Computer technology pioneer Gordon Moore died last week at age 94. His legacy includes the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation — and a dedication to the idea that scientific progress can change the world.
Read MoreThe environment is among the many areas where tech philanthropists have emerged as a greater force in recent years, bankrolling existing green groups, but also creating some new organizations. Who’s doing what?
Read MoreA key strength of philanthropy is that it can play the long game, taking risks in a quest for transformative change. A great example is the Moore Foundation’s huge investment in the study of quantum materials. How’s that effort going?
Read MoreA global marine conservation funder, the Moore Foundation also has an interest in the environmental struggles of its home, the Bay Area. It’s backing an extensive study of plastic pollution flowing into its waters.
Read MoreThe Moore Foundation gives more than $100 million to science research annually, ranging from marine microbiology to big data. Chief Program Officer Robert Kirshner tells us how the funder decides what to back.
Read MoreFoundations are notoriously fixated on metrics, but they don’t come easy when you’re funding the long game of basic science. Here's how some top funders are grappling with this challenge.
Read MoreScience may be under attack in D.C., but work continues to connect scientists with policymakers. Moore is funding efforts to replicate a successful program to do this in the states states and beyond.
Read MoreWith deforestation again on the rise in the critical Amazon Basin, with biodiversity and the global climate at stake, we look at how Moore is adding new resources to its conservation work here.
Read MoreWater issues keep drawing more attention from funders, especially in the West. The Moore Foundation, a prominent science and conservation funder, just got in on the action.
Read MoreThe Moore Foundation, one of the largest science funders, is putting $34 million behind early career inventors. Who landed the first round of awards and why?
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