Sponsors and Donors

Thanks to our generous sponsors, we are able to raise awareness to the history of enslaved Africans in Poughkeepsie by establishing educational programs, historical markers, and community organizing.

Additional thanks to:

  • Vassar College alums, Mary Ellen Weisl Rudolph, VC of 1961, and James N. Rudolph, for underwriting one Vassar student position this summer with CAS through their collaboration with the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center.

  • The Vassar College Community Engaged Learning Office

  • Eileen Doherty and Frank Doherty for donating cement for CAS’s future memorial

The Anne and Abe Effron Fund of the Community Foundations

Donations over $1,000 receive recognition on our website.

Donate online or mail checks to:

Celebrating the African Spirit

P.O. Box 1189

Poughkeepsie, NY 12602

We Could Not Do It Without You

Our sponsors and donors have made opportunities a reality, such as:

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