The Charles H. Revson Foundation Continues Partnership with Burroughs Wellcome Fund to Support 2026 Postdoctoral Enrichment Program Cohort
NEW YORK, NY—The Charles H. Revson Foundation is pleased to announce its continued partnership with the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) to support an additional five fellows within the 2026 Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PDEP) cohort. This marks the third consecutive cohort of researchers funded through this collaborative effort. BWF recently released the complete list of 31 […]
A blueprint for expanding journalism access in high schools
AMERICAN PRESS INSTITUTE—Taylor McGraw, Executive Director and co-founder of The Bell and a leader of the NYC Youth Journalism Coalition, has published a new article in the American Press Institute outlining a scalable model to expand journalism access in high schools. In “A blueprint for expanding journalism access in high schools,” McGraw describes the urgent […]
Four Moynihan Public Service Fellows Named Valedictorians and Salutatorians
The Moynihan Center—Four Moynihan Public Service Fellows at The City College of New York have been named valedictorians and salutatorians of their divisions in the Class of 2026—an achievement that reflects both academic excellence and a strong commitment to public service. The honorees include Kathryn Gioiosa and Pop Joslaine Manos, who were named valedictorians, and […]
The Charles H. Revson Foundation Annual Biomedical Fellows Seminar and Dinner
NEW YORK, NY — 5/05/2026 —The Charles H. Revson Foundation hosted its annual Biomedical Fellows Seminar and Dinner on May 5, 2026, bringing together a community of early-career scientists, established alumni, and Foundation leadership. The day-long event serves as a cornerstone of the Revson Biomedical Fellowship program, providing a platform for current fellows to share […]
The Charles H. Revson Foundation Welcomes Dr. Bradley Bernstein MD, PhD to Its Board of Directors
NEW YORK, NY — 3/19/2026 — The Charles H. Revson Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Bradley Bernstein, MD, PhD, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Bernstein serves as the Chair of Cancer Biology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Director of the Epigenomics Program at the Broad Institute. His research focuses […]
The Charles H. Revson Foundation Awards $6 Million in Grants to 40 Recipients
NEW YORK, NY — 1/15/2026 —The Revson Foundation is pleased to share the organizations and initiatives supported through its 2025 grantmaking. This year’s grants advance a vibrant civic society through the Foundation’s core program areas: Education, Jewish Life, Biomedical Research, and Urban Affairs, reflecting Revson’s ongoing commitment to expand knowledge, advance democratic values, and pursue […]
Documented launches a training program to help more newsrooms serve immigrant audiences
NIEMAN REPORTS—Documented, the nonprofit newsroom that covers New York’s immigrant communities, receives lots of requests to help newsrooms in other states and countries produce news with and for immigrants. The company sees that as an opportunity to spread its model, which includes publishing on platforms like WhatsApp, NextDoor, and WeChat. On Friday, it announced the first cohort of […]
At a Moment of Urgency and Possibility
NEW YORK, NY — 1/9/2026 —A Joint Letter to Our Grantees, Partners, and Colleagues As we look ahead to the new year, we write together to mark an important moment in the life of The Charles H. Revson Foundation—one defined by continuity, stewardship, and renewal. After eighteen years of extraordinary leadership, Julie Sandorf passes the […]
Op-Ed | New York wants to save local news. They’re forgetting about nonprofits and public media
AMNY—Communities across New York have grossly inadequate local news coverage. The national collapse of local and community news has led to a 75 percent drop in the number of local journalists since 2002 – and a shocking 28 counties in New York are below even the anemic national average. Fortunately, last year the state legislature […]
Youth Media and the Future of News
NIEMAN REPORTS—The journalism industry is losing future generations — here’s what we can do In my 16 years building the PBS News Student Reporting Labs (SRL), I’ve never been more anxious about the future. Not only is journalism shedding jobs and desperately searching for new business models while press freedoms melt away, but the majority […]