The David Rothenberg and JoAnne Page Legacy Fund
Honor Fortune’s Legacy. Build Productive Lives. Shape a Safer City.
The Fortune Society believes in the power of people to change. We provide critical support for formerly incarcerated individuals, helping them rebuild their lives and become contributing members of our city.
Our Founders’ Vision, Your Impact
The Legacy Fund will honor our founder, David Rothenberg, and our dedicated former CEO, JoAnne Page, by continuing their legacy of care at The Fortune Society.
Our greatest financial challenge is sustaining programs and services while the public funding allocated for those programs and services is delayed– oftentimes many months late. The fund will be a safety net that will allow Fortune to internally finance the “pay gap” between the time services are rendered and payments are received.
Why the Legacy Fund?
By supporting The Fortune Society, you are not just helping thousands of individuals, you are investing in a safer and more just New York City.
There are many ways to become a Legacy Fund Donor: you can donate one time or over a period of years. Importantly every dollar you contribute will be matched up to $2.5 million by an anonymous donor!
Founder, David Rothenberg
David Rothenberg’s life has centered on theater, social activism, politics, and a tireless focus on advocating for the lives of those impacted by the criminal justice system. In 1967, he produced a play called Fortune and Men’s Eyes, inspiring The Fortune Society. In 1971, David was one of a small group of civilian monitors brought into Attica at the request of the incarcerated individuals fighting for their human rights.
David is a former NYC Human Rights Commission member and was appointed Advisory Counsel to the NYS Commission on Human Rights in 1984. He has frequently testified about the criminal justice system before the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. With the help of Fortune participants, David created, wrote and produced the play The Castle, which has been performed off-Broadway, on college campuses, and in prisons.
Longtime Leader, JoAnne Page
JoAnne Page has more than 45 years of experience in criminal justice and human services, with the last 30+ at the helm of The Fortune Society. Her experience includes six years as Director of Court Operations at the Court Employment Project, now CASES, where she developed New York City’s first felony Alternative to Incarceration (ATI) program. That program is still running strong and is one of the premier ATI programs in New York City.
Under JoAnne’s leadership, Fortune created federally funded AIDS reentry and community services in the 1990s as a Special Project of National Significance through six consecutive competitive funding cycles. JoAnne launched another national model in 2002 with the opening of the groundbreaking Fortune Academy, an innovative supportive residence in West Harlem that provides emergency and transitional housing for formerly incarcerated homeless individuals.
Interested in the Fortune Legacy Fund?
All gifts will be recognized through special Legacy Fund events and invites to other Fortune events, recognition on our website and publications. Gifts of $25,000 or more will be recognized with special naming opportunities.
To make a pledge or to learn more about The Legacy Fund, please contact Brian Robinson at brobinson@fortunesociety.org or 347.510.3613.
You may support Fortune and The Legacy Fund by making a:
One-time donation
Multi-year pledge—see below for some options, but feel free to create your own
Donation of stock or securities
Bequest/Planned donation
DONATION OPTIONS
MONTHLY GIVING:
YEARLY GIVING OPTIONS:
