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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

New funding opportunity from the Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative. We’re inviting teams of two researchers to pursue ambitious, high-risk projects advancing aquatic symbiosis (marine + freshwater). Open globally. Details + how to apply:  moore.org/SymbiosisRFP #RFP #AquaticSymbiosis

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Many organizations are beginning to consider what future investment in green chemistry could look like. While adoption remains uneven, survey findings show that 75% of leaders across R&D and technology support increased investment in green chemistry research and innovation. na2.hubs.ly/H04kFZQ0

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

What happens when researchers from different disciplines get in the same room? Our program associate, Rebecca Ju, shares reflections from a recent Moore Foundation convening and how these gatherings can help turn individual discoveries into shared scientific momentum. www.moore.org/article-deta...

Group photo from a grantee convening we hosted in December 2025 for Moore Quantum Imaging, Sensing, and Metrology Meeting.

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

SCIENCE FUNDING: We're inviting researchers who create and engineer new quantum and hybrid materials to apply for fully unconstrained, 6-year research grants supporting ambitious, high-risk work at the frontiers of quantum materials science. ➡️ www.moore.org/initiative-a... #ScienceGrants

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Sustaining innovation requires steady investment in people, ideas and institutions. Our latest newsletter highlights opportunities in green chemistry and quantum materials research, the value of interdisciplinary inquiry & efforts to maintain the scientific talent pipeline. mailchi.mp/moore/feb2026

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Now open: Materials Synthesis Investigators and Fellows call from the Moore Foundation’s Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems Initiative. 6 year, fully unconstrained grants support researchers creating new quantum and hybrid materials. Apply now. #MoorePhysics epiqs.smapply.io/prog/2026_sy...

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

"Across the West and beyond, catastrophic wildfires are directly threatening watersheds and water supplies that sustain our lives and livelihoods. The questions is no longer whether landscapes will burn, but how, where, and with what consequences." #WildfireResilience www.moore.org/article-deta...

Graphic data card displaying wildfire's toll on water through the years, across Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Alberta, Canada.

Screenshot of the article published on moore.org: Investments in wildfire resilience are essential for water safety and security

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Our latest newsletter looks at how bringing people together across disciplines, institutions, and perspectives helps sustain long-term progress — from stewarding landscapes to how Bay Area science museums are engaging communities, and why convenings matter. mailchi.mp/moore/jan2026 #philanthropy

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

🌿 The Integrated Legacy of the Amazonian Region (LIRA) project aims to secure long-term conservation gains in the Brazilian Amazon while ensuring its communities and ecosystems can thrive together. Learn more about LIRA’s positive impacts in the Amazon ➡️ www.moore.org/article-deta... #Moore25

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Through our 2025 Community Fund, the Moore Foundation supported local nonprofit orgs in Santa Clara & San Mateo counties whose work addresses essential community needs and contributes to long-term community resilience. ➡️ Learn about the 2025 Community Fund recipients: www.moore.org/article-deta...

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's 2025 Community Fund list of names

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

⚛️ With Moore Foundation support, M. Zahid Hasan and his team identified materials that host the elusive Weyl fermions — massless, free-flowing quasiparticles — a breakthrough that helped launch a new direction in quantum materials research. Learn more ➡️ www.moore.org/article-deta... #Moore25

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

🌿 Moore Foundation grantees are driving transformative conservation across the Amazon through innovative Project Finance for Permanence initiatives in Colombia, Peru and Brazil. These efforts are securing the future of the Amazon rainforest. Learn more ➡️ www.moore.org/article-deta... #Moore25

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

In 2002, we invested $9.1 million in grant funding to establish the Laboratory for Adaptive Optics at @ucsantacruz.bsky.social — an investment that helped strengthen UCSC’s position as a national center for advancing astronomy research. Learn more ➡️ www.moore.org/article-deta... #Moore25 #Science

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🛰️ In 2013, with our support, Greg Asner and his team at the Global Airborne Observatory launched CLASlite Classroom, a collection of free and open-to-the-public advanced forest monitoring tools — enabling people to monitor forests globally. 🌳 Learn more about the tools ➡️ tr.ee/7M90Lb #Moore25

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

“Protecting the places we love is not only about the land itself but also about the people who commit themselves to its care. The future of conservation lives in those who will inherit these landscapes.” — Adilene Moreno, Moore Foundation Read Adilene’s perspective ➡️ moore.org/article-deta...

