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The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation aims to create positive outcomes for future generations and foster path-breaking scientific discovery, environmental conservation, and the preservation of the San Francisco Bay Area. The foundation seeks to tackle large issues at a scale where it can achieve significant and measurable impacts, evaluating initiatives through 'Four Filters': Importance, Enduring Difference, Measurable Results, and Portfolio Effect. They support approaches that integrate empirical evidence, rigorous methodologies, and transparency.
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What can the universe’s most elusive particle tell us about where we come from?
What can the universe’s most elusive particle tell us about where we come from?
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The Amazon underpins some of the world’s most important forest and freshwater systems — supporting biodiversity, regulat
The Amazon underpins some of the world’s most important forest and freshwater systems — supporting biodiversity, regulating climate and sustaining ecosystems far beyond the region.
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Building on the strength of libraries as community hubs, we’re proud to support Arizona State University and SciStarter
Building on the strength of libraries as community hubs, we’re proud to support Arizona State University and SciStarter as they expand opportunities for people to actively take part in citizen science efforts.
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Research led by Cui-Zu Chang, 2019 Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems Initiative Materials Synthesis Investigator, at
The team also demonstrates how this superconductivity can be tuned through layered materials.
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➡️📆 There’s still time to apply for the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Investigators funding opportunity. We’re seeking c
➡️📆 There’s still time to apply for the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Investigators funding opportunity.
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Unlocking the next American industrial boom
Awareness of green chemistry varies, but it can influence how companies are viewed.
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The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA) is launching innovation awards to help colleges and universities rethink
The Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA) is launching innovation awards to help colleges and universities rethink hiring, promotion and tenure.
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In one of the most remote regions of the western Amazon, Indigenous experts and scientists worked together to document t
In one of the most remote regions of the western Amazon, Indigenous experts and scientists worked together to document the biodiversity and cultural history of the upper Rio Içá.
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We were happy to lend our support to our partners at Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) to secure the acquisition of Mead
We were happy to lend our support to our partners at Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) to secure the acquisition of Mead Ranch in Santa Clara County.
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The American Physical Society has recognized Theodore Hodapp with its Excellence in Physics Education Award, honoring a
The American Physical Society has recognized Theodore Hodapp with its Excellence in Physics Education Award, honoring a sustained commitment to improving how physics is taught and who has access to it.
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Peru’s Natural Legacy has secured $37.5 million from the Green Climate Fund part of a broader $74.5 million effort to st
Peru’s Natural Legacy has secured $37.5 million from the Green Climate Fund part of a broader $74.5 million effort to strengthen long-term protection of the Peruvian Amazon.
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Cost remains an important consideration when organizations evaluate green chemistry innovation.
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Principles for Responsible Investment recently published an inaugural progress report from Spring, a stewardship initiat
Principles for Responsible Investment recently published an inaugural progress report from Spring, a stewardship initiative for nature that has brought together stakeholders in an effort to address the financial risks of nature loss.
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What are the key factors that will influence the future of invention and investment in wildfire risk management?
What are the key factors that will influence the future of invention and investment in wildfire risk management?
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The Moore Foundation supports the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency to protect and enhance a key wildlife corridor in th
The Moore Foundation supports the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency to protect and enhance a key wildlife corridor in the Pacheco Pass area.
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📣 Now open: 2026 Experimental Investigators call from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Emergent Phenomena in Qua
📣 Now open: 2026 Experimental Investigators call from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems Initiative.
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Recent peer-reviewed research from our partners at World Forest ID pointed to a systemic problem in farmed shrimp supply
Recent peer-reviewed research from our partners at World Forest ID pointed to a systemic problem in farmed shrimp supply chains, that undermines market incentives for responsible producers.
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📣 New funding opportunity from the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative
📣 New funding opportunity from the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative We invite collaborative teams of two researchers to apply for awards supporting ambitious, highrisk projects that advance understanding of symbiosis in marine and freshwater environments.
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We join the scientific community in remembering J. Craig Venter, and particularly his lasting contributions to marine mi
Craig Venter, and particularly his lasting contributions to marine microbiology.
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Congratulations to Evan Budz of Ontario, Canada for winning the 2026 Society for Science Gordon E. Moore Award for Posit
Congratulations to Evan Budz of Ontario, Canada for winning the 2026 Society for Science Gordon E.
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The first step to building wildfire resilience is knowing where you stand. The newly launched Wildfire Resilience Index
The first step to building wildfire resilience is knowing where you stand.
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📣 There’s still time to apply for the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Investigators funding opportunity. We’re seeking col
📣 There’s still time to apply for the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Investigators funding opportunity.
