Our history
Steve Glidden was one of four children from Newton, MA who perished in a school bus crash on April 27, 2001, while en route to perform in an international children's music festival. In his memory, Steve's family and friends created the all-volunteer Steve Glidden Foundation (SGF), a tax-exempt 501(c)3 charitable foundation... Read more
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Those who have an existing PayPal account (or who sign up for one) can donate using the PayPal Giving Fund (SGF will receive 100% of the donations):
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It’s easy to use your Venmo app to make a one-time donation! SGF’s Venmo username is @SteveGliddenFoundation and our email address is sgf@stevegliddenfoundation.org.Donate by Check
Please mail your contribution to:
Steve Glidden Foundation
58 Westminster Rd.
Newton Centre, MA 02459
News
2026 Summer Camp Scholarship Update
As of June 27, 2026, SGF has approved $63,630 in summer camp scholarships to enable 16 children to attend a total of 68 weeks of summer camp (21 of which are in overnight camps). We are expecting an influx of additional applications over the next few weeks. Thus far, our “2026 kids” are headed for… Read more
Beautiful and heartbreaking essay by Tom Mountain about the 25th anniversary of the crash
Tom Mountain wrote a beautiful and heartbreaking essay in the Newton Beacon about the 25th anniversary of the Oak Hill Middle School bus crash that claimed the life of my son Steve and three other children – and stole so much from our community in so many ways. Thank you for your writing, for your… Read more
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