Last Updated: 08/26/07

Report on NELA's Charitable Giving for 2005

Current List of donations and grants NELA has made since January, 2005:

$1,350 - National Coalition for Sexual Freedom
Fetish Fair Fleamarket #24 donation (based on head count)
www.NCSFreedom.org
$155 - Leather Leadership Conference #9, Phoenix
Full registration package including T-shirt and pin
www.leatherleadership.org
$100 - Rhode Island Men of Phoenix, Gathering of the Clan
2nd anniversary celebration
www.rimenofphoenix.org
$200 - SafeSpace, Vermont
SM vs Abuse training
www.safespacevt.org
$650 - Dyke March 2005
Friday night festival
www.dykemarch.org
Total to date - $2,455

In response to our donation, here is a letter from Raelyn:

Dear NELA -
Thank you so much for your generous donation through Kristen Porter's Dyke Night Erotica Reading/Book Release Party and Benefit Fundraiser.  The outpouring of support and peace, love and good vibes has been heartwarming. Thank you for being part of that wonderful flow.
To Leather, Love and Life,
xox
Raelyn.

Report on NELA's Charitable Giving for 2004

Current List of donations and grants NELA has made since January, 2004:

SM/Leather/Fetish related:
$500 - Masters and slaves Together - grant for space and website
$500 - Raelyn Gallina - donation
$1,000 - Anonymous, community donation
$1,695 - National Coaltion for Sexual Freedom
$300 - Individual sponsorship to Black Beat
$500 - National Leather Association: International - donation
 
subtotal - $4,495
 
Other progressive organizations:
$500 - CLUM (ACLU of MA)
$2,000 - The Network/La Red - sponsorship of Anniversary Gala
$250 - Institute for 21st Century Relationships (ITCR) - sponsorship of  Building Bridges
$250 - Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) - sponsorship of annual winter party
$450 - Dyke March - Grant for performance stage
$750 - Imperial Court - annual Coronation
 
subtotal - $4,200
Cash total - $8,695
In-kind donations:
Fetish Fair Fleamarket (TM) packages  -  Tribal Fire and Leather Pride Night (2 nights hotel plus tax, 2 Saturday night party tickets and event admittance)
2 Associateships and FFF admittance  - Raffle prizes for Phoenix Speed Dating events.

Net worth approximately - $1,000 total

2004 Total (to date) = approx. $10K in charitable giving.
 
Yea NELA!

Report on NELA's Charitable Giving for 2003

Current List of donations and grants NELA has made since January, 2003:

January True Spirit Conference, Transgendered activism $250
February The Network/LaRed, domestic violence organization serving Massachusetts, $845
National Coalition for Sexual Freedom, national activism, $2,645
April Sydney Borum Jr Health Center, Boston MA, $1,500
June AIDS Action Committee, $10
July Dana Farber Cancer Center, $50
Unitarian Universalist Church, Worcester, MA - donation for hosting "SM vs Domestic Violence" presentation, $50
ALUR - Erotic Haven Sponsorship, community group event in Maine, $500
September Education First, Melrose, MA;  School based fundraiser to reinstate budget cuts, $250
American Leatherman 2002 Fund for the Gay Men's Domestic Violence Program & The Leather Archives & Museum, $700
 Fits Like A Glove (FLAG), Regional and national community group, grant for newsletter, $650
Total $7,450!

In addition to this type of giving, we also make it a point to buy space in other leather groups’ program books and newsletters. Certainly we are happy to use the advertising but more importantly it is a financial show of support. 

As always, if your group needs money for a project, please email me at chair@NELAonline.org and I will send you the NELA Grant Application. And if you have ideas for organizations that could use and would appreciate fetish-orientated money, let us know!   

Vivienne Kramer
NELA Chair

Report on NELA's Charitable Giving for 2002

NELA is thrilled to “show off” its record of charitable giving for this past year and is especially proud of the diversity in our giving. We have benefited not only our sister fetish/scene related organizations, but again branched out and recognized the need to support all types of alternative modes of expression.

Charitible giving to date (January 1 - November 19, 2002):

  • ACLU - $1000

  • NCSF - $1400

  • Boston BiWomen's Newsletter - $200

  • Andover Policeman's Ball - $100

  • Pride/ Dyke March - $440

  • ALUR - Erotic Haven - $500

  • Social Eyes - equipment - $260

  • Paul C (organized silent auction) - $60

  • Transcending Boundaries Conference - $210

  • GLAD - $2500

  • Scholarships: - $500

  • TA Saunders - $250 - True Spirit (raffle prize)

  • Sabrina Santiago - $250 - LLC6

Grand total = $4670

Donated a basket to Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition silent auction
Donated items to leather basket for Ms. World contest

http://www.mbcc.org/
51 Diauto Drive, Suite B
Randolph, MA 02368
(800)649-6222•(781)961-7460

In response to our donation, here is a letter from GLAD:

Hi Vivienne,

    What a great message to receive this morning.  Thank you so much.  We have really appreciated the support of the Alliance.  It means a lot to us to have ongoing supporters at the Amicus level.  It really fuels our work.

    You guys do amazing charitable work.  Congratulations.  And congratulations on your upcoming 20th celebration.

    I will circulate to our staff your generous offer of free admission to the Fleamarket and the four tickets to the Saturday night ball.

    Thanks for your kind wishes and for the Alliance's support.  I look forward  to a 2003 with many more victories, which only happen because of generosity like NELA's.

    All the best for the holidays for you and yours.

    Sincerely,

    Gary

11/21/02

Here is the contact information of some of the organizations that have received donations/grants from NELA:

  • Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
    294 Washington St., Suite 740
    Boston, MA 02108
    Phone: (617) 426-1350
    Fax: (617) 426-3594
    www.glad.org
  • National Coalition for Sexual Freedom
    5505 Connecticut Ave., NW
    Suite 184
    Washington, D.C. 20015
    www.ncsfreedom.org
  • Leather Archives and Museum
    418 N. Greenview Ave.
    Chicago, IL 60626
    773-761-9200
    773-262-7499 FAX
    www.leatherarchives.org
  • Bisexual Resource Center
    P.O. Box 1026
    Boston, MA 02117-1026
    617/424-9595
    Email: brc@biresource.org
    www.biresource.org
  • Boston Living Center
    29 Stanhope Street
    Boston, MA 02116
    Phone/TTY: (617) 236-1012
    FAX: (617) 236-0334
    E-mail: info@livingcenter.org
    www.livingcenter.org
  • The Komen Foundation
    P. O. Box 650309
    Dallas, TX 75265-0309
    www.komen.org
  • ACLU of Massachusetts
    99 Chauncy Street, Suite 310
    Boston, MA 02111
    Phone: (617) 482-3170
    www.aclu-mass.org