Add Your Support Today

Whether a one-time gift or monthly pledge, your support helps more people access therapy.

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Corporate sponsorships, recognition, and employee participation events are welcome!

Email Director of Operations, Caroline Hoy, to discuss.

Nicholas Dockery Foundation is a 501(c)3. All donations are tax deductible.

Your gift goes a long way toward helping provide therapeutic service for people who need it:

  • $250 = A group art therapy session for survivors of trauma

  • $500 = Art materials for one month of therapeutic workshops

  • $1,000 = 5 hour-long equine therapy sessions for a program participant

  • $5,000 = Feeding, vet care, stable supplies of a therapy horse for one year

Choose a one-time gift or recurring monthly support for sustaining impact.

Join our Our Founding Donor Circle

You’ll be an essential part of our launch and change lives. Let’s set up a call.

The Founding Donor Circle is the cornerstone of our ability to support alternative therapeutic programs at a level that changes lives, starting at $5,000 annual giving.

Founding Donor Circle members can expect:

  • Personal NDF updates from our founder

  • Annual in-person Founding Donor Circle events

  • Options for naming opportunities of facilities and programs

  • Website and social media recognition (as desired)

Contact NDF

*Founding Partner opportunities with program naming options start at $50,000. Contact us to learn more.

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Donor FAQs

  • Yes. The Nicholas Dockery Foundation is a 501©3 and all donations are tax-deductible.

    Our EIN is 33-4221474

  • We have very low operational overhead and dedicate the vast majority of donation totals to programming. We support vetted nonprofits in the art therapy and equine therapy space. Initially, we will support existing evidence-based programs, but plan to be partners in creating bespoke programming as our support grows.

  • Yes! Please mail any gifts to:

    NDF (attn: MBE Meridian)
    1650 Market Street, Suite 3600
    Philadelphia, PA 19103

  • We are committed to clear and timely reporting of our outcomes, with an annual report and monthly updates to all donors. Depending on the support level, donors will be invited to in-person events with personal testimonials from program participants, one-on-one updates from board members, donor networking social events, and more.

  • We will keep you posted on all donor events, but we are planning a big exposition in Summer 2026 to celebrate our initial programming results.