We checked in with the president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, one of the country's longest-running backers of science, math, economics and technology, to learn about the foundation's wide-ranging mix of interests.
Read MoreThreats like pandemics and climate change underscore the crucial importance of accurate science and health reporting. Here are some of the funders supporting journalists in that work.
Read MoreWhile STEM education funders point to diversity, equity and inclusion as priorities, research from Sloan and Higher Ed Insight shows that their efforts have fallen short. In this guest post, the authors outline a path forward.
Read MoreWikimedia Foundation is devoted to the free flow of information, but that doesn’t always translate to equal representation or access. The organization is funding work “at the intersection of free knowledge and racial justice.”
Read MoreIn addition to funding research itself, some top science grantmakers have ramped up efforts to usher in a new culture of openness and transparency in scientific research. Here’s one partnership to keep an eye on.
Read MoreThe idea of solar geoengineering, cooling the planet by reflecting sunlight back into space, is working its way into mainstream consideration. Who is funding work in this space? Who is for and against? And how scared should we be?
Read MoreInside Philanthropy spoke with Evan S. Michelson, program director at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, about his new book, "Philanthropy and the Future of Science and Technology."
Read MoreSloan just extended its funding for a massive survey of the sky with a $16 million grant. It's an example of science philanthropy backing partnerships that can have outsized impacts.
Read MoreSloan is one of the largest backers of Wikimedia, as part of a push to support universal access to knowledge. A new grant arrives just as the need for neutral information grows ever more critical.
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