The latest perspectives, news, reports, and resources from around the Foundation.
Celebrating Marc de Venoge and Three Promotions This month, the Surdna Foundation announced that after 35 years, Marc de Venoge is retiring from his role as vice president of Finance and Investing, effective June 1, 2026. The foundation…
The Thriving Cultures Mid-Strategy Review Report Report Prepared by RISE Research & Evaluation Dr. Tenah Hunt, Senior Research Associate Julie Kendig, M.A., Director of Inquiry Foreword By Robert Smith III Senior Program Officer, Thriving…
National Performance Network (NPN) is one of Surdna’s Thriving Cultures program’s regranting partners, distributing Surdna’s funds to artists, artist collectives, and small artist organizations to work with their communities to imagine and…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dennis M. Kelleher, President, Co-founder, and CEO of Better Markets, and Adam Connaker, Vice President of Investments at the Surdna Foundation, issued the following statement today…
The Opportunity The Learning & Impact Officer is a strategic leader who will help guide learning initiatives and strengthen Surdna’s organizational capacity to learn from our grantmaking, apply lessons to improve effectiveness, and share our…
In honor of May Day, we’re highlighting this story about our Inclusive Economies Partner PowerSwitch Action from our recent six-year impact report: Journey to Justice. Born and raised in Harlem in the 70s and 80s, Lauren Jacobs, executive…
We’re highlighting this story from our recent six-year impact report: Journey to Justice. Surdna’s Resilient Organizations Initiative (ROI) began with a simple question: “Whose needs are being served by our financial due diligence…
After 35 years with the Surdna Foundation, Marc de Venoge, vice president of finance and investing, will retire in June. He’ll hand off a finance operation built to last—a strong team, sound policies, and proven practices that ensure Surdna's…
Reposting from The Investment Integration Project (TIIP), an impact investing partner of the Surdna Foundation. We are proud to support TIIP's work to educate and empower institutional investors to engage with core social issues like racial justice…
In February, the Surdna Foundation welcomed Stephanie Cineus as the new grants management associate. Stephanie shares responsibility for ensuring Surdna’s grantmaking process runs smoothly, from grant applications and payments through to final…