Stavros Niarchos Foundation

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

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
Websitesnf.org

Organization

The foundation's board of directors includes:

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

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

SNF announced a $100 million global initiative to help alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.[5]

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).[6] 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.[7]

SNF's grants include:[8]

References
  1. "FOUNDER".
  2. "Greek Shipping Hall of Fame".
  3. "Andreas Dracopoulos".
  4. "HISTORY & MISSION".
  5. Candid. "Stavros Niarchos Foundation Commits $100 Million to COVID-19 Response". Philanthropy News Digest (PND). Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  6. "RECHARGING THE YOUTH - Stavros Niarchos Foundation". www.snf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  7. "Initiative Against the Greek Crisis (1st Program: 2012-2015, 2nd Program: 2015-2016) - Stavros Niarchos Foundation". www.snf.org. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  8. "Stavros Niarchos Foundation".
  9. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  10. 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.
  11. Wikipedia 15 Contributors Retrieved January 15, 2016.
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