Since 2009 I've given a % of my annual income to charity. Initially I had 10 categories of need I addressed and supported over 100 charities. As time evolved I started giving more to fewer charities, so I had 17 charities in four categories. In 2022 I created a Donor Advised Fund which is a vehicle that allows me to easily donate appreciated assets to the supported charities. Here are some of the charities I support and why.
| Category | Name | Description |
| Legacy & Recognition | Institutions including Schools, Universities & Churches to which I have a personal connection. | |
| Tufts College of Engineering | My undergraduate institution. | |
| Tufts Veterinary College | Tufts institution with a clear mission to improve the lives and health of the animals in the world be they our pets, our livestock, or creatures living in the wild. | |
| Talcott Mountain Science Center | One of my early employers on a mission to promote science education with young minds. | |
| Promotion of the Arts | Supporting the musical and theatrical Arts. | |
| Theaterworks | Hartford area independent theater company. |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | Regional art museum in the city of my youth. | |
| Gifts of Music | The Hartford Foundation's Gifts of Music provides instruments and instruction to young students in need. |
| Capitol Symphonic Winds | University of Hartford Community Music division |
| Connecticut Horticultural Society | Connecticut Horticultural Society is dedicated to the dissemination of horticultural information to its members and the public. | |
| Alleviate Pain & Suffering | Supporting Social Services to help those in hunger or pain. | |
| Hartford Foodshare | Local area food bank. | |
| Doctors without Borders | Médecins Sans Frontières brings medical humanitarian assistance to victims of conflict, natural disasters, epidemics or healthcare exclusion. | |
| Vermont Institute of Natural Science | VINS mission is to motivate individuals to care for the natural environment through education, research, and avian wildlife rehabilitation. |
| Connecticut and Menunkatuck Audubon Societies | The Connecticut Audubon Society works actively to protect at-risk bird species and their habitats. |
| Salvation Army | The Salvation Army's mission is to preach the gospel and meet human needs without discrimination. | |
| Armenian Cause | My culture, heritage, and religion. | |
| Armenian General Benevolent Union | AGBU is the largest and most successful philantropic institutions of the diaspora supporting the Armenian cause. | |
| Holy Resurrection Armenian Church | My church and the local church of my parents and grandparents. | |
| Fund for Armenia Relief | FAR gives hope, guidance and opportunity to those in need in Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh and Javakhk, Georgia. | |
| St. Nersess Armenian Seminary | The only Armenian seminary in the Western Hemisphere serves the Church by providing quality education and training to seminarians, clergy, and community. | |
