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Announcing our Director of Climate and Clean Energy

Foundation Perspectives, Letters from the President

Year-End Reflections from Our Board and Acting President and CEO

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Heising-Simons Foundation Names Jennifer Shipp Acting President and CEO

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Heising-Simons Foundation Awards $25.6M to Systems Change Efforts in Second Quarter of 2024

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Remembering Jim Simons (1938–2024)

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Photo collage of people from grantees Tandem, Partners in Early Learning, Urban Peace Movement, and more.

Heising-Simons Foundation Grantees Awarded MacKenzie Scott Large Grants

Letters from the President

Sushma Raman sitting in a chair speaking, with a quote from her letter.

One Year Into My Role as President and CEO

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2024 Mosaic Prize Recipients Dara T. Mathis and Tamir Kalifa

American Mosaic Journalism Prize Awarded to Dara T. Mathis and Tamir Kalifa

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Dr. Marschall smiling at camera.

Dr. Jochen Marschall Appointed Science Program Director

Letters from the President

Sushma Raman sitting onstage with two other women, all holding microphones.

President’s Year-End Letter

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Welcoming Our New Chief Financial Officer

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Caitlin Heising smiling at the camera.

Caitlin Heising Featured in Lifestyles Magazine