GRANTMAKING
Community & Economic Development
Helping to increase social and economic opportunities for low-income Chicagoans, MacArthur supports the New Communities Program, a comprehensive community revitalization effort in 16 Chicago neighborhoods, as well as communication of its lessons learned to other cities and the field.
2011 Community & Economic Development grants ›About Community & Economic Development grantmaking ›
Digital Media & Learning
MacArthur's grantmaking aims to determine how digital media are changing the way young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life. Answers are critical to education and other social institutions that must meet the needs of this and future generations.
2011 Digital Media & Learning grants ›About Digital Media & Learning grantmaking ›
Housing
Decent, stable, and affordable housing is at the core of strong, vibrant families and communities. MacArthur’s grantmaking is designed to support more balanced housing policies that acknowledge the importance of affordable rental housing and to help low- and moderate-income Americans improve their lives.
2011 Housing grants ›About Housing grantmaking ›
Juvenile Justice
Through the Models for Change initiative, MacArthur supports reform in 16 states and aims to help accelerate a national juvenile justice reform movement to improve the lives of young people in trouble with the law, while enhancing public safety and holding young offenders accountable for their actions.
2011 Juvenile Justice grants ›About Juvenile Justice grantmaking ›
Policy Research
MacArthur’s policy-related grantmaking aims to improve and inform decision making at the federal, state and local levels through general operating support to a small portfolio of organizations across an array of issues and special fiscal, demographic and analytical projects with broad implications for domestic policy.
2011 Policy Research grants ›About Policy Research grantmaking ›
Program-Related Investments
By providing flexible loans and equity investments, known as program-related investments, MacArthur helps nonprofit and social enterprises grow and leverage capital to meet the needs of underserved peopled and communities.
2011 Program-Related Investments grants ›About Program-Related Investments grantmaking ›