St. Louis Regional Racial Healing + Justice Fund Announces $80,000 in Crisis Response Grants

Five organizations will receive $16,000 each to support community healing efforts following recent tragedy ST. LOUIS (December 13, 2022) – The Community Governance Board (CGB) of the St. Louis Regional Racial Healing + Justice Fund announced today the distribution of five unrestricted, one-time crisis response grants of $16,000 each to The T/BRIC, Black Healers Collective, UnGUN Institute, St. Louis Community …

November Newsletter | Philanthropy’s Sphere of Influence

Deaconess Community, Earlier this fall Deaconess joined our investment partners at Bank of America Private Bank to discuss our socially responsible investment strategy that prioritizes diversity, equity and inclusion in the management of the Foundation’s endowment. Though our strategy has evolved over the years, our goals for our investment portfolio have always been clear: provide operational dollars for the Foundation …

Join Deaconess for the Annual Joint Public Board Meeting – Nov. 15, 2022

Gather in Community, Share, and Reflect Join us for the Annual Public Joint Meeting of the Deaconess Foundation and Deaconess Center for Child Well-Being Boards. The meeting will be held in-person, and we are also offering an engaging virtual option. In addition to our traditional joint board meeting that includes remarks from Deaconess Foundation CEO & President Bethany Johnson-Javois and …

October Newsletter | Healing for Our Grieving Community

Deaconess Community, Our children are grieving. Our families are grieving. Our community is grieving. We are grieving with the parents, families, students, educators, neighbors, friends, and colleagues of the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience, and Saint Louis Public Schools community. Our hearts are broken as we mourn the persons tragically killed and …