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A letter from Don Chen, president of the Surdna Foundation: In recent months, the nonprofit sector has faced unprecedented challenges, particularly the loss of funding from government agencies, fear rippling through communities and the…
Family connectedness, not money, has the greatest influence on multi-generational family continuity. But when many think about legacy, it’s often in the context of multi-generational financial wealth. Money, though, masks what people are…
Joshua Elliott has joined the Surdna Foundation as Human Resources & Administration Manager. Josh, who relocated from his home state of South Carolina, most recently served as Human Resources Manager for LifeH2H, a company providing medical…
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…