Stavros Niarchos Foundation announces New Cycle of Grants

The 67 new grants are part of the Foundation’s regular international philanthropic activity, and are in addition to several more grants approved since the Board’s fall meeting. At the same time, the Foundation made grants as part of both its three year €100,000,000 initiative to support Greek society during the economic crisis, as well as its more recent initiative, also of €100,000,000, aimed at addressing the high rate of youth unemployment in Greece. 

Since October 2013, when the Foundation’s Board had approved a series of other grants, up until April 2014, the SNF has supported new programs, totaling over €18,5 million, in its four core areas of action, Arts & Culture, Education, Health & Medicine and Social Welfare. In particular, in the area of Arts & Culture, through 25 grants totaling more than €5,500,000, the Foundation supports training programs for young artists in several countries, as well as initiatives aimed at the international promotion of Greek culture and the support of contemporary Greek artists. Similarly, in the area of Education, the Foundation approved 36 new grants, totaling more than €5,800,000, with particular emphasis on the implementation of educational programs, as well as scholarship schemes and vocational training programs, whose basic aim is to improve accessibility to knowledge. Particular emphasis was placed on programs that strive to cultivate critical thought and promote civic engagement. In the area of Health & Medicine, the Foundation invested more than €2,500,000 in a total of 8 new grants, which, among other things, support innovative healthcare models, and enhance knowledge and research, as well as improving hospital units and contributing to the fight against global health problems (HIV/AIDS). Finally, in the area of Social Welfare, the Foundation supports 30 new programs with more than €4,800,000, with two fundamental aims: to create new employment opportunities for the new generation, and to support the most vulnerable social groups worldwide, most severely affected by the consequences of the economic crisis. 

Andreas Dracopoulos, Co-President of the Board of Directors of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, stated: “Despite the fact that we are living in one of the most advanced and prosperous times in history, humanity is facing a series of critical and explosive socioeconomic challenges. We are fully aware of the fact that we cannot tackle such numerous and complex issues on our own. Our aim, with each cycle of grants we approve, is to attempt to ensure that we will achieve the greatest possible impact, but also that the grants will help all those who are most in need of support. In that respect, this cycle is no different from any of the previous ones. While we believe that every grant is important, I would like to mention three recent grants that have the potential to change the landscape for the better in their respective areas of action. In particular, our support for the creation and operation of the Center for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies at Koç University in Turkey, apart from its significance in relation to the particular field of studies, also opens up a new chapter in the relations between the two countries. The grant to create the Mobile Medical Units in Greece provides, for the first time, comprehensive healthcare services in islands and other remote areas of Greece, and may serve as a model for the provision of healthcare services in a country whose geographical distribution has so far deemed the provision of healthcare services in remote areas almost impossible. Finally, both our grant to the Yale University School of Art and the grant to complete the building of the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), emphasize the importance we place on supporting creativity and creative assets, in recognition of their significant role in contemporary societies. These two grants demonstrate the Foundation’s dual approach, as they express the importance of supporting both established organizations with a long history (Yale) and organizations with the potential of developing a strong presence and role (EMST).”

Below is the list of grantee organizations and grants approved by the Foundation from October 2013 till April 2014:

ARTS AND CULTURE

• American Federation of ArtsNew York, NY, USA 

The grant supports the production of a catalogue for an exhibit featuring the influence of ancient Greek art on the training of French artists

• Antikenmuseum BaselBasel, Switzerland

The grant supports the special exhibition “Treasures from the Deep – the Sensation of Antikythera”

• ArtesensAix-en-Provence, France

The grant supports travel costs for the Greek module of the exhibition "Divina Natura"

• Athens School of Fine Arts Athens, Greece

The grant supports the creation of a lecture hall and the transfer of the Library to the new building

