SCI Clinic, Tri-state
Cancer Support Team – Support of Team Shanofolo (the Garofolo and Shannon Families) Swim-a-thon to raise money and awareness of cancer, Tri-state
Louie Cantalupi Family – Help family who lost husband and father to cancerFamily of Thomas Casale – Scholarship fund for Thomas Casale’s children after his untimely death, Stratford, CT
Angela Caracuel, support with medical expenses as she battles ALS, Port Chester, NY
Cardio-Respiratory Lung Therapy Machine – Assisted with the purchase for 17-year-old friend with Cystic Fibrosis
CCFA Team Challenge – Marathon for colitis
Center for Advanced Lung Disease and Lung Transplant Program
Children’s Village Athletic Department – Foster Care Facility, Westchester, NY
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Dance Marathon, National
Christopher’s Inc. Dobbs Ferry, NY
Christopher’s Voice – Foundation dedicated to assist with autism services that are essential, but not covered by medical insurance, New Rochelle, NY
College of New Rochelle, Castle Gallery, New Rochelle, NY
Communilife – Toys for kids Christmas gifts
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Westchester, Westchester, NY
Cucino Family – to assist with medical expenses for a cancer patient, Virginia
CuddleCot Program – to help defray the cost of a cot which allows parents more time with their stillborn infant
Cycle for Survival – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Nurses bike-a-thon, NYC
Cycle for Survival – Team Jeanne – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center nurses cycle for leukemia research – NYC
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Daniels Family – to help with the care of Jeryl after a tragic accident which caused a traumatic brain injury
Danny Fund, Pelham, NY
Refugio De Esperanza – New Rochelle, NY
Richard Deen, To assist with medical expenses during cancer battle.
Maria De Francesca, Washingtonville, NY – Extraordinary medical expenses
Nicholas DiMarzo – to help with expenses as Nicholas beats cancer, Eastchester, NY
Jaclyn Dinko – to help with medical expenses as she fights cancer
Emil Paolucci Summer Concert Series, New Rochelle, NY
FANS for the CURE, Ed Randall’s Fans for the Cure seeks to support men and promote men’s health by advocating for the early detection of prostate cancer and best practices in the treatment of the disease. In honor of our dear friend, Michael “Leaps” LePore.
Jimmy Fegan Fund – A friend who had to have an amputation, New Rochelle, NY
Friends of Big Lou – Assist with medical expenses for a friend with cancer, New Rochelle, NY
From 2000 - 2019, The Jodie Torigian Charitable Fund has donated over 208 “Butterflies” (gifts), totaling almost $600,000 to the following organizations or people in need:
Friends of JoJo Ramunto – to help defray expenses for a dear friend while battling cancer
Friends of Steve Augustine, Larchmont, NYGemeni Philips, to assist with money for college, after her mother passed away. New Rochelle, NY
Genovese Family – Hurricane Florence Relief
Global Medical Relief Fund, New York, NY
Holy Family Parish – In honor of the Centennial Celebration, New Rochelle, NY
HOPE Community Camp, New Rochelle, NY
HOPE Community Services, New Rochelle, NY
Hope for Dina, to help the Sarracino family will medical and other expenses for a woman battling cancer, New Rochelle, NY
Iona College Fire Victims, New Rochelle, NY – Assist College students after fire
Iona College Women’s Legacy Scholarship Fund, In memory of Jeanne Torigian Neville and Jeanne Morris.
It Takes a Village to Educate a Child, Inc., for programs and services for autistic children, New Rochelle, NY
Joan Pierce Fund, Larchmont, NY
Eileen Johnson – Fire Victim Assistance, PA
Juliana’s Journey – to assist with bills and expenses, as Juliana Cappello’s parents focus on helping their 4-year old beat cancer, New Rochelle, NY
K-9 Jodie – named, after Jodie, Butterflies from Jodie donated the newest member of the New Rochelle Police Department
Katrina Relief Fund-Make-A-Wish of Louisiana
Talia Kovak – Medical expenses for 3-year-old child with brain tumor
LAMP Ministry, Mobile canteen which feeds the homeless in the Bronx
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – In honor of our Co-Founder Jeanne Torigian Neville, National
Lincoln Park Conservancy (Grow! Lincoln Park), To assist the community garden which are leased and kept by families, community organizations and businesses to grown crops that are then used or donated within our Community.