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Identidad Madidi — a Moore Foundation-supported series of expeditions in Bolivia’s Madidi National Park — investigated 14 habitats spanning 6K meters from the Andes to the Amazon in one of Earth’s most biodiverse protected areas. Read more ➡️ www.moore.org/article-deta... #Moore25 #Philanthropy

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

We’re grateful for the partners and grantees whose dedication and insight make meaningful progress possible. Thank you for all you do. We look forward to what we can continue to accomplish together. #Moore25

25 years of impact thanks to partners like you!

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

ARPA Comunidades reinforces the stewardship of those who safeguard the forest by strengthening community orgs, catalyzing socio-bioeconomy enterprises and improving access to electricity and the internet. #COP30 #ProjectFinanceForPermanence #Philanthropy 📸: Andre Dib, @wwfbrasil.bsky.social

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, a broad coalition of our partners announced ARPA Comunidades (ARPA Communities) — a powerful next step in securing the Amazon’s ecological integrity by aligning nature protection with resilient, sustainable community stewardship. #ProjectFinanceForPermanence #Philanthropy

Avecita Chicchón, Andes-Amazon Initiative program director, signing the Memorandum of Understanding on the launch of ARPA Comunidades (ARPA Communities). Credit: Cristián Samper

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Louie Porta (@louieporta.bsky.social), our Arctic Ocean Initiative program director, penned a piece that is included in the book, focused on how to safeguard the Central Arctic through conservation and cooperation. 📸: 1. Sealskin whaling vessel, Alaska 2. Caribou, Canada 3: Arctic inlets, Canada

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Since 2004, we’ve invested in 20+ open-access projects to advance cutting-edge DNA sequencing technologies that are unlocking nature’s ecological mysteries and improving our understanding of the evolution of life. #Moore25 #SciencePhilanthropy 📸: @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

💧 With Moore Foundation support, Stanford U. researchers pioneered a method for imaging California’s groundwater based on surface, airborne and satellite measurements — prompting the state to invest more than $10M in mapping aquifers throughout the Central Valley. #Moore25 📸: State of California

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Thousands recently gathered for the #BayAreaScienceFestival — a free community event for all ages, offering the opportunity to explore, be curious, and connect through science. Huge thanks to all the grantees and partners who made it possible and to all who share science with the public every day.

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

What if every wildfire on Earth could be detected in real time? 🔥 🛰️ That’s the goal of FireSat, a constellation of multispectral infrared imaging satellites led by Earth Fire Alliance + Muon Space. FireSat launched its first satellite in March 2025 and plans to deploy another 50+ by 2030. #Moore25

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🌊 Through multiple grants — spanning science, ocean monitoring and artificial intelligence — we’re supporting the development of environmental sample processors, automated underwater vehicles, and deep-water imaging tools that push the boundaries of #OceanExploration and engineering. 🛰️   #Moore25

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

🔥 The Western Fire & Forest Resilience Collaborative is tackling unanswered questions about ecologically beneficial fire, and about the fastest moving and most destructive wildfires in the Western U.S. This effort is deepening our understanding of fire behavior and how to build resilience. #Moore25

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

🎖️ Today, Louie Porta, our Arctic Ocean Initiative program director, received the King Charles III Coronation Medal for being a leading conservationist “who has worked to create and sustain civil society organizations that support a healthy ocean in Canada and around the world.” 🎉 Congrats, Louie!