• Centre for Fine Arts (BOZAR)Belgium, Brussels

The grant supports an exhibit of Greek contemporary art in times of crisis

• Contemporary Greek Art InstituteAthens, Greece

The grant supports the salaries of two of the Institute's employees

• Creative Group SchooligansAthens, Greece

The grant supports funding for the organization of the 10th Schoolwave music festival

• Ecole Française d'AthènesAthens, Greece

The grant supports a cultural program celebrating 100 years since the first excavations in Philippi

• Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, Inc.Astoria, NY, USA

The grant supports the 2014 Greek Independence Day Parade in New York City

• Force Film FoundationNew York, NY, USA

The grant supports a transmedia project, titled "A Path Appears”

• Greek American Educational Public Information System, Inc.Astoria, NY, USA

The grant supports general operating expenses

• Greek National OperaAthens, Greece

The grant supports the implementation of the second phase of the Journey to the SNFCC program

• KOLEKTIV8 Non Profit OrganizationAthens, Greece

The grant supports the Depression Era Project

• Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NY, USA

The grant supports the Directors Lab

• Musée du LouvreParis, France

The grant supports the temporary exhibition “Rhodes, Une Ile Grecque Aux Portes de l’Orient”

• Museum of the Moving ImageAstoria, NY, USA

The grant supports educational programming for the Henson exhibit

• Musical and Educational Organization of GreeceAthens, Greece

The grant supports the inaugural concert for the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in Brussels, by Armonia Atenea (Camerata) at BOZAR

• National Museum of Contemporary ArtAthens, Greece

The grant supports the reconstruction efforts for the Museum’s new premises

• New York PhilharmonicNew York, NY, USA

The grant supports YPC Global, a digital-education initiative

• Syros International Film FestivalSyros, Greece

The grant supports the organization of the 2014 Syros International Film Festival

• Thessaloniki Olympic MuseumThessaloniki, Greece

The grant supports an educational program related to the Olympic Games targeting underprivileged schools 

• ThetisChios, Greece

The grant supports the creation of the Caravan Project Pop-up space

• The Whitechapel GalleryLondon, UK

The grant supports the creative visual arts program

EDUCATION

• Academia Engelberg FoundationEngelberg, Switzerland

The grant supports the summer school and the international conference

• American Educational FoundationWashington, DC, USA

The grant supports scholarships for the Journey to Greece program

• American College of GreeceAthens, Greece

The grant supports the establishment of the SNF Scholars Program

• American Hellenic Institute IncWashington, DC, USA

The grant supports the American Hellenic Institute annual gala

• Association Ashoka FranceParis, France

The grant supports new educational approaches to cultivate the next generations of change makers

• Bibliothèque Louis-NucéraNice, France

The grant supports the purchase of accessibility equipment for the visually impaired

• Camara UKLondon, UK

The grant supports the establishment of a new, large scale Computer Refurbishment Centre

• Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc.New York, NY, USA

The grant supports Youth Development Programs

• Diakonie AustriaVienna, Austria

The grant supports the International Camp on Communication and Computers, for people with motor disabilities

• Endeavor GreeceAthens, Greece

The grant supports the research and compilation of a report on Youth Unemployment in Greece

• 1st Experimental Elementary School of University of Athens (Maraslio)Athens, Greece

The grant supports the purchase of robotic technological equipment

• French Institute of GreeceAthens, Greece

The grant supports scholarships for outstanding graduate and post-graduate students to pursue their studies in France

• Future LibraryVeria, Greece

The grant supports the implementation of the second phase of the Journey to the SNFCC program

• Green City ForceBrooklyn, NY, USA

The grant supports capacity building of the Green Energy Corps

• Greenpeace GreeceAthens, Greece

The grant supports the implementation of a program to train farmers in the cultivation of Greek fodder crops

• Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign PolicyAthens, Greece

The grant supports the second year of operation of the Observatory for the Crisis

• Hellenic Ornithological SocietyAthens, Greece

The grant supports the implementation of a program promoting free spaces and public parks and educating children about their significance

