Historic $120M Gift to UCLA: A Message from Alya & Gary Michelson
Find out how this landmark initiative will shape the future of healthcare and benefit all of humanity.
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Locked In and Priced Out–Students Reject Automatic Textbook Billing
As the Biden Administration considers proposed rules to regulate the textbook industry, Michelson 20MM released a survey report shedding light on the impacts of automatic textbook billing programs on students across the US.
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Historic $120M Gift to UCLA: A Message from Alya & Gary Michelson
UCLA receives $120 million from Alya and Gary Michelson for new California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy
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Experts Call for Greater Investment in HBCU Research – UNCF UNITE Summit Panel Video
At the UNCF UNITE Summit for Black Higher Education, Michelson 20MM’s Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property (MIIP) and Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) hosted a panel on the importance of supporting intellectual property education and policies at...
Central Valley Organizations Highlight Prison Education In Action
The Michelson 20MM Foundation held a webinar to share how Central Valley organizations are using postsecondary prison education strategies in California’s Best Practices: Pathways from Prison to College In Action resource. Central Valley has a long-standing prison...
Student Parents Reflect on the Impact of AB 2881 – Webinar
With the passing of AB 2881, colleges throughout California are offering greater support for student parents. The bill passed in 2022 establishes priority registration for student parents and notifies them of resources and support critical to their success. By...
The 2024 Pets & Housing Awards: Watch the Full Show
Michelson Found Animals and the Pet-Inclusive Housing Initiative recently held the 2024 Pets & Housing Awards. The virtual event celebrated the housing operators and organizations who are making their properties more pet-inclusive, ensuring people and pets are not...
Michelson Philanthropies Impact Report
Michelson Philanthropies is pleased to share the 2023-2024 Impact Report. With the support of dedicated staff, grantees, and partners, we have endeavored to deliver transformative opportunities through grantmaking, impact investments, advocacy, and programmatic work that support vulnerable and underserved communities.
Making life less unfair.
The mission of Michelson Philanthropies is to create transformative opportunities through grant-making,
impact investments, advocacy, and strategic partnerships that support
vulnerable and underserved communities.
Our privately funded operating foundations
The community behind
Michelson Philanthropies
Our Network
Michelson Philanthropies is comprised of four private operating foundations.
Our People
We believe our responsibility is to leave the world a better place than we found it.