Surdna Foundation

Leadership & Staff

Alison Corwin Senior Program Officer, Sustainable Environments, Surdna Foundation

• Senior Program Officer

Sharon Alpert President and CEO of the Nathan Cummings Foundation

• VP, Programs and Strategic Initatives (past)

Tracy P Palandjian CEO and Founder of Social Finance

• Chair Investment Committee ('13→?)*

Robert Sherman Former Director of the Novo Foundation's Social Emotional Learning Initiative

• Former Manager Effective Citizenry*

Board Members

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Edith D. Thorpe

• Board Member

David Grant

• Board Member

Bruce Abernethy

• Board Member

Michael S. Spensley

• Board Member

Nadya K. Shmavonian

• Board Member

Josephine Lowman

• Chairperson

Kelly D. Nowlin Trustee, Surdna Foundation; Principal of KDN Philanthropy Consulting

• Board Member

John F. Hawkins

• Board Member

Lawrence S.C. Griffith

• Board Member

Jocelyn Downie

• Board Member

Donors

Community Food Funders

• Donation/Grant

Donations

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Smart Growth America coalition of urban development advocacy organizations

• Donation/Grant · 550,000 USD

Alliance for a Just Society

• Donation/Grant · 325,000 USD

PUSH Buffalo People United For Sustainable Housing

• Grant · 300,000 USD ('17)* [+9]

• Grant · 230,000 USD ('14)*

• Grant · 160,000 USD ('14)*

• Grant · 150,000 USD ('18)*

• Grant · 150,000 USD ('17)*

• Grant · 150,000 USD ('13)*

• Grant · 115,000 USD ('15)*

• Grant · 115,000 USD ('15)*

• Grant · 115,000 USD ('16)*

• Grant · 22,000 USD ('12)*

Greater New Orleans Foundation

• Donation/Grant · 275,000 USD

Brookings Institution Major Washington think tank

• Donation · 250,000 USD ('09)

New America Centrist Think Tank

• Donation · 100,000 USD ('09)*

B Lab Incubator for Benefit Corporation Policy

• Funder · 100,000 USD

Economic Security Project Non-Profit NGO

• Donation/Grant

Demos liberal think tank based in New York City

• Donation/Grant

Higher Purpose Co

• Donation/Grant

Holdings

Lone Star Fund VI Invests in distressed debt, distressed real estate and real estate entities

• limited partner

Memberships

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Environmental Grantmakers Association

• Member

Global Impact Investment Network Network of the impact investing industry to solve socia and environmental challenges

• Member

Confluence Philanthropy Inc Oakland Based Membership Promoting International Deployment of Impact Capital

• Member

Greater New Orleans Funders Network

• Member

The Funders Network Smart Growth

• Member

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders

• Member

Funders for LGBTQ Issues Philanthropic Network

• Member

Neighborhood Funders Group

• Member

US Impact Investing Alliance Industry Led Organization to Catalyze Development of this Market

• Member President's Council ('17→?)*

Mission Investors Exchange Inc

• Member ('17→?)

Miscellaneous Relationships

Impact Capital Managers

• Affiliation

Urban Manufacturing Alliance

• Affiliation

Living Cities Inc

• program ('91→?)*