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Sandy Hook Donations By the Numbers

Understanding data from a survey released Tuesday containing self-reports from dozens of foundations.

 

On Tuesday, Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen's office announced the results of a survey of non-profits related to the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Survey results were due April 12, according to Jepsen, and may not reflect changes since the submission of the forms.

Click and scroll above to see reported amounts received and donated and view individual reports from charities.

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Amounts are based on self-reported survey answers. Amounts received do not include announced pledges except where noted, and the amount spent could include donations or other expenses, including internal expenses, as indicated on survey responses. Some funds who responded to the survey but did not report monetary transactions or provide clear sums are not included, and some figures are estimates. (See individual reports.)

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The Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation, not included in the above graph, and have announced plans to distribute $4 million to families of the most affected victims.

NOTES:

The Animal Center: Funds will be used exclusively for the "planning, building and development of the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary."

The Glenn R. Atkinson Memorial Scholarship Fund: The organization says it has raised $102,000 for a scholarship for victim Anne Marie Murphy. An additional $8,000, it says, has been donated for the Newtown community in general.

Ben's Lighthouse Fund: The fund is designed to create a "perpetual endowment to support children in the Newtown, Connecticut community in honor of the angels of Sandy Hook Elementary School." Officials say they will be spending between $2.5 to $3.5 thousand on a kickoff event in June.

Hartford Marathon Foundation / Sandy Hook Run for the Families 5K: 100% of fees and contributions from the 5K were reportedly donated to the United Way Sandy Hook School Support Fund.

Newtown Forest Association: Raising funds for memorial tree plantings. "Based on the mission of our Fund, we expect zero of the funds to be used for direct victim relief, however, we expect these funds to indirectly benefit the victims and the Newtown community by providing a living memorial."

Newtown Pride: "Every last dime that was raised will be going towards the families via Sandy Hook Family Fund."

Newtown Scholarship Association: The association reports its first scholarship will be awarded in June 2013.

Newtown Youth Academy: The NYA reported $100,000 in donations. "For the special events we estimate the donated time to be over $10K. We have estimated the cost of just the rental space for the three weeks that the doors were opened to the community to be about $80K."

Newtown Youth and Family Services: Costs include "hiring additional staff, staff increase from the immediate 2 weeks after the tragedy, acquiring more agency space, operational costs, financial assistance to families that do not qualify for Office of Victim Services support, staff trauma training, extension of our licensing and insurance coverage."

Sandy Hook Newtown CT Forever Angels Fundraiser: The fund lists the following expenses: "$3,000 sent to Newtown Parks and Rec in memory of Olivia Engel per the family request; $2,000 sent to Charlotte Bacon Kindness Act Organization; $1,400 sent to Town of Newtown – 1st responders –police officers; $1,400 sent to Town of Newtown – Sandy Hook Teachers – survivors." In response to a question about how much had been spent in relation to the Sandy Hook tragedy, the fund listed $600.

Sandy Hook Special Revenue Fund: The town fund reports a special appropriations request in process to spend $102,000.

University of Connecticut Foundation: The fund is reserved for "students admitted to the University of Connecticut who are either siblings of the children killed in the assault, dependents of the adults who were killed by the gunman in the assault, or students enrolled at the Sandy Hook Elementary School at the time of the tragedy."

Voices for Heroes, Inc.: Amount received listed as $3,400 and amount spent listed as $20,000.


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