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Meet AFF Board Member Sam Downes

By Andrus Family Fund on July 30, 2024

Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Sam, and I’m an engineer based in Brookline, Massachusetts. I’ve worked in the public … Read More >

Meet AFF Board Member Amara Andrus

By Andrus Family Fund on July 30, 2024

Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Amara Andrus, and I live in St. Paul, Minnesota, where I was born and … Read More >

Reflecting on the Legacy of Slavery and Racism

By Andrus Family Fund on April 25, 2024

The following excerpt is authored by Lincoln Mondy, AFF’s Program Officer, and focuses on a recent staff and board learning trip to the … Read More >

The Value of Lived Experience: Meet AFF Board Member Lucero Noyola

By Andrus Family Fund on April 11, 2024

We recently sat down with new AFF board member Lucero Noyola (she/her) to talk about her background, her vision for the fund and … Read More >

Legacy Evolved: Meet AFF Board Member Tyler Pakradooni

By Andrus Family Fund on February 6, 2024

We recently got the chance to speak with new board member Tyler Pakradooni (he/him). Our conversation ranged from his personal roots in philanthropy … Read More >

Organizing for Abolition. Envisioning Liberation. with National Center for Youth Law and upEND Movement

By Andrus Family Fund on December 13, 2023

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Imagining the Future with Program Officer Lincoln Mondy

By Andrus Family Fund on September 25, 2023

AFF is excited to introduce Lincoln Mondy (he/him), our new Program Officer! We sat down with him to chat about his past work, … Read More >

Lincoln Mondy Appointed Program Officer of the Andrus Family Fund

By Andrus Family Fund on September 11, 2023

New York, September 7, 2023— The Andrus Family Fund (AFF), a program of the Surdna Foundation, today announced the appointment of Lincoln Mondy … Read More >

Organizing for Abolition. Envisioning Liberation.

By Andrus Family Fund on March 30, 2023

AFF is launching a new video and podcast series that centers youth in the movement to abolish harmful systems and who are envisioning … Read More >

2022 Year in Review

By Andrus Family Fund on December 15, 2022

Mishi Faruqee appointed Director of the Andrus Family Fund

By Andrus Family Fund on November 1, 2022

NEW YORK, October 25, 2022—The Andrus Family Fund (AFF), a fund of the Surdna Foundation, today announced Mishi Faruqee as its new director. … Read More >