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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. This report is designed to help families navigate this transformation, articulate their goals, and overcome common challenges, synthesizing research and insights gathered from deep-dive interviews with rising-generation philanthropists and philanthropic advisors.
Philanthropy Program Spotlight
The Global Brain Care Coalition: A Model to Put Brain Science into Action
The Global Brain Care Coalition (GBCC) was founded in 2024 within Mass General Brigham to short-circuit that translation delay by bringing rigorous brain science into practical tools. The effort is grounded in the Brain Care Score, which assesses modifiable factors that influence brain health.
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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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The Global Brain Care Coalition: A Model to Put Brain Science into Action
It takes an average of 17 years for a scientific discovery to travel from the lab to clinical practice. In brain health, that delay has a real cost as the global population ages and more people face conditions such as dementia, stroke, and...Read Report
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Bridging Neuroscience, Health, and the Built Environment
We spend 90 percent of our time indoors, and those surroundings shape how we think, feel, and behave. We have all spent time in spaces whose designs made us feel calmer or more focused and in others that made us feel unwell, anxious, or...Read Report
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How Philanthropy Can Fuel the Next Generation of Biomedical Researchers
The path to a traditional academic career in biomedical research often spans a decade or more, including five to six years of graduate training followed by three to five years of postdoctoral research before competing for a faculty position...Read Article
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Stories from the Field: Uché Blackstock
Q: You recently moderated a panel on the economic case for health equity at the Milken Institute Global Conference. What stood out most to you from the conversation?Read Article -
Key Trends in Health at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2026
The 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference convened leaders from across health, science, business, finance, and policy to address the most pressing challenges and emerging opportunities shaping the future.Read Report -
Milken Institute, Ann Theodore Foundation Award $600,000 in New Funding to Rising Sarcoidosis Researchers, Invite Applicants for Next Cycle
June 18, 2026 (Washington, DC)—The Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), in partnership with the Ann Theodore Foundation (ATF), today announced that the Ann Theodore Foundation Learning...Read ArticleImage
Libby Miller
Associate Director, Media Relations, Milken InstituteLibby Miller is an associate director of media relations for the Milken Institute. Based out of the Washington, DC office, she oversees media coverage for the Strategic Philanthropy pillar. -
Request for Proposals: Ann Theodore Foundation Learning Opportunities in Medicine and Sarcoidosis
Recognizing that support for early-career talent in the sarcoidosis research and clinical field is key to accelerating breakthroughs, the Ann Theodore Foundation is launching the next cycle of the Ann Theodore Foundation Learning...Read Article -
Community Violence Intervention Series: A Framework for Safer Communities
This article is the first in a four-part series focused on gun violence prevention work within the Milken Institute, detailing significant research points and foundational building blocks to moment address gaps and levers for support long...Read ArticleImage
Crystal Miller
Associate Director, Environmental and Social Innovation, Milken Institute Strategic PhilanthropyCrystal M. Miller is an associate director on the Environmental and Social Innovation team at the Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy and a change agent committed to using her talents to positively impact lives. -
Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration: Statement on the CAMK2 Research and Care Program
The Milken Institute Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC) applauds the recent launch of the CAMK2 Research and Care Program (CRCP) within the Mass General Brigham Neuroscience Institute.Read Article -
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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