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In our latest edition of Beyond the Lab, we talked to Kristin Westdal, PhD, the vice president of science at Oceans Nort
In our latest edition of Beyond the Lab, we talked to Kristin Westdal, PhD, the vice president of science at Oceans North.
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Impact is driven as much by people and their unique perspectives as it is by technical expertise. Our Beyond the Lab ser
Impact is driven as much by people and their unique perspectives as it is by technical expertise.
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Experimental Physics Investigator Wei Guo at Florida State University and collaborators have developed a qubit platform
Experimental Physics Investigator Wei Guo at Florida State University and collaborators have developed a qubit platform that uses single electrons trapped on the surface of frozen neon gas.
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Through efforts like SciStarter's #ActsOfScience campaign, people and communities are finding accessible ways to engage with science by making observations, informing analysis, or contributing to a local science project.
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One week left 📆 Apply by June 6 for 2026 Experimental Investigators call from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s E
One week left 📆 Apply by June 6 for 2026 Experimental Investigators call from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation’s Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems Initiative.
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🪸 Coral reefs depend on a delicate symbiosis between coral animals and microscopic algae that provide much of the energ
🪸 Coral reefs depend on a delicate symbiosis between coral animals and microscopic algae that provide much of the energy corals need to survive.
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For hundreds of millions of years, Earth’s earliest complex life may have quietly thrived on oxygen-rich seafloors — lon
For hundreds of millions of years, Earth’s earliest complex life may have quietly thrived on oxygen-rich seafloors — long before plants, animals or fungi emerged as we know them today.
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In addition to protecting landscapes and wildlife, effective Arctic conservation depends on building and investing in pa
In addition to protecting landscapes and wildlife, effective Arctic conservation depends on building and investing in partnerships with the local communities that steward the region.
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📣 Calling all early-to-mid-career experimental physicists!
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2027 Experimental Physics Investigators cohort.
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Our partners at Earth Fire Alliance recently announced a $26 million grant from Bezos Earth Fund in support of their #Fi
Our partners at Earth Fire Alliance recently announced a $26 million grant from Bezos Earth Fund in support of their #FireSat program.
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Enduring Earth's 2025 Impact Report is a remarkable account of what patient, locally led conservation can achieve.
Enduring Earth's 2025 Impact Report is a remarkable account of what patient, locally led conservation can achieve.
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The Lawrence Hall of Science isn't only a museum — it's UC Berkeley's public science center, founded by physicist Ernest
The Lawrence Hall of Science isn't only a museum — it's UC Berkeley's public science center, founded by physicist Ernest O.
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A tool more than a decade in the making is changing what cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) can see.
A tool more than a decade in the making is changing what cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) can see.
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Food systems are complex, interconnected, and shaped by decisions made by actors around the world. Over the past century
Food systems are complex, interconnected, and shaped by decisions made by actors around the world.
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Beachgoers along the San Mateo County coast can now enjoy expanded access at San Gregorio State Beach following the rece
Beachgoers along the San Mateo County coast can now enjoy expanded access at San Gregorio State Beach following the recent acquisition by Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) of 238-acre San Gregorio Ranch.
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Reminder: Applications for the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Investigators funding opportunity close July 31. ⬇️
Reminder: Applications for the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Investigators funding opportunity close July 31.
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What if tornadoes could be detected by the sounds they produce? That's one of the questions driving the research of Moor
What if tornadoes could be detected by the sounds they produce?
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✨ Congratulations to Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems Initiative Experimental Investigators Eva Andrei and Pablo Ja
✨ Congratulations to Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems Initiative Experimental Investigators Eva Andrei and Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, who are sharing the 2026 The Kavli Prize in Nanoscience with Allan MacDonald.
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Giving an existing telescope a new instrument can open up science it couldn't do before.
Giving an existing telescope a new instrument can open up science it couldn't do before.
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“Everything we touch begins with chemistry.”
“Everything we touch begins with chemistry.” In a new op-ed, Paul Anastas, director of the Moore Foundation’s Green Chemistry Initiative and Andrew C.
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For decades, the origin of eukaryotes has largely been framed as a story about two partners. A new study suggests there
For decades, the origin of eukaryotes has largely been framed as a story about two partners.
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The Tech Interactive was founded by a group of local residents and technology leaders who wanted San Jose's own kids to
The Tech Interactive was founded by a group of local residents and technology leaders who wanted San Jose's own kids to grow up building things, not just hearing about what Silicon Valley builds.
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What will define industrial leadership in the decades ahead?
By redesigning materials and production processes at the molecular level, companies can unlock higher-performing materials, more efficient processes and entirely new products.
