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Spark Prize

$50 Million Grantmaking Milestone Announced at Annual Spark Breakfast
February 27, 2020
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy

We celebrated the milestone as we honored the five newest winners of our $100,000 Spark Prize and ALLINBKLYN founder Eliza Winans Rossman, along with over 300 guests at BAM Lepercq Space.

Lighting a Spark: The Committee Behind Brooklyn's Nonprofit Prize
January 30, 2020
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy

Since we created the Spark Prize—the first to celebrate social change organizations in Brooklyn—we have awarded more than $2.4 million to 20 winners and 60 finalists. We couldn't have done it without the Brooklynites who shared their time and expertise as members of the Spark Prize Committee.

And The Winners Are...
January 9, 2020
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy

We are pleased to announce the five recipients of this year’s $100,000 Spark Prize, the only honor celebrating outstanding social justice nonprofits in the borough. 

Spark Prize Committee Selects 20 Finalists for This Year’s $100,000 Award
October 16, 2019
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy

We are excited to announce the 20 finalists for this annual Spark Prize, the only award of its kind honoring longstanding nonprofits that have “sparked change” across Brooklyn.

 

Your support is sparking change in Brooklyn — See how in our new report
August 15, 2019

We have come a long way in our 10 years as Brooklyn’s community foundation. In our annual Insights to Impact Report, you will learn more about our work meeting the needs of our borough’s most vulnerable communities and supporting nonprofits on the frontlines of change.

Black Philanthropy Month: Spotlight on Jocelynne Rainey
August 5, 2019

For Black Philanthropy Month (BPM) we are highlighting stories of those who are committed to informing, inspiring, and investing in Black communities. Our first spotlight is on Jocelynne Rainey, Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vice President at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation and member of the Foundation’s Spark Prize Committee.

Meet the Committee Selecting the Next Winners of Our $100,000 Spark Prize!
May 17, 2019
Jenny Walski
Director of Donor Engagement

Made up of 35 members all hailing from Brooklyn, the Committee includes local business owners Jackie Cuscana (Ample Hills Creamery), Andrew Tarlow (Marlow & Sons, Diner, Roman's) and Kai Avent-deLeon (Sincerely, Tommy), comedic actress Ana Gasteyer, and many more.

 

For Red Hook, Justice Center is Much More than a Court
March 26, 2019

Read BKLYNER's profile of 2019 Spark Prize winner Red Hook Community Justice Center

325+ Brooklynites Celebrate Nonprofit Leaders and Changemakers at 3rd Annual Spark Breakfast
March 1, 2019
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy

Thanks to the more than 325 of you who joined us at BAM's Leperq Space for the third annual Spark Breakfast—our largest event yet—where we honored the top five social justice organizations of 2019 with our $100,000 Spark Prize, the only honor celebrating the most pioneering nonprofits advancing equity in Brooklyn.

Meet Our 2019 Spark Prize Winners! (Part 2)
February 13, 2019
Liane Stegmaier
Vice President of Communications and Strategy

With the Spark Breakfast just two weeks away, it’s time to get to know the rest of the winners! 

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