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Nissan Foundation Awards £1.2 Million To Nonprofits Celebrating Diversity
The Nissan Foundation is distributing $1.2 million in grants to 44 nonprofits that promote cultural understanding and appreciation of diversity. This marks the highest amount awarded in a single grant cycle by the Foundation. The recipients are located near Nissan facilities in Southern California, Middle Tennessee, Central Mississippi, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Southeast Michigan, New York City, North Central New Jersey, and Atlanta.
Since its inception in 1992, the Nissan Foundation has granted around $17 million to over 150 nonprofits. The Foundation was established following the civil unrest after the Rodney King trial verdict. At that time, Nissan's U.S. sales headquarters was close to the riot's epicenter.
"In the 32 years since the Nissan Foundation was created, it has helped organizations –big and small – develop and grow programming designed to increase understanding and acceptance of what makes us different," says Chandra Vasser, President of the Nissan Foundation and Nissan's first Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. "It's an honor to uplift the important work of our grantees who are bettering our world by providing safe spaces to explore our similarities while celebrating our differences."
The 2024 grantees include mobile education programs, museums, history centers, libraries, and other nonprofits promoting the many benefits that diversity brings to society. Each funded program aligns with the Nissan Foundation's mission of building community by valuing cultural diversity.
Among this year's grantees is New York-based One to World. The Nissan Foundation supports its global classroom program where international students visit elementary, middle, and high schools across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania to share their home countries' cultures. This connection provides mutual benefits.
Another 2024 grantee is Nashville's Global Education Center whose Passports to Understanding school outreach program exposes youth to various cultural, ethnic and religious groups through concerts, museum presentations and performances. The program is designed to promote cross-cultural understanding and respect.
A third grantee is the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum. Its Upstander Speaker Series showcases individuals and organizations that stand up for human rights on a local, national or global level.
Grant Recipients by Region
The grant recipients span several states:
- California: Autry Museum of the American West ($20,000), Connecting Cultures Mobile Museum ($20,000), Japanese American National Museum ($40,000), San Diego Children's Discovery Museum ($10,000), San Diego Museum of Art ($13,400), The Fowler Museum at UCLA ($30,000), The Museum of Us ($15,000), USC Asia Pacific Museum ($15,000).
- Georgia: Atlanta History Center ($50,000), Catholic Charities of Atlanta ($10,000), Fernbank ($25,000), National Center for Civil and Human Rights ($25,000).
- Michigan: Arab American National Museum ($30,000), Detroit Educational Television Foundation ($50,000), The Interfaith Leadership Council of Metropolitan Detroit ($30,000), Zekelman Holocaust Center ($25,000).
- Mississippi: Foundation for Mississippi History ($50,000), GRAMMY Museum Mississippi ($50,000).
- New Jersey: Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University ($21,800).
- New York: Brooklyn Children's Museum ($25,000), Brooklyn Public Library ($10,000), Children's Museum of Manhattan ($25,000), Dreamyard Project ($30,000), Educational Video Center ($25,000), Facing History and Ourselves ($25,000), Jewish Children's Museum ($30,00 ), The Jewish Museum ( $30 , 00 ), Midori Foundation Inc . ( $25 , 00 ), One to World Inc . ( $30 , 00 ), Staten Island Children's Museum ( $15 , 00 ), Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding ( $35 , 00 ).
- Tennessee: Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville ( $10 , 00 ), Discovery Center ( $70 , 00 ), Frist Art Museum ( $30 , 00 ), Global Education Center ( $25 , 00 ), Nashville Public Library Foundation ( $50 , 00 ), Nashville Public Television ( $75 , 00 ), Native American Indian Association of Tennessee ( $25 , 00 ), Oasis Center ( $25 , 00 ), STARS Nashville ( $25 , 00 ), Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition ( $25 , 00 ), YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee ( $25 , 00 ).
- Texas: Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum ( $30 , 00 ), National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum ( $5 , 00 ).
Nissan's Commitment Continues
"I am thrilled that we're able to further the innovative programming of 44 grantees this year," said Ali Tonn,Nissan Foundation Executive Director."These organizations are continually coming up with ways to reach new audiences and share the benefits of living and working together in a diverse society."
The next grant cycle will begin in October for nonprofit organisations aiming to enhance cultural perspectives within communities where Nissan operates. Letters of Intent will be accepted starting October 1st until November 4th at specific times.
The announcement for the next set of grantees will be made in July next year. For more details about applying for grants or learning about Nissan’s initiatives towards sustainable mobility visit their official website.
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