Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, 365 Franklin Church Road, Dillsburg, PA (2026)

Reiter (June 6, 1963 - October 16, 2015) was a leading U.S. analyst of mortgage-backed securities - and a person widely known for exceptional kindness and generosity. In our personal life, Greg shared with me a commitment to animal protection. Reiter Memorial Fund, established on April 22, 2016, focuses on animal advocacy causes to which Greg was most dedicated in life - particularly animal rescue, veganism, and wildlife conservation. Fund grants to date have been made to the following organizations and programs. In many cases, the Fund has been able to partner with the recipient organizations on program strategy and implementation.

- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) - Cruelty Investigations Department, Cruelty in Horseracing Project, and Legal Department.

- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

- Factory Farming Awareness Coalition

- White Coat Waste Project

- Faunalytics

- Animal Place - Food for Thought program

- Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary

- Woodstock Farm Sanctuary

- Animal Legal Defense Fund

- Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary

- HOWS Project (Houses of Wood & Straw)

- Virginia Beach SPCA

- Animal Outlook (formerly Compassion Over Killing)

- Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy

- Good Food Institute

- Beagle Freedom Project

- Vegan Outreach

- Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation

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10/16/2026

On this 11th anniversary of Gregory J. Reiter’s passing, we're proud to share 4 sets of lifesaving interventions the memorial fund has supported in Q3 2026 — including public health initiatives and global crisis response to save animals and people.

1 – The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine initiatives including: the Let’s Beat Breast Cancer campaign featuring tennis star Venus Williams; Food for Life grants and Hispanic Heritage Month / Mes de la Hispanidad recipes to help nutrition instructors reach underserved communities; the Dine Bich’iya’ (Navajo Food) Nutrition Summit; and a lawsuit arguing that food-industry insiders illegally influenced the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

2 – Порятунок тварин Харків / Animal rescue Kharkiv, Ukraine (ARK), a longtime PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) partner -- a group of Ukrainians who have been risking their own lives to evacuate animals from frontline combat zones since Russia's February 2022 invasion, in turn facilitating safe human evacuation from those same areas.

3 – Magic Marble Foundation plant-based food aid and medical care for human and animal victims of the August 2026 flash floods in Nepal -- a country disproportionately affected by climate change -- through plant-based hunger relief and climate advocacy organization A Well-Fed World.

4 – Sentient Media initiatives including an interactive map of all 10,830 factory farms in Iowa -- the U.S. state with the fastest-growing cancer rate -- paired with a statewide resident survey, an investigative series, and videos. Sentient’s other recent reporting included *The Migrant Farmworkers Risking Their Lives for Illegal Wages*.

The Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund has emphasized animal protection since its launch on Earth Day 2016. Meanwhile, as ever more humans face challenges that were unimaginable a decade ago, we are making an ever greater effort to support programs like these that promote health and kindness for all.

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07/12/2026

We're proud to share the Gregory J Reiter Memorial Fund Q2 2026 report, “Small Groups Doing Big Things,” spotlighting a few grassroots organizations and initiatives that are having outsized community impact for animals and for people:

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) partnership with all-volunteer Twin County Humane Society in Southwest Virginia offering free and low cost spay/neuter, rabies vaccines and more.

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine grant program for instructors who offer free Food For Life classes to audiences with high rates of chronic disease.

A Well-Fed World partner Awali Veganic Homestead Education Center near Atlanta Georgia, offering gardening classes, plant-based cooking lessons, youth camps and more.

Sentient Media nonprofit news organization coverage of factory farms and their effect on climate, animals, workers and rural communities.

This fund has emphasized animal protection since its launch on Earth Day 2016. Meanwhile, as ever more humans face challenges that were unimaginable a decade ago, we are making an ever greater effort to support programs like these that promote health and kindness for all sentient beings.

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06/06/2026

We are excited to announce that the 2026 PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) 11th annual Gregory J. Reiter Animal Rescue Award goes to the all-volunteer Twin County Humane Society (TCHS) in Southwest Virginia, with special recognition to volunteer Susan McGrady Hevey.

Since 2016, PETA has presented this award each year on or around Greg’s June 6 birthday, to an organization or individual doing exceptional work to rescue animals from abuse, neglect, military conflict or natural disaster.

The Twin County Humane Society works in underserved communities of Carroll County, Grayson County, and the City of Galax, Virginia, helping thousands of animals and their guardians each year.

Volunteer Susan McGrady Hevey is receiving special recognition for her commitment to difficult, unglamorous field work in her community — work that often makes the difference between continued neglect and lasting change for animals.

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04/22/2026

Today I mark the 10th anniversary of the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund, a Donor-Advised Fund I established on Earth Day April 22, 2016, to continue the legacy of my late husband.

In announcing the Fund back then, I wrote:

“Greg came from a modest background – and despite or perhaps because of that, he went out of his way to help others as soon as he had the means to do so. I established this Fund to continue Greg’s legacy of caring for all animals, human and non-human. The fund will focus on helping the most helpless – and on shaking up conventional thinking about animals, which Greg liked to do. More concretely, it will focus on three areas – animal rescue, veganism, and wildlife conservation – to which Greg was most dedicated in life.”

Ten years on, much has changed in the wider world, and the Fund’s focus areas have evolved – but the core mission remains the same.

During 2025-26 to date, the Fund has made grants to A Well-Fed World, Faunalytics, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and Sentient Media.

Other grantees in the Fund’s history have included the Animal Place Food for Thought program, The Transfarmation Project of Mercy For Animals, Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary, and Woodstock Farm Sanctuary.

I've been grateful for professional management under The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) in Harrisburg, PA since 2022, and under other entities in the years prior. I've also been grateful for contributions into the Fund from many friends across the United States, who have helped extend the Fund's reach.

In addition to making grants through the Fund, I have also personally supported a number of these organizations by volunteering time to education and outreach initiatives, doing physical work with animals, and personally adopting rescued dogs and horses.

As the world of 2026 presents us with new and greater challenges, I'll continue doing my little part to promote compassion for animals and people.

Here's a quick look back at a few highlights of these last ten years.

~ Alysoun Mahoney

04/09/2026

In the mad world of early 2026, here's what the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund did in the first quarter -- focusing on support for programs to increase healthy plant-based food access for vulnerable communities:

1) A grant to longtime partner Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, inspired in particular by two of the organization’s many programs: its nearly 20 years of work with the Navajo Nation to tackle diabetes with a return to ancestral diets, and its Healthy Food Makes Cents classes that prioritize underserved audiences with a focus on healthy diets that are budget-friendly and accessible.

2) A grant to A Well-Fed World, inspired by its Feeding Equity Fund, particularly its partnerships with the Twin Cities Vegan Chef Collective and other St. Paul and Minneapolis groups delivering Shelter in Place Grocery Packs to vulnerable neighbors trapped at home.

Thanks to The Foundation for Enhancing Communities, one of the earliest U.S. community foundations, which has served as the Fund's manager since New Year 2022!

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