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Understanding how scientific breakthroughs emerge is an important part of building a stronger quantum research ecosystem
Understanding how scientific breakthroughs emerge is an important part of building a stronger quantum research ecosystem.
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What if the future of competitiveness starts at the molecular level?
What if the future of competitiveness starts at the molecular level?
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Bay Area science and technology museums have been part of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's giving since the begin
Bay Area science and technology museums have been part of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's giving since the beginning.
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Scholarly publishing plays a central role in how research is shared, evaluated, and sustained. As science becomes more c
Scholarly publishing plays a central role in how research is shared, evaluated, and sustained.
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The Arctic Ocean shapes every aspect of life in Greenland. It feeds families, supports livelihoods, and connects generat
It feeds families, supports livelihoods, and connects generations through a deep relationship with the sea.
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On July 7, 2026, three Earth Fire Alliance satellites launched aboard SpaceX's Transporter-17 rideshare mission. These s
On July 7, 2026, three Earth Fire Alliance satellites launched aboard SpaceX's Transporter-17 rideshare mission.
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In June, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation co-hosted FireWERX’s inaugural Silicon Valley FireTech Convening, bringin
In June, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation co-hosted FireWERX’s inaugural Silicon Valley FireTech Convening, bringing together 65 leaders from fire agencies, government, philanthropy, research, academia, policy, and technology.
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Chabot Space & Science Center has been Oakland's public observatory since 1883, when local water engineer Anthony Chabot
Chabot Space & Science Center has been Oakland's public observatory since 1883, when local water engineer Anthony Chabot funded the city's first public telescope.
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Moore Foundation President Aileen Lee recently penned an article for the World Economic Forum that discusses philanthrop
Moore Foundation President Aileen Lee recently penned an article for the World Economic Forum that discusses philanthropy's role in developing climate and nature solutions.
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In June 2026, the Moore Foundation co-hosted FireWERX inaugural Silicon Valley FireTech Convening in Palo Alto, Californ
In June 2026, the Moore Foundation co-hosted FireWERX inaugural Silicon Valley FireTech Convening in Palo Alto, California.
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A microscope more than a decade in the making has completed its first test in orbit. Aboard the International Space Stat
A microscope more than a decade in the making has completed its first test in orbit.
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We are supporting World Forest ID to develop a new way to verify cattle origin, to support our goals of increasing trace
We are supporting World Forest ID to develop a new way to verify cattle origin, to support our goals of increasing traceability in food supply chains.
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What becomes possible when scientists are free to chase the high-risk, high-reward experiments that traditional funding
What becomes possible when scientists are free to chase the high-risk, high-reward experiments that traditional funding can’t support?
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🪸 A coral may appear motionless, but just above its surface, microscopic currents are swirling.
🪸 A coral may appear motionless, but just above its surface, microscopic currents are swirling.
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Some of the most important science happens at the boundaries between fields, where the work is novel, ambitious, and har
Some of the most important science happens at the boundaries between fields, where the work is novel, ambitious, and hard to fund through traditional channels.
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Nearly everything on the Exploratorium’s floor is created by teams of scientists, artists, engineers, and tinkerers work
Nearly everything on the Exploratorium’s floor is created by teams of scientists, artists, engineers, and tinkerers working side by side to develop new ways for visitors to observe, question, and explore the world.
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The Moore Foundation's Wildfire Resilience Initiative work recognizes that in Western North America, the role of fire is
The Moore Foundation's Wildfire Resilience Initiative work recognizes that in Western North America, the role of fire is changing from a destructive threat to a vital part of healthy landscapes.
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Tunitas Creek Beach in San Mateo County recently opened as a public oceanfront park. The foundation partnered with the P
Tunitas Creek Beach in San Mateo County recently opened as a public oceanfront park.
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From artificial intelligence to energy and public health, science and technology are an increasingly complex part of the
From artificial intelligence to energy and public health, science and technology are an increasingly complex part of the issues state legislatures consider every day.
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Advanced technologies are changing how wildfires are detected and managed. A recent ABC News report highlights how AI-po
Advanced technologies are changing how wildfires are detected and managed.
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Green chemistry has the potential to change not only what chemicals and materials can do, but how we approach designing
Green chemistry has the potential to change not only what chemicals and materials can do, but how we approach designing them in the first place.
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On September 8, the government of Brazil created new sustainable development reserves in the state of Amazonas, protecti
These new reserves protect biodiversity, forests, and freshwater ecosystems while supporting the traditional and agro-extractive livelihoods of local communities.
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What lies beyond the Standard Model? It’s one of the biggest open questions in physics, and experimental physics is how
It’s one of the biggest open questions in physics, and experimental physics is how we chase the answer.
