Heising-Simons Foundation
The Heising-Simons Foundation is a private foundation established by philanthropists Elizabeth (Liz) Simons and Mark Heising in Los Altos, California in 2007. The Heising-Simons Foundation's board consists of Liz Simons, Mark Heising, their daughter Caitlin Heising, and Sushma Raman. Liz Simons and Mark Heising signed the Giving Pledge in 2016.The Heising-Simons Foundation's main areas of work include early childhood education, science, climate and clean energy, community and opportunity, and human rights. It also funds a science fellowship known as the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship, and the American Mosaic Journalism Prize. It does not accept unsolicited grant proposals.
The Heising-Simons Foundation's President and CEO is Sushma Raman, who joined in 2023 from the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University. The previous President and CEO was Deanna Gomby, who joined from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Provided by Wikipedia
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