Deer Pond Farm’s Benefactors

Deer Pond Farm comes to the Connecticut Audubon Society through the generosity of the late Kathryn D. Wriston, who with her late husband, Walter B. Wriston, envisioned and planned for the property to be preserved for the benefit of the environment and the surrounding communities.

Mrs. Wriston, who passed away in 2014, was a graduate of Smith College and the University of Michigan Law School. She served on the boards of numerous organizations and companies – including Stanley Works and Union Carbide in Connecticut – and her philanthropic activities included support of nature conservation, medical research, and education institutions. She was a founder of the Matthew 25 Project, which provides hot meals and energy assistance to Sherman, Connecticut, seniors and families in need.

Mr. Wriston (1919-2005) was the former chairman and CEO of Citicorp. In the 1970s he helped establish the Financial Control Board and Municipal Assistance Corporation, which saved New York City from bankruptcy. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civil honor, by President George W. Bush in 2004.