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Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
Thriving Beyond Service: Strategic Philanthropy for the Military-to-Civilian Transition
This report draws on research and insights from 80+ experts to outline a framework for comprehensive veteran support in health, economic opportunity, community, and system improvements. Download to find actionable ways philanthropy can make a lasting impact.
Philanthropy Program Spotlight
Gun Violence Prevention Initiative
Working across finance, philanthropy, and health, we’re dedicated to advancing evidence-based solutions to reduce gun violence nationwide. Through research, multi-sector collaboration, and actionable recommendations, we aim to inspire new investments and drive impactful change. Discover how we’re working to make communities safer.
How We Work
Our Work
Our Philanthropy team's work is divided into three workstreams: Environmental and Social Innovation, Pathways to Strategic Philanthropy, and Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC).
Featured Thought Leadership
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Forward Together: How Philanthropic Families Can Create Impact Across Generations
The coming decades are likely to transform the philanthropic landscape as new wealth, priorities, and approaches reshape how families pursue their giving—and as younger generations inherit immense wealth created by entrepreneurs, innovators...Read Report
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Anxiety: A Giving Smarter Guide
Anxiety is a natural and adaptive emotion that promotes vigilance against potential threats. However, anxiety that persists or is disproportionate to actual risk becomes dysfunctional and can impair daily functioning.Read ReportIM
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A World Reshaped by Disruption. A Conference Built to Respond
The Milken Institute convenes its 29th annual Global Conference in Los Angeles, May 3–6Read ArticleImage
Chad Clinton
Director, Media RelationsChad Clinton is the director of media relations for the Milken Institute. Hired to this role in August 2021, Clinton develops and executes strategies to amplify the Institute’s core messages by generating coverage of its pillar workstreams, experts, and events. -
Financing Cancer Care: Investing in Prevention, Early Detection, and Diagnosis
Globally, cancer claims nearly 10 million lives each year, inflicting immeasurable pain and loss across families, workplaces, and communities.Read Report
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Next-Gen Industry: A Prize in Scalable AI and Manufacturing Innovation
Every Milken-Motsepe Prize begins with a future-focused vision grounded in rigorous research. The design process analyzes trends across technology, capital flows, policy, market dynamics, workforce shifts, and regional contexts.Read Report
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From What Works to What Lasts
In my role as head of US philanthropy at JPMorganChase, I spend a lot of time with organizations and communities working to expand opportunity—helping entrepreneurs access the capital they need to grow, families buy a home for the first...Read Essay -
Milken Institute’s 2026 Global Conference Convenes Changemakers in Los Angeles, May 3–6
At a defining moment for international stability, leaders will focus on solutions through open dialogue and cross-sector collaboration.Read ArticleImage
Chad Clinton
Director, Media RelationsChad Clinton is the director of media relations for the Milken Institute. Hired to this role in August 2021, Clinton develops and executes strategies to amplify the Institute’s core messages by generating coverage of its pillar workstreams, experts, and events. -
From Misdiagnosis to Momentum: How Philanthropy Fast-Tracks Treatments for Rare Diseases
Imagine living with a disease so mysterious that few people have heard of it—yet it shapes every part of your daily life. For millions of people living with rare or poorly understood health conditions, their (often devastating) symptoms are...Read ArticleImage
Quinton Banks, PhD
Associate Director, Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) team, Milken Institute Strategic PhilanthropyQuinton Banks,PhD, is an associate director on the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) team at Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy. His extensive scientific background includes research into chronic pain, taste perception, and muscle physiology. -
Milken Institute, Ann Theodore Foundation Launch New Grant to Support Clinical Trial for Potential Sarcoidosis Treatment
February 20, 2026 (Washington, DC)—The Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), in partnership with the Ann Theodore Foundation (ATF), has launched a new funding program to support a future...Read Article -
Request for Proposals: Ann Theodore Foundation Sarcoidosis Inhibitor of mTOR (SIM) Trial
The Ann Theodore Foundation (ATF) is launching a new funding program to support the study of repurposed mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors as treatments for cutaneous sarcoidosis. This program will be executed in partnership...Read Article
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