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Creative, progressive, spirited philanthropy. Since 1998.

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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 25/09/2026
Congratulating @monasinha.bsky.social on her induction into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
The inclusion of Mona Sinha in the National Women's Hall of Fame is a well-earned honor.

Mona is recognized, known, and celebrated by people around the world.

Yet she is mostly unknown by those whose lives she has saved, transformed, supported.

She has lessened suffering where she could not yet find a way to end it.

Her leadership is legendary.Her influence is immeasurable.

She is generous with her time, her worldly goods, her listening ear.

Future generations will know Mona Sinha’s works because of her induction in the Women’s Hall of Fame.

We at the Harnisch Foundation salute this occasion with love and respect.

—Ruth Ann Harnisch
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 23/09/2026
If you've ever been curious about Ruth Ann Harnisch's evolution from journalism into philanthropy, and how her career in the fourth estate continues to inform and inspire her philanthropic approach, look no further than this thoughtful interview with @columjournreview.bsky.social's The Kicker. 🙏
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 03/09/2026
We honor the lifelong work of Gloria Steinem by following her example of creating a leader-ful world.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 31/08/2026
We absolutely loved this award-winning film, and are thrilled it will be showing in New York City this week at @dctvny.bsky.social -- don't miss your chance to experience the fierce determination of a father to spread his joyful love of Quechua, the ancestral language of the Incas.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 06/08/2026
Proud to share our gift to FIT: $300K to preserve archives from 5 influential fashion figures, $100K to expand their free Fashion History Timeline globally. Two ways of making sure fashion history gets told by more than one perspective. More: news.fitnyc.edu/2026/08/03/t...
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 12/06/2026
Meet Max Alexander: nine years old, already a real force in fashion, and flatly refusing to choose between wild imagination and a livable planet. COUTURE TO THE MAX screens at Tribeca this Saturday, June 13 at 8:30 PM. tribecafilm.com/films/coutur...
Promotional card for Couture to the Max: a curly-haired boy stands confidently in a teal faux-fur vest over a red turtleneck and navy pants, hands in pockets. 2026 Tribeca Festival Official Selection, World Premiere. #HARNISCHsupports.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 10/06/2026
STATE OF FIRSTS opens June 12. Rep. Sarah McBride — the first openly trans member of Congress — faced immediate GOP hostility and didn't flinch. Proud to have supported this film. Representation isn't just a milestone. #StateofFirsts #SarahMcBride
Promotional poster for the documentary State of Firsts, opening June 12. The film title appears in large white serif type over a detail of a gilded-framed Revolutionary War-era historical painting depicting figures on horseback. A banner across the top reads "Opening June 12" with party confetti emoji.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 07/06/2026
15 years after Miss Representation, @jensiebelnewsom.bsky.social is back with the sequel this moment demands. MISS REPRESENTATION: RISE UP takes on the backlash against women's progress & how today's tech gets weaponized to silence them. World premiere at Tribeca TODAY 2PM. Thx @nywift.bsky.social!
Promotional card for Miss Representation: Rise Up: three teenage girls laugh and walk together through a school hallway, backpacks over their shoulders. 2026 Tribeca Festival Official Selection, World Premiere. #HARNISCHsupports.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 05/06/2026
Half a century of film and TV shaped what Americans believe about abortion. HOLLYWOOD DOES ABORTION makes its world premiere at Tribeca on Sunday, June 7 at 5:30 PM. We're honored to have supported this film; thanks to @nywift.bsky.social for hosting.
Promotional card for Hollywood Does Abortion: a grid collage of film and TV stills showing women in scenes across several decades. 2026 Tribeca Festival Official Selection, World Premiere. #HARNISCHsupports.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 08/04/2026
We could not be prouder: THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT has been nominated in @peabodyawards.bsky.social's Documentaries category. Stream now on @netflix.com; more info here: www.thewhitehouseeffect.com #Climate #ClimateChange #Environment
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 07/02/2026
Have you ever wondered who keeps us safe... from wastewater? UNLESS SOMETHING GOES TERRIBLY WRONG takes us inside one wastewater facility and the funny, close-knit, and inventive individuals working to keep it all running. Don't miss the NYC premiere & Q&A at @ifccenter.bsky.social on Tuesday!
Documentary film poster for "Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong" showing a large geodesic dome structure on a grassy field under blue sky. Top of image displays DOC NYC and IFC Center logos. Film title appears in white hand-drawn letters over the dome photo. Text announces "A Feature Documentary by Kaitlyn Schwalie & Alex Wolf Lewis" followed by "NYC Premiere + Q&A February 10 @ 7pm ifccenter.com" and hashtag "HARNISCHsupports" at bottom.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 05/02/2026
Librarians have long led the fight against oppressive and restrictive policies, and our era is no different. We're proud to be an EP on @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social, which tells both an alarming & yet uplifting story of people on the front lines of the fight for knowledge. Premieres Feb 9 on PBS.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 03/02/2026
