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Last month, Don Chen spoke with Dennis Price of Impact Alpha about the Surdna Foundation's impact investing strategy. Below is an excerpt—Read the full conversation on Impact Alpha. Surdna Foundation’s Don Chen: High-risk, high-reward impact…
President Trump has delivered his budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2019, which proposes significant cuts to and, in some cases, the complete elimination of key federal agencies – like the National Endowment for the Arts. This has the…
21 national organizations awarded grants, advancing the Foundation’s commitment to social justice values as part of its Centennial grantmaking NEW YORK – The Surdna Foundation, in partnership with the Andrus Family Fund, announced today an…
The Surdna Foundation is pleased to announce its recent hire of F. Javier Torres as Program Director of the Thriving Cultures program. Javier will lead a $9 million grantmaking portfolio, sharpen existing strategies, develop new initiatives, and…
During the period of October-December 2017, 20 grants totaling $3,160,000 were approved by the Surdna Foundation staff and board to further the Foundation’s mission of fostering just and sustainable communities in the United States –…
The Surdna Foundation announced today that Patrice R. Green has been appointed Program Officer for the Strong Local Economies program. She will begin on February 5, 2018. Patrice knows first-hand that we rebuild neighborhoods with…
It took them some time to come around, but the Surdna Foundation continues to be a big proponent of foundation involvement in impact investing. Last year, we saw the foundation make a $100 million commitment (about 10 percent of its endowment)…
The Surdna Foundation announced today that it has awarded $650,000 to five national organizations to strengthen the field of impact investing. The five grants complete a special Centennial year initiative and complement the Foundation’s…
The Amplify Fund: Elevating community voices in decision-making Today, the Surdna Foundation announced a new, $4.5 million investment in equitable community development led by community members. Surdna’s catalytic contribution to the Amplify…
Dear Colleagues, At Surdna's early November board meeting, I informed the board of my intention to step down from my post as soon as they have identified a successor. I am proud of the work we have done at the Foundation since I arrived in 2007,…