With the pandemic continuing to dampen the capacity to gather for good causes, the nonprofits that serve Shelter Island need our support more today than ever. Use our nonprofit Giving Guide for 2021 to make year-end gifts to the organizations listed below, or give in someone else’s honor.
The newest addition to the list, but a longtime Island stalwart, is the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 281. These are the folks who make the iconic red poppies that brighten Island gardens all year round. You can support the Ladies Auxiliary with a donation by check to PO Box 852, Shelter Island, NY 11964. Then, for the poppies when they go on sale in the spring, in time for Memorial Day remembrances.
We’re also including a link to the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League/SI Bucks. While donations are most welcome, a lack of housing meant the team couldn’t play in 2021. And General Manager Brian Cass is already on the hunt for housing options so Shelter Island can field a team in the summer of ’22. If you’re interested in offering space, please contact him at 631-445-0084 or brian.cass6255@gmail.com.
If you see a cause that especially interests you, why not volunteer? This Island runs on volunteerism from the Emergency Medical Services team to the Friends of the Shelter Island Public Library.
Follow the links or find details about all the Island’s nonprofits on our Island Directory under Community Organizations.
Local non-profits
- American Legion Mitchell Post 281
- American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 281 (see above)
- East End Hospice
- Fighting Chance
- Friends of the Shelter Island Public Library
- Garden Club of Shelter Island
- Group for the East End
- Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League/SI Bucks
- Island Gift of Life Foundation
- Joseph J. Theinert Memorial Fund/Strongpoint Theinert Ranch
- League of Women Voters of Hamptons, Shelter Island & North Fork
- Mashomack Preserve/The Nature Conservancy
- Perlman Music Program
- PTSA of Shelter Island
- Quinipet Camp and Retreat Center
- The Retreat
- Senior Citizens Foundation of Shelter Island
- Shelter Island Action Alliance
- Shelter Island Ambulance Foundation
- Shelter Island Chamber of Commerce
- Shelter Island Early Childhood Learning Center
- Shelter Island Educational Foundation
- Shelter Island Emergency Medical Services team
- Shelter Island Fall 5K Run/Walk
- Shelter Island Fire Department
- Shelter Island Fireworks
- Shelter Island Food Pantry
- Shelter Island Friends of Music
- Shelter Island Friends of Trees
- Shelter Island Historical Society
- Shelter Island Lions Foundation
- Shelter Island Municipal Golf Course, Inc. 120th Anniversary Fund
- Shelter Island Police Benevolent Association
- Shelter Island 10k Run Community Fund
- Sylvester Manor
- Taylor’s Island Foundation
Places of Worship
- All-Faith Youth Group
- Congregation Tifereth Israel (Greenport)
- Our Lady of the Isle Roman Catholic Church
- Shelter Island Presbyterian Church
- Society of Friends
- St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
- Temple Adas Israel (Sag Harbor)
- Union Chapel in the Grove
Add others to Holiday Giving Guide
If we’ve missed any local organization that serves the Shelter Island community, please get in touch with us at editor@shelterislandgazette.com to update our list. Please include a website URL or email address so we can set up a link.
