The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) was established in 1996 to honor

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shipping magnate

Stavros Niarchos Stavros Spyrou Niarchos ( el, Σταύρος Σπύρου Νιάρχος, ; 3 July 1909 – 15 April 1996) was a Greek billionaire shipping tycoon. Starting in 1952, he had the world's biggest supertankers built for his fleet. Propelled by both ...

(1909–1996). Niarchos was one of the world's largest transporters of oil and owned the largest

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fleet of his time.

Organization

The foundation's board of directors includes: * Philip Niarchos, co-president (son of Stavros Niarchos) * Spyros Niarchos, co-president (son of Stavros Niarchos) *Andreas Dracopoulos, co-president (great-nephew of Stavros Niarchos) *George Agouridis *Heini Murer The foundation has staff in

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, Greece;

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, Monaco; and

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. Since 1996, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has provided more than 4,700 grants totaling more than $3 billion to non-profit agencies. In 2012, in response to the socio-economic crisis in Greece, SNF announced a grant initiative of additional $130 million (€100 million) over three years to help ease the adverse effects of the deepening crisis. A new initiative, Recharging the Youth, was announced in 2013 to help create new opportunities for Greece's younger generations and committed an additional $130 million (€100 million). Upon the completion of the first phase of the program against the Greek Crisis, a second phase was introduced in June 2015, announcing the allocation of another $112 million (€100 million), intensifying the efforts against the ongoing crisis in Greece and providing immediate support to the most vulnerable groups of society. SNF announced a $100 million global initiative to help alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020. SNF's grants include: *Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece *Children's Soccer Training *

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, New York City *Consorzio Farsi Prossimo *Cultural Heritage without Borders * MIT Enterprise Forum via the Greek Technology Enterprise Forum, Athens, Greece *

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Trust,

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, London, United Kingdom * ECOWEEK * Museum of the Macedonian Struggle,

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, Greece *

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in Greece *

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* Hellenic Fire Service, Greece *

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, New York City *Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN) *Megali Sholi *

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(MoMA), New York City *

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, London *National Center for Emergency Care (EKAV), Greece * Natural History Museum of Crete,

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, Crete, Greece * Pro-Natura International,

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, New York City *

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, New York City *

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, British Columbia, Canada *SNF Agora Institute

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, Maryland *

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center ( el, Κέντρο Πολιτισμού Ίδρυμα Σταύρος Νιάρχος) is a complex in the bay of Faliro in Athens which includes new facilities for the National Library of Greece (NLG ...

, Faliro bay, Athens, Greece * Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library,

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, New York City *

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, Connecticut, United States

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* {{authority control Niarchos family Foundations based in Greece Organizations established in 1996 1996 establishments in Greece