The Harnisch Foundation

09/30/2026

09/28/2026

There are real people behind the fights to have a say over our bodies, and Abortion Access Front is out there sharing their stories. They're doing this constantly, but today, live on the steps of the Supreme Court!

09/25/2026

The inclusion of Mona Sinha in the National Women's Hall of Fame is a well-earned honor.

Mona is recognized, known, and celebrated by people around the world.

Yet she is mostly unknown by those whose lives she has saved, transformed, supported.

She has lessened suffering where she could not yet find a way to end it.

Her leadership is legendary.

Her influence is immeasurable.

She is generous with her time, her worldly goods, her listening ear.

Future generations will know Mona Sinha’s works because of her induction in the Women’s Hall of Fame.

We at the Harnisch Foundation salute this occasion with love and respect.

—Ruth Ann Harnisch

09/23/2026

If you've ever been curious about Ruth Ann Harnisch's evolution from journalism into philanthropy, and how her career in the fourth estate continues to inform and inspire her philanthropic approach, look no further than this thoughtful interview with Columbia Journalism Review's The Kicker. 🙏

Link in the comments.

09/21/2026

Kids + books = magic. Dolly knew it, we've known it, and we invite you to join us in supporting it!

Every story opens a new world. This September, we're gathering to celebrate that idea, and we'd love to have you there.

Join us on September 22, from 8:00-9:30 a.m. at 14TENN to hear from featured speaker Christina Soontornvat, a three-time Newbery Honoree, and spend the morning with people who believe books can change a child's whole world.

Thanks to a generous dollar-for-dollar match from The Harnisch Foundation, every gift will be doubled up to $55,555.

Seats are limited. Reserve yours today: bookem-kids.org

Can't make it in person? Your gift can still have twice the impact right now. Donate at bookem-kids.org/donate.

09/14/2026

We are so thrilled to share that our new documentary RAPINOE directed by Rebeca Huntt will have its world premiere as the opening night documentary at the Toronto Film Festival TIFF !

Through unflinching intimacy, we share Megan Rapinoe 🏳️‍🌈 ’s rise from world champion to outspoken icon, revealing the profound personal cost and inner transformation behind every battle she chose to wage. Megan’s story embraces complexity, emotional truth, and transformation and we hope it will move, motivate and inspire audiences. See you in Toronto in September!
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09/03/2026

We honor the lifelong work of Gloria Steinem by following her example of creating a leader-ful world.

She never wanted to be a singular leader on a worshipful pedestal.

She knew the power is in building and encouraging leaders everywhere, leading in an infinite variety of ways with a common purpose of liberty and justice for all.

08/31/2026

We absolutely loved this award-winning film, and are thrilled it will be showing in New York City this week at -- don't miss your chance to experience the fierce determination of a father to spread his joyful love of Quechua, the ancestral language of the Incas, through iconic animation and partnership with his son.

08/27/2026

So thrilled to support this film-- watch on Monday, August 31st on your local PBS station.

What happens when a community known for staying out of politics decides it can no longer stay silent?

In POV's ARREST THE MIDWIFE, the arrest of trusted midwives sparks an extraordinary movement among Amish and Mennonite women who challenge tradition and fight for reproductive justice and the freedom to choose how and where to give birth. With rare access, the film offers an intimate look at courage, conviction, and the power of ordinary people to create change.

Catch the premiere on Monday, August 31 on PBS. Co-produced with ITVS. https://loom.ly/s1s4qww

08/06/2026

We're proud to share a $400,000 gift to the Fashion Institute of Technology, split between two projects we believe in.

$300,000 goes to FIT's Special Collections, funding an archivist to process 400 linear feet of materials — including the fashion illustration archives of Gladys Perint Palmer, Kenneth Paul Block, Robert Passantino, and Robert Melendez, plus the papers of hair journalist Helen Oppenheim and visual merchandising designer Lucy Bouwman. Their work will finally be searchable and accessible to researchers, students, and historians.

$100,000 goes to FIT's Fashion History Timeline, a free, open-access resource that already reaches nearly 7,000 people a day during the school year. This funding takes it global — commissioning new scholarship on dress history across Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania, and recording oral histories with Indigenous and underrepresented designers.

Two different investments, one goal: making sure fashion history gets preserved, is accessible, and is told by more than one perspective.

Learn more about the gift at the link in the comments.

Fashion Institute of Technology Library