Announcing The 2025 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars

Major grants will support seven pioneering early-career biomedical scientists The Rita Allen Foundation has named its 2025 class of…
Civic Science Media: 2025 Funding Opportunity

The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University has announced a new funding opportunity for…
New Report: Writing the Story of Civic Science Media

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We invest in big ideas in science and civil society. We support discoveries in their earliest stages that will ultimately improve human health, democracy and understanding. We seek out curiosity, collaboration, leadership and courage, knowing that the first steps in solving complex problems are steps into the unknown—and they are rarely taken alone.

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We support early-career biomedical scholars doing pioneering research. We invest in collaborative efforts to advance inclusive engagement with science, communities, and civic life to address challenging problems. And we develop knowledge and networks to make philanthropy go further.