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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 commited 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.
Web Address
www.macfound.org
Social Media Links
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/macfound
Twitter - @macfound
Foundation RSS Feeds
News - www.macfound.org/rss/
Assets
$5,737,270,334 - 2010-12-31
$6,178,196,933 - 2006-12-31
Giving
$217,488,289 - 2010-12-31
$216,757,656 - 2006-12-31
The foundation supports creative people and effective institutions that are commited 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.
Web Address
www.macfound.org
Social Media Links
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/macfound
Twitter - @macfound
Foundation RSS Feeds
News - www.macfound.org/rss/
Assets
$5,737,270,334 - 2010-12-31
$6,178,196,933 - 2006-12-31
Giving
$217,488,289 - 2010-12-31
$216,757,656 - 2006-12-31
Foundation Grants and Resources
Recent News from MacArthur Foundation
The Ferrero Group Unveils New Packaging Goal As It Releases Its 10th Corporate Social ...
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
... The Ferrero Group releases its 10th Corporate Social Responsibility Report and ... Investments in R&D and Open Innovation, as well as working...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
... The Ferrero Group releases its 10th Corporate Social Responsibility Report and ... Investments in R&D and Open Innovation, as well as working...more
Impact investing: BlackRock 'breaks new ground' with circular economy fund
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
“At one end is basic screening, at the other end is impact investment and this sits in the middle. This is not an ESG fund but ESG is integral to...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
“At one end is basic screening, at the other end is impact investment and this sits in the middle. This is not an ESG fund but ESG is integral to...more
Our view: The luminaries among us
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Recipients of this year's MacArthur Foundation grants — often referred to as “genius grants” — were announced last month and include three...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Recipients of this year's MacArthur Foundation grants — often referred to as “genius grants” — were announced last month and include three...more
Buddhist restorative justice expert sujatha baliga awarded MacArthur “Genius Grant”
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Buddhist attorney and restorative justice expert sujatha baliga has been named one of the 2019 fellows of the MacArthur Foundation — the...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Buddhist attorney and restorative justice expert sujatha baliga has been named one of the 2019 fellows of the MacArthur Foundation — the...more
First Woman to Translate Homer's Odyssey Receives $625000 MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Two years later, the 47-year-old British native has won a “genius grant” through the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship — earning $625,000 for...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Two years later, the 47-year-old British native has won a “genius grant” through the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship — earning $625,000 for...more
Mary Halvorson, School of Jazz Faculty Member, Wins Prestigious MacArthur “Genius” Grant
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
According to the foundation, the prize rewards those who “demonstrate the power of individual creativity to reframe old problems, spur...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
According to the foundation, the prize rewards those who “demonstrate the power of individual creativity to reframe old problems, spur...more
MacArthur Fellow Recognized For Work In Restorative Justice
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MARTIN: I do want a mention that the MacArthur Foundation, who awards the Genius Grant, is among NPR's financial supporters. With that being...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
MARTIN: I do want a mention that the MacArthur Foundation, who awards the Genius Grant, is among NPR's financial supporters. With that being...more
3 Climate Scientists Named MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Fellows
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
... adaptation," said Cecilia Conrad, a managing director at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation who oversees the Fellows...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
... adaptation," said Cecilia Conrad, a managing director at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation who oversees the Fellows...more
University of Massachusetts professor Ocean Vuong to receive $625K grant as MacArthur fellow
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Described in his biography on the foundation site announcing the awards as “child of illiterate rice farmers from rural Vietnam” who came to...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Described in his biography on the foundation site announcing the awards as “child of illiterate rice farmers from rural Vietnam” who came to...more
Cameron Art Museum sculptor wins MacArthur 'genius grant'
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Cameron Art Museum sculptor wins MacArthur 'genius grant' .... D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to writers, artists, thinkers and scientists...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Cameron Art Museum sculptor wins MacArthur 'genius grant' .... D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to writers, artists, thinkers and scientists...more
Illustrative Grants from MacArthur Foundation
Woodstock Institute - $200,000
Washington State's Administrative Office of the Courts - $380,000
Washington State University - $300,000
Volunteers of America - $2,000,000
Urban Institute - $30,000
Vera Institute of Justice - $600,000
University of Washington Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs - $285,000
University of Southern California - $250,000
University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts - $485,000
University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy & Practice - $30,000
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Gradian Health Systems, which pioneered the CE-marked Universal Anaesthesia Machine to bring general anaesthesia in underserved communities around the world on patients of any age, is a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) solely owned by a New York City-based private foundation, the Nick Simons Foundation.
