As we look to the year ahead, the Alliance reflects on some of the philanthropic funding trends and insights that were published over the last year. Below we share a…
By Rose-Marie BrandweinScience is on the agenda on the global stage. The World Economic Forum at Davos annually features Climate Change and Environmental risk issues. This year’s Open…
A recent article published by Physics Today addresses the growing trend of philanthropy as a primary funding tool for discovery science, and mentions the role Heising-Simons Foundation has played in…
Sixteen researchers from 14 universities across the U.S. have been named as the first cohort of experimental physicists to receive funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The new…
Science Philanthropy Alliance President France A. Córdova recently served as a keynote speaker at the Science Summit at United Nations General Assembly held September 13-30 in New York City. In…
The Dana Foundation, a Science Philanthropy Alliance member, today announced the recipients of the Dana Centers for Neuroscience and Society planning grants. Eleven US-based institutions will receive funding in this…
The Leon Levy Foundation today announced new leadership. Meredith Ross, former program director for the foundation, has been name president. Justine Koch has been promoted to the role of director…
Alliance member Lyda Hill will be honored with the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, which recognizes innovative philanthropists for their contributions to solving global challenges. Among Hill's many accomplishments as a…
One of Science's Biggest ChallengesIn the early 1980s, scientists raced to discover the cause of a mysterious disease that was attacking immune systems and ravaging communities across the globe.…
