The Eleanor H. Ayer Foundation

Get Involved

Our Foundation is always eager to hear from you.

There is no form to fill in and no portal to log into. One email address, read by people who care about the answer.

Write to us

Get in touch.

foundation@eleanorayer.org

We read everything and we’ll be in touch soon.

Reasons to write

Please get in touch if you have…

  • A grant request — for a classroom, a school, a library or a program.
  • A question about Eleanor’s published works.
  • Feedback on the Foundation.
  • A suggestion for how you could help.
  • Anything else at all.

Making a request

What helps us say yes.

There is no official form. A few sentences covering these points is plenty, and it saves us writing back to ask.

01

Who you are

Your name, your role, and the school, library or organisation you’re writing on behalf of.

02

What you need

Books, supplies, a trip, a speaker, a space — and roughly what it would cost.

03

Who it reaches

How many students, what ages, and what difference it would make to them.

04

When

Any deadline that matters — a term date, a trip date, a start of year.

Other ways to help

You don’t have to be asking for something.

Volunteers keep Ellie’s Garden going. Libraries and schools tell us where the need is. Readers tell us which of her books still turn up in classrooms.

If you knew Ellie, or were taught by her, or simply read one of her books at the right age — we would genuinely like to hear it.