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And The Winners are…

The San Antonio Area Foundation is excited to announce the winners of our 2021 Student Scholarship Picture Contest! This contest was started in 2020 as a way to engage scholarship […]

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By Cecilia Martinez

September 30, 2021

Leaders of Tomorrow: Area Foundation Grants Strengthen Youth Programs

Putting to good use their new Area Foundation Youth Leadership Development (YLD) grants, the YMCA of Greater San Antonio, Good Samaritan Community Services and Communities in Schools – San Antonio […]

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By Kiko Martinez

September 28, 2021

Latino Foundation of San Antonio: On A Mission To Diversify C-Suites & Corporate Boards

One would think that, as the country’s largest Hispanic-majority large metro in the country, the Alamo City would be a national role model as to Latino involvement in top decision-making […]

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By Hernan Rozemberg

September 22, 2021

A Celebration of SA heARTS: The San Antonio Museum of Art

As our community continues trying to stage a comeback from last year’s socioeconomic devastation caused by the pandemic, we should not forget the need to help maintain a strong and […]

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By Emilie Dujour

September 16, 2021

Girl Power: Area Foundation Grants Empower Young Girls And Women

Young women and girls across San Antonio are being empowered thanks to Youth Leadership Development grants awarded to youth-serving nonprofits by the San Antonio Area Foundation. Through these grants, nonprofit organizations […]

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By Kiko Martinez

September 15, 2021

Area Foundation Supports Nonprofits Promoting STEM Learning

As we previously reported, the Area Foundation is proud to join UP Partnership to boost, via our first-ever Youth Leadership Development (YLD) grants and Artist Fellowship grants, nonprofit organizations whose work empowers and […]

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By James Courtney

September 10, 2021

$1 Million Thaw: Collaborative Campaign Aids Winter Storm Victims

Launched during the devastating February winter storm, the Community Pipe Repair Program (CPR) Fund continues to help San Antonians with emergency plumbing repairs. Following Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s direction, the San […]

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By Edward Cortez

September 2, 2021

Area Foundation Helps Unique College Accessibility Program Get Off The Ground

Kaylah Smith has always loved animals, specifically marine life. She spent many summers with her family at the ocean off the coast of South Carolina. She shares her affinity for […]

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By Kiko Martinez

August 30, 2021

Why I Started A Scholarship Fund With The Area Foundation

As the eldest of eight siblings and the first to graduate from college, I knew back during my days at Highlands High School in San Antonio that I would need […]

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By Edward D. Esparza

August 27, 2021

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