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Board Chair Liz Simons Delivers Remarks on Intersectionality

Liz Simons, Chair of the Board of the Heising-Simons Foundation, delivered a slightly revised version of the following remarks at The Giving Pledge Virtual Learning Series, “Equity and Intersectionality: What Do Philanthropists Need to Know?” on December 7, 2021.

Grantees in the News, November 2021

The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to regularly see its grantee partners featured in media outlets across the country, providing an expert voice on a timely issue or being highlighted for their accomplishments and hard work. Here are some news items that have featured our grantees in November 2021.

An Equity Framework: Our Commitment To Change

Today, I want to share with you the Equity Framework we have been developing at the Foundation over the past year. In this document you’ll find what we mean by equity, and how we seek to translate words into action, including employing a set of questions to guide and learn from our decisions.

Grantees in the News, October 2021

The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to regularly see its grantee partners featured in media outlets across the country, providing an expert voice on a timely issue or being highlighted for their accomplishments and hard work. Here are some news items that have featured our grantees in March 2021.

Jeff Malloy Elected President of the Board of Directors of the Foundation Financial Officers Group

We are pleased to announce that Jeff Malloy, Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer of the Heising-Simons Foundation, has been elected president of the board of directors of the Foundation Financial Officers Group (FFOG). In addition to his work at the Foundation, Jeff has a long history of philanthropic service and leadership roles, including serving as …

Liz Simons Named Board Chair for The Marshall Project

The Marshall Project, a Pulitzer-Prize winning nonprofit newsroom covering criminal justice, has named Liz Simons, Heising-Simons Foundation’s Board Chair, to serve as Board Chair — following Neil Barsky, founder of The Marshall Project. The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. …

Grantees in the News, August- September 2021

The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to regularly see its grantee partners featured in media outlets across the country, providing an expert voice on a timely issue or being highlighted for their accomplishments and hard work. Here are some news items that have featured our grantees in August and September 2021.

Grantees in the News, June – July 2021

The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to regularly see its grantee partners featured in media outlets across the country, providing an expert voice on a timely issue or being highlighted for their accomplishments and hard work. Here are some news items that have featured our grantees in March 2021.

Grantees in the News, May 2021

The Heising-Simons Foundation is proud to regularly see its grantee partners featured in media outlets across the country, providing an expert voice on a timely issue or being highlighted for their accomplishments and hard work. Here are some news items that have featured our grantees in March 2021.