[2] The foundation's board of directors includes: The foundation has staff in Athens, Greece; Monte Carlo, Monaco; and New York City.

Since 1996, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has provided more than 4,700 grants totaling more than $3 billion to non-profit agencies.

[4] In 2012, in response to the socio-economic crisis in Greece, SNF announced a grant initiative of additional $130 million (€100 million) over three years to help ease the adverse effects of the deepening crisis.

[5] Upon the completion of the first phase of the program against the Greek Crisis, a second phase was introduced in June 2015, announcing the allocation of another $112 million (€100 million), intensifying the efforts against the ongoing crisis in Greece and providing immediate support to the most vulnerable groups of society.

[6] SNF announced a $100 million global initiative to help alleviate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020.