Where Culture Connects Us All, Nissan Foundation Leads the Way

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2025--

Celebrating the power of identity, inclusion and belonging, the Nissan Foundation continues its commitment to community and cultural connection with grants to 37 nonprofits across the U.S. this year. This funding reflects the Foundation’s enduring mission: to honor in equal measure that which makes us different and also what brings us together.

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With this year’s contributions, the Nissan Foundation reaches a milestone of $17.7 million in grants since its founding in 1992. The program has impacted millions across the country, helping to build more spaces of acceptance and support programming rooted in education, representation and shared humanity.

“Since the genesis of the Nissan Foundation, we’ve seen how powerful it can be to invest in organizations that make cultural understanding a priority,” said Andrew Tavi, senior vice president of corporate and external affairs for Nissan Americas and president of the NissanFoundation. “This year’s grantees reflect the innovative thinking, compassionate empathy and deep community roots that are forging real progress in our country. We’re incredibly proud to play a role in fueling their important work.”

The 2025 grant recipients include a dynamic mix of nonprofits focused on multicultural education, inclusive arts programming, and more. Each organization is based in one of Nissan’s eight operational communities: Atlanta, Central Mississippi, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Middle Tennessee, New York City, Southeast Michigan, and Southern California.

“The most meaningful change often starts at the local level - with people listening, learning and lifting one another up,” said Ali Tonn, senior manager of philanthropy at Nissan North America and executive director of the Nissan Foundation. “Our 2025 grantees create spaces where cultural curiosity thrives, and community bonds are strengthened. It’s a privilege to support organizations that are not only educating and inspiring, but also helping to bond and unite.”

The Queens Public Library Foundation received a grant to expand cultural events at Flushing Library and the Langston Hughes Community Library. The funding will support diverse festivals, performances, and programs—including Southeast Asian, Black, European, and Hispanic cultures. It will enhance Flushing’s Culture Bridge series and strengthen Langston Hughes Library’s regular offerings like the Sankofa Series and a virtual cooking show. Key celebrations such as Black Music Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, and Juneteenth will continue, helping build community and offer free cultural experiences for Queens residents.

Full List of 2025 Grant Recipients

CALIFORNIA

GEORGIA

MICHIGAN

MISSISSIPPI

NEW YORK

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

How to Apply for a 2026 Grant

The 2026 Nissan Foundation grant cycle will begin in October 2025. Nonprofits working to amplify diverse cultural perspectives, experiences and voices to communities where Nissan has an operational presence may be eligible to apply for a Foundation grant.

Eligible applicants may submit a Letter of Intent beginning October 1, 2025. All Letters of Intent must be received by 5 p.m. EST/4 p.m. CST on November 7, 2025.

The Nissan Foundation will announce 2026 grantees in July 2026. For more information about the Nissan Foundation and its application process, visit the Nissan Foundation page.

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Celebrating the power of identity, inclusion and belonging, the Nissan Foundation continues its commitment to community and cultural connection with grants to 37 nonprofits across the U.S. this year. This funding reflects the Foundation's enduring mission: to honor in equal measure that which makes us different and also what brings us together. With this year's contributions, the Nissan Foundation reaches a milestone of $17.7 million in grants since its founding in 1992. The program has impacted millions across the country, helping to build more spaces of acceptance and support programming rooted in education, representation and shared humanity.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Central bankers from around the world said Tuesday they “stand in full solidarity” with U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, after President Donald Trump dramatically escalated his confrontation with the Fed with the Justice Department investigating and threatening criminal charges.

Powell “has served with integrity, focused on his mandate and an unwavering commitment to the public interest," read the statement signed by nine national central bank heads including European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey.

They added that “the independence of central banks is a cornerstone of price, financial and economic stability in the interest of the citizens that we serve. It is therefore critical to preserve that independence, with full respect for the rule of law and democratic accountability."

The dispute is ostensibly about Powell’s testimony to Congress in June over the cost of a massive renovation of Fed buildings. But in a statement Sunday, Powell, abandoning his previous attempt to ignore Trump’s relentless criticism, called the administration’s threat of criminal charges “pretexts’’ in the president’s campaign to seize control of U.S. interest rate policy from the Fed’s technocrats.

Trump has repeatedly criticized Powell and the Fed for not moving faster to cut rates. Economists warn that a politicized Fed that caves in to the president’s demands will damage its credibility as an inflation fighter and likely lead investors to demand higher rates before investing in U.S. Treasurys.

Other signers of the statement carried on the ECB's website were Erik Thedeen, governor of Sweden's central bank; Christian Kettel Thomsen, chair of Denmark's central bank; Swiss National Bank Chair Martin Schlegel; Michele Bullock, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia; Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada; Bank of Korea Governor Chang Yong Rhee; Gabriel Galipolo, governor of the Banco Central do Brasil.

Also attaching their names were François Villeroy de Galhau, board chair of the Bank for International Settlements, and Pablo Hernández de Cos, BIS general manager. The BIS is an international organization of central banks based in Basel, Switzerland.

One prominent central bank not included in the statement was the Bank of Japan. The statement said that more signatures could be added later.

A video of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell plays on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)