YEAR IN REVIEW

With MacArthur support, the Nuclear Threat Initiative releases the first-of-its-kind, public assessment of the status of nuclear materials security conditions in 176 countries and recommends actions to hold countries accountable, increase transparency, and benchmark progress.

MacArthur partners with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support innovative and effective best practices in juvenile justice reform across the country.

The newest recipients of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions have diverse missions—from protecting biodiversity in Bhutan to fighting poverty in the United States, from analyzing how tax policy impacts people to improving maternal and child health among India's impoverished. All drive significant change on modest budgets. 

Winners are announced in the 4th Digital Media and Learning Competition, which links designers, entrepreneurs, and educators with businesses to build digital badge systems and explore how they can be used to help people learn, demonstrate skills and knowledge, and unlock job, educational, and civic opportunities.

MacArthur announces five grants totaling $2.7 million, increasing to 34 the number of Foundation-supported research studies exploring the role housing plays in the long-term health and well-being of children, families, and communities.

With studies showing that Americans’ confidence in their government is at an all-time low, MacArthur awards grants totaling more than $6.5 million to support nonpartisan efforts to ensure fair elections, protect voting rights, analyze campaign finance data, and offer orientation programs for new members of Congress.

MacArthur and three other philanthropic organizations form a partnership to provide up to $5 million for efforts to increase the participation, quality, and relevance of secondary education for marginalized children, especially girls, in developing countries.

The Foundation announces it will continue providing general operating support for more than 200 Chicago-area arts and culture groups for five more years through renewed partnerships with the Prince Charitable Trusts and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.

23 new MacArthur Fellows work across a broad spectrum of human endeavors; all were selected for their creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future.

“Something is seriously wrong in the relationship between universities and the policy community in the field of international relations,” argues MacArthur President Robert Gallucci in a commentary published in the Chronicle of Higher Education.