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THE STAVROS NIARCHOS FOUNDATION GRANTS $500,000 TO ASSIST JAPAN RELIEF AND AID OPERATIONS
Japanese Red Cross Society
and
Japan Society
to Receive Funding
NEW YORK ,
April 5, 2011 — The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)
announced today that it will grant $500,000 to assist Japan
relief and aid operations. The funds will be directed to the
Japanese Red Cross Society (JRCS) and the Japan Society in
equal grants of $250,000.
“The JRCS was one the first
responders to the earthquake, mobilizing within ten minutes
of the quake and providing immediate services to the
survivors,” said Stelios Vasilakis, Program Officer and
Co-Chief of Public Affairs at the Foundation. “The
Japan
Society has done significant research and is vetting
organizations that can have maximum impact,
both in terms of immediate relief needs, as well as the
longer-term recovery process. Both are outstanding organizations.”
The Stavros Niarchos
Foundation typically announces grants twice a year, but has
historically provided support in extraordinary circumstances, including endowments for
relief efforts in Myanmar, China, Haiti and Chile.
The Stavros Niarchos
Foundation (www.SNF.org)
is one of the world’s
leading international philanthropic
organizations, making grants in the areas
of arts and culture, education, health and medicine, and
social welfare. While prominent in its support of Greek-related initiatives, the Foundation’s
activities are worldwide
in scope. To date, the Foundation has provided total grant
commitments of €895 million/US $1.2 billion through more
than 1,900 grants to nonprofit organizations in 90
nations around the world.
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