The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is increasing from $500,000 to $625,000 the stipend it awards to individuals through its MacArthur Fellows Program, popularly known as the “genius ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation will increase its giving over the next two years in response to what it calls a “crisis" prompted by the Trump administration's freeze ...

The 2024 class of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellows includes more writers, artists, and storytellers than in years past, though the so-called genius grants list also includes ...

“This is a major crisis for our sector and it’s a time when those of us who can do more should do more,” said John Palfrey, president of MacArthur Foundation, in an interview Wednesday with The ...

The MacArthur Foundation has announced the recipients of its prestigious “Genius Grant,” a no-strings-attached award given to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary creativity and potential ...

CHICAGO — An evolutionary geneticist in Germany, a Nigerian-born writer, and an architectural historian who studies ancient bridges are among 25 recipients of this year’s MacArthur Foundation “genius ...

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is awarding more than $6 million in grants to support climate journalism in the U.S. The grants are a result of a collaboration between MacArthur’s ...

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced today a new grant-making effort that expands its environmental giving beyond efforts to preserve land, seascapes, and species to tackle ...