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Charles H. Cotros served next as
Chairman, from 2012 to 2014,
followed by George S. Tsandikos,
from 2014 to 2018. Cotros, who had
served as Chairman of the Hellenic
College-Holy Cross Leadership 100
Scholarship Fund Committee in 2010,
initiated a change in the program
that stipulated that the grant would
amount to $1 million a year over
each renewable 10-year period. The
Leadership 100 Scholarship Fund
was renewed and reached $18 million
by 2018. By 2016, under the tenure
of Tsandikos, contributions reached
$76.5 million, and grant distributions
rose to $45.5 million. Tsandikos
was able to announce in 2016 that
Leadership 100 had reached 1,000
members, but he also had to address
a financial shortfall at the Archdiocese
that required better administration of
the funding of the National Ministries.
Other grants included Fordham
University Orthodox Center in 2014,
and the Small Parish Initiative, as well
as Project Mexico in 2015, Restoration
of Ionian Village in 2016, and the
Holy and Great Council in 2016.
Humanitarian assistance included
relief in the aftermath of Hurricanes
Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017 and
the Attica Fires in 2018.
Argyris Vassiliou became Chairman
in 2018 and served until 2022, guiding
Leadership 100 during the pandemic
and the subsequent celebrations
of the Bicentennial of the Greek
Revolution in 2021 and the Centennial
of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
of America in 2022, assisting in
the funding of both celebrations.
By 2022, membership reached
1,230, contributions reached $92.6
million and total grant distributions
reached $70.0 million. In 2019,
Archbishop Demetrios ended his
service as Archbishop of America
and Archbishop Elpidophoros was
enthroned.
Archbishop Elpidophoros appointed
Vassiliou Chairman of the Centennial
National Committee and Leadership
100 Vice Chairman Demetrios G.
Logothetis Chairman of National
Coordinating Committee for the
200th Anniversary of the Greek
Revolution.
Major grants included Modernizing
Archdiocese Technology for
$500,000 in 2020, Clergy Pension
Fund for $1 million in 2021, St.
Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
and National Shrine completion for
$6 million in 2020-2021, St. Michael’s
Home Expansion Project for $2
million in 2022, and Celebrations
of the Bicentennial of the Greek
Revolution in 2021 and the Centennial
of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
in 2022 for $815,000. Humanitarian
assistance included relief in the
aftermath of Hurricane Dorian in 2019
and Greek Fires in 2022.