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Their Time: Area Foundation & UP Partnership Team Up To Empower Youth As Philanthropic Decision-Makers

In late 2020, Blue Meridian Partners made an $8 million investment in the future of San Antonio, providing funds to UP Partnership to promote youth voice in our area. Our […]

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By Gavin Nichols

November 9, 2021

Use Your Words: A Spotlight On Gemini Ink’s Youth Authors

Stop being quiet you. Can’t get help without words. That’s the heart of it, isn’t it? That’s why we tell stories. That’s why we write. If we have learned anything these past couple […]

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By Siri Lindholm

November 5, 2021

Shedding Light On Untold Stories: Area Foundation Sponsors New Exhibition On Black Cowboys

They’re very much part of American history across our region and many points west, yet their lives and cultural contributions remain mostly hidden in obscurity. Not many people may readily […]

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By Hernan Rozemberg

November 3, 2021

New Report Details Area Foundation’s Decisive Pandemic Response

Nearly $6.5 million raised through COVID-19 Response Fund, benefiting 200+ nonprofits When the pandemic began wreaking havoc on our community last year, elected officials knew they could count on the […]

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By San Antonio Area Foundation

November 2, 2021

Area Foundation Helps Cultural Arts Nonprofits Keep Día De Los Muertos Tradition Alive

With a Latino population of 64 percent, San Antonio has always been a city where a tradition like Día de los Muertos(Day of the Dead) is one that will always hold […]

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By Kiko Martinez

October 29, 2021

A Celebration Of SA HeARTS: The Future Of Orchestral Diversity Starts In San Antonio

The house doors of the Tobin Center’s H-E-B Performance Hall open to an energetic crowd of concert attendees. As they hurriedly locate their seats, young musicians begin to fill the […]

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By Alex Flores

October 25, 2021

Introducing The Inaugural SA Equity Fellows Class

New Area Foundation professional development program emphasizes diversity and inclusion The San Antonio Area Foundation has always valued diversity and inclusion but now the organization is making a decisive turn […]

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By San Antonio Area Foundation

October 21, 2021

Area Foundation Grant Recipient Dee Howard Foundation Welcomes New Leadership

One of the San Antonio Area Foundation’s past annual responsive grantees and current Youth Leadership Development (YLD) grant recipients, The Dee Howard Foundation, is on a mission to grow and […]

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By Cecilia Martinez

October 18, 2021

Overcoming A Tumultuous Journey

Area Foundation 2020 Digital Impact Report Looks at success through adversity Despite facing the challenge of a lifetime in the coronavirus pandemic, the San Antonio Area Foundation rose to the […]

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By San Antonio Area Foundation

October 15, 2021

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