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John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (IL)
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the nation's largest independent foundations.
The foundation supports creative people and effective institutions that are committed to building more just, verdant, and peaceful world. They work to defend human rights, advance global conservation, and security.
The foundation promotes the development of knowledge and individual creativity. They also work to strengthen institutions, improve public policy, and provide public information by supporting public interest media.
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The foundation supports creative people and effective institutions that are committed to building more just, verdant, and peaceful world. They work to defend human rights, advance global conservation, and security.
The foundation promotes the development of knowledge and individual creativity. They also work to strengthen institutions, improve public policy, and provide public information by supporting public interest media.
Web Address
www.macfound.org
Social Media Links
YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/macfound
Twitter - @macfound
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Here's What We Found From A Look At the Largest Foundations' Overhead Numbers
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Initiative Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Dell Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation
Chan Zuckerberg's foundation has a higher degree of overhead than the trust's numbers indicate.Michael Bloomberg, Michael Dell and Bill Gates are near the top of Seitz's list.With the exceptions of...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Initiative Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Dell Foundation, Ford Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Kellogg Foundation, Walton Family Foundation
Chan Zuckerberg's foundation has a higher degree of overhead than the trust's numbers indicate.Michael Bloomberg, Michael Dell and Bill Gates are near the top of Seitz's list.With the exceptions of...more
Stories From India's Climate Innovation - MacArthur Foundation
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Chan Zuckerberg's foundation has a higher degree of overhead than the trust's numbers indicate.Michael Bloomberg, Michael Dell and Bill Gates are near the top of Seitz's list.With the exceptions of...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Chan Zuckerberg's foundation has a higher degree of overhead than the trust's numbers indicate.Michael Bloomberg, Michael Dell and Bill Gates are near the top of Seitz's list.With the exceptions of...more
MacArthur Foundation awards $10 million to bolster culture, humanities | Philanthropy news
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Chan Zuckerberg's foundation has a higher degree of overhead than the trust's numbers indicate.Michael Bloomberg, Michael Dell and Bill Gates are near the top of Seitz's list.With the exceptions of...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Chan Zuckerberg's foundation has a higher degree of overhead than the trust's numbers indicate.Michael Bloomberg, Michael Dell and Bill Gates are near the top of Seitz's list.With the exceptions of...more
Macarthur Names Megan Minoka Hill to Lead New Native Self-Determination Program
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
MacArthur Foundation names Megan Minoka Hill as director of its new Native self-determination program.The program is designed to increase resources for Native Nations and Native-led organizations.The...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
MacArthur Foundation names Megan Minoka Hill as director of its new Native self-determination program.The program is designed to increase resources for Native Nations and Native-led organizations.The...more
People in the News (01/18/2026): Appointments, Promotions, Obituaries
Foundation: Gates Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Meadows Foundation, Meadows Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
In the programs department, STEPHANIE DAVISON was promoted from the human services program to senior program officer.On the operations team, SARAH TRAXLER was promoted to director of the executive...more
Foundation: Gates Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Meadows Foundation, Meadows Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
In the programs department, STEPHANIE DAVISON was promoted from the human services program to senior program officer.On the operations team, SARAH TRAXLER was promoted to director of the executive...more
The Week in Impact Investing: Assertively Moral
Foundation: Albuquerque Community Foundation, MacArthur Foundation
Rutgers' Joseph Blasi proposes a "citizens' share" in AI's upside."Nature tech" startups raised just $10 billion between 2018 and 2024.Save the Children's Paul Ronalds explains the humanitarian...more
Foundation: Albuquerque Community Foundation, MacArthur Foundation
Rutgers' Joseph Blasi proposes a "citizens' share" in AI's upside."Nature tech" startups raised just $10 billion between 2018 and 2024.Save the Children's Paul Ronalds explains the humanitarian...more
Who's funding AI regulation and safety? - Inside Philanthropy
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation
Rutgers' Joseph Blasi proposes a "citizens' share" in AI's upside."Nature tech" startups raised just $10 billion between 2018 and 2024.Save the Children's Paul Ronalds explains the humanitarian...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Lumina Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation
Rutgers' Joseph Blasi proposes a "citizens' share" in AI's upside."Nature tech" startups raised just $10 billion between 2018 and 2024.Save the Children's Paul Ronalds explains the humanitarian...more
After A Bruising Year, Climate Investors Look For Signals of Sustainable Momentum
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Investors are mobilizing new funds and coalitions to step into the gap left by the disappearance of public funding.Energy Catalyst Fund I kicked off late this year with $50 million from the MacArthur...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Investors are mobilizing new funds and coalitions to step into the gap left by the disappearance of public funding.Energy Catalyst Fund I kicked off late this year with $50 million from the MacArthur...more
The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2025
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Investors are mobilizing new funds and coalitions to step into the gap left by the disappearance of public funding.Energy Catalyst Fund I kicked off late this year with $50 million from the MacArthur...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Investors are mobilizing new funds and coalitions to step into the gap left by the disappearance of public funding.Energy Catalyst Fund I kicked off late this year with $50 million from the MacArthur...more
MacArthur Foundation awards $1.5 million for food security in Chicago | Philanthropy news
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Investors are mobilizing new funds and coalitions to step into the gap left by the disappearance of public funding.Energy Catalyst Fund I kicked off late this year with $50 million from the MacArthur...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
Investors are mobilizing new funds and coalitions to step into the gap left by the disappearance of public funding.Energy Catalyst Fund I kicked off late this year with $50 million from the MacArthur...more
Illustrative Grants from MacArthur Foundation
Woodstock Institute-$200,000
Washington State's Administrative Office of the Courts-$380,000
Washington State University-$300,000
Volunteers of America-$2,000,000
Urban Institute-$30,000
Vera Institute of Justice-$600,000
University of Washington Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs-$285,000
University of Southern California-$250,000
University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts-$485,000
University of Pennsylvania, School of Social Policy & Practice-$30,000
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