Announcing the 2023 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars

Pioneering early-career biomedical scientists selected for $3.15 million in research investments. The Rita Allen Foundation has selected its 2023 class…
Philanthropy’s Opportunity to Catalyze Pain Research

To help raise awareness of the chronic pain epidemic that impacts the lives of approximately 20 precent of Americans, the…
Press Forward Will Award More Than $500 Million to Revitalize Local News

The Rita Allen Foundation joins a coalition of 22 donors today in announcing Press Forward, a…

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.

More about us

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.