A devoted family man with nine children, Andrus founded the Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial in 1928 as a tribute to his beloved wife. She had been orphaned as a child, and in her honor Andrus bought a farm in Westchester County, New York in order to establish an orphanage. The Memorial later changed its name to the Surdna Foundation, with "Surdna" being the backward spelling of the family name Andrus.
In 1953 Andrus' youngest child, Helen Benedict, was serving as the chairman of Surdna.[2] That year the foundation built the John E. Andrus Memorial, a retirement home for 200 elderly residents on land adjacent to the Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial. She and the Foundation thereby completed his expressed wish that his legacy provide "opportunity for youth and rest for old age." In the early 1970s, the board of the Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial shifted its programmatic emphasis to serve as a residential treatment, special education and diagnostic center for emotionally disabled children.
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Family stewardship of Surdna over the years has been informed by Andrus's values: thrift, practicality, modesty, loyalty, excellence and an appreciation for direct service to those in need. These values have been applied both to oversight of the two Memorials and to more general grant programs. In 1989, the third and fourth generations of the Andrus family on the Surdna board established programs in Environment and Community Revitalization and decided to enlarge the professional staff to broaden the Foundation's effectiveness. In 1994, programs in Effective Citizenry and the Arts were added. The Nonprofit Sector Support Program was added in 1997 to address crosscutting issues affecting the sector.
In 2019 some descendants of John Emory Andrus questioned whether the foundation had deviated from Andrus's original goals and stated that the foundation was planning on focusing all its efforts on racial equity.[3][4]
Successesedit
The Comprehensive Community Revitalization Program (CCRP) was a $10 million effort by 21 foundations and corporations (initiated by the Surdna Foundation in 1991). Its goal was to materially boost the quality of life in a large swath of the South Bronx, to support a group of CDCs by buying into their agenda for doing so, and to (later) create an institution that could live on vigorously and independently after the program formally concluded in 1998.[5]
^ ab"Surdna Foundation Inc" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
^Piereson, James; Schaefer Riley, Naomi (30 January 2019). "A Battle Over a Capitalist's Legacy". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^Daniels, Alex (9 January 2019). "Family Feud Erupts Over Direction of $1 Billion-Plus Grant Maker". Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^"Surdna Foundation in Dispute Over Founder's Intent". Philanthropy News Digest. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
^. Archived from the original on 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
External linksedit
Surdna Foundation website.
Financial Reports Surdna Foundation
Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial website.
website.
Andrus on Hudson (John Emory Andrus Memorial) website.
Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation website.
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surdna, foundation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Surdna Foundation news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message The Surdna Foundation was established as a charitable foundation in 1917 by John Emory Andrus to pursue a range of philanthropic purposes Surdna FoundationFormation1917TypeCharitable foundationHeadquartersNew York NY United StatesPresidentDon ChenKey peopleMarc Vincent de VenogeBetsy FaderRevenue 2015 86 286 051 1 Expenses 2015 50 459 623 1 Websitehttp www surdna org Contents 1 History 2 Funding 3 Successes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editA devoted family man with nine children Andrus founded the Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial in 1928 as a tribute to his beloved wife She had been orphaned as a child and in her honor Andrus bought a farm in Westchester County New York in order to establish an orphanage The Memorial later changed its name to the Surdna Foundation with Surdna being the backward spelling of the family name Andrus In 1953 Andrus youngest child Helen Benedict was serving as the chairman of Surdna 2 That year the foundation built the John E Andrus Memorial a retirement home for 200 elderly residents on land adjacent to the Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial She and the Foundation thereby completed his expressed wish that his legacy provide opportunity for youth and rest for old age In the early 1970s the board of the Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial shifted its programmatic emphasis to serve as a residential treatment special education and diagnostic center for emotionally disabled children Funding editFamily stewardship of Surdna over the years has been informed by Andrus s values thrift practicality modesty loyalty excellence and an appreciation for direct service to those in need These values have been applied both to oversight of the two Memorials and to more general grant programs In 1989 the third and fourth generations of the Andrus family on the Surdna board established programs in Environment and Community Revitalization and decided to enlarge the professional staff to broaden the Foundation s effectiveness In 1994 programs in Effective Citizenry and the Arts were added The Nonprofit Sector Support Program was added in 1997 to address crosscutting issues affecting the sector In 2019 some descendants of John Emory Andrus questioned whether the foundation had deviated from Andrus s original goals and stated that the foundation was planning on focusing all its efforts on racial equity 3 4 Successes editThe Comprehensive Community Revitalization Program CCRP was a 10 million effort by 21 foundations and corporations initiated by the Surdna Foundation in 1991 Its goal was to materially boost the quality of life in a large swath of the South Bronx to support a group of CDCs by buying into their agenda for doing so and to later create an institution that could live on vigorously and independently after the program formally concluded in 1998 5 See also editYouth activism Civic engagementReferences edit a b Surdna Foundation Inc PDF Foundation Center Retrieved 17 November 2017 Piereson James Schaefer Riley Naomi 30 January 2019 A Battle Over a Capitalist s Legacy Wall Street Journal Retrieved 3 February 2019 Daniels Alex 9 January 2019 Family Feud Erupts Over Direction of 1 Billion Plus Grant Maker Chronicle of Philanthropy Retrieved 3 February 2019 Surdna Foundation in Dispute Over Founder s Intent Philanthropy News Digest 14 January 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 The Comprehensive Community Revitalization Program in the South Bronx Archived from the original on 2009 03 29 Retrieved 2009 01 28 External links editSurdna Foundation website Financial Reports Surdna Foundation Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial website Andrus Family Fund website Andrus on Hudson John Emory Andrus Memorial website Helen Andrus Benedict Foundation website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Surdna Foundation amp oldid 1190542475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
