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Moravian Open Door is grateful to all of the individuals, churches, organizations, foundations, and companies who generously provide support through financial contributions, material gifts, volunteer work, meals, and partnerships. This support is essential to our mission of helping homeless adults rebuild their lives and achieve independent living. These contributions and client fees are Moravian Open Door’s only sources of support.

Financial donors— In 2008, MOD received cash donations from more than 400 individuals and 50 Moravian churches and church organizations in CT, FL, ID, IL, MA, NY, NJ, PA, MD, OH, WI, MI, MN, TN, VA, WA, CA, and Canada.

Donations of supplies— In 2008, donations came from more than 12 Moravian churches in NY, NJ, OH, PA, MN, and WI, and from the Long Island Minority AIDS Coalition, Inc.

Volunteers
  • FEGS custodial services
  • Northeast Moravian Disaster Response, with leaders John Egerton and Mike Rampulla
  • teams for painting/fixing, for special meals, and for help in the Life Skills Center, from churches and schools in NY, NJ, PA, and WI
  • Web-weaver Lance Fox
  • John Egerton, construction and repairs
  • Allan Cole, computer installations
  • Jennefer Grannum, House Liason
  • Mary Murphy, for her long administration of the One-to-one program
  • MOD Pennsylvania Public Relations and Development Committee
  • Lehigh Valley teams for assembling annual appeal letter and calling pastors
  • MOD Board of Directors


  • Foundations
  • IGH Charitable Foundation, Inc.
  • Guardian Life Insurance NYC Affordable Housing Grant
  • United Brethren’s Church on Staten Island, NY
  • Larger Life Foundation
  • PepsiCo Foundation (Matching Gifts Program)
  • Prudential Foundation (Matching Gifts Program)


  • Companies (donations of goods, services, cash contributions)
  • Panasonic
  • UCN
  • Renegade (web site design and hosting)
  • Microsoft (software)
  • Intuit (software)
  • Symantec Corporation (software)
  • Dell (Aggregate Buy program)
  • Stofanak Custom Cabinetry (Countertop for computers)
  • Covington & Burling, LLP (Pro bono work)


  • Cooperating Organizations
  • The Karpas Health Information Center of Beth Israel Medical Center
  • Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York
  • The Foundation Center
  • New York Cares
  • NYCharities.org
  • Research, Education and Advocacy to Combat Homelessness (REACH), NYU Law School
  • Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
  • Techsoup
  • Stein Senior Center
  • Village Care Health Center


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    Volunteers collect and deliver books.


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    Volunteers serve a Christmas feast.


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    Volunteers stuff envelopes for the annual appeal mailing.


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    John Egerton installs the water cooler.