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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…
Dear Friends, Today, I want to share news about a recent reorganization at Surdna and celebrate some of our people who have been promoted. Looking Inward As one of the few relatively large foundations devoted to advancing racial justice in the…
The Surdna Foundation is extremely disappointed in the Supreme Court’s ruling today on affirmative action, which will prevent colleges and universities from considering race in admissions. We wish tools like affirmative action were not necessary…
The following is a statement by funders and philanthropic organizations in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings in Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of…
New Report Funded by the Surdna Foundation Helps Investors to Manage the Risks of Racial Inequity, Promote Racial Equity, and Advance Racial Justice New York, June 20, 2023 - The Investment Integration Project (TIIP) today released a new report…
The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) with partners Robin Hood Foundation, Surdna Foundation, New York Women’s Foundation, Bank of America, and the NYC Mayor’s Office, today announced that upwards of $35 million is being committed to supporting…
The Surdna Foundation today announced the appointment of Thanu Yakupitiyage as Program Officer, Sustainable Environments, starting April 24, 2023. Thanu will manage a $9.2 million grant portfolio that advances the Foundation’s social…
Builders Initiative and Social Finance Release Joint Findings Featuring Interviews with 30 National Philanthropic and Impact Investment Leaders CHICAGO and BOSTON, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Builders Initiative and Social Finance today…
First grantee cohort is working to strengthen the local small business ecosystem across the five boroughs Today, the NY Small Business Funders Collective, the city’s first pooled grantmaking fund benefiting Black, Latinx, Asian & Pacific…
21 Industry Leaders Convened to Put Spotlight on Racial Injustice as a Risk to Investment Performance at the Same Level as Climate Change Today The Investment Integration Project (TIIP) announced the formation of its new Racial Equity Working…