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About the MacArthur Foundation |
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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals to improve the human condition. Several assumptions underlie the policies of the Foundation: that the most important efforts to improve the human condition are those that seek systematic and sustainable change; that human progress requires reducing inequities in the distribution of power and resources; that the healthy, educated, creative individual is an essential instrument of constructive change; and that the Foundation's effectiveness depends in part on its capacity to learn from others, including grantees, about the problems confronting global society. The Foundation seeks to create and sustain a culture within the Foundation that is diverse throughout all levels of professional responsibility and with respect to many criteria of difference, including gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, belief, sexual orientation, physical ability, educational background, and professional experience. In forming relationships with other organizations and persons as grantees, advisors, partners, and vendors, the Foundation seeks those who are committed to incorporating a variety of perspectives into their work. Such active involvement of a wide diversity of people and viewpoints is consistent with the Foundation's belief in the importance of pluralism. It is also essential to the Foundation's fulfillment of its mission. Visit the official MacArthur Foundation HomePage
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