New Orleans Fund
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Surdna staff and board saw historically underserved communities – primarily black and brown residents – struggling to survive. National funders,…
Surdna President Don Chen on Philanthropy and Artificial Intelligence
On March 20, 2024, Don Chen, president of the Surdna Foundation, delivered the closing keynote at the Philanthropy and AI Forum hosted by Partnership on AI. He spoke about the societal impacts of…
Living Cities Board Commits To Fund Racial Equity Centered Mission
Eighteen of the world's largest foundations and financial institutions have re-committed to work together for another three years within Living Cities, a long-standing collaborative. This…
TIIP and Surdna Foundation Join Forces to Help Investors Adopt Innovative Techniques to Address Global Systemic Challenges
Grant expands tools and support that empower investors to incorporate system-level investing strategies into their asset management and beyond. August 3, 2022…
Investors and Asset Managers Cannot Afford to Turn Their Backs on Climate Commitments
The Surdna Foundation is proud to sign onto this statement from the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance and other impact investing foundation leaders calling on recent defectors from Climate Action 100+…
Surdna Foundation Announces $1 Million Grant to New Orleans based Ashé Cultural Arts Center
The grant commemorates Ashé Cultural Arts Center’s 25-year commitment to supporting art, culture, imagination, and economic resilience in New Orleans The Surdna Foundation’s Thriving…
Report: Slicing the Budget Pie for Big Business
A detailed analysis of economic development budgets in three diverse states—Florida, Missouri, and New Mexico—finds that at least 68 percent of overall state economic development spending goes…
Surdna Foundation Announces $4.5 Million in Grants
During the period of January-March 2019, 43 grants totaling $4,547,000 were approved by the Surdna Foundation staff and board to further the Foundation’s mission of fostering just and sustainable…
Introducing the 2022 Just Tech Fellows
"The Just Tech fellows are acting on the urgent need to create technology that serves the public interest, and not just the interests of powerful elites. We need to do a better job supporting the…
Toward climate justice—A 10+ year evolution
What is climate justice? How are foundations incorporating it into their work and making a positive impact? Author Seema Shah, Ph.D. explores these questions in "Centering equity and justice in…