MacArthur Foundation

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a major grant-making private foundation based in Chicago that has awarded more than US$4 billion since its inception in 1978. It is one of the ten largest private philanthropies in the United States with an endowment of approximately $5 billion (the value dropped by about $1.7 billion in 2008 due to the economic crisis of 2008). The foundation awards approximately $230 million annually in grant... more

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Awards Won:

Year Award Notes/Description
  • 1990
  • a Personal Award

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