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Our partners at Earth Fire Alliance and Muon Space have released inaugural images from the first three operational FireS
Our partners at Earth Fire Alliance and Muon Space have released inaugural images from the first three operational FireSats that reached orbit in July - first light, and first fire, across three continents and representing a range of fire types and sizes.
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The fourth and largest cohort of Civic Science Fellows has arrived!
The fourth and largest cohort of Civic Science Fellows has arrived!
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📣 Announcing the 2026 cohort of Experimental Physics Investigators: 21 mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of
📣 Announcing the 2026 cohort of Experimental Physics Investigators: 21 mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of their field.
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Black holes usually sit at the center of a galaxy. The ones that do not may have the most to say about how galaxies were
The ones that do not may have the most to say about how galaxies were built.
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The best ideas in science rarely come from one person working alone.
The best ideas in science rarely come from one person working alone.
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A tool built for one experiment often turns out to be exactly what a completely different field was missing. Catherine M
A tool built for one experiment often turns out to be exactly what a completely different field was missing.
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📣 Announcing the 2026 cohort of Experimental Physics Investigators: 21 mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of
📣 Announcing the 2026 cohort of Experimental Physics Investigators: 21 mid-career researchers pushing the boundaries of their field.
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Some of the most powerful tools in physics are crossing the boundaries between fields and enabling experiments that simp
Some of the most powerful tools in physics are crossing the boundaries between fields and enabling experiments that simply weren’t possible before.
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The California Academy of Sciences is a natural history museum, an aquarium, a planetarium, and a rainforest, all under
The California Academy of Sciences is a natural history museum, an aquarium, a planetarium, and a rainforest, all under one living roof in Golden Gate Park.
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We just joined the launch of the South America Fire Fund, a philanthropic effort to stop destructive fire in South Ameri
We just joined the launch of the South America Fire Fund, a philanthropic effort to stop destructive fire in South America.
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The Tools Competition, in partnership with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and co-sponsors, is accepting abstracts
The Tools Competition, in partnership with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and co-sponsors, is accepting abstracts through October 13.
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As communities across the West Coast participate in the Great ShakeOut today, it's a timely reminder of how scientific r
As communities across the West Coast participate in the Great ShakeOut today, it's a timely reminder of how scientific research and collaboration can lead to practical tools that help protect people.
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Madame Diana Fox Carney, Canada's Ocean Envoy and Chair of the 12th Our Ocean Conference, recently concluded a visit to
Madame Diana Fox Carney, Canada's Ocean Envoy and Chair of the 12th Our Ocean Conference, recently concluded a visit to Canada's Arctic.
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2025 Annual Report | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Taking on this role, following a year of reflecting on the organization’s impact, was a unique privilege.
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Moore Foundation 2024 Annual Report
Throughout the year and beyond, we draw continued guidance and inspiration from their words, their values, and their characters.
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Enduring Aims. Innovative Solutions.
In times of upheaval, as in a financial crisis or policy perturbations, philanthropy can be both quickly responsive and a steadying force to keep individuals, organizations and communities on track to reach important social goals.
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Oral history project - Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
As we look at how the foundation has evolved since 2000, it has been informative to hear first-hand from people who knew our founders well and had an early hand in shaping the direction of the organization.
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The power of convenings: Building connections that accelerate discovery
A cornerstone of this effort is yearly convenings — intentionally designed gatherings that foster deep connection, creativity and collaboration among investigators.
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Museums reimagined: Envisioning the future of Bay Area science museums
To commemorate this milestone, we launched a symposium series exploring topics related to the foundation’s mission.
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Aileen S Lee named president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
— \[December 9, 2025\] —** The Board of Trustees of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced today the appointment of [Aileen S Lee](https://www.moore.org/people-detail?personUrl=aileenl "") as the foundation’s next president, effective January 1, 2026.
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Conservation and Markets Initiative: A new decade
We’ve seen producers and innovative companies prove it is possible and profitable to meet rising demand while preserving habitats, biodiversity and other ecosystem impacts.
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Our Finances
Our investment objective is to protect the purchasing power of the endowment in perpetuity, and the investment portfolio is a collection of diversified assets designed to deliver relatively stable returns in a variety of market environments.
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Open Door Policy for Reporting Misconduct and Concerns
The Foundation also does not tolerate unethical activities or any conduct in violation of our policies.
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Conflicts of Interest Policy
This Policy is intended to supplement but not replace federal law prohibiting self-dealing and private inurement, state law applicable to transactions with interested directors or any other applicable law.
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We aim to tackle large, important issues at a scale where we can achieve significant and measurable impacts.
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