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

In 2014, inspired by Gordon Moore’s own childhood experiences, we partnered with @society4science.bsky.social to reimagine the chemistry set. The goal was simple: ignite curiosity in the next generation through hands-on exploration. 👩‍🔬 Learn more ➡️ www.societyforscience.org/blog/winners... #Moore25

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

🌍 Greenland’s people, environment and way of life show what it means to live in balance with nature. Today, its #MarineConservation landscape is at the center of the Arctic story. The Arctic is home to 5 million people; their future depends on how this fragile environment is managed. 📸: Louie Porta

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

🩺 Over the course of five years, the Moore Foundation invested $100M+ in our Diagnostic Excellence Initiative. To extend the impact of our Patient Care Program, which concluded in 2023, we established a national coordinating center for diagnostic excellence at @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social. #Moore25

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

🦎 With Moore Foundation support, @inaturalist.bsky.social has become a global force in #CommunityScience — turning smartphone photos from more than 9 million users into research-grade biodiversity data, advancing conservation around the world. 📱🌱 🔍 Explore iNaturalist ➡️ inaturalist.org #Moore25

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

As part of our 25th Anniversary, we partnered with @asm.org to spotlight a new Early Microbial Life report, released at #ASMicrobe. Afterward, Ashley Hagen, Michael Lynch and @vscooper.micropopbio.org recorded an episode of Meet the Microbiologist. 🦠 Watch or listen here ▶️ asm.org/podcasts/mtm...

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

🩺 Established in March 2009, the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at @ucdavis.bsky.social was launched through a $100 million commitment from the Moore Foundation, in honor of our founder Betty Irene Moore’s commitment to patient care, quality nursing care and education. #Moore25 #PatientCare

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

🏛️ Strong policy builds from a strong knowledge base. At the 2025 National Conference of State Legislatures summit in Boston, our colleagues Jon Kaye, Adam Jones and Aneesha Gharpurey attended a panel on how PhD-level science policy fellowships connect state lawmakers with the scientific community.

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

While re-envisioning their space in 2003, @calacademy.bsky.social faced a challenge: moving 5,400 aquatic species + a 6K-gallon coral reef to a temporary aquarium during renovation. 🐙🚚 In 2008, the Academy reopened with a new, sustainably designed 225,000-gallon reef and other natural features. 🪸♻️

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Forever Costa Rica helps Costa Rica build and sustain a national level network of terrestrial and marine protected areas with a stable source of funding. Since launching in 2010, it has engaged 90+ protected areas and launched hundreds of community-based projects. 🌎 💚 #Moore25

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

🌱 Transparency matters. ‪@trase.earth, launched by‬ @globalcanopy.org and @sei.org in 2015 with our support, maps global supply chains for forest-risk commodities like soy, palm oil and beef — tracking and linking data to environmental impact. 🌎 Learn more ➡️ trase.earth #Moore25 #Deforestation

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Grantees in our Wildfire Resilience Initiative are making progress toward more resilient fire-prone communities and fire-adapted landscapes — despite big challenges. Read the convening summary + what’s next: www.moore.org/docs/default... #WildfireResilience #philanthropy #environmentalconservation

2025 Wildfire Resilience Initiative Grantee Convening - Report on progress, challenges and opportunities

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Since 2022, we've partnered with @ncslorg.bsky.social’s Center for Results-Driven Governing to bring scientific expertise into multiple state capitols across the U.S. via Ph.D.-level #SciPol fellowships to inform and improve evidence-based policy. 🏛️ 🔬 Learn more ➡️ moore.org/grant-detail...

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

🌎As we wrap up #EarthMonth we honor our founder’s legacy: tackling significant environmental challenges with scientific rigor, long-term dedication, and a vision for lasting impact. Their belief in the power of science & thoughtful inquiry remains at the heart of our mission. #conservation #moore25

Creating positive outcomes for future generations

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

January is a special month for us as we remember and celebrate both of our founders' birthdays. ✨Happy birthday, Betty!

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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation @moorefound.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

We're remembering our co-founder today. 🎉 Happy Birthday, Gordon!

Happy Birthday, Gordon! Remembering our co-founder on this day

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