Fostering
good grief
Our mission
We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that assists with the design, construction, installation, and maintenance of wind phones across the U.S. Our goal is to offer continued connection to lost loved ones and provide comfort and healing through the grieving process.
This phone will never ring.
It is connected by love to nowhere and everywhere.
It's for those who have an empty place in their heart left by a loved one.
Say hello, say goodbye. Talk of the past, the present, the future.
The wind will carry your message.
Our origins
Itaru Sasaki, a garden designer, conceived the first wind phone in 2010 as a means to cope with the loss of his cousin. "Because my thoughts could not be relayed over a regular phone line, I wanted them to be carried on the wind," he expressed.
Opened to the public in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake and tsunami that claimed over 15,000 lives in 2011, Sasaki’s wind phone received over 30,000 visitors, serving as a conduit for solace and remembrance.
In 2023, these poignant instruments caught the attention of our founder, Lynda, who, at the end of her life, sought to bring such comfort to her family and beyond.
Our grants
Success to us means installing another wind phone for a community to use. We aim to be a resource, a helping hand, and a sounding board. Whether we can assist a little or a lot, we’re listening.
Our grants program offers a variety of support options:
We can send you a rotary phone for your wind phone installation
We can help in the design of a wind phone
We can help in coordinating the location of a wind phone installation
We can assist in the purchasing of materials for constructing a wind phone
We can assist in paying for labor to construct and/or install a wind phone
Make a donation
We rely on donor support. Please consider making a financial contribution. With your help, we can offer people a new way to connect with those they have loved and lost. We can foster good grief.