Celebrating a Century of Helping Registered Nurses in Need
In 1924…
Emily Bourne left $300,000 in her will for the establishment of a home where nurses could go for respite from injury, illness, or disability.
(That bequest would be about $6 million today!)
This fund was used to incorporate Cobble Court Inc. and purchase a mansion on Long Island, which came to be known as the “Nurses House.” The beachfront home could house 60 guests at a time, and was often at capacity, especially during the summer months.
Nearly four decades later, as the result of changing times and changing needs, the governing body of the organization realized that nurses would benefit more from short-term financial assistance to help them get back on their feet. In 1959, the beachfront property was sold to create a national charitable fund dedicated to providing small personal grants to nurses who needed financial assistance. To maintain a tie to its founding roots, the new fund incorporated as Nurses House, Inc., and grew into a national organization with the same mission of helping nurses.
Centennial Donors June 2024-June 2025
Centennial Sponsors
Emily Bourne $10,000
St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing
Florence Nightingale $5,000
Carter, Elizabeth
Clara Barton $1,000
Alumnae Assoc. of St. Vincent's Hospital SON Anderson, Barbara M. Bill, Barbara S. East Orange General SON Alumni Frezek, Cynthia Glick, Doris Harrington, Ann P. Horan, Eileen P. Hutchinson, Gertrude Micare, Barbara New York State Nurses Association Nurses House Board of Directors Ric Cumming and John Lally Roberta Saccaro Witchger Fund Springman, Nancy Trowell-Harris, Irene Ward, Paul & Suzanne Weidel, James
Centennial Donors $100+
Abernathy, Marcia Adams, Cheryl Alexandre, Alberta Alumni Assoc. of Kings County Hospital Ambo, Laginia C. ANA - New York Armstrong, Janice Arrick, Victoria Ballard, Karen Barnett, Elizabeth Barry, Margaret M. Barton, Linda Barty, Ewald Bastable, Susan B. Beatty, Harry Bergquist, Celinda L. Bergstrom, Nancy Bernhard and Christina Preisser Bernreuter, Eric Bernstein, Beth W. Bevers, Jean Birkhead, Susan Blondin, Anne Marie Bloodworth, Elizabeth Boris, Lenore Borrero, Joy Brazzier, Josephine Brennan, Melissa A. Breslin, John J. Broadley, Ann Brown, Verlia Browne, Barbara Burger, Elaine Burke, Mary M. Caffrey, Patricia Callahan, Joan Campbell, Patricia Camunas, Caroline E. Capitulo, Kathleen Cardillo, Donna Carroll, Marcia Casey, Kathy A. Cassagnol, Dena France Chapman, Candice Clark Family Cochran SON Alumni Assn. Cohen, Susan Cole, Martha E. Dammeyer, Frank Dato, Candy Debok, Jill Delaney, Nancy E. Denuto, Jane Dermody, Barbara F. Donovan, Frank J. Dormer, Jean Dorn-Moldovan, Christine Drake, Tanya Drivas, Cynthia Drummond, George S. Duffy, Frances R. Elliott, Deborah H. Elliott, Garland Esch, Linda Ann Escudero, Irish S. Farrell, Maureen Farrell, Patricia A. Feldman , Dr. Harriet Fiala, Edward Figlia, Betty J. Fiore Lopez, Nicolette Fitzgerald, Merial R. Forman, Harriet
Fox, Rosemary Francis, Kathy Fusco, Sabrina Garske, Virginia Gayle, Monica Gerardi, Christina Goergen, Lorraine Gold, M. Sherry Gollard, Lisa T. Golub, Zola D. Gorman, Eily P. Gottlieb, Terry D. Grawl, Danielle Greenberg, Barbara Hamm, Zorona Handy, Catherine Harrington, Ann Havener, Jeanne Hecht, Judith A. Heinzmann, Dolores I. Herron, Grace M. Hildenbrandt, Carolee Hill, Debbie Holloman, Patricia Honore, Pearline Howard, Janice E. Howard, Philippa Huey, Florence L. Jala, Beth James, Millicent L. Jean-Baptiste, Danie Judd, Judy M. Kaalund, Dorothy Kaczorowski, Jane Karau, Ursula M. Kasey, Laura King, Kerry Klunder, Virginia Knighton, Joan Koivula, Deborah LaFauci, Frances F. La-Rode, Cecily J. Layher, Rikilynn Lenburg, Dr. Carrie B. Letzeiser, Eileen M. Levin, Susanna Lindo, Monica Loh, Mary Ann Maceda-Lindo, Monica Mahoney, Elizabeth A. Mallin, Ann D. Malloy, Gail B. Manfredi, Claire Mason, Diana J. McCarthy, James McConnell, Kelly McKeever, Rhonda Muller, Barbara M. Murphy, Lilliana Murray, Claire F. Myron, Patricia Naegle, Madeline Nau, Florence A. Nelson, Lynn New Spruce LLC New York League For Nursing (NLN) Nivak, Sheila Nokes, Kathleen Nuccio, Joanne O'Brien, Linda O'Brien, Patricia G. O'Donnell, Catherine Olender, Lynda Orfan, Elizabeth O'Rourke, Safya Orr, Martha
Painter, Jennifer Pinto, Janice J. Pisaneschi, M. Pauline Prater, Ray and Vicki Prosser, Robert M. Quinn, Mary E. Radioli, Mary Ann Rattigan, Noreen Reilly, Margaret Riccio, Gregg Rochford, Patricia Rock, Ann Rogers, Doreen Salvati, Mary E. Sanders, Anita Schecher, Patricia Schmidt, Carmen D. Seery, Margaret A. Shanahan, John & Monica Shinn, Linda Sigma Theta Tau - Tau Kappa Chapter Sigma Theta Tau - Zeta Omega Chapter Smith, Irmhild Soltysik, Suzanne M. Sommer, Barbara T. Spurgiasz, Dorothy Stapleton, Marilyn Stetzel, Mary Stivaletti, Lucille Strassberg, Catherine Strominger, Janet Sullivan, Flora M. Sullivan, Jeanne Sultana, Nadia Sussman, David Sussman, Ilene Taranto, Suzanne Thomas Sculco & Cynthia Sculco Foundation Thompson, Margaret Toscano, Audrey R. Towlen, Nancy Tracy, Mary Fran Tritak, Ann Trotman, Greta M. Velasquez, Isabel Ver Hague, Ann Viele, Carol Sue Wade, Marva Walkley, Milda Weidenbaum, Allan Weinbaum, Harriet Welch, Cathryne A. Welch, Lorraine M. Werner, Amy Werner, Richard Whalen, Maureen A. Wheeler, Barbara Whyte, Nora B. Wilson, Judith Young, Mark
Donations in Memory:
Smalls, Sadie Hargett, Charles Willis, Claude Netherland, Gene Samuels, Karla Brossart, Jeanne Ungravski, Peter Donovan, William Hickey, Dororthy Lim, Susan Ryan
Now, 100 years since its founding, our mission continues and is more important than ever.
While registered nurses dedicate their lives to caring for others, many of them need help in their own lives with basic housing and healthcare costs. We have helped thousands of nurses recover and find stability in times of personal difficulty, and with your help our mission can continue.