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The Puffin Foundation Announces Major Gift to Museum of the City of New York

June 8, 2026

The Puffin Foundation Ltd. and the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) today announced a transformative gift, totaling $8 million—the second largest in the Museum’s history—to establish The Puffin Foundation Center for Social Activism.  The new Center builds upon a partnership between the Museum and The Puffin Foundation Read More

Announcing The Alba/Puffin Prize

April 9, 2026

The Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA) announces that the 2026 ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism will go to Bay Resistance & Unión del Barrio. 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 the Puffin Read More

Tickets Available for The Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship

March 24, 2026

We’re proud to announce this year’s winners of The Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship: Hands Off NYC and Unidos MN. These two grassroots organizations help mobilize efforts in their communities in New York City and Minneapolis. Award ceremony will be May 18th. We are thrilled to announce that Chris Hayes Read More

Future Tense: Where is Journalism Heading?

February 12, 2026

On Thursday, January 29, The Puffin Foundation was honored to host a conversation at our Brooklyn space about the future of independent media, presented by The Nation. The panel featured StudentNation writers Ilana Cohen, Aina Marzia, and Lara-Nour Walton and was moderated by Nation editor and publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel.  It’s safe to say that the young journalists made a huge Read More

“Steal This Story, Please!” Post-Screening Talkback

January 29, 2026

Steal This Story, Please! is the story of fiercely independent journalist Amy Goodman and her three decades holding the powerful to account, reporting from conflict zones and the Democracy Now! newsroom. In Steal This Story, Please!, Oscar-nominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin craft a riveting portrait of journalism’s power – Read More