Program areas at HFG
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation is a private operating Foundation dedicated to The creation and dissemination of knowledge about The origins and consequences of violence in its many forms, including human aggression, crime and war, and how best to reduce it. To create knowledge, The Foundation supports The work of researchers across academic disciplines through grant competitions and commissioned research that investigates violence in its many manifestations. The Foundation seeks to develop insights that reverberate beyond its funded research, informing policy and public debate. In addition to The scholars funded by The Foundation, its staff conduct scientific and policy research on violence and are known as experts in this area.
(continued) - to disseminate knowledge about violence, The Foundation undertakes programmatic initiatives, such as conferences for academics, journalists, and policymakers. It conducts seminars to share perspectives on research, writing projects, data, and pressing issues of The day. The Foundation organizes academic and policy meetings with other funders and non-governmental organizations and convenes policymaker and academic briefings to share research findings in person and online. It publishes and shares research results, news on Foundation activities, and insights on violence-related topics through its website, printed reports, scholarly publications, public appearances, and professional meetings.
Income represents capital gains on investments used to fund exempt
Activites and operations.