Surdna foundation

The Surdna Foundation was established in 1917 by John Emory Andrus to pursue a range of philanthropic purposes. Now guided by a board of directors comprised of fourth-and fifth-generation family members and several non-family members, the Foundation has assets of approximately $950 million. Stewardship of Surdna over the years has been informed by Mr. Andrus’ values: thrift, practicality, modesty, loyalty, excellence and an appreciation for direct service to those in need. In 1989, the Surdna board decided to enlarge the professional staff to broaden the Foundation’s effectiveness.

Surdna foundation

The Surdna Foundation was established in 1917 by John Emory Andrus to pursue a range of philanthropic purposes. Now guided by a board of directors comprised of fourth-and fifth-generation family members and several non-family members, the Foundation has assets of approximately $950 million. Stewardship of Surdna over the years has been informed by Mr. Andrus' values: thrift, practicality, modesty, loyalty, excellence and an appreciation for direct service to those in need. In 1989, the Surdna board decided to enlarge the professional staff to broaden the Foundation's effectiveness. That decision led to the establishment of the Foundation's programs in the Environment and Community Revitalization. In 1994, programs in Effective Citizenry and the Arts were added. The Nonprofit Sector Support Program was added in 1997 to address crosscutting issues affecting the sector. Surdna's grant-making programs are national in scope.

Packard Foundation

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a private family foundation created in 1964 by David Packard (1912 1996), cofounder of the Hewlett-Packard Company, and Lucile Salter Packard (1914 1987). The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the following program areas: Conservation and Science; Population; and Children, Families, and Communities. The Foundation makes national and international grants and also has a special focus on the Northern California Counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito. Foundation grantmaking includes support for a wide variety of activities including direct services, research and policy development, and public information and education. The Foundation does not make grants intended to influence legislation or support candidates for political office. The Foundation's endowment was approximately $6.6 billion as of December 31, 2007. General program grant awards totaled approximately $304 million in 2007. The Foundation has a grantmaking budget of approximately $300 million in 2008.

Mott Foundation

The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, established in 1926 in Flint, Michigan, by an automotive pioneer, is a private philanthropy committed to supporting projects that promote a just, equitable and sustainable society.

It supports nonprofit programs throughout the U.S. and, on a limited geographic basis, internationally. Grantmaking is focused in four programs: Civil Society, Environment, Flint Area and Pathways Out of Poverty. Besides Flint, offices are located in metropolitan Detroit, Johannesburg (South Africa) and London. The Foundation, with year-end assets of approximately $2.7 billion, made 527 grants totaling almost $109 million in 2007.

Knight Foundation

The Knight Foundation is a national foundation with local roots. We choose, as the Knight brothers chose, to seek opportunities that can transform both communities and journalism, and help them reach their highest potential. We want to ensure that each community's citizens get the information they need to thrive in a democracy.

From the foundation staff, V.P. of the Communities Program Trabian Shorters and Online Community Manager Kristen Taylor are delighted to join N2Y3 conference presenters and attendees this week and learn about their exciting work.

ZeroDivide

ZeroDivide is a proud sponsor of NetSquared and shares a commitment to increasing adoption of new technology tools among social benefit organizations. ZeroDivide invests in community enterprises that leverage technology to benefit people in low-income and other disadvantaged communities.

Through our community, philanthropic and corporate partnerships, we help nonprofit organizations find new revenue sources to become more self-sustaining. As a long-time partner of NetSquared, ZeroDivide believes that technology can help increase civic engagement and advance economic empowerment.

Sunlight Foundation

The Sunlight Foundation is proud to support NetSquared in its mission to spur the nonprofit and NGO community to seize the empowering capabilities of the Internet to increase their impact and achieve social change.

The Sunlight Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) educational organization, was founded in January 2006 with the goal of using the revolutionary power of the Internet and new information technology to enable citizens to learn more about what Congress and their elected representatives are doing, and thus help reduce corruption, ensure greater transparency and accountability by government, and foster public trust in the vital institutions of democracy. We are unique in that technology and the power of the Internet are at the core of every one of our efforts.

See our 2007 Supporters list: N2Y2 Supporters