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In the Media
RSSAugust 10, 2016 - Press Release
MacArthur Mourns Arthur M. Sussman
Arthur M. Sussman, former General Counsel at the University of Chicago and former Vice President at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, passed away Wednesday evening in Chicago. Sussman was an engaged citizen of ... Read More
June 21, 2016 - Press Release
MacArthur Mourns Jack Fuller
On the Board of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, where he served since 2005, Mr. Fuller was chair of the Budget and Compensation Committee and also a member of the Audit and Institutional ... Read More
June 16, 2016 - Press Release
Pessimism About Prolonged Housing Affordability Crisis is On the Rise, 2016 How Housing Matters Survey Finds
Most Adults Have Made Sacrifices to Pay Rent or Mortgage; Large Majorities Want Elected Officials and Candidates to Address Housing Affordability Read More
June 16, 2016 - Press Release
Housing Affordability More of a Problem in Chicago Area Than Nationally, According to New MacArthur Survey
Nearly half of Chicago adults (48%) and 40% of adults living in Chicago’s suburbs report that they spend more than 30% of their income on housing—far more than the 31% of all U.S ... Read More
June 2, 2016 - Press Release
New MacArthur Competition to Award $100 Million to Help Solve a Critical Problem of Our Time
100&Change is open to organizations working in any field of endeavor anywhere. Applicants must identify both the problem they are trying to solve, as well as their proposed solution. Read More
May 18, 2016 - Press Release
MacArthur Expands its Commitment to Journalism and Media
Expanded journalism and media grantmaking that will support professional nonprofit reporting, nonfiction multimedia storytelling, and civic media that enables new ways for people to express and organize themselves for social change. Read More
April 25, 2016 - Press Release
$100 Million Impact Investment Collaboration to Benefit Chicago
The Chicago Community Trust, MacArthur and Calvert Foundation announce Benefit Chicago, an innovative collaboration that aims to mobilize $100 million in impact investments for nonprofits and social enterprises in Chicago. Read More
April 12, 2016 - Press Release
20 Diverse Communities Receive MacArthur Support to Reduce Jail Populations, Improve Local Systems, and Model Reforms for the Nation
The grants are part of the Safety and Justice Challenge, a national initiative supported by the Foundation with an initial $75 million to reduce over-incarceration by changing the way America thinks about and uses jails. Read More
March 29, 2016 - Press Release
Joint Statement by Carnegie Corporation of New York and MacArthur on a Civil Society Gift Basket
Carnegie Corporation of New York and MacArthur commit to invest up to $25 million over the course of 2016 and 2017 for work to secure nuclear materials and reduce the threat they pose. Read More
March 24, 2016 - Press Release
New Commitment to Address Nuclear Threats by Reducing Availability and Use of Weapons-usable Material
To address the nuclear threat, Nuclear Challenges will support efforts to identify political and technical solutions that reduce the world’s reliance on highly enriched uranium and plutonium. Read More