• Hostos Community College of CUNYBronx, NY, USA

The grant supports the Hostos Community Heroes pilot program

• Imvros & Tenedos Studies AssociationThessaloniki, Greece

The grant supports the publication of a local chart of the Greek place names in the island of Imvros

• Industrial and Business Education and Training InstituteAthens, Greece

The grant supports the implementation of training programs for youth employment in selected professions

• Kindergarten of Ampelakia, SalaminaSalamina, Greece

The grant supports the purchase of air-conditioning units

• Koc UniversityIstanbul, Turkey

The grant supports the creation and operation of a Center for Late Antique and Byzantine Studies

• Liberty Science CenterJersey City, NJ, USA

The grant supports the delivery of 100 Virtual Live From Surgical Program connections, a series of programs that use videoconferencing to connect students to hospital surgical suites

• Model Pilot Middle School of Evangelical School of SmyrniAthens, Greece

The grant supports the renovation of the Natural Sciences Lab and the purchase of equipment

• Mom (Hellenic Society for the Study and Protection of the Monk Seal)Athens, Greece

The grant supports scientific research and educational programs

• National Hellenic SocietyWashington, DC, USA

The grant supports scholarships for the Heritage Greece Program

• National Library of GreeceAthens, Greece

The grant supports the creation of the inventory of the NLG's manuscript collection

• New York UniversityNew York, NY, USA

The grant supports the exhibition Time and Cosmos in Greco-Roman Antiquity at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

• Organization EarthIlion, Greece

The grant supports the employment of one executive staff member

• PlayingAthens, Greece

The grant supports the implementation of a play promotion program for preschool children

• Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious UnderstandingNew York, NY, USA

The grant supports professional development webinars for teachers

• The Johns Hopkins UniversityWashington, DC, USA

The grant supports scholarships for students from Greece at the School of Advanced and International Studies (SAIS)

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC, USA

The grant supports the Azoria Project excavations

• The US Charitable TrustLondon, UK

The grant supports educational course activities

• Washington Oxi Day FoundationWashington, DC, USA

The grant support general operating expenses

• Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA, USA

The grant supports Wikipedia Zero

• ZupdeCoParis, France

The grant supports an after-school tutoring project for underprivileged students

HEALTH AND MEDICINE

• ACRIA (AIDS Community Research Initiative of America)New York, NY, USA

The grant supports general operating expenses

• Andreas Syggros Hospital for Cutaneous & Venereal DiseasesAthens, Greece

The grant supports the renovation of the Surgery Department

• Beth Israel Medical CenterNew York, NY, USA

The grant supports the Department of Integrative Medicine's fellowship training program for health professionals and the development of a mobile application for patient education

• Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY, USA

The grant supports the Thomas P. Sculco, M.D., Chair in Orthopedic Surgery at the Center for Revision in Joint Replacement

• Jenny Karezi FoundationAthens, Greece

The grant supports general operating expenses

• Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY, USA

The grant supports the expansion of the Healthy Steps program

• SUNY College of OptometryNew York, NY, USA

The grant supports a community outreach coordinator for the University Eye Center

• University General Hospital of Thessaloniki A.H.E.P.A.Thessaloniki, Greece

The grant supports the renovation of the Pediatric Clinic

SOCIAL WELFARE

• Action for ChildrenLondon, UK

The program supports the expansion of the employability program for disadvantaged young people

• AmymoniAthens, Greece

The grant supports the operation and expansion of the Early Intervention Program

• Augustana CareEagle, CO, USA

The grant supports the Castle Peak Senior Care Community capital campaign

• Bottomless ClosetNew York, NY, USA

The grant supports the salary of a Development Director

• Broadway Housing CommunitiesNew York, NY, USA

The grant supports the launch of the Sugar Hill Early Childhood Center 

• CDP EuropeBerlin, Germany

The grant supports the expansion of the Water Disclosure Program in Europe

• Charitable Institutions of LixouriLixouri, Greece

The grant supports the rebuilding of the Nursing Home for the Elderly in Kefalonia