Sending all the love and gratitude to #KellyClarkson as she's announced that her show will end its 7-year run this fall. Her interest in and support of our leadership work with girls meant the world to us. We're wishing Kelly and her family all the best for their time together. #KellyClarksonShow
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 27/01/2026
📣 NYC: Now is your chance to see this incredible film that takes a fascinating journey through an antebellum tourist destination. From Friday onwards at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, with Q&As scheduled! filmforum.org/film/natchez
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 24/01/2026
Huge congratulations to SEIZED for the premiere of this unbelievably timely documentary at @sundanceorg.bsky.social on Sunday -- journalism, law, power and more collide. We're honored to be supporters of this critical work. festival.sundance.org/program/film... #sundancefilmfestival
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 21/01/2026
It's Girl Scout cookie season! In film, of course-- COOKIE QUEENS is debuting at @sundance.org this weekend, and we are so proud and delighted to be part of this joyous film about the unique intersection of innocence and ambition. festival.sundance.org/program/film...
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 08/01/2026
If changing your relationship with money is on your New Year’s resolutions list, then has Ruth Ann got some thoughts for you! Thank you, @creativemornings.bsky.social & @debbiemillman.bsky.social, for the opportunity to share our philosophy with your communities.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 23/12/2025
Absolutely delighted to see three film we've supported in Chicken & Egg Films' Winter Screener lineup-- get these in your holiday streaming queues ASAP! Read more from C&E's wonderful newsletter, with many more to share: t.e2ma.net/message/9hxh...
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 02/12/2025
We know that Hamptons Doc Fest has a multitude of incredible films to see, and we're so honored to have 4 films that we support at the festival this year. Thanks to @nywift.bsky.social once again for curating an excellent list of films by their members: www.nywift.org/view-email/c...
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 13/11/2025
​​📣 BREAKING NEWS: THE SECOND CITY joins FUNNY GIRLS as our Chicago pilot partner! The originators of improv training + our improv leadership curriculum = girls who will run the world. Dreams do come true! funnygirls.org/secondcity
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 07/11/2025
Decades of reproductive history represented through design choices and innovation: the Designing Motherhood exhibition now on display at the Museum of Arts and Design is NOT to be missed.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 03/11/2025
Great to see and hear from the brilliant @reshmasaujani.com, AND, Lacresha Berry, one of our first Funny Girls instructors, rocked the emceeing. Talk about leadership in action! Special bonus to find that our partnership Funny Girls program was a featured part of the show--gratitude and congrats!
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 03/11/2025
With a whoop and a holler as the lead Changemaker Sponsor of YWCA NYC’s Salute Gala, we celebrated their work supporting generations of girls who have evolved to become confident women leaders!
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 30/10/2025
"Stubbornly idealistic" independent local journalism that's owned & run by the people working there? Yes! We love this work so much that Ruth Ann personally gave @hellgatenyc.com support for a dedicated podcasting studio, which they're naming The Ruth Ann Harnisch Studio. Join us in supporting them!
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 22/10/2025
Overjoyed to share that RATIFIED is now streaming on @pbs.org platforms! www.pbs.org/video/ratifi... Watch how a legion of activists worked to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment - making it the 28th Amendment to the US Constitution - that 80% of Americans still don’t know about.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 20/10/2025
HUGE congratulations to WOMEN LAUGHING for their world premiere at @woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social this weekend! @lizadonnelly.bsky.social is one of the most iconic voices in political and cultural cartooning, and we are thrilled to support such a critical story of women's relationship with humor.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 17/10/2025
Hey Woodstock! You've got a lot of great options at the @woodstockfilmfest.bsky.social, but @nywift.bsky.social has curated an amazing list of choices featuring work by their members. We're grateful for the shoutouts of two films on which Ruth Ann is an EP-- ASK E. JEAN and ARREST THE MIDWIFE. 🙏
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 11/10/2025
Celebrating girls and their leadership, today and every day! #dayofthegirl
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 23/09/2025
🌟 Exciting news! Our Funny Girls™ family is growing: Meet the amazing partners joining us for 2025-26 across Seattle, NYC, Sarasota, Long Island, Nashville, and Rochester. Together, we're creating spaces where girls develop leadership skills, emotional intelligence, and unshakeable confidence. ✨
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 09/09/2025
Absolutely could not be more thrilled that PATRICE won the Emmy for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Share in our celebration by watching now on Hulu and sharing this powerful work. @theemmys.tv
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 17/07/2025
We are overjoyed to hear that PATRICE has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit In Documentary Filmmaking! Watch now on Hulu and share this powerful film. @theemmys.tv
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 07/07/2025
