This $3.1 Billion Fund Channels Paul Allen’s Wealth. What Kind of Grantmaker Will It Be?
The late Microsoft cofounder took big swings to advance human knowledge. The Fund for Science and Technology, a recent entrant in the Allen funding ecosystem, aims... Read more.
As the U.S. Dials Back AIDS Relief, Can Philanthropy Maintain Lifesaving Services?
PEPFAR-related service disruptions have already resulted in nearly 100,000 deaths. The good news is that AIDS-related philanthropy has ticked up, but more is needed.... Read more.
How the American Brain Foundation’s Targeting a Key Element in Neurological Health
As research funding cuts take their toll, here's some good news: an effort to get to grips with a critical factor in nearly every brain disorder, including dementia,... Read more.
Can Philanthropy Cover for Government Cuts to Global Health? Yes — Sometimes
There is a lot that private funders can do. Here’s one example: the WHO Foundation and ELMA’s move to preserve a network tracking the growing measles threat.... Read more.
A Funder-Backed Model to Translate Academic Science into Real-World Treatments
Many promising new therapeutics never make it out of the university lab. The Chicago Biomedical Consortium aims to bridge the gap between university research and... Read more.
Psychedelics Research Needs Coordination. This Funder Collaborative Wants to Help
With more funders interested in the promise of psychedelics as mental health therapies, the Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative has released a roadmap to guide... Read more.
One Way Philanthropy Can Help Defend the Planet from Asteroids
For more than 20 years, the B612 Foundation has been on the lookout for asteroids. Now, it’s using new computing techniques to find thousands of previously unidentified... Read more.
Trump’s NIH Cuts Raise Tough Questions for Research Funders
The National Institutes of Health is cutting back on billions in vital medical research funding. What are the implications for philanthropy?... Read more.
Wildfires Are Getting More Severe. How Can Philanthropy Reduce the Dangers?
The L.A. wildfires were only the latest episodes of a growing global threat. Experts are calling for more research support to improve resilience to fire.... Read more.
AI2050: Eric and Wendy Schmidt’s Optimistic AI Research Fellowship
With AI poised to be the era's most transformative technology, Schmidt Sciences' fellowship funds scholars applying it across health, physics, economics and more.... Read more.
Open Philanthropy Backs the Search for New Cures through Old Treatments
Dustin Moskovitz and Cari Tuna's effective altruist approach extends to Cures Within Reach, which funds global research to repurpose existing medicines for new cures.... Read more.
At 100 Years, the Duke Endowment Ups Payout, Stays Perpetual
The powerhouse regional funder has been a philanthropic bedrock in the Carolinas since 1924. It's aiming to give away $5 billion over the next 15 years.... Read more.
What a Financial Advisor to Wealthy Individuals Wishes Nonprofits Knew
We spoke with a certified trust and fiduciary advisor about what philanthropy looks like from that unique position between grantmaker and grant seeker.... Read more.
Why Bloomberg, Bezos and More Stepped In to Protect the High Seas
With fish species collapsing and climate threats accelerating, 11 funders have pledged more than $50 million to help the U.N. create marine protected areas in international... Read more.
“We Need Some Champions Here.” The Colorectal Cancer Alliance Calls Out Underfunding
Though only lung cancer causes more U.S. deaths, colon cancer funding has been stagnant. And now the disease is mysteriously rising among young people.... Read more.
Why an L.A. Inventor Gave Big to Launch a New Institute for Immunology
Gary Michelson's $120 million gift anchors UCLA's new California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, an ambitious public-private center for research and... Read more.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Targets Lead Poisoning in the First of Its New “Big Bets”
The consultancy and philanthrosphere stalwart has a new program of collaborative big bets in the works. Its first tackles a global problem that's benefiting from... Read more.
One Family Aims to Change the Game in Pancreatic Cancer Research with a Million-Dollar Prize
After losing their wife and mother to pancreatic cancer, entrepreneurs Emmet Stephenson and daughter Tessa Stephenson Brand gave $150 million to the City of Hope... Read more.
Basic Data, Big Impact: Why Bloomberg’s Doubling Down on Tracking Global Births and Deaths
With additional backing from Gates, Bloomberg Philanthropies is pumping more money into its decade-long project to help low- and middle-income countries collect... Read more.
Another Major Science Funder Dives into How Climate Change Affects Animal Brains
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group’s newest Allen Discovery Center, based at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, will research how climate change is impacting... Read more.
Why a Top Science Funder Is Centering AI in Its Support for Biology and Life Sciences Research
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has committed $500 million over the next decade for AI-driven biomedical research. Amid broader AI fears, HHMI sees this as an... Read more.
Will Bloomberg’s Big HBCU Gift Spur Other Donors to Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap in Higher Ed?
Bloomberg Philanthropies' $600 million commitment more than doubles the endowments of three of the nation's four historically Black medical schools. Is a paradigm... Read more.
This $50 Million Funding Challenge Seeks Solutions for a Resilient and Sustainable Gulf Coast
The Gulf Futures Challenge — launched by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine through Lever for Change — aims to help the Gulf region... Read more.
As Funding Dwindles, HIV and AIDS Remain as Much an Issue of Human Rights as of Health
A new report shows a continued decline in HIV giving as infection rates in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and other regions rise. Long-underserved groups, including... Read more.
How One Foundation Aims to Get Ahead of the Curve on Utilizing AI — and Avoid Its Pitfalls
The Annenberg Foundation has brought in expert help to better understand how AI can be integrated into its operations in a deliberate and mission-oriented way.... Read more.
Why Three Top Science Philanthropies Think Open Source Software’s a Good Investment
The Kavli Foundation and Wellcome Trust have joined the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to support the development of open source software tools — often the unsung... Read more.
Why Five Spinal Cord Injury Organizations Teamed Up to Launch a New Venture Philanthropy Fund
SCI Ventures, launched with $27 million, will invest in companies developing new therapies and technologies to treat spinal cord injuries and paralysis. Spearheading... Read more.
How a New Philanthropy Advisory Firm Aims to Drive Science and Tech Innovation
With initial backing from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, Renaissance Philanthropy wants to engage donors around ambitious ideas in science and tech, building out a new... Read more.
Neuroscience Funders Are Moving in Unexpected Directions: Three Boundary-Pushing Initiatives
As the field advances at a quick clip, the Dana Foundation, Kavli Foundation and the late Paul Allen’s philanthropic vehicles are all pursuing ways to push neuroscience... Read more.
A Billionaire Couple’s Quest to Cure the Genetic Disorder That Claimed Their Son’s Life
A year after their son died as a result of complications from neurofibromatosis, mortgage lending billionaire Dan Gilbert and his wife Jennifer continue to plow... Read more.
