Support Hampshire College Staff and Faculty
About this effort
Hampshire College is closing, and 250 staff and faculty are facing sudden job loss without severance pay.
Our Emergency Relief Fund continues to accept donations
This fund provides direct financial assistance for immediate needs such as housing, food, healthcare, and other essential expenses. Funds raised here will be distributed to affected workers based on need.
This initiative is being organized by Hampshire staff, faculty, alumni, and community members. It is independent, fast-moving, and focused on rapidly providing support to people. If you are able, please give!
We are working with a fiscal sponsor (Sundial Initiative Inc.) to securely receive donations and are building a process with community partners to distribute funds as quickly and fairly as possible. Working with a fiscal sponsor also means your donations are tax-deductible!
Frequently-asked questions:
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A fiscal sponsor is an existing nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that receives and distributes funds on our behalf. It allows us to work with an established partner that has the experience and infrastructure to manage funds responsibly and support distribution.
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Yes! We’re happy to accept donations from your donor-advised fund through our partnership with Sundial Initiative. Here is the information you need to process the donation:
EIN: 46-3559786Sundial Initiative Inc. DBA Sundial Film Initiative
PO Box 194
25 Lennox Avenue
Glenford, NY 12433Please contact helphampshireworkers@gmail.com with any additional questions.
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Yes! You can send a check by mail to our fiscal sponsor. Please make the check payable to Sundial Initiative Inc. and write “Help Hampshire Workers” in the memo line.
Mail to:
Sundial Initiative Inc.
PO Box 194
25 Lennox Avenue
Glenford, NY 12433
Distributed to 81 recipients $140,500
Being processed/delivered to 150 recipients now $313,000
Remaining funds available for future support after Round 1 and Round 2 awards $0
5% of funds supports fiscal sponsorship, administrative, and platform fees $0
There are other ways to help, too!
Financial contributions are just one part of this organizing.
Share this page!
Circulate this site within your networks—email, social media, alumni groups, and professional communities. Broad visibility will directly increase support.
We’ve assembled these outreach tools to spread the word!
Provide employment leads
Many from our talented pool of staff/faculty have decades of experience, along with core values and career skills that are ideal for supporting organizational growth. Referrals and priority hiring decisions for Hampshire faculty and staff would be an invaluable benefit to our most vulnerable community members!
Alumni: Please post any open positions at institutions, organizations, or enterprises where you have connections or affiliations under the JOBS tab on Hampshire Network.
Community members and others: Please share opportunities through our submission form: Share an employment opportunity
Offer professional services, housing, or local resources
Legal support, financial advising, healthcare navigation, career counseling, temporary housing, childcare, and access to local services are in high demand.
Please share resource offerings using this form.
Our timeline
What has happened and what comes next?
Last updated June 16, 2026
April 14 - Hampshire College announced its closure.
April 21 - HelpHampshireWorkers launched
May 1 — A group of 10 staff and faculty came together to collectively determine a distribution plan (how individuals can request support, how needs will be reviewed, and how funds will be distributed) with community input.
May 5 — First Round Aid Request Form opened for Hampshire employees to request support.
May 20 — First Round Aid Request Form closed. A small review group, composed of two staff members and two faculty members, met to verify eligibility criteria and determine allocation amounts.
May 24 — 81 employees were awarded a first round of emergency aid totaling $140,500! Applicants were informed of the aid amount allocated to them and were sent a payment processing form. Once the form is completed, payment processing will begin, and checks will be mailed within 5-7 business days.
May 25 — Second Round of Aid Requests opened.
May 26 — Help Hampshire Workers received a $250,000 gift from the Joannie Fischer Charitable Fund. In response to the level of need expressed by our community over the past weeks, and encouraged by this generous gift, we increased our campaign goal to $600,000.
June 10 — Second Round Aid Request Form closed. A small review group, composed of two staff members and two faculty members, met to verify eligibility criteria and determine allocation amounts.
June 16 — 150 employees were awarded emergency aid totaling $313,000 in our second distribution round! Applicants were informed of the aid amount allocated to them, and first-time recipients received a payment processing form. Once forms are completed, payment processing will begin, and checks will be mailed within 5-7 business days. Hampshire College employment ends for 80% of employees.
By June 16—the first wave of termination dates for Hampshire College employees—we successfully awarded direct aid to 170 staff and faculty members.
