Expanding on its tradition of encouraging individual creativity and building effective institutions to help address some of the world’s most challenging problems, the MacArthur Foundation selects a group of small non-profit organizations around the world for this prestigious award each year.  Those with operating budgets of $1 million or less are awarded a $350,000 grant. Those with operating budgets between $1 - $2.5 million receive a $500,000 award.
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The 2008 award winners are: