Area Foundation & Diana Kersey: A Match Made In Clay
Growing up in Lubbock, Texas, Diana Kersey came up with an initial plan for her life. A stellar athlete, she would earn a scholarship to play basketball at Texas Tech. […]
Día de los Muertos: Area Foundation’s Unique Ofrenda
Día de los Muertos (“Day of the Dead”) as a traditional celebration evolved from the death and funeral rites of indigenous people that inhabited the Americas in pre-Columbian times. It […]
More than two dozen nonprofit organizations serving nearly 100,000 animals across our region were selected to receive new multi-year grants from the San Antonio Area Foundation. Reflecting the Area Foundation’s […]
The Goldsmith Legacy: Before The Area Foundation, There Was Crosspoint
In 1963, a civic- and philanthropic-minded group of San Antonio residents formed a nonprofit organization with the goal of helping people overcome emotional and psychological challenges. They did this by […]
Advising Advisors: Discussing Charitable Giving With Clients
SAN ANTONIO – Attorneys, CPAs and financial advisors are not strangers to tough questions. Indeed, the mix of money, family, and mortality is a potent combination that almost always creates […]
Did you know Oct. 9 is Ageism Awareness Day? Have you heard of ageism? Would you recognize ageism if you came across it? For many people, ageism is something they […]
It probably would not surprise you to learn that over 42% of Americans own an IRA. In many cases, IRAs –especially for people who have rolled over one or more […]
Few things are as evocative of San Antonio as conjunto music, the city’s after-hours pulse and rhythm all but syncopated to the genre’s infectious beat. For more than 20 years, […]
San Antonio Area Foundation Announces New Executive Hire
Nonprofit executive and educational leader Ryan Lugalia-Hollon will join the San Antonio Area Foundation as its next Chief Impact Officer (CIO). Lugalia-Hollon was selected following a national search. He starts […]