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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www.macfound.org

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Movement to End Philanthropy's Complicity in Anti-Blackness - MacArthur Foundation
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation

Philanthropic organizations that join the Abundance movement will ... of color in philanthropy and challenging us all to explicitly...more

Native Rights Group Sues South Dakota Hotel For Turning Them Away
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation

"I really do not want to allow Natives on property. The problem is we do not know the nice ones from the bad natives, so we just have to say no to them." That's what the owner of a hotel in Rapid...more

The biggest funder of anti-nuclear war programs is taking its money away - Vox
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation

Going further back, philanthropic support played a big role in supporting the ... While MacArthur has, as Inside Philanthropy's Liz Longley...more

Diversified Search Group | Koya Partners Recruits CEO for Easterseals - Hunt Scanlon Media
Foundation: Fidelity Foundation, MacArthur Foundation

As philanthropy has evolved, she has helped numerous nongovernmental organizations diversify their philanthropic portfolios to keep pace...more

Hanif Abdurraqib, Tom Lin receive Carnegie literary awards
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation

Last year, he was named a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.” Lin also has vivid library memories, notably the children's section...more

Six NGOs from State selected for GROW Fund grants - DTNext.in
Foundation: Gates Foundation, MacArthur Foundation

The GROW Fund is supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Manan Trust, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, MacArthur...more

Want to fix the climate? Fix the economy | Greenbiz
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation

The economy's connection to the environment. At the heart of this idea is the circular economy, an approach to designing, producing and using...more

Fossil-Fuel Divestment Gains Momentum in Philanthropy
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Knight Foundation, Surdna Foundation, Ford Foundation, McKnight Foundation

Two of the world's biggest foundations have decided to get out of the fossil fuel business, the New York Times reports. The Ford Foundation, which has $16 billion in assets, says it will no...more

Twenty Nonfiction Film Projects Receive Grants from Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Open Society Foundations

Grants are made possible by The Open Society Foundations, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Kendeda...more

Realscreen » Archive » Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program unveils non-fiction grants
Foundation: MacArthur Foundation, Open Society Foundations