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This $3.1 Billion Fund Channels Paul Allen’s Wealth. What Kind of Grantmaker Will It Be?

Paul Karon | October 15, 2025

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“Broken Status Quo”: Melinda French Gates’ Latest Investment in Women and Girls

Connie Matthiessen | September 16, 2025

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Will Philanthropy Get a Cut of the $3.3 Billion Murdoch Succession Deal?

Michael Kavate | September 10, 2025

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Is the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Turning Away From DEI for Good?

Laurie Udesky | September 4, 2025

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Here’s Why Open Philanthropy Is Doubling Down on Abundance

Mike Scutari | September 2, 2025

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Australia’s Ainsworth Family Invests Big in Endometriosis Research

Sarah Henry | September 2, 2025

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Meet a New Billion-Dollar Fund from a Billionaire Crypto-Science Power Couple

Michael Kavate | August 21, 2025

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With Federal Support for Alzheimer’s Research Scrambled, Can Funders Fill In?

Celia Wexler | August 20, 2025

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How the American Brain Foundation’s Targeting a Key Element in Neurological Health 

Paul Karon | August 13, 2025

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“Threats to Our Communities”: Stupski Foundation Accelerates Its Spend Down — and Giving

Mike Scutari | August 4, 2025

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The Stoic Philanthropist: Robert Rosenkranz on His Giving

Ade Adeniji | June 4, 2025

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A Funder-Backed Model to Translate Academic Science into Real-World Treatments

Paul Karon | May 22, 2025

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Psychedelics Research Needs Coordination. This Funder Collaborative Wants to Help

Paul Karon | May 5, 2025

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A Deep Dive into an HHS Document Itemizing Billions in Terminated Funding

Mike Scutari | May 1, 2025

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“Patients Will Suffer.” Cancer Research Funders Respond to Federal Funding Cuts

Mike Scutari | April 17, 2025

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One Way Philanthropy Can Help Defend the Planet from Asteroids

Paul Karon | March 27, 2025

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Trump’s NIH Cuts Raise Tough Questions for Research Funders

Paul Karon | February 14, 2025

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Wildfires Are Getting More Severe. How Can Philanthropy Reduce the Dangers?

Paul Karon | January 30, 2025

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AI2050: Eric and Wendy Schmidt’s Optimistic AI Research Fellowship

Paul Karon | January 13, 2025

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The King of Wall Street South: Checking in on Kenneth Griffin’s Giving

Mike Scutari | December 4, 2024

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Reid Hoffman and the Complexity of the Modern Megadonor

Michael Kavate | November 19, 2024

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A Conversation with Reid Hoffman on Philanthropy and His Values

Michael Kavate | November 7, 2024

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“We Need Some Champions Here.” The Colorectal Cancer Alliance Calls Out Underfunding

Paul Karon | November 5, 2024

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Philanthropy’s Essential Role in Filling Science Funding Gaps

France Córdova, Harvey V. Fineberg and Michael W. Nestor, Guest Contributors | October 31, 2024

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Jean Trebek Continues Her Late Husband’s Philanthropic Legacy

Ade Adeniji | October 23, 2024

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Why an L.A. Inventor Gave Big to Launch a New Institute for Immunology

Paul Karon | October 22, 2024

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Here’s Why More Philanthropic Funders Need to Get Behind Mental Health Research

Ann Richman, Guest Contributor | October 10, 2024

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Another Major Science Funder Dives into How Climate Change Affects Animal Brains

Paul Karon | September 10, 2024

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Why a Top Science Funder Is Centering AI in Its Support for Biology and Life Sciences Research

Paul Karon | September 4, 2024

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Why Three Top Science Philanthropies Think Open Source Software’s a Good Investment

Paul Karon | July 2, 2024

Banner for article Why Three Top Science Philanthropies Think Open Source Software’s a Good Investment

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