We sat down with Elizabeth Swanson and James Barry to learn more about their family’s foundation, and why supporting Save The Bay’s 50th Anniversary Campaign was high on their priority list.
John and Daria Barry Foundation Award $2M in Support of New York Catholic Schools
The beginning of a new year brought a fresh start for Catholic school students in the Archdiocese of New York thanks to a generous $2 million donation to Inner-City Scholarship Fund (Inner-City) and the School of the Blessed Sacrament from the John and Daria Barry Foundation. The donation from the Barry Foundation includes $1 million for scholarships assisting low-income students and an additional $1 million to support capital improvements at the West 52nd Street Upper School campus of Blessed Sacrament, with a focus on much-needed school repairs in the pre-war building.
VA, Prostate Cancer Foundation seek solutions for aggressive prostate cancer
Wonderful article about the partnership between the VA and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. In 2016 the PCF committed to speeding up the development of treatment and cures for Veterans with aggressive - or metastatic- prostate cancer through precision oncology. Four years later we are seeing impressive results. The John and Daria Barry Foundation continues be thrilled to support this initiative with our two Center of Excellences.
The John and Daria Barry Foundation Precision Oncology Center of Excellence at the VA Tampa and VA Bay Pines
A gift from the John and Daria Barry Foundation to the Prostate Cancer Foundation has launched a Precision Oncology Center of Excellence at the James J. Haley Veterans’ Hospital and the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System in Tampa, Florida, that is supporting some of the most promising and innovative scientists pursuing bold, life-saving research. With this philanthropic investment, Dr. Yamoah is leading the Tampa Center of Excellence to ensure that our Veterans, especially those with advanced prostate cancer, now have access to genomic testing for mutations and potential clinical trials that target their specific tumor variant, giving these heroes a shot at a more durable remission of their disease.
Divine Intervention: Who’s Giving to Faith-Based K-12 Schools?
The John and Daria Barry Foundation recently pledged $2 million to Catholic schools in New York City. Managed through the archdiocese’s Inner-City Scholarship Fund, the grant will pay for physical improvements, teacher training and scholarships for low-income families.
Gifts to religious schools, which tend to be smaller and come from more low-key giving operations, don’t get much attention. However, taking a closer look at the Barry Foundation is a valuable lens through which to examine how giving to faith-based education tends to work.
Inner-City Scholarship Fund Receives $2M Grant from the John and Daria Barry Foundation in Support of New York Catholic Schools
Christmas is coming early this year for the students and teachers at Catholic elementary schools in New York, thanks to a generous $2 million donation to Inner-City Scholarship Fund (Inner-City) from the John and Daria Barry Foundation. This donation – the largest in the Foundation's history – will support Inner-City's charitable mission benefiting low-income students attending Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of New York.
Precision Oncology Center at the Manhattan VA
The John and Daria Barry Foundation Precision Oncology Center of Excellence at VA's Manhattan Campus Will Honor Hundreds of Thousands of Courageous Veterans Battling Prostate Cancer with a VALOR Dedication Ceremony Leading Up to Veterans Day.
$2.5 Million Gift From The John And Daria Barry Foundation to the Prostate Cancer Foundation Establishes New Precision Oncology Center of Excellence Serving U.S. Veterans at VA’s Manhattan Campus
John and Daria Barry Foundation Sponsors Four Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Awards
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) announced today that it has granted a total of $6 million to 29 promising early career scientists dedicated to advancing critical research in developing better early detection methods, improving life-saving treatments and finding a cure for prostate cancer. Sponsored by the PCF, the Young Investigator Awards program provides both financial support and a comprehensive career development program to early career scientists with unique approaches and groundbreaking ideas to drive the critical research needed to defeat prostate cancer, a disease that nearly 14 million men worldwide are currently battling.