Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Announces New Staff and Board Members
Release Date:
10/15/2020
The Foundation announced five new board members and one new program officer to the staff.
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12/10/2018
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NY Women’s Foundation, NoVo and 15 Other PNY Members Support Leadership of Young Women of Color with $2.1M
Release Date:
01/10/2017
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For Noyes Foundation, Fixing Food Means Racial and Economic Justice
Release Date:
11/09/2016
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Jessie Smith Noyes Announces Open Call for Investment Advisors to Lead Next Evolution of Social Justice Investing
Release Date:
10/12/2016
LOIs are due by November 1st. Noyes will review the LOI and then select up to five firms to receive a more detailed request for proposal.
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Selects Genaro Lopez-Rendon as Next President
Release Date:
12/08/2015
Genaro Lopez-Rendon, a 40-year-old community organizer and father from San Antonio, has been selected as president of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation.
Jessie Smith Noyes At Top of the List of Family Foundations Who Fund Social Justice Work
Release Date:
10/07/2015
The Noyes Foundation devotes 74 percent of grant dollars to social justice causes.
Noyes Foundation Launches New Funding Initiative: Building Power Across Movements
Release Date:
10/02/2015
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Release Date:
06/30/2015
Vic De Luca, President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation was interviewed about the foundation's new donor-advised campaign.
Noyes Foundation Urges Donors to Make More Timely Allocations From Their Donor Advised Funds
Release Date:
06/29/2015
The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation has launched a campaign that will push for Donor Advised Funds to be disbursed in a more timely fashion.
Vic De Luca Will Retire as President of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Release Date:
03/16/2015
Vic De Luca has been a part of the foundation for the last 25 years.
New Chair and Vice-Chair for Noyes Foundation Board
Release Date:
02/11/2015
Wendy Holding and Brook Beardsley have been elected Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively.