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  • San Diego Dreaming: Qualcomm Billionaire Irwin Jacobs’ Giving
    San Diego Dreaming: Qualcomm Billionaire Irwin Jacobs’ Giving
  • Inside a Megadonor-Backed Funder’s Fight to Treat Bipolar Disorder
    Inside a Megadonor-Backed Funder’s Fight to Treat Bipolar Disorder
  • “The Opposite of a Lifetime Achievement Award”: New Foundation Backs Promising Academics
    “The Opposite of a Lifetime Achievement Award”: New Foundation Backs Promising Academics
  • Radical Collaboration: A Cancer Funder Seeks to Solve the Problem of Siloed Research
    Radical Collaboration: A Cancer Funder Seeks to Solve the Problem of Siloed Research
  • OpenAI Foundation Sheds More Light on Its Grantmaking, But Big Questions Remain
    OpenAI Foundation Sheds More Light on Its Grantmaking, But Big Questions Remain
  • CZI Is Poised to Become the World’s Largest Private Biomedical Funder. What Might That Look Like?
    CZI Is Poised to Become the World’s Largest Private Biomedical Funder. What Might That Look Like?
  • New Gene Therapy Trial Moves Forward Thanks to Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
    New Gene Therapy Trial Moves Forward Thanks to Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
  • Can Philanthropy Defuse Tech Threats to National Security? Enter Hewlett
    Can Philanthropy Defuse Tech Threats to National Security? Enter Hewlett
  • New Wins for Rare Disease Research, Funded by Philanthropy
    New Wins for Rare Disease Research, Funded by Philanthropy
  • How Next-Gen Donors Are Stepping Up at the Lymphoma Research Foundation
    How Next-Gen Donors Are Stepping Up at the Lymphoma Research Foundation
  • Meet the Couple Behind a New $50 Million Windfall for Caltech
    Meet the Couple Behind a New $50 Million Windfall for Caltech
  • 7 Reasons Why Abundance Is a Promising Way Forward for Billionaire Giving
    7 Reasons Why Abundance Is a Promising Way Forward for Billionaire Giving
  • OpenAI Now Has a Foundation. We Have Some Questions
    OpenAI Now Has a Foundation. We Have Some Questions
  • CMT Research Foundation Funds Landmark Gene Therapy Trial
    CMT Research Foundation Funds Landmark Gene Therapy Trial
  • This $3.1 Billion Fund Channels Paul Allen’s Wealth. What Kind of Grantmaker Will It Be?
    This $3.1 Billion Fund Channels Paul Allen’s Wealth. What Kind of Grantmaker Will It Be?
  • Australia’s Ainsworth Family Invests Big in Endometriosis Research
    Australia’s Ainsworth Family Invests Big in Endometriosis Research
  • Here’s Why Open Philanthropy Is Doubling Down on Abundance
    Here’s Why Open Philanthropy Is Doubling Down on Abundance
  • With Federal Support for Alzheimer’s Research Scrambled, Can Funders Fill In?
    With Federal Support for Alzheimer’s Research Scrambled, Can Funders Fill In?
  • How the American Brain Foundation’s Targeting a Key Element in Neurological Health 
    How the American Brain Foundation’s Targeting a Key Element in Neurological Health 
  • A Funder-Backed Model to Translate Academic Science into Real-World Treatments
    A Funder-Backed Model to Translate Academic Science into Real-World Treatments
  • Psychedelics Research Needs Coordination. This Funder Collaborative Wants to Help
    Psychedelics Research Needs Coordination. This Funder Collaborative Wants to Help
  • A Deep Dive into an HHS Document Itemizing Billions in Terminated Funding
    A Deep Dive into an HHS Document Itemizing Billions in Terminated Funding
  • One Way Philanthropy Can Help Defend the Planet from Asteroids
    One Way Philanthropy Can Help Defend the Planet from Asteroids
  • Philanthropy’s Essential Role in Filling Science Funding Gaps
    Philanthropy’s Essential Role in Filling Science Funding Gaps
  • Another Major Science Funder Dives into How Climate Change Affects Animal Brains
    Another Major Science Funder Dives into How Climate Change Affects Animal Brains
  • Why a Top Science Funder Is Centering AI in Its Support for Biology and Life Sciences Research
    Why a Top Science Funder Is Centering AI in Its Support for Biology and Life Sciences Research
  • Why Three Top Science Philanthropies Think Open Source Software’s a Good Investment
    Why Three Top Science Philanthropies Think Open Source Software’s a Good Investment
  • How a New Philanthropy Advisory Firm Aims to Drive Science and Tech Innovation
    How a New Philanthropy Advisory Firm Aims to Drive Science and Tech Innovation
  • What’s Next for the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation?
    What’s Next for the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation?
  • Neuroscience Funders Are Moving in Unexpected Directions: Three Boundary-Pushing Initiatives
    Neuroscience Funders Are Moving in Unexpected Directions: Three Boundary-Pushing Initiatives


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