Recognizing outstanding contributions to the Arts, the Economy and the Environment
26th Recipients
Tanya Aguiñiga
Arts
Artist whose dynamic visual artworks blend contemporary craft, sculpture and performance to address issues of migration, gender and identity.
Sanford Biggers
Arts
Artist whose work in sculpture, painting, video and performance reveal intertwined cultural and aesthetic relationships while suggesting new narratives.
Dina Bakst &
Sherry Leiwant
Economy
Co-Founders and Co-Presidents of A Better Balance, a nonprofit legal advocacy organization that advances supportive workplace policies and justice for workers.
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William Bynum
Economy
Founder and CEO of HOPE, a Jackson, Mississippi-based community development financial organization working to combat the factors that limit an individual’s ability to prosper.
Gabe Brown
Environment
Pioneer in regenerative agriculture and soil health, catalyzing the transformation of farmland from an environmental problem to a solution.
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Jacqueline Patterson
Environment
Founder and Executive Director of The Chisholm Legacy Project, a resource hub for Black frontline climate justice leadership.
About the Heinz Awards
About the Heinz Awards
Established by Teresa Heinz in 1993 to honor the memory of her late husband, U.S. Senator John Heinz, the Heinz Awards celebrate the extraordinary achievements of individuals in the Arts, the Economy and the Environment. During the program’s first 25 years, awards were given in five categories. Moving forward, there will be six recipients, with two recipients in each of the three categories. Awardees will receive a monetary award of $250,000 and the Heinz Awards medallion.
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Press Release
Heinz Family Foundation Announces $1.5 Million in Awards
From Championing Environmental Justice and Regenerative Agriculture to Removing Economic Barriers to Economic Prosperity and Entrepreneurship, Recipients of 26th Heinz Awards Are Leaders of Transformative Change
PITTSBURGH, November 18, 2021 — The Heinz Family Foundation today announced the recipients of the 26th Heinz Awards, which will present unrestricted cash awards totaling $1.5 million to seven Americans for outstanding contributions in the categories of the Arts, the Economy and the Environment.
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