Family Spirals^® is now an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity registered with the IRS.

This milestone marks an important step in our growth and opens new opportunities to expand programs, partnerships, and outreach.

We are also pleased to share several recent developments:

Join us in welcoming Gabriel Yuri—an architect, designer, and photographer whose work has been featured in Architectural Digest—as the newest member of our Arts League. Gabriel is collaborating with us to develop a program that helps people reimagine their home environments in ways that foster healthy relationships with those they live with and among.

We’ve also just added the work of two accomplished artists to galleries in our Center for Families & Animals:

• Hope Gangloff, whose paintings have been exhibited at museums and galleries across the country, generously granted permission for two of her works—Beauty and the Beasts, and Moolog, Dad and Kieve—to be included in our Contemporary Gallery.
• The Center’s Short Films Gallery now highlights the acclaimed animated film, Barking Island, directed by Serge Avédikian. The film tells the story of the 1910 deportation of 30,000 dogs from the streets of Constantinople to a deserted island, seen through the eyes of a mother dog who has just given birth. It won the Palme d’Or for Best Short Film at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
• Visit our other Art Galleries, and the Family Dynamics Clearinghouse, where we regularly add new and interesting art and resources.

Our new 501(c)(3) nonprofit status also makes it easier for people to support our work:

• Donations can now be processed with lower fees, so more of each gift goes directly toward supporting our programs.
• Family Spirals now has a profile on Candid, making it easier for donor-advised funds (DAFs) and family foundations to find and support our work.
• If you have a car, truck, boat, or other vehicle you no longer need, it can be donated through our partnership with CARS.
• We’re also registered with two of the largest employee giving and matching gift platforms: Benevity and Blackbaud’s YourCause—look us up!

As always, we are grateful to those who recognize the importance of helping individuals and families break through silence and stigma to find the support they need—and thanks to everyone who helps sustain this work.

With gratitude,
Eric
Founder & Executive Director

Family Spirals is building programs that address family challenges that are common, consequential, and too often overlooked. Through education, resources, research, and public service initiatives, we are working to strengthen individual, family, and community wellbeing.