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Deep Dive: Two of America’s Wealthiest Philanthropists Are Teaming Up to Protect the Oceans [via Inside Philanthropy]

Tate Williams writes about the Bloomberg-OceanX initiative, which will coordinate activities, to some extent, between Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Vibrant Oceans Initiative, and Ray and his son Mark Dalio’s OceanX, an exploration and…

Harvard Medical School receives record $200 million gift [via Boston Globe]

The Boston Globe reports that Harvard Medical School has received a $200 million donation — the largest in its history — to support research into fundamental questions about human illness and…

A Billionaire’s Dying Wish: A $10 Million Prize To Fight Brain Diseases [via Forbes]

Michela Tindera writes: The estate of legendary billionaire investor Richard Rainwater will fund a series of multimillion-dollar prizes to fight degenerative brain diseases like Alzheimer’s...The largest award, called the Rainwater Breakthrough Prize,…

Tang Family Gift supports MIT.nano, MIT Quest for Intelligence [via MIT]

The Tang family of Hong Kong has made a $20 million gift to MIT to name the Tang Family Imaging Suite in the new MIT.nano facility and establish the Tang Family Catalyst…

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Dalio Foundation’s OceanX Announce $185 Million for New Partnership to Increase Ocean Exploration and Protection [via Bloomberg]

As two of the largest supporters of ocean protection and exploration in the world, Bloomberg and Dalio’s OceanX’s combined efforts create a critical platform that increases the world’s collective understanding…

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Fundraising for Basic Scientific Research: In the Trenches with Development and Academic Leaders [Alliance Blog]

Sue Merrilees is an advisor at the Science Philanthropy AllianceRaising money for discovery science from private sources can sometimes feel like a long and hard-fought battle; the set of potential…

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What a Top Science Funder is Learning from Its Deep Dive into a Risky Area

Tate Williams writes about the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's support of quantum materials basic scientific research through its EPiQS initiative....how do you gauge if a program is successful, when…