Tom and Jeanne Elmezzi, who started a philanthropy in their name, the Thomas and Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation, believed in the American Dream. Tom Elmezzi immigrated with his family to the U.S. at an early age and grew up poor in Astoria. But he went on to become a well respected and successful corporate leader… Read more
Please take a look at the Elmezzi Foundation’s Spring 2019 Newsletter here. We hope you enjoy the exciting updates from our grantee partners!
This week, Elmezzi Staff were invited to to attend the culmination event for the AileyDance Kids Residency at P.S. 17Q in Astoria. 87 4th graders performed the array of dance styles and routines they worked on over the 8-week residency with an Alvin Ailey dance instructor. The auditorium was filled with an enthusiastic audience of… Read more
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Feinstein Institute for Medical Research Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine Scholar Gavin H. Imperato, MD, has recently been named a Public Policy Fellow of the American Association of Immunologists for the 2018-2019 year. Dr. Imperato studies the neuroscience of immunity at the Elmezzi Graduate School, and works to deepen the understanding of neural signal… Read more
On May 24, 2018, The Feinstein Institute’s Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine presented two Doctor of Philosophy degrees to Caroline Moloney and Ibrahim Mughrabi, as well as two honorary degrees to distinguished scientists. The Elmezzi School focuses on causes, diagnoses and treatment of human diseases by challenging handpicked physicians to research and cure disease…. Read more
The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy recently produced a thought provoking report concerning the necessity for philanthropic organizations, both small and large, to recognize and take time to self-assess the organizational power structures and daily operations in order to produce strategies to ensure equity within. By changing the power structures within an organization, foundations and… Read more
In the piece “Windows of Collaborative Opportunity: Considerations for Governance”, researchers grapple with how public nonprofit partnerships and collaborations are governed successfully and what factors, within the organizations involved and beyond, influence the life cycle of the interactions. By examining what the authors call the “problem stream, a policy (or solution stream), a political stream,… Read more
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The Elmezzi Foundation’s Pooja O’Hanlon was recently interviewed by PEAK Insight Journal about Foundation Learning and Respect for Grantees. PEAK Insight Journal is an online journal created by PEAK Grantmaking that focuses on the grantmaking process and practice with articles and interviews written by members of PEAK. Please read Pooja’s insights on the Elmezzi Foundation’s… Read more