Stuart Foundation

January 19, 2014
The Stuart Foundation is dedicated to the protection, education and development of children and youth.  We work toward ensuring that all children grow up in caring families, learn in vibrant and effective schools, and have opportunities to become productive members of their communities. We focus our investments on projects, programs and organizations making an impact in the States of California Read More

Sharon J. Rasmussen

January 19, 2014
Sharon J. Rasmussen is a professional writer and editor specializing in topics related to philanthropy, housing, health, and technology. Earlier in her career, she held positions as Senior Editor for the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, Senior Writer/Editor for a National Academy of Sciences study, Writer/Editor for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and Associate Editor for the American Statistical Read More

Sheila Perrin

January 19, 2014
Sheila Perrin founded the Perrin Family Foundation with her husband, Charlie in 1994. In her position as president and with the experience of working with many non-profit boards, she has actively stewarded the foundation’s evolution from a more traditional family foundation with general funding priorities to one with a specific mission and focus areas.  Read More

Shermane Bilal

January 19, 2014
Shermane Bilal is senior relationship manager at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Prior to joining Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors in 1992, Shermane served for five years as Grants & Program Manager/Assistant to the Director of Long Island University’s Institute for the Advancement of Mathematics and Science, a National Science Foundation-funded middle school math and science teacher training institute. Read More

Sontag Foundation

January 19, 2014
The Sontag Foundation was started by a family from Northeast Florida who wanted to make a difference in the lives of those affected by brain cancer and rheumatoid arthritis through the power of medical research. The family also desires to change the lives of individuals in their home community through funding programs which make a significant impact on the self-sufficiency Read More

Steans Family Foundation

January 19, 2014
The Steans Family Foundation concentrates its grant making and programs in North Lawndale, a revitalizing neighborhood on Chicago’s west side. Read More

Sally Leiderman

January 19, 2014
Sally Leiderman established the Center for Assessment and Policy Development in 1988. Sally Leiderman expertise spans traditional and non-traditional evaluation design and implementation, with a focus on helping to build the evaluation capacity of the groups whose work she is evaluating; leadership development, anti-racism work and system change, including transformation of large public system, school districts and schools and community initiatives. In Read More

Promising Practices Network

January 19, 2014
The Promising Practices Network website is a unique resource that offers credible, research-based information on what works to improve the lives of children and families. Read More