WMKF Bridge Funding Initiative
W. M. Keck Foundation Provides Bridge Funding to Support Early Career Scientists Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty: The W. M. Keck Foundation announced $76 million in total grantmaking for 2025, including a one-time bridge funding initiative designed to support early career scientists navigating reductions in federal research funding. The special initiative increased the Foundation’s annual investment […]
December 2025 Research Grant Abstracts
In December 2025, the Foundation’s Board of Directors awarded 13 grants in the Research Program, totaling $15.4 million. Abstracts for these grants have been released. Congratulations to all our grantees this cycle!
December 2025 Southern California Grant Awards
In December 2025, the Foundation’s Board of Directors awarded grants to 12 organizations in Southern California, totaling $3.75 million. Summaries for these grants have been released. Congratulations to all our grantees this cycle!
W. M. Keck Foundation Grantee Michel Devoret wins Nobel Prize
Congratulations to Michel Devoret, recipient of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics! Devoret won the prize for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit. The prize rewards the discovery and demonstration that quantum mechanical properties can be realized on a macroscopic scale with behaviors predicted by quantum mechanics. […]
The Foundation Welcomes Dr. Beth Pruitt as Inaugural Chief Scientific Officer
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Beth Pruitt as the Foundation’s inaugural Chief