International House Awarded $500,000 Grant to Supp

NEW YORK, Feb. 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International House , a premier residential community dedicated to preparing the next generation of globally-minded leaders, has been awarded a grant to support its continued efforts in fostering a new generation of globally-minded leaders and increase diversity within that talent pool.

Fund II Foundation has awarded International House a grant of $500,000 to support programming, cultural initiatives, scholarships and outreach in African and African-American communities.

“We are excited to partner with Fund II Foundation in furthering our efforts to prepare Africans and African Americans to assume roles as global leaders capable of enacting positive change,” said International House President and CEO Calvin Sims. “Their support will also help to inform our larger community of international scholars about the important influence of the African and African-American experience, better preparing them as globally-minded leaders.”

In addition, the Foundation’s support will help ensure that I-House can maintain the rich culturally and ethnically diverse community in which residents from all over the world have thrived for more than 93 years. Residents, Trustees and staff of African and African American decent have been an integral part of the I-House legacy since the House first opened its doors in 1924. Actor Roscoe Lee Browne (’49), singer Leontyne Price (’52), author Chinua Achebe ('63), UN Diplomat Ibrahim Gambari ('71), and journalist Mark Mathabane (’85) are all former residents of the House, while Dr. Ralph Bunche (1954-1971), Kenneth I. Chenault (1987-1990) and Ms. Price (1963-1998) all served on the Board of Trustees.

About International House Founded by the Rockefeller and Dodge families in 1924, International House is a non-profit programmatic and residential center dedicated to fostering the next generation of global leaders. Each year, I-House serves as home to 700 carefully selected graduate students and young professionals from 100 countries, representing more than 70 leading universities, businesses, and cultural, non-profit, and government institutions. We provide unrivaled opportunities for residents to learn and thrive through daily interaction in a culturally, politically, and economically diverse community and through programs designed to encourage diversity of thought and experience. I-House is the destination of choice for the best and the brightest of the millennial generation who seek the skills necessary to navigate and lead the conversations that will shape our world. Learn more at  www.ihouse-nyc.org .

About Fund II Foundation Fund II Foundation is a charitable foundation, at the heart of which is a deep commitment to advance social change, create opportunity, respect and protect the environment, and preserve our culture. Fund II Foundation is focused on improving lives and opportunities for African-American and other vulnerable populations. For more information on Fund II Foundation, visit www.fund2foundation.org

Media Contact: Heather Mangrum, 212-316-8423, hmangrum@ihouse-nyc.org