At its most recent meeting, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Board of Directors approved 51 grants to not-for-profit organizations in Greece and abroad.
At its most recent meeting, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Board of Directors approved 51 grants to not-for-profit organizations in Greece and abroad.
Naming and supporting one International Guest Scholarship in perpetuity
AMREF UK – United Kingdom
Project to improve mother and child healthcare in Kenya
Construction and equipment of a wildlife Nursing Facility
Publication of the catalogue of the exhibition “Fingerprints 2010” and production of a public awareness campaign
Support of “The Bridge Project”
ChildFund Deutschland e.V. – Germany
Strengthening the “House of Nanny Project” in Kenya
Children’s Aid Society – USA
Support of the Carrera Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program expansion
Naming and supporting a research initiative in child mental health
City Parks Foundation – USA
Support of education initiatives
College Summit – USA
Support to develop a maturity model
Support of various cultural and educational events
The Courtauld Institute of Art – United Kingdom
Scholarship program for postgraduate students
Support of the Grand Challenges Undergraduate Scholars Program in perpetuity
Partial funding of the project “Monuments at Risk”
Emotions Museum of Childhood - Greece
Creation of two museum kits and publication of a booklet
Enfants & Développement – France
Educational project in Burkina Faso
FAIRMED – Switzerland
Healthcare project in the Central African Republic
Support of 19 foster care institutions throughout Greece
Partial funding for the purchase of equipment for the radiation of blood products for the Hematology Clinic-Transplant Unit
Support of student scholarships, faculty development, construction and endowment
Harlem Stage – USA
Support of the Arts Education Programs
Partial funding for the construction and equipment of a cultural multipurpose center
Initiatives for the identification and care of human trafficking child victims; provision of health care services for immigrants; promotion of social integration of second generation immigrants; and organization of a conference on “Immigration, Multiculturalism and Social Cohesion”
Kids – United Kingdom
Appointment of an Exclusion Officer to prevent disabled children from being excluded from mainstream schools
Development of the Department of Ophthalmology at Jimma University, in Ethiopia
Lincoln Center Theater – USA
Support of the Directors Lab program in 2010
Support of the Greek-Sephardic apartment in perpetuity
Completion of construction works and purchase of equipment for one of the accommodation houses
Make Music New York – USA
Support of Xenakis Programming in 2010
Mercy Corps Scotland – United Kingdom
Food security program to fight starvation in Sudan
Nautical Clubs’ Support Program – Greece
Purchase of equipment for 11 nautical clubs throughout Greece
Complete renovation of all pediatric Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across Greece
Support of a research project on the ethical dimensions of globalization
Randolph-Macon College – USA
Support of the Agora Excavation Program in Athens, Greece
Save the Children – United Kingdom
Project to improve mother and child healthcare in Ethiopia
Steinhauser-Casanova Stiftung - Switzerland
Extension project of the Steinhauser Center
Stiftung für das Kind im Oberengadin – Switzerland
Construction of two day-nurseries
Support of the “Religion and Diversity Education” and “Religious Diversity in Healthcare” programs
Theatroparea – Greece
Production of the 2010 season of performances
The Public Catalogue Foundation – United Kingdom
Support for the completion of “YourPaintings” project
Support of the Byzantine Studies initiative in perpetuity
Together for Children – Greece
Purchase of specialized medical equipment for the recently constructed (through a Foundation grant) Rehabilitation Unit
Support of children and women throughout Chile’s earthquake affected areas
Funding of a research project on the role of the protein Interferon on the development of the Sjögren’s syndrome
University of Bristol – United Kingdom
Support to the Bristol Institute of Greece, Rome and the Classical Tradition
Un Techo Para mi Pais – Chile
Support of earthquake victims through the construction of affordable and safe transitional housing
VSO - Voluntary Service Overseas – United Kingdom
Providing Quality Education through Child Centered Learning in Ethiopia
Winchester College – United Kingdom
Support of the restoration and display of Parthenon Frieze casts
WNYC – USA
Support of the acquisition of and programming initiatives for WQXR
Support of the Artist Residency Program, Dean’s Resource Fund and International Student Scholarships
Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft – Switzerland
Restoration project of Alberto Giacometti’s plaster sculptures