Stavros Niarchos Foundation

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) was established in 1996 to honor Greek shipping magnate Stavros Niarchos (1909–1996). Niarchos was one of the world's largest transporters of oil and owned the largest supertanker fleet of his time.[2]

Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Founded1996 (1996)
FounderStavros Niarchos[1]
TypeCharitable
FocusArts and culture, education, health and medicine, and social welfare
Location
Area served
Global
MethodGrants, funding
Websitewww.snf.org

Organization

The foundation's board of directors includes:

  • Philip Niarchos, co-president (son of Stavros Niarchos)
  • Spyros Niarchos, co-president (son of Stavros Niarchos)
  • Andreas Dracopoulos, co-president (great-nephew of Stavros Niarchos)[3]
  • George Agouridis
  • Heini Murer

The foundation has staff in Athens, Greece; Monte Carlo, Monaco; and New York City.

Since 1996, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has provided more than 4,700 grants totaling more than $3 billion to non-profit agencies.[4]

In 2012, in response to the socio-economic crisis in Greece, SNF announced a grant initiative of additional $130 million (€100 million) over three years to help ease the adverse effects of the deepening crisis. A new initiative, Recharging the Youth, was announced in 2013 to help create new opportunities for Greece's younger generations and committed an additional $130 million (€100 million).[5] Upon the completion of the first phase of the program against the Greek Crisis, a second phase was introduced in June 2015, announcing the allocation of another $112 million (€100 million), intensifying the efforts against the ongoing crisis in Greece and providing immediate support to the most vulnerable groups of society.[6]

SNF announced a $100 million global initiative to help alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.[7]

SNF's grants include:[8]

References
  1. "FOUNDER".
  2. "Greek Shipping Hall of Fame".
  3. "Andreas Dracopoulos".
  4. "HISTORY & MISSION".
  5. "RECHARGING THE YOUTH - Stavros Niarchos Foundation". www.snf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  6. "Initiative Against the Greek Crisis (1st Program: 2012-2015, 2nd Program: 2015-2016) - Stavros Niarchos Foundation". www.snf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  7. Candid. "Stavros Niarchos Foundation Commits $100 Million to COVID-19 Response". Philanthropy News Digest (PND). Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  8. "Stavros Niarchos Foundation".
  9. Greenberg, Susan H. (June 28, 2022). "2 N.Y. Universities Receive $75M Each for Health Institutes". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  10. "Emergency Grant Totaling €25 Million to Support the Hellenic Fire Department and Prevention & Training Initiatives". www.snf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  11. Schuessler, Jennifer (September 13, 2017). "A $55 Million Gift, and a New Name, for the Mid-Manhattan Library". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331.
  12. "Wikipedia 15". 15.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
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