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Jun 2017

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Joins Science Philanthropy Alliance as Associate Member

The Science Philanthropy Alliance announced that the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has joined as an associate member.The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was launched in December 2015 by Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO…

Jun 2017

Shelby White of the Leon Levy Foundation Receives Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

Alliance member Shelby White, founder of the Leon Levy Foundation, received the 2017 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. Read more here. Past Alliance members who have received the award include Fred Kavli,…

Jun 2017

Science Philanthropy Alliance Names Valerie Conn Executive Director

The Science Philanthropy Alliance (the "Alliance") announced that Valerie Conn will become Executive Director of the organization effective July 1, 2017. Marc Kastner will continue as President of the Alliance.…

Jun 2017

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 early-career scientists studying cancer, immunology, and neuroscience.

Jun 2017

For Funding, Scientists Turn to Unorthodox Sources [via Discover Magazine]

Wudan Yan discusses non-government sources of funding for scientific research, including philanthropy. “When federal funding declines, then philanthropic funding becomes more important,” says Marc Kastner, the president of the Science Philanthropy…

May 2017

discovery science Funders Ask, “How Do We Know if Our Giving is Working?” [via Inside Philanthropy]

Tate Williams discusses the challenges of evaluating discovery science giving, and the meetings that the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and Science Philanthropy Alliance members have held to address them.

May 2017

“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 by an emphasis on computational methods."

May 2017

Private Funding is Unlikely to Replace Government Funding of discovery science

Marc Kastner, president of Science Philanthropy Alliance, recently wrote in a San Jose Mercury News op-ed:"With many recent high-profile announcements about science philanthropy, some may wonder if philanthropy could replace…

May 2017

America’s ‘Miracle Machine’ is in desperate need of, well, a miracle [Washington Post op-ed]

Eric S. Lander, president of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard University and Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, write about the importance of…

Apr 2017

Science in Turbulent Times [Scientific American blog]

Robert Kirshner, chief program officer for science at our founding member organization, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, writes about the importance of supporting science:"...science is for the long term good of…

National Academies Add Philanthropists to Their Long-Standing Brain Trust of Government, University, and Industry Leaders

Science Philanthropy Alliance 2023 Annual Report

In Tribute: Jim Simons

The Dana Foundation—At the Vanguard of Neuroscience & Society

GUIRR Webinar: Including Philanthropy in the Research Funding Conversation

Prebys Foundation Announces $7 Million “Prebys Research Heroes” Program to Improve Medical Research through Diversity

Is Data the Cure for Advancing Scientific Discovery? Part Two

Is Data the Cure for Advancing Scientific Discovery? How Philanthropic Investment in Open Data Platforms Can Advance Science

Harlow Shapley: From a Brilliant Man Dedicated to Science to a Brilliant Scientist Devoted to Man

The Science Philanthropy Alliance Congratulates The Brinson Foundation on the Launch of The Brinson Exploration Hub at Caltech

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Joins Science Philanthropy Alliance as Associate Member

Shelby White of the Leon Levy Foundation Receives Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy

Science Philanthropy Alliance Names Valerie Conn Executive Director

Rita Allen Foundation: Grants for Science Research

For Funding, Scientists Turn to Unorthodox Sources [via Discover Magazine]

discovery science Funders Ask, “How Do We Know if Our Giving is Working?” [via Inside Philanthropy]

“You Get Ideas.” Inside a Top Science Foundation’s Most Ambitious Project Yet [via Inside Philanthropy]

Private Funding is Unlikely to Replace Government Funding of discovery science

America’s ‘Miracle Machine’ is in desperate need of, well, a miracle [Washington Post op-ed]

Science in Turbulent Times [Scientific American blog]

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