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Dina Bakst & Sherry Leiwant

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Heinz Family Foundation Names Dina Bakst, Sherry Leiwant and William Bynum Recipients of the 26th Heinz Awards for the Economy

From Advancing Workplace Protections for Caregivers to Removing Barriers to Entrepreneurship and Home Ownership in the Deep South, Heinz Family Foundation Names Dina Bakst, Sherry Leiwant and William Bynum Recipients of the 26th Heinz Awards for the Economy

26th Heinz Awards: Heinz Family Foundation Announces $1.5 Million in Awards

Photo grid of all six of the 26th Heinz Award recipients

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.