Largest-Ever Gift to UCSF Honors Philanthropist Helen Diller [via UCSF]
The Helen Diller Foundation has granted $500 million to UC San Francisco. “Of this, $100 million will be used to […]
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China’s Rising Philanthropy Presents the Next Big Brain Science Donor [via Inside Philanthropy]
Tianqiao Chen and Chrissy Luo commit an initial $1 billion to brain discovery, treatment, and development. Their gift to Caltech builds […]
Bill Bowes Donates $50 Million to UCSF for “Unconventional” Science [via San Francisco Examiner]
Nuala Sawyer reports on Bill Bowes’ gift to UCSF for biomedical research.
Tianqiao Chen and Chrissy Luo Give $115 Million to Caltech for Brain Research [via L.A. Times]
Rosanna Xia reports on a significant gift to brain research in “How a mind-controlled robotic arm paved the way for […]
Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust Gives University of Iowa $45 Million for Neuroscience [Inside Philanthropy]
Reporter Tate Williams writes about the donor behind a big neuroscience gift in Iowa.
Articles about giving to basic science [via The Lasker Foundation]
The Lasker Foundation, one of our members, recently featured two articles on giving to basic science. The Foundation discusses philanthropy’s […]
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative News Roundup
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement on September 21 generated a lot of buzz in the science and philanthropy communities. […]
A Path toward Understanding Neurodegeneration (Via Science)
Authors: K. S. Kosik, T. J. Sejnowski, M. E. Raichle, A. Ciechanover, D. Baltimore In this article, the authors discuss the lack of progress […]
Rita Allen Foundation Joins Science Philanthropy Alliance as Associate Member [News release]
Rita Allen Foundation Joins Science Philanthropy Alliance as Associate Member August 11, Palo Alto, CA–The Science Philanthropy Alliance announced that […]
Sandy and Joan Weill aim to advance brain research with $185 million gift [via Washington Post]
Sandy and Joan Weill give big to brain research with a $185 million gift.
Sean Parker Launches an Unprecedented Cancer Research Effort [via Fortune]
Sean Parker’s foundation is giving $250 million to fund cancer research, focusing on immunotherapy and new tumor antigen targets.
New Frontiers in Bioscience [via Science]
A guest editorial in Science Magazine by Paul Allen about the exciting opportunities in bioscience and basic science. Read the […]
Philanthropist Paul Allen announces $100 million gift to expand ‘frontiers of bioscience’ [via Washington Post]
Paul Allen announces a $100 million commitment over 10 years to fund bioscience.
Here’s One Foundation That’s Heeding the Call for More Basic Science Funding [via Inside Philanthropy]
An inside look at how Bill and Karen Ackman’s Pershing Square Foundation values, and funds, the creative serendipity of basic science.