Promoting a more knowledgeable and inclusive society, with a special emphasis on environmental sustainability and the mitigation of wealth inequality.
Centers for the Study
of Wealth Inequality
The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation has made a significant investment in the study of wealth inequality, with emphasis on the causes and consequences of increasing accumulation at the top of the wealth distribution.
Living Labs on
Climate Adaptation
Living Labs bring research out of the lab and into the real world by creating a user-centered, open, innovative ecosystem that engages scientists and the community in collaborative design and exploration.
Prize for writing on African American History and Culture
The Museum of African American History Stone Book Award encourages scholarship and writing within the field of African American history and culture by awarding a $50,000 winning prize and two $10,000 finalist prizes for exceptional adult non-fiction books written in a literary style
Investigative
journalism in the
public interest.
ProPublica’s mission is to expose abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust by government, business, and other institutions, using the moral force of investigative journalism to spur reform through the sustained spotlighting of wrongdoing.
Advancing the frontiers of biology through research & education
Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology.