Welcome to the Surdna Foundation Website. Surdna is a family foundation established in 1917 by John Emory Andrus. The foundation makes grants in the areas of environment, community revitalization, effective citizenry, the arts and the nonprofit sector, with annual grantmaking of approximately $37 million.
Featured Grantmaking
Grants Approved at February Meeting
Surdna's Board met in February to approve 79 grants totaling $12,883,000.
Featured News
The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP)
SNAAP: A New National Project to Examine Impact of Arts Training
2007 Annual Report
Download our most recent annual report (grants approved 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2007).
Beyond The Money
Beyond the Money: A new book by outgoing Surdna president, Edward Skloot
