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…
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…
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…
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 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…
With the rapid spread of COVID-19, we are reminded of the need to take care of our grantee partners, ourselves, our communities, and the broader public. To that end, I wanted to let you…
The use of, and access to, land is a predeterminant of social cohesion, economic vitality and the environmental quality of a community. But racialized land use and transportation policies and…