مؤسسة ماك آرثر

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
تأسست	1975
بؤرة الاهتمام	Public affairs, the media, the arts
المسقط	شيكاغو, ايلينويز ;
أبرز الأشخاص	John D. MacArthur (co-founder) ; Catherine T. MacArthur (co-founder)
الوقف	$5.1 billion (12/31/09)
المسقط الإلكتروني	www.macfound.org

جون د. وكاثرين ت مؤسسة ماك آرثر هي مؤسسة خاصة تقدم المنح مقرها في شيكاغو. منحت أكثر من الولايات المتحدة أربعة مليارات دولار منذ إنشائها في عام 1978. وهي واحدة من أكبر عشر مؤسسات خيرية خاصة في [[الولايات المتحدة] تبلغ أوقافها حوالي 5.1 مليار دولار (انخفضت هذه القيمة بنحو 1.7 مليار دولار في 2008 بسبب إلى الأزمة الاقتصادية لعام 2008. قامت المؤسسة بتقديم حوالي 230 مليون دولار سنويا في شكل منح وقروض منخفضة الفائدة في الولايات المتحدة وما يقرب من 60 بلدان أخرى.

مجالاتها الرئيسية هي اربعة وهي برنامج الأمن العالمي ، وتنمية المجتمع ، منح عامة ، ومنحة زمالة ماك أرثر ، المعروف أيضا باسم "منح العبقرية".

المواضيع التي تهم المؤسسة تضم السلام الدولي والأمن ، [فهم الأحياء حفظ [| حفظ]] والتنمية المستدامة ، السكان والصحة الإنجابية ، حقوق الإنسان ، الهجرة الدولية ، تنمية المجتمع ، الاسكان ، وسائل الإعلام الرقمية والتفهم ، قضاء الأحداث ، والمصلحة العامة وسائل الإعلام ، بما في ذلك الإذاعة العامة والسينما المستقلة الأفلام الوثائقية. كما تعطي المؤسسة منحا إلى 200 من المؤسسات الفنية والثقافية في منطقة شيكاغو.

نظرة تاريخية

William T. Kirby, John MacArthur's attorney, along with Paul Doolen, MacArthur's CFO, suggested that the MacArthurs create a foundation to be endowed by their vast fortune. The legal document that created the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation was two pages long and written by Kirby in plain language.

The Foundation's founder, John D. MacArthur (1897–1978), owned Bankers Life and Casualty and other businesses, as well as considerable property in فلوريدا and نيويورك. His wife Catherine T. MacArthur (1909–1981) held positions in many of these companies and served as a director of the Foundation. When John D. MacArthur died on January 6, 1978, he was worth in excess of $1 billion and was reportedly one of the three richest men in the United States. MacArthur left ninety-two percent of his estate to begin the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The composition of the Foundation’s first Board of Directors, per John D. MacArthur’s will, also included Catherine T. MacArthur (his wife), J. Roderick MacArthur (a son from John D. MacArthur’s first marriage), two other officers of Bankers Life and Casualty, and Radio Commentator Paul Harvey.

Doolen was the first board chair of the Foundation, serving from 1979-1984. John Corbally was the first president of the Foundation, who served from 1979-1989. Adele Simmons was the second president of the Foundation, serving from 1989 to 1999. Jonathan F. Fanton, formerly President of the New School for Social Research, served as MacArthur's president from 1999 to 2009. On July 1, 2009, Robert L. Gallucci, formerly dean of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, began as the Foundation's fourth president. There are also overseas offices in Mexico, الهند, Nigeria, and روسيا.

زمالة ماك أرثر

William T. Kirby, a founding member of the board of directors and Chairman of the Board until his death, suggested that the MacArthur Foundation create the Fellows Program. He credited his doctor, Dr. George Burch of Tulane University, for bringing this idea to his attention. The philanthropist's son J. Roderick MacArthur was the chief implementer of the details of the Fellows Program, and its strongest supporter.

The MacArthur Fellowship is an award issued by the MacArthur Foundation each year, to typically 20 to 25 citizens or residents of the USA, of any age and working in any field, who "show exceptional merit and promise for continued and enhanced creative work." According to the Foundation website, "the fellowship is not a reward for past accomplishment, but rather an investment in a person's originality, insight, and potential."

The Foundation does not accept applications or grant interviews. The foundation relies on anonymous nominators, who submit recommendations to a small selection committee of about a dozen people. The committee then reviews every applicant and passes along their recommendations to the President and the board of directors. The entire process is anonymous and confidential. The first time that a new MacArthur Fellow learns that he or she was even being considered is upon receiving a phone call telling him or her the news of the award.

المراجع

^ About the Foundation - MacArthur Foundation
^ 30 Years of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
^ Spector, Mike (March 10, 2009). "Former Diplomat to Lead MacArthur Foundation". The Wall Street Journal. p. A2. Retrieved March 10, 2009.
^ At a Glance - MacArthur Foundation
^ macarthur-foundation.blogspot.com

روابط خارجية

MacArthur Foundation Website
MacArthur Fellows Program info page
MacArthur Fellows announcement
Pocantico Conference Center: Full list of 2005 Conferences Mentions collaborative effort in 2000 in The Partnership for Higher Education in Africa; and group executive annual meetings of 16 foundation presidents at Pocantico, including MacArthur.