Letter from the President: July 2016 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/21/2016 on 7/21/2016 Working for a staffed family foundation, we often have the opportunity to feel pride in the living donors we represent. Last month, our founders Liz Simons and Mark Heising demonstrated their unwavering belief in the value of philanthropy by joining the Giving Pledge. As many of you know, the Giving Pledge invites the world’s wealthiest …
Inside Philanthropy Highlights the Heising-Simons Foundation Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/6/2016 on 6/6/2016 Recently, philanthropy news outlet Inside Philanthropy featured three stories about the Heising-Simons Foundation, including a profile of the Foundation, as well as two stories about the Foundation’s Science program. To read the articles, please click on the links below: Inside the Heising-Simons Foundation: A Brainy Startup Finds its Way in 3 Major Arenas How a Young …
Joining the Giving Pledge Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 6/1/2016 on 6/1/2016 In 2016, Mark Heising and Liz Simons, founders of the Heising-Simons Foundation, announced their participation in the Giving Pledge. The Giving Pledge is a multi-generational, global initiative created by Warren Buffett and Bill and Melinda Gates that encourages the wealthiest families to give the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes. The following is the letter …
Letter from the President: March 2016 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 4/1/2016 on 4/1/2016 Dear Colleagues: From the ceiling in one corner of our office hangs a mobile. I often find visitors to the Foundation, even our staff, passing by and tilting their heads up to take it in. Its pieces remind us of the many partners that make up this Foundation’s work: blue squares, triangles, and letters for …