• Children & FutureMonaco, Monaco

The grant supports the SNF team runners at the 2013 No Finish Line event

• Children & FutureMonaco, Monaco

The grant supports the No Finish Line event to benefit children

• City HarvestNew York, NY, USA

The grant supports general operating expenses

• Disaster Accountability ProjectRockville, MD, USA

The grant supports general operating expenses

• Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY, USA

The grant supports emergency relief in response to the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines

• FEANTSABrussels, Belgium

The grant supports the creation of an online training program to expand the "Housing First" approach to homelessness in Europe

• Fédération Européenne des Banques AlimentairesBourg-la-Reine, France

The grant supports the launch of a website to share best practices

• Friends of the ChildAthens, Greece

The grant supports the Family Care Program

• Fundacion ExitBarcelona, Spain

The grant supports the organization's employability programs for youth at risk of social exclusion in Spain

• Fundación ONCEMadrid, Spain

The grant supports a workshop series for people with disabilities of the V Biennial of Contemporary Art

• Hellenic Society for the Protection and Rehabilitation of Disabled Children (ELEPAP)Athens, Greece

The grant supports the Early Educational and Therapeutic Intervention Program

• Holy Church of Saint George of NikaiaNikaia, Greece

The grant supports the purchase of equipment

• Impact Hub AssociationVienna, Austria

The grant supports the scaling up of social innovations throughout Europe

• Kosmeteio Foundation - "House of Constantinopolitans"Iraklio, Greece

The grant supports maintance works at the "House of Constantinopolitans"

• Les Chats de StellaVence, France

The grant supports refurbishment works in the shelter

• Municipality of AthensAthens, Greece

The grant supports the SYNATHINA program

• New York City Police FoundationNew York, NY, USA

The grant supports the Juvenile Robbery Intervention Program

• Oxfam GBOxford, UK

The grant supports emergency relief in response to the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines

• Parish Church of St. Andreas in PatisiaAthens, Greece

The grant supports the purchase and conversion of a space into a cultural center

• Save the Children USAWestport, CT, USA

The grant supports emergency relief in response to the typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines

• Siel BleuStrasbourg, France

The grant supports the introduction of the Gym Alzheimer Physical Activity Program to new specialized institutions across France

• Sport sans FrontièresParis, France

The grants supports the diffusion of the "Playdagogie" program to promote social inclusion

• The INSP FoundationGlasgow, UK

The grant supports the development of the independent online news service

SGSP

• AmymoniAthens, Greece

The grant supports the operation and expansion of the Early Intervention Program

• Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign PolicyAthens, Greece

The grant supports the second year of operation of the Observatory for the Crisis

• Hellenic Ornithological SocietyAthens, Greece 

The grant supports the implementation of a program promoting free spaces and public parks, while educating children about their significance

• Friends of the ChildAthens, Greece

The grant supports the Family Care Program

• Jenny Karezi Foundation Athens, Greece

The grant supports general operating expenses

• Kosmeteio Foundation - "House of Constantinopolitans"Iraklio, Greece

The grant supports maintance works at the "House of Constantinopolitans"

• Parish Church of St. Andreas in PatisiaAthens, Greece

The grant supports the purchase and conversion of a space into a cultural center

• Thessaloniki Olympic MuseumThessaloniki, Greece 

The grant supports an educational program related to the Olympic Games targeting underprivileged schools

RTY

• Endeavor GreeceAthens, Greece

The grant supports the research and compilation of a report on Youth Unemployment in Greece

• French Institute of GreeceAthens, Greece

The grant supports scholarships for outstanding graduate and post-graduate students to pursue their studies in France

• Industrial and Business Education and Training InstituteAthens, Greece

The grant supports the implementation of training programs for youth employment in selected professions

• American College of GreeceAthens, Greece

The grant supports the establishment of the SNF Scholars Program