Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)
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SNF funds organizations and projects worldwide, aiming to achieve a broad, lasting and positive impact for society
Athens, New York, Monte Carlo
Joined January 2015
We share in the world’s grief at the devastation wrought by the fires in Southern California. A new SNF grant initiative seeks to help support immediate relief for victims of the fires. Learn more at
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Read a New Year message from SNF Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos on where the Foundation is headed in 2025 and beyond.
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See what Ine Jacobs, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Associate Professor of Byzantine Archaeology and Visual Culture at Oxford, uncovered this summer at an ancient Roman city in Turkey.
Archaeologist Dr Ine Jacobs is unearthing the secrets of the Byzantine world. She explains how her research – including the stunning discovery she made this summer at the ancient site of #Aphrodisias – is helping to reshape our understanding of this powerful empire. ⬇️
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SNF invites residents of Sparta to another open town hall meeting about progress on the new SNF General Hospital of Sparta on Monday, December 9 at 18:00 at the Spiritual Center Hall on the first floor of the George and Chrysavgi Sainopoulou Cultural Center.
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As part of our commitment to open communication with the local community of Komotini, we are organizing another open event on Tuesday, December 3 at 18:00 at the REX theatre.
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A new front in the treatment of serious mental illness has opened with the inauguration of the SNF Center for Precision Psychiatry & Mental Health at Columbia University. The center is building on recent scientific advances to better treat the underlying causes of such illnesses.
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Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, where the SNF Center for Precision Psychiatry & Mental Health is now in operation, honored SNF and Foundation Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos at its annual Crown Awards Gala this week. 📷: Jenny Gorman
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This World Children’s Day, we’re thankful for those working to advance the rights of children. Street Child is helping primary school students in in Nepal's Madhesh Province build fundamental literacy and numeracy skills with support from SNF.
Happy World Children's Day! 🧡 On this day in 1989, the UN adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child, recognising every child's right to education. This World Children's Day, join us in keeping children safe, in school, and learning. #EducationMatters
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Join us in celebrating the 2024 Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize winners! 🎉 @OlsonKristian1 (USA) – Driving healthcare solutions, @mtronderos (Colombia/Argentina) – Championing truth, and Fernando Trujillo @FundacionOmacha (Colombia) – Conserving the Amazon. 🌍
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We are happy to share the “save the date” for our next SNF Nostos in 2026. We hope you can join us in Athens, Sunday, June 21 to Sunday, June 28 inclusive—more details in the months to come. Looking forward to celebrating with you all!
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Following the devastation of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, SNF is supporting local relief efforts in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida. Learn how at
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🎭🎉We are honored to have been recognized at the International Opera Awards for our longstanding support to the Greek National Opera, both through the creation of its new home at the SNFCC and through long-term support for strengthening its artistic outreach.
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The 2024 iMEdD International Journalism Forum #iMEdDIJF24 brought together journalists for 3 days of important discussions. Highlights included sessions on gender-based violence, fighting misinformation, a Media Village full of new ideas and a pop-up newsroom run by students.
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One of our favorite times of the year is here—when we welcome a new cohort of SNF Interns! 🎉 We’re excited to get to know you and to collaborate in the months ahead, together with our amazing partners. Wishing you all a fantastic start to this exciting journey! 💼✨
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We’re thankful for this partnership exploring the benefits of exercise in cancer treatment!
“Cancer knows no borders, and the expertise that can help us shouldn’t either.” 🌍 Today, on #WorldCancerResearchDay, we are marking the start of a new fellowship exchange programme to advance global understanding of the benefits of exercise on cancer treatment.
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Today, we welcome the return of an important piece of Olympic history! After being showcased at the Louvre Museum from April to September to celebrate the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the silver cup awarded to Spyros Louis in 1896 for his victory, has returned to the SNFCC.
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SNF Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos sat down with the founder and the editor of @_shedia. whose establishment we helped support in 2012, to talk about the roles philanthropy, civil society, and individuals can each play in creating a better world.
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The Olympic and Paralympic Games start today in Paris! 🇫🇷 As this exciting journey begins for so many athletes, let’s look back at the Bréal Cup’s journey from the SNFCC to the Louvre to take part in the “Olympism” exhibition.
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Let's revisit the memorable ceremony in the Great Hall of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, where SNF Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos received an honorary doctorate from the Departments of Medicine and Nursing, while SNF was acknowledged as Grand Benefactor.
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In a special ceremony honoring SNF’s contributions to the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, SNF Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Departments of Medicine and Nursing. Also, SNF was honored with the title of Grand Benefactor.
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