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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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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
Toplines November 8, 2025
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
A decade ago, I wrote an article entitled "Philanthrosaurus Rex: Why the Age of Big Foundations is Almost Over" Sergey Brin's foundation, for example, made $376 million in grants in 2023 while...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Packard Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation
A decade ago, I wrote an article entitled "Philanthrosaurus Rex: Why the Age of Big Foundations is Almost Over" Sergey Brin's foundation, for example, made $376 million in grants in 2023 while...more
Art Awards $2.85 Million For Arts and Culture Nonprofits
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
A Road Together (ART) awarded 25 arts and culture nonprofits across Chicago general operating grants totaling $2.85 million over the next three years.A panel of Chicago artists and cultural leaders...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
A Road Together (ART) awarded 25 arts and culture nonprofits across Chicago general operating grants totaling $2.85 million over the next three years.A panel of Chicago artists and cultural leaders...more
What is Trump doing to US nonprofits and philanthropies? - Devex
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Bush Foundation, Ford Foundation, McKnight Foundation
A Road Together (ART) awarded 25 arts and culture nonprofits across Chicago general operating grants totaling $2.85 million over the next three years.A panel of Chicago artists and cultural leaders...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Bush Foundation, Ford Foundation, McKnight Foundation
A Road Together (ART) awarded 25 arts and culture nonprofits across Chicago general operating grants totaling $2.85 million over the next three years.A panel of Chicago artists and cultural leaders...more
Philanthropic Groups Launch $500M Initiative to Counter Tech Control of Ai
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation
The five-year coalition represents an unprecedented effort by foundations to challenge the influence of tech billionaires and major corporations over AI's evolution.Humanity AI plans to support...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation
The five-year coalition represents an unprecedented effort by foundations to challenge the influence of tech billionaires and major corporations over AI's evolution.Humanity AI plans to support...more
Creative Grant Sources You Haven't Heard of
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Spencer Foundation
The Arcadia Fund supports a range of global culture and environmental projects, open-access initiatives, endangered language documentation, digitizing archives, and ecology.The Spencer Foundation...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Spencer Foundation
The Arcadia Fund supports a range of global culture and environmental projects, open-access initiatives, endangered language documentation, digitizing archives, and ecology.The Spencer Foundation...more
India Giving Day 2026 to Spotlight Diaspora's #Powerofus in Philanthropy
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
The India Philanthropy Alliance (IPA) has announced that registration is now open for the 4th annual India Giving Day, scheduled for March 13, 2026.The campaign will emphasize the collective strength...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation
The India Philanthropy Alliance (IPA) has announced that registration is now open for the 4th annual India Giving Day, scheduled for March 13, 2026.The campaign will emphasize the collective strength...more
Targeting OSF, Trump Aims for a Chilling Effect on Liberal Funders - Inside Philanthropy
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Open Society Foundations
The India Philanthropy Alliance (IPA) has announced that registration is now open for the 4th annual India Giving Day, scheduled for March 13, 2026.The campaign will emphasize the collective strength...more
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Marguerite Casey Foundation, Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Open Society Foundations
The India Philanthropy Alliance (IPA) has announced that registration is now open for the 4th annual India Giving Day, scheduled for March 13, 2026.The campaign will emphasize the collective strength...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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