Welcome to the Surdna Foundation Website. Surdna is a family foundation established in 1917 by John Emory Andrus. The foundation makes grants in the areas of environment, community revitalization, effective citizenry, the arts and the nonprofit sector, with annual grantmaking of approximately $37 million.
Featured Grantmaking
Grants Approved at September Meeting
Surdna's Board met in September to approve 82 grants totaling $9,735,000
Featured News
New Grantee Perception Report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy
Early in 2008 Surdna asked the CEP to conduct its second comprehensive survey of our grantees to get their perspective on our performance. Read a summary of their report and our response.
Robert Sherman Leaves Surdna
Robert Sherman, Director of the Effective Citizenry Program, Leaves the Surdna Foundation.
The Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP)
SNAAP: A New National Project to Examine Impact of Arts Training
2007 Annual Report
Download our most recent annual report (grants approved 7/1/2006 - 6/30/2007).
