Editing Janis Ian (section)

==Personal life==
Ian's mother, Pearl Yadoff Fink, was diagnosed with [[multiple sclerosis]] in 1975. Because of this, Ian and her brother persuaded their mother to pursue her lifelong dream of going to college. Fink eventually enrolled in [[Goddard College]]'s adult education program and graduated with a master's degree. After Fink's death in 1997, Ian decided to auction off memorabilia to raise money to endow a scholarship at Goddard specifically for older [[continuing education]] students, which became the Pearl Foundation, a [[501(c)(3)]] public charity. At the end of each year, 90% or more of funds raised from sale of merchandise, donations from fans and contributions from Ian herself are disbursed to various educational institutions to fund scholarships.<ref name="Ian 2008">Ian, Janis. 2008. ''Society's Child: My Autobiography.'' New York City: Tarcher. {{ISBN|978-1-58542-675-1}}.</ref> By 2020, it had endowed more than $1,250,000 in scholarship funds at four schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thepearlfoundation.org/|title=Pearl Foundation|access-date=January 25, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202021528/http://www.thepearlfoundation.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ian married [[Cinema of Portugal|Portuguese filmmaker]] Tino Sargo in 1978 and the two divorced in 1983. In her autobiography, Ian accused Sargo of physical and emotional abuse.<ref name="Ian 2008" /><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2011-09-09-ct-ott-0909-janis-ian-20110909-story.html|title = Janis Ian still makes people uneasy|website = [[Chicago Tribune]]|date = September 9, 2011|access-date = July 18, 2021|archive-date = July 8, 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230708225830/https://www.chicagotribune.com/|url-status = live}}</ref> After moving to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], she met Patricia Snyder in 1989. Ian [[came out]] as a lesbian in 1993 with the worldwide release of her album ''[[Breaking Silence]]''.<ref name="keehnen" /> Snyder and Ian married in [[Toronto]] on August 27, 2003.<ref name="glbtq">{{cite web|url=http://www.glbtq.com/arts/ian_j.html|title=Ian profile|publisher=Glbtq.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018224416/http://www.glbtq.com/arts/ian_j.html|archive-date=October 18, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=December 5, 2013}}</ref> Ian has a stepdaughter and two grandchildren with Snyder.<ref name="Sohn_nytimes">{{cite news |last=Sohn |first=Amy |date=2015-09-10 |title=Janis Ian and Patricia Snyder's Relationship Builds Upon Decades of Social Upheaval | work= New York Times | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/fashion/weddings/janis-ian-and-patricia-snyders-relationship-builds-upon-decades-of-social-upheaval.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914041404/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/fashion/weddings/janis-ian-and-patricia-snyders-relationship-builds-upon-decades-of-social-upheaval.html?_r=0|archive-date=2015-09-14 | url-status=live | access-date=2022-08-09 }}</ref>