A report by Science found top research funders make billions in shady offshore investments, at times contradicting their missions for public good. It’s the latest example of philanthropy’s swelling assets and investments under fire.
Read MoreThe Charles E. Kaufman Foundation, housed at the Pittsburgh Foundation, is investing in campus-based efforts to support young researchers and to stimulate collaboration across disciplines. Where’s the money heading?
Read MoreMIT is making its largest structural change since the 1950s, fueled in part by a historic gift from Stephen Schwarzman of $350 million. The campaign underscores a number of trends in academia and philanthropy amid a surge of interest in AI.
Read MorePaul Allen, who died recently, exemplified the best of big philanthropy. He embraced risk taking and cared deeply, journeying to the outer frontiers of scientific knowledge and to the front lines of the world’s biggest challenges. IP editor David Callahan assesses his legacy.
Read MoreThe largest gift in Western State Colorado University’s history looks to boost access to STEM education in a fast-growing part of the country where demand for the skill set is inordinately high.
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 MoreThe Lasker Awards celebrate research achievements, but also service and advocacy in the scientific community. The latest example is Joan Argetsinger Steitz, a renowned researcher of RNA, and an advocate for gender equality in the sciences.
Read MoreFoxconn is giving $100 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison—after landing $4 billion in tax incentives to open a factory in the state. The story offers a window into what’s driving growing ties between campuses and corporations.
Read MoreThe grantmaking arm of the Arizona Public Service Company continues to fund STEM education, with an eye on diversity and a changing jobs landscape. A senior team member offers an inside look at APS’s grantmaking.
Read MoreThe Keck Foundation is known for giving to transformative science and undergraduate research and education. In its latest round of giving, one Oregon school will set up a lab for undergrads to study smart grid technology.
Read MoreThe foundation has pledged $10 million to Stanford Medicine for the training of graduate students in the biomedical sciences, increasing the pipeline of talented young researchers who might otherwise struggle.
Read MoreThe Heising-Simons Foundation has emerged as a leader in supporting women in physics and astronomy. A program it’s backing at MIT is funding young researchers, including coaching them on landing more funding.
Read MoreDonorsChoose.org is now facilitating more than $100 million a year in gifts to help classroom teachers. One of the group’s top boosters, Craig Newmark, tell us why its model is so appealing.
Read MoreWe’re seeing more partnerships between corporations, universities and philanthropy to upskill workers so they can thrive in a global economy. Here’s another case study out of central Michigan.
Read MoreThe Hertz Foundation has been awarding fellowships to STEM postdoctoral students for more than 60 years. A new program is sending students in diverse scientific fields to work in health and development at the Gates Foundation.
Read MoreWhile most Americans probably haven't heard of the Exelon Corporation, the charitable arm of this Fortune 100 company has been ramping up giving and expanding geographically—including with a recent STEM commitment.
Read MoreThe clean tech car company is the latest corporation to turn to giving for STEM education, with a debut round of grants in Nevada. What’s the larger strategy, here?
Read MoreWhere are grants going as Google moves forward with its five-year, $1 billion philanthropic strategy centered on education, economic opportunity and inclusion?
Read MoreThe Science Philanthropy Alliance released its third survey on private funding for basic science. Overall numbers are steady, and funding continues to be highly concentrated.
Read MoreMany donors are keen to close the workforce gender gap. But this is not so easy to do. A campus gift from a Silicon Valley tech company aims to provide some critical operational guidance.
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