Outreach

Jeannie is involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors with a focus on youth outreach and service.

The Bowery Mission Spring Inspiring Hope Spring 2025 Benefit Lunch

Last spring, Jeannie hosted The Bowery Mission’s 9th Inspiring Hope Sprint Benefit in the Rainbow Room of Rockefeller Center. As host, Jeannie highlighted the Bowery’s specialized women’s programs, helping women achieve independence after experiencing trauma, domestic violence, and homelessness. The event raised over $210,000 for critical funds for women.

SOAR’s Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton 39th New York Awards Ceremony

This fall, Jeannie was honored with the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Award at SOAR’s 39th Annual New York Awards Ceremony. SOAR (Support Our Aging Religious) raises funds and provides grants to help Catholic religious congregations in the United States care for their aging members.

Jesuit Refugee Service USA

Jeannie and Jim were the official honorees and speakers at the JRS/USA 44th anniversary. As part of a global network operating in 58 countries, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA supports refugees by providing education, mental health support, humanitarian assistance, and advocacy for their rights and dignity, during and after forcible displacement.

The Imagine Society

Jeannie is a founder member of The Imagine Society, a not-for-profit organization that unites youth-led teen service groups to collaborate on ideas and action plans towards making the world a better place and cultivating the leaders of the future.

To find out how you can be a part or this amazing effort visit TheImagineSociety.org.

TYLENOL® #HowWeCare Campaign

This Summer, Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan join TYLENOL® in their #HowWeCare campaign to say thank you to caregivers everywhere. Send a Care Card today!

Link to buy care card: tylenol.com/howwecare

Shakespeare on the Playground

Jeannie was the founder and president of “Shakespeare on the Playground” – a not-for-profit theater company that produced Shakespearean Plays with inner city teenagers with a focus on literacy and productions skills. Shows produced include: “Romeo and Juliet”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Much Ado About Nut-in”.

Highbridge Voices

Jeannie recently hosted the 2018 benefit concert for Highbridge Voices, an extended-day music and academic program designed to inspire excellence in the lives of children. Founded in 1998, the organization serves the Highbridge neighborhood of the South Bronx, historically part of one of the most impoverished Congressional districts in the United States.

Feeding Frenzy

During Jeannie’s recovery, her swallowing disorder known as Dysphagia, inspired Jim and Jeannie to create a series of YouTube videos known as “Feeding Frenzy” which in a humorous way normalized the potentially horrific experience of tube feeding.

The feeding frenzy video series was featured by the National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders (NFOSD) as part of National Dysphagia Awareness month.