Pain Research Awards

Applications for the 2025 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Award in Pain are open through December 11, 2024. Since 2009, the…
Mariette DiChristina Joins Rita Allen Foundation Board of Directors

Mariette DiChristina, Dean of the College of Communication at Boston University, has been elected to the Rita Allen Foundation Board of Directors.
Navigating the Future: Civic Science Career Roadmap

How can new generations prepare to lead in a future that is unknown? Drawing from a growing body of evidence-informed…

Who We Are

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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What We Do

We support early-career biomedical scholars doing pioneering research. We seed innovative approaches to fostering informed civic engagement. And we develop knowledge and networks to make philanthropy go further.