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Choose a starting point
A photograph, recipe card, letter, object, or family name can open a conversation. Ask the person who remembers it what it means to them.
For the family story keepers
Help the next generation find its story.
Some stories live in a shoebox. Others live in a name, a favorite recipe, or the way a grandparent remembers home. Help keep free Italian American stories and resources available for families discovering those connections.
Help us reach $50,000 by December 31.
Your employer may match your gift. With an eligible 1:1 offer, $25 becomes $50.
Together, toward December 31
$50,000campaign goal
Checking the latest verified campaign progress…
$2,000 expected opening support target: Christopher Alghini’s planned $1,000 personal gift and an expected $1,000 corporate match. Verified opening support so far: awaiting reporting. Only verified gifts and approved matches enter the confirmed Annual Fund total.
A place to begin
One memory is enough to get started.
Our free family-story guide offers a practical first step. You can use it today, whether or not you choose to give.
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Listen with permission
Explain how you hope to preserve the memory. Ask before recording, and let the speaker choose what stays within the family.
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Keep the details together
Note the speaker, date, place, and original spellings. Separate memories from facts you have checked in a record. Save a backup with the story.
Give with someone in mind
A gift in honor of a story you love.
Honor a parent, grandparent, ancestor, friend, or neighbor who helped connect you to your heritage. If donating directly, you can add an optional dedication. Workplace programs may also offer a dedication field.
Your gift supports the Institute’s mission: free publishing, editorial research, educational resources, website, and developing story archive. It does not reserve a service or purchase a published tribute.
Your company may help, too
Double your donation.
When your employer offers a 1:1 match, your $25 gift can become $50 for Italian American heritage. Check your company’s giving program for eligibility, limits, and deadlines.
Our opening corporate match applies to the opening donor’s gift. Your own employer determines whether and how it matches your contribution.
A gift to a registered nonprofit
Alghini Institute for Italian Americans is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN: 99-0439703. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Gifts support the Institute’s mission and are unrestricted.
A gift does not purchase a service, archive entry, or story publication. Donors may separately opt in to a name acknowledgment after their personal gifts are verified. Workplace giving receipts may come from the foundation that processes your company’s program.