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Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy
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
Anxiety: A Giving Smarter Guide
To support scientific progress in anxiety, the Dauten Family Foundation has partnered with Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy’s Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC). Based on SPARC’s extensive review of scientific literature, analysis of public and private funding of anxiety, conversations with over 70 stakeholders, and an in-person convening of relevant experts, this Giving Smarter Guide presents five areas of opportunity that philanthropic funders are well-suited to improve.
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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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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 -
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. -
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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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.
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