LEADERSHIP GIVING
Your leadership can help shape the Carroll Center’s future. Whether you choose to provide annual support, make a lasting investment through an endowed gift, or create a permanent legacy through a naming opportunity, your generosity helps strengthen the Carroll Center and expand what is possible for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Philanthropy Circle of Independence
Independence is at the heart of everything we do at the Carroll Center. The Philanthropy Circle of Independence brings together donors who provide annual leadership support to the Carroll Center. Through gifts of $2,500 or more, members provide essential support that helps people who are blind or visually impaired build the skills, confidence, and independence they need to lead fulfilling lives.
As a member of the Philanthropy Circle, you’ll have opportunities to:
- Make a Difference – Circle members provide flexible support for the Carroll Center’s greatest needs, helping us respond to emerging priorities and invest where it is needed most.
- Stay Connected – Receive exclusive communications from Carroll Center leadership with updates on organizational priorities, new initiatives, and the ways Circle members are helping advance our mission.
- Go Behind the Scenes – Experience Carroll programs firsthand through private tours, meet-and-greets, demonstrations, and opportunities to connect with our staff and clients.
- Be Recognized – Receive year-round recognition at events, on our website, and in the Annual Report.
- Connect with Like-Minded Supporters – Join members-only events that bring Circle members together with Carroll leadership, staff, and clients.
Endowed Gifts
The Carroll Center’s endowment provides a foundation for long-term strength and sustainability, helping ensure that we can continue serving people who are blind or visually impaired for generations to come.
An endowed gift is a lasting investment in the Carroll Center’s future. The principal of an endowed fund is invested, with a portion of the earnings used to support the purpose of the fund over time. Donors may contribute to the general endowment, add to an existing endowed fund, or establish a new fund designated for a specific program, staff position, or capital need.
A new named endowment fund can be established with a minimum gift of $100,000. Donors may name a fund in honor or memory of themselves, their family, a friend or loved one, or a member of the Carroll Center community who made a meaningful difference in their lives.
Naming Opportunities
Naming opportunities offer donors the chance to make a significant investment in the Carroll Center while creating a lasting legacy in their name or in honor or memory of someone meaningful to them.
Opportunities may include naming a program, staff position, or space on the Carroll Center campus. Donors can choose an opportunity that reflects their interests and philanthropic priorities, whether supporting a particular area of our work, honoring a loved one, or recognizing someone whose life has been connected to the Carroll Center.
Our Development team can work with you to explore available opportunities and identify one that aligns with your interests and goals.
Contact information
For more information about Leadership Giving at the Carroll Center, please contact Dara Dalmata, Chief Development and Communications Officer, at dara.dalmata@carroll.org or 617-969-6200, ext. 259.
