Surdna is proud to join a growing number of foundations acting with fierce urgency to support our nonprofit partners and the people and communities hit hardest by COVID-19. The rapid spread…
During the period of April-June 2018, 64 grants totaling $14,235,000 were approved by the Surdna Foundation staff and board to further the Foundation’s mission of fostering just and sustainable…
Surdna's president Don Chen co-organized Asian American / Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)'s Call for Solidarity and Collective Action. Surdna is proud to sign this letter and we…
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…
How can we meet this moment? We must begin by solving the crisis of imagination. In this Stanford Social Innovation Review article, Deanna Van Buren, co-founder and design director of Designing…
The Andrus Family Philanthropy programs offers a community of learning, engagement, and action for Andrus family members of all
Amid a national reckoning with race and the pandemic, foundations are leaning into racial justice like never before. Yet many foundations are grappling with how to fund racial equity and the best…
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…
In our first 100 years the Surdna Foundation has made many notable accomplishments; but what we’re most proud of is that, at our core, we are a family foundation, spanning six generations. It's…
Helen Chin has just led the Surdna Foundation’s Sustainable Environments Program through a strategy refinement process. “Now,” she says, with satisfaction, “We are able to connect more…