Donors and Supporters,
This is our first Annual Donor Report. Please submit the form below to receive a copy.
For us, this is a big step in our evolution from an idea to a fully operating non-profit. It has been a long road from when Laura and I lost Ari to when we formed the Ari Foss Foundation in 2015 to today as I write this.
The Ari Foss Foundation was created to help families overcome the financial stress created by losing a child through a stillborn death or neonatal demise. Initially, the plan was to create and distribute educational information and brochures to families to help them plan a funeral and then expand into helping pay for funerals. After years of wanting to get started but not finding the time to develop the educational material, we decided that we should jump to paying for funerals and cremations. We had some funds in the bank account, and it was beyond time to put the money to good use.
In 2023, we created the Cremation and Funeral Financial Assistance Program (CFFAP) and started working with the Palliative Care Team at MUSC. They referred families to us that needed the CFFAP and met our criteria. In 2023, we paid for four cremations/funerals. In 2024, we paid for eight cremations/funerals. Already this year (2025), we have paid for five cremations/funerals.
While that might not seem like a lot, it means the world to the families we help. I am incredibly proud of what we have done so far, and we have big plans for 2025 and beyond. I hope this Donor Report provides insight into what we have done and what we have planned. I am truly humbled by our family’s, friends’, and community’s support. Thank you for your support, and I hope you will continue to help us help families when the unthinkable happens.
Please contact me with any questions about this Donor Report or the Ari Foss Foundation. I hope to see you on October 4 for the first annual Ari Foss Foundation Memorial Walk.
Aaron Silverman
Ari’s Dad, Co-founder and Executive Director