The Lasker Foundation, one of our members, recently featured two articles on giving to basic science.

The Foundation discusses philanthropy’s role in supporting scientific research in “Enlisting Philanthropies to Invest in Basic Medical Research” and talks about the Science Philanthropy Alliance.

Jim and Marilyn Simons of the Simons Foundation discuss the importance of basic science and the role of philanthropists in supporting science, in the article “Investing in Projects that are a Little Crazy”