Talking in Texas about Science Philanthropy: Why Philanthropists Care about Basic Science [Alliance blog]
Sue Merrilees is an advisor with the Science Philanthropy Alliance. This is the first of a two-part blog in which […]
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UK Philanthropists’ Views on Supporting Science Research [Alliance blog]
Valerie Conn is executive director of the Science Philanthropy Alliance London was cold and blustery on March 7, but on […]
Q&A with Cyndi Atherton [via Physics Today]
Physics Today talks to Cyndi Atherton, director of the science program at the Heising-Simons Foundation, about her career path and […]
Jim Simons, the Numbers King [via New Yorker]
An in-depth profile of Jim Simons, who with Marilyn Simons is one of the heavyweights in science philanthropy through their […]
The Sloan Foundation’s 25-year Partnership with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
A Science Philanthropy Success Story Taking to the Stars: the Sloan Foundation’s 25-year Partnership with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey […]
Philanthropic Funding Makes Waves in Basic Science [via The Scientist]
In this story from The Scientist, Bob Grant writes about private funders who are supporting big projects and rewriting the playbook […]
Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation Launches $25M Schmidt Science Fellows Program
Congratulations to our member, the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation, on the launch of the Schmidt Science […]
Inside the Moore Foundation’s Science Funding Powerhouse
Robert Kirshner, chief program officer for science at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation spoke with Inside Philanthropy about making the move […]
Science Philanthropists’ Approaches to Making a Difference [Marc Kastner blog]
By Marc Kastner, president, Science Philanthropy Alliance Researchers often want to know: will my research be of interest to philanthropists? […]
Broad Interests and a Passion for Science (the Lyda Hill Foundation) [via Inside Philanthropy]
Inside Philanthropy describes the Lyda Hill Foundation, an Alliance member, and its broad interests in science.
On Giving to Science: Perspectives from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Leon Levy Foundation, and the Simons Foundation [Valerie Conn blog]
Valerie Conn is executive director of the Science Philanthropy Alliance Twice a year, the members of the Science Philanthropy Alliance […]
Rita Allen Foundation: Grants for Science Research
Inside Philanthropy describes the Rita Allen Foundation’s science giving program. The Rita Allen Foundation focuses its science research grantmaking on […]
Basic Science Funders Ask, “How Do We Know if Our Giving is Working?” [via Inside Philanthropy]
Tate Williams discusses the challenges of evaluating basic science giving, and the meetings that the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation […]
“You Get Ideas.” Inside a Top Science Foundation’s Most Ambitious Project Yet [via Inside Philanthropy]
Tate Williams profiles the Simons Foundation’s new Flatiron Institute, a privately-funded research center which brings “multiple disciplines into one shop, united […]
The Wealthy Couple Trying to Unlock the Secrets of Anorexia [via Inside Philanthropy]
Reporter Paul Karon describes the Klarman Family Foundation‘s support of research into eating disorders. The Klarman foundation, established with millions […]