Little Trooper AJ (Aiden Lopez) – Special needs child, New Rochelle, NY
Lucia Mele-Hansen – Extraordinary expenses due to cancer treatment in Texas, New Rochelle, NY
Lukas the Brave – To help defray the costs of medical expenses, as 18-month-old “Lukas the Brave” fought two forms of cancer
Faith Lunde – 7 year old brain cancer patient, New Rochelle, NY
Jeff Madelone – Assistance with expense of handicapped accessible van for ALS patient
Kevin Martin, Racing4Research, Westchester, NY
Make-A-Wish, National
Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital Foundation– Child Life Department and Family Advisory Council, Westchester, NY
Tom McCabe – Assist with medical expenses for a friend with ALS, New Rochelle, NY
Ralph McCann – Assist with medical expenses for a friend with cancer, New Rochelle, NY
Melissa Siegel Scholarship Fund, East Meadow, NY
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center – Research, New York, NY
Miracle League of Westchester – Free baseball program for children and adults with handicaps, Westchester, NY
Multiple Sclerosis Society (National) – In honor of Eddie Bradley and in memory of Rosemary Kavana,
Muscular Dystrophy Association, National
National Alliance for Autism Research, National
New Rochelle Basketball Association – Assist with various programs for youth of New Rochelle
New Rochelle Boys & Girls Club
New Rochelle Campership Fund – Provides children with camping experiences they could not otherwise afford
New Rochelle Cheerleading
New Rochelle Green House Project
New Rochelle Little League Challenger Program, Scott Perdew Field
New Rochelle Little League: Provided sternum chest protectors for every player in the 2024 league to protect against a potentially fatal injury called “commotio cordis”
NR Fund for Excellence, New Rochelle, NY
NR High School Scholarship Fund
NRPD Project Lifesaver – a project designed to help people with Autism and other developmental disabilities who may wander or get lost. New Rochelle, NY
New Rochelle Police Foundation
New Rochelle Youth Bureau: Support variety of initiatives giving back to the youth of the City. New York Gauchos Foundation
New Rochelle Youth Bureau “Give a Gift": Sponsored 25 families in need throughout our community to brighten their holiday season by providing gifts for the children
NYU Melanoma Cancer Research Fund, NY
Christopher O’Connor Family, Tragic unexpected death, Yonkers, NY
Jackie O’Connor – Assistance with expense of a Laptop for a 16-year-old teenager who has cancer, to continue her studies at home, Westchester, NY
Mary O'Toole – To assist out dear friend Mary with medical and home healthcare expenses.
Melissa Petrucci – Mother of 1 year old twins, cancer patient, Long Island, NY
Placente Family - To help parents with a non-verbal son purchase a AAC Talking device
Police Officer Rich Meyrer – to assist with a van conversion needed after an accident which left him completely paralyzed from the waist down – Yonkers, NY
Pregnancy Care Center, New Rochelle, NY
Quinn for the Win – supporting Pat Quinn with his extraordinary medical expenses as he battles ALS, Yonkers, NY
S.I.C.K. (Saving Inner City Kids), Bronx, NY
Saint Baldrick’s – Kids Cancer Fund
Saint Joseph's Residence – a healing environment where the Christian Brothers can be cared for while living in a spiritual community with one another.
Saint Rita’s Free Medical Clinic, Mamaroneck, NY
Salesian High School, New Rochelle, NY
Scleroderma Foundation, National
Sleep in Heavenly Peace – To help the Westchester Chapter with building, assembling and delivering top-notch bunk beds to New Rochelle children and families in need.
Songcatchers Inc. – New Rochelle, NY – In Memory of Eric Tutera
Soul Ryeders – provides resources, programs and support to anyone in the area impacted by cancer.
Sound Shore Medical Center Coat and Toy Drive, New Rochelle, NY
Sound Shore Medical Center, New Rochelle, NY
Standing Strong for Kristen – To assist with extraordinary medical expenses for a friend’s fight against cancer, New Rochelle, NY
Dina Stern – Assistance to purchase a wheelchair for cancer patient, Yonkers, NY
Amy Sturgis, a single mom who needed help with expenses as she fights a terminal disease, New Rochelle, NY
Joseph Swanson – to assist with extraordinary medical expenses after undergoing a bone marrow transplant to beat Leukemia, Duchess County, NY
George Sweeney – Assist with medical expenses for a friend with cancer, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Swim Across the Sound, Tri-state
Alex Taresky, NJ – Assistance with expense of a Cardio-Respiratory Lung Therapy Machine for 17-year-old friend with Cystic Fibrosis
Team Pascuzzi – Pancreatic Cancer Walk
Tejada Family, after the tragic loss of their infant to help with funeral expenses, New Rochelle, NY
Thanksgiving Dinner from Jodie (butterflies from Jodie) – ANNUAL EVENT – HOPE Community Services, New Rochelle, NY
The Brian M. Robinson Foundation – Winter Whiskers Program, White Plains, NY
The Foundation of Hudson Valley Hospital – Winter Whiskers Program
The FSH Society
The Jodie Torigian Scholarship at New Rochelle High School
The Lily Fund – Assist with expenses for a child with a brain tumor, New Rochelle, NY
Torres Family who was going to be evicted from their home after the father was in an accident
Deborah Trenholm – Assist with the purchase of a motorized wheelchair after leg amputation, New Rochelle, NY
Tri-for-Ryan – Fundraiser for 5 year old Ryan Shashaty, born with an intestinal birth defect Northport, NY
Tuttle Family – Help with extraordinary medical expenses for 7-year old Olivia battling seizures which has led to numerous brain surgeries
Thanksgiving Dinner from Jodie – ANNUAL SPONSORED EVENT – Butterflies purchases and donates the food and members of the Butterflies from Jodie family cook and serve the food to the clients of Hope Community Services
Trinity Corp. Fire Victims – to assist with expenses after fire left tenants and friends homeless.
Tunnel to Towers – Helping America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families.
Ward Acres Conservancy – To assist the community garden which are leased and kept by families, community organizations and businesses to grown crops that are then used or donated within our Community.
Westchester County Youth Board
Westchester Medical Center, Westchester County, NY
Westchester Youth Bureau, a County-wide initiative that provides financial support, monitors and supports nonprofit agencies and organizations that provide programs and services to our youth.
Nicholas Woods & Family – after a devastating fire this summer destroyed their family home and tragically took Nicholas Woods’ daughter’s life New Rochelle, NY
Yonkers Youth Board – to send 15 underprivileged kids to Playland at the end of the summer (2016)
Christian Zaccagnino – Experimental surgery for paraplegic, New Rochelle, NY
