Help build NYC's home for grief
New York City's only dedicated non-profit grief support center for children, teens, adults and families is at capacity. Every gift decides how many grieving New Yorkers we can say yes to.
Founding Cornerstone
Our House NYC, presented by Your Name.
Build New York City's grief support infrastructure.
$1,500,000+
See Founding CornerstoneCornerstone Society
Three-year partners
Adult
Grief SupportName it$350,000 a yearSee giving levels
Family
Grief SupportName it$175,000 a yearSee giving levels
School
Grief SupportName it$300,000 a yearSee giving levels
Workplace
Grief SupportName it$150,000 a yearSee giving levels
Volunteer
Group LeadersName it$200,000 a yearSee giving levels
How the levels work
- Pillar Partner
- Names the program for five years, with your name lettered into its icon on our donor wall.
- Lead Partner
- Large donor-wall plaque · Lead Partner recognition
- Program Partner
- Donor-wall plaque · Cornerstone Roundtable
Three-year partners. Naming gifts fund the program and its share of the Center, clinical supervision and operations.
Named Spaces
Payable over up to three years · Named for five years- Group rooms$250,000 each
- The bistro$250,000
- Children's library$100,000
- Children's corner$100,000
- Zen Den room$100,000
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Adult Grief Support
No one should wait four months to grieve with others
Ten adults, matched by age and by who they lost, meet every other week for six months with two trained leaders.
Your gift turns a four-month wait into a seat in the circle.
- 99adults waiting today, about four months each
- 18 → 45groups running at once by the end of 2028
- 2.5×more grieving adults supported every year
Pillar Partner · Names the program
$350,000
a year for three years ($1,050,000)
The Your Name
Adult Grief Support Program
Lead Partner
$150,000 a year for three years
Funds the clinical supervision that lets us responsibly grow from 18 groups to 45.
Program Partner
$30,000 a year for three years
Keeps adult groups starting every season.
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Family Grief Support
Dinner together, then a room for every age
Families share a meal, then children, teens and caregivers each meet with their peers. Ten Wednesday evenings, twice a year.
Your gift lets us say yes to the next family that calls.
- 15families in our first cohort this fall
- 60families a year by 2028
- 4×growth in two years, from one cohort to four
Pillar Partner · Names the program
$175,000
a year for three years ($525,000)
The Your Name
Family Grief Support Program
Lead Partner
$75,000 a year for three years
Adds the family and youth clinical capacity that doubles the program.
Program Partner
$30,000 a year for three years
Brings four families through our Family Grief Support program each year.
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School Grief Support
Grief support where children already are
In-school grief groups. Ten-week grief groups for students who have lost someone close, held on campus during the school day.
On-site grief response. After a death in a school community, we also provide on-site grief support, education and follow-up for students and staff.
- 30+years behind our model
- 100 → 160students supported in 2027 & 2028
- $0cost to any school we serve
Pillar Partner · Names the program
$300,000
a year for three years ($900,000)
The Your Name
School Grief Support Program
Lead Partner
$150,000 a year for three years
Funds the school coordinator: the difference between one group a semester and many.
Program Partner
$30,000 a year for three years
Funds three ten-week student groups a year.
Cornerstone SocietyPilot phase
Workplace Grief Support
When grief comes to work, we come to you
On-site grief response. When a death touches a workplace or organization, we provide grief support on site for the people affected.
Manager training and return to work. We train managers to respond to grief, and support people coming back to work after a loss.
- 35employees supported on site in our 2026 pilot
- 86professionals trained in our pilot at Mount Sinai, Weill Cornell and Teak
- 2028a dedicated on-site grief response coordinator
Pillar Partner · Names the program
$150,000
a year for three years ($450,000)
The Your Name
Workplace Grief Support Program
Lead Partner
$100,000 a year for three years
Builds the response program and funds its coordinator in 2028.
Program Partner
$25,000 a year for three years
Supports grief education and community response throughout the year.
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Volunteer Group Leaders
The people who hold the room
Screened, trained and supervised by our clinicians, two volunteers lead every group we run.
Our volunteer group leaders show up for people going through some of the most difficult moments of their lives.
- 46active leaders today
- 90leaders by 2028, enough for 45 groups at once
- 2×the leaders, twice the groups, twice the people served
Pillar Partner · Names the program
$200,000
a year for three years ($600,000)
The Your Name
Volunteer Leader Program, or the leaders as Your Name Fellows
Lead Partner
$75,000 a year for three years
Funds leader recruitment, training and supervision.
Program Partner
$30,000 a year for three years
Trains a new cohort of leaders each year.
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Named Spaces
Name a space where New Yorkers grieve together
Every space at 8 West 40th Street holds part of our work: a group circle, a family dinner, a shelf of children's books, a quiet minute alone.
Naming one honors your family, your company or someone you have lost, in the place grieving New Yorkers come to find each other.
Group rooms · Seven at the Center
$250,000
per room · three still available
The Your Name Room
Four rooms are already named. Your name goes at the door of a room where support groups meet every week.
For every named space: a one-time gift, payable over up to three years · naming for five years, with first right to renew.
More spaces to name
The bistro$250,000
Where families share dinner together before Family Grief Support groups begin.
The children's library$100,000
Books about loss, memory and feelings, for children and the adults who care for them.
The children's corner$100,000
A welcoming spot for our youngest visitors while their families settle in.
The Zen Den room$100,000
A calm room to step away and take a breath.
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Founding Cornerstone
Build the house every program lives in
Every group and family cohort meets at the Center at 8 West 40th Street, and it's the hub for our work in schools and workplaces.
A Founding Cornerstone gift funds the Center and the infrastructure that lets every program grow responsibly, and the Center carries your name: Our House NYC, presented by Your Name.
Presenting partner of the Center
$1,500,000+
payable over three years ($500,000+ a year)
Funds the Center, clinical supervision and operations every program shares.
Our House NYC, presented by
Your Name
What it takes to meet the need
Current scale
2027 build
2028 grow
See the full breakdown
| Program or cost | Current scale | 2027 build | 2028 grow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult grief support | $319K | $323K | $402K |
| Family grief support | $146K | $163K | $184K |
| School grief support | $122K | $263K | $287K |
| Workplace grief support | $19K | $19K | $148K |
| Volunteer group leaders | $117K | $144K | $205K |
| Shared costs | |||
| The Center: rent and occupancy | $421K | $421K | $434K |
| Administration and fundraising | $739K | $739K | $865K |
| Total operating cost | $1.88M | $2.07M | $2.52M |
Giving Societies
Builder's Society
Not ready for three years? Start with Builder's Society.
Build a community
$20,000 supports a group of ten adults for six months
$15,000 brings two families through our Family Grief Support program
Expand access
$10,000 sponsors a grief group in one school
$5,000 grief response for one workplace
Support a griever
$7,500 supports one family through our Family Grief Support program
Train a volunteer
$5,000 trains the two Volunteer Group leaders who are needed to launch one grief support group