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A Bold Goal: Ending Homelessness
Built for Zero, a movement by 2021 100&Change awardee Community Solutions, Inc., is helping make homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring—a concept called “functional zero.” Their movement aligns the efforts of agencies, local government units, and service providers to help accomplish the goal of ending homelessness in 75 U.S. communities in five years.
100&Change Applicants Ready to Solve Challenges
Pivotal Launches $250 Million Global Open Call To Improve the Health of Women Around the World
A $250 million global open call that will fund organizations around the world improving women’s mental and physical health
New $50 Million Gulf Futures Challenge Launched to Support a Safer, More Resilient, and Sustainable Future for the U.S. Gulf Coast Region
A $50 million open challenge designed to discover and invest in bold ideas that apply, translate, or communicate science, engineering, and medical knowledge to address critical challenges in the Gulf.
New Competition for a $100 Million Grant: Round Three of MacArthur’s 100&Change
A single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world's most critical social challenges
Yield Giving Expands Award Amount to Deliver $640 Million to 361 U.S. Nonprofits Advancing the Voices and Opportunities of their Communities
Impact Update: Reflecting On Ahlan Simsim
The Ahlan Simsim initiative has transformed the lives of children and families through early childhood development services in its fifth year.
Transforming Lives Through Ahlan Simsim
In 2017, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation unveiled the recipient of the inaugural 100&Change challenge. Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) were awarded a momentous $100 million grant to support their joint program Ahlan Simsim, which focused on providing support to the youngest children affected by the humanitarian crisis in the Syrian response region.
Impacting Millions of Young Lives: Ahlan Simsim Five Years On
Five years ago on a snowy Chicago day, the International Rescue Committee and Sesame Workshop made a pitch for the MacArthur Foundation’s inaugural 100&Change award. The competition would provide a historic $100 million to a project striving for measurable progress against solving a critical problem of our time: the impact of the war in Syria on children’s futures.
The LEGO Foundation Announces Awardees for 900 Million Danish Kroner $117 Million Global Challenge
Selected from over 600 applications, the LEGO Foundation’s Build a World of Play Challenge will fund five ground-breaking projects that will ensure children globally reach their full potential through play.