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2025 Film/Video & Theater Grant Notification Update
April 29, 2025
As we approach the end of April, we wanted to share an update regarding the status of grant proposals. We are a bit behind schedule, but rest assured that your proposal is still under consideration, and that the delay in our review process does not decrease the likelihood of your Read More

2024 Puffin Prize Honoring Kica Matos!
April 18, 2025
The Puffin Foundation and Type Media Center are pleased to announce Kica Matos, President of the National Immigration Law Center and the Immigrant Justice Fund, as the recipient of The Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship. The Puffin Foundation and Type Media Center are the mutual sponsors of the award, which is given annually to an Read More

Fifteenth Annual Clara Lemlich Award Winners Announced
April 16, 2025
The Clara Lemlich Award honor unsung activists, women who have been working for the larger good all their lives, in the tradition of those who sparked so many reforms in the aftermath of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. This year we honor historian Blanche Weisen Cook and playwright Clare Coss, musician Bev Grant, poet Rashidah Ismaili, and Read More

Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Receive the 2025 ALBA/Puffin Award
April 14, 2025
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) announces that the 2025 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism will go to Jews For Racial & Economic Justice. One of the largest monetary awards for human rights in the world, the ALBA/Puffin Award is a $100,000 cash prize granted annually by ALBA and Read More

2025 Jews For Racial & Economic Justice
The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) announces that the 2025 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism will go to Jews For Racial & Economic Justice. One of the largest monetary awards for human rights in the world, the ALBA/Puffin Award is a $100,000 cash prize granted annually by ALBA and Read More

ACLU’s Border Humanity Project: Letters to America
April 7, 2025
In these 3 videos, Carlota, Joseph, and Jessica share their stories of seeking asylum in the United States. Click on any Read More

Save the Date: Kica Matos is the Recipient of the Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship
April 7, 2025
Join The Puffin Foundation and Type Media Center on Monday, May 12th when we will honor Kica Matos from the National Immigration Law Center with the Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship. About Kica Matos Kica Matos is the President of the National Immigration Law Center and the Immigrant Justice Fund, as Read More

2024 Kica Matos
The Puffin Foundation and Type Media Center are pleased to announce Kica Matos, President of the National Immigration Law Center and the Immigrant Justice Fund, as the recipient of The Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship. The Puffin Foundation and Type Media Center are the mutual sponsors of the award, which is given annually to an Read More

Puffin Closed for President’s Day
February 14, 2025
Happy Presidents’ Day! The Puffin Foundation and Puffin Cultural Forum will be closed for the holiday on Monday, 2/17. We will reopen on Tuesday, 2/18. Have a great Read More

Puffin Prize Nominations Are Now Open!
January 31, 2025
The Puffin Foundation and Type Media are pleased to announce that the 2024 nomination window is now open for the The Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship, a $100,000 award given to an individual or organization that challenges the status quo through courageous, distinctive, and socially responsible work. Nominations are due Read More