As the sun sets on the Edward W. Hazen Foundation, we extend our gratitude to our grantee partners for their transformative work and collaboration on our final offering to philanthropy: Reevaluating Practice: Reimagining Philanthropy This report culminates a five-year spend down process, defined by our grantees and shaped by our commitment to them. “Reevaluating Read more…
NEW YORK—The Edward W. Hazen Foundation, a private foundation committed to supporting the organizing and leadership of young people and communities of color, is fulfilling its 2019 promise to spend down all its assets. Hazen has made its final grants—moving $3.75 million to 43 nonprofit organizations. After nearly 100 years of operation, the Foundation will Read more…
Today’s decision by the Supreme Court to end affirmative action in college admissions is another devastating ruling by the Court. For decades, Black, Indigenous, and students of color have fought to access higher education. With this ruling, the Court underscores the white supremacist ideals this country was founded on. By failing to recognize racism as a Read more…
As we come to the end of Black History Month, we must remember that Black history is not only about reflecting and honoring the past. It is also about the future and safeguarding generations of Black students’ right to learn about their history. Right now, there is an attempt to whitewash African American history across Read more…
The Edward W. Hazen Foundation is deeply angered that members of Congress failed to forge a compromise that would have protected recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Throughout the country, youth-led organizations are urging lawmakers to provide a path to citizenship for two million immigrant youth. “This might’ve been the last Read more…