NEW YORK CITY! This week, you have a chance to see MARLEE MATLIN: NOT ALONE ANYMORE at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan -- showtimes and tickets here: jccfilm.eventive.org/films/681cc8...
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 27/06/2025
We are so incredibly proud to have supported these 3 Emmy-nominated films: absolutely brilliant and critical work you've all created. 💜🩵 @theemmys.tv
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 29/05/2025
You've only got a few days left to have your school or program join up with us for the next school year! Find out more: funnygirls.org/info
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 10/04/2025
Want the girls in school to feel the power of real leadership skills and have a blast doing it? Find out more about Funny Girls at funnygirls.org/apply!
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 17/03/2025
We to invite you and your organization to be part of our Funny Girls family! We’re thrilled to share our Funny Girls 2025-2026 Partnership Application. Check out the application at bit.ly/FunnyGirls2025, or for more information, go to FunnyGirls.org.
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 14/03/2025
Excited for @studentleadnet.bsky.social's WholeGirl+ conference! Our very own Jill Frutkin will be leading a session where participants will experience first-hand how Funny Girls use improv games to connect to key leadership skills. See you there! www.studentleadershipnetwork.org/register-now...
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 12/03/2025
We believe in celebrating women by supporting the extraordinary vision, ingenuity, leadership and wit that women and non-binary people bring to every aspect of life. Thanks to Emily Flake for this brilliant cartoon reminding us all what it takes! #WomensHistoryMonth
Two women stand on a stage, one in front of a microphone. The one in without a microphone, presumably an instructor, says to the other, “It’s wild—the harder you make them laugh, the more seriously they take you.”
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 08/03/2025
We aren’t celebrating a DAY, we are honoring the power of women’s voices every day. Funny Girls continues to support girls leadership, and we’ve had fab feedback developing programming for women (hey, @sheshouldrun.bsky.social )! #InternationalWomensDay #IWD #IWD2025
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 03/03/2025
Social-emotional learning is a core part of Funny Girls' work, so we love joining the multitudes of voices celebrating #SELDay today! Follow along with all of the fabulous events and discussions at selday.org. 💜🩵 #SELWeek #SEL
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 28/01/2025
For an entire generation of girls, Sally Ride was the at pinnacle we dreamed of: being the first American woman to blast into space. A new doc premiering at Sundance explores her hidden life & a portrait of the woman beyond the headlines: festival.sundance.org/program/film/……
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 27/01/2025
When values of bodily autonomy and individual choice collide with latent fears of disability, the conversations get uncomfortable, to say the least. Premiering tonight at @sundancefilmfest.bsky.social, "Life After" is a new, unflinching dive into those conversations: festival.sundance.org…
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 27/01/2025
The stakes couldn't be higher: @chasestrangio.bsky.social is the first out trans person to argue a case before #SCOTUS, and he's also up against the mainstream media's continued role in fomenting anti-trans bias. Premiering today at Sundance: festival.sundance.org/program/film... @aclu.org
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 26/01/2025
A cure for what ails you: "Move Ya Body: The Birth of House" is a "road map of how a rebellion against bodily repression can clutch joy and creative expression to sidestep empire." Sounds very good to us! And, it premieres today at @sundancefilmfest.bsky.social: festival.sundance.org/prog…
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 25/01/2025
Worried that your teenager is caught in the chaos of modern life? Consider sending them to a traditional folk high school in the Arctic. No, really: "Folktales," one of the documentaries we've supported recently, premieres today at @sundancefilmfest.bsky.social. festival.sundance.org/progr…
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 24/01/2025
With librarians who are beloved by millions under threat by a small but dangerous cadre of extremists, we're proud to have supported @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social and are celebrating its premiere at @sundancefilmfest.bsky.social today! @itvsindies.bsky.social festival.sundance.org/program/film...
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 23/01/2025
Looking forward to today's @sundancefest.bsky.social premiere of "Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore." Congratulations to Shoshannah Stern, @marleematlin.bsky.social, and @itvsindies.bsky.social on this gorgeous accomplishment! festival.sundance.org/program/film...
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 14/01/2025
The global crisis of loneliness has deeply affected each one of us in ways that we're only just now starting to realize. It was through the lens of that crisis that we decided to support @creativemornings.bsky.social with its first $1 million grant.
“CreativeMornings reaches out with a welcoming hand around the world, and we believe in their ability to create safe spaces where people can meet, collaborate and maximize their creative impact.” —Ruth Ann Harnisch
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Harnisch Foundation @thehf.org · 27/11/2024
As we enter into this season of togetherness, our Funny Girls team wanted to share more about what we’ve been up to this school year: mailchi.mp/funnygirls/t...
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