John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (IL)
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the nation's largest independent foundations.
The foundation supports creative people and effective institutions that are committed to building more just, verdant, and peaceful world. They work to defend human rights, advance global conservation, and security.
The foundation promotes the development of knowledge and individual creativity. They also work to strengthen institutions, improve public policy, and provide public information by supporting public interest media.
"Press freedom, facts-based storytelling, and mediamaking are urgent global issues.
As our information infrastructure becomes more globalized, filmmakers worldwide must have access to resources...more
The MacArthur Foundation, known for its "genius grants" to left-wing activists, has announced a $500 million philanthropic push to boost local journalism.
The push, called "Press Forward," aims...more
The MacArthur Foundation has released its annual list of "genius" grants, and this year's winners have a lot in common with previous winners: They're all men.
Among them: Mark Zuckerberg: The...more
The MacArthur Foundation has released its annual list of "genius" grants, and this year's winners have a lot in common with previous winners: They're all men.
Among them: Mark Zuckerberg: The...more
The MacArthur Foundation has released its annual list of "genius" grants, and this year's winners have a lot in common with previous winners: They're all men.
Among them: Mark Zuckerberg: The...more
The MacArthur Foundation has released its annual list of "genius" grants, and this year's winners have a lot in common with previous winners: They're all men.
Among them: Mark Zuckerberg: The...more
John Palfrey, president of the MacArthur Foundationone of the largest philanthropies in the US, with $7 billion to its nameis making a splash with a $10 million donation to Chicago's public...more
When it comes to education, there's a lot we can do ourselves, but we can't do it for others.
That's according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that...more
When it comes to education, there's a lot we can do ourselves, but we can't do it for others.
That's according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that...more
When it comes to education, there's a lot we can do ourselves, but we can't do it for others.
That's according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that...more
Vertical farms are designed in a way to avoid the pressing issues about growing food crops in drought-and-disease-prone fields miles away from the population centers in which they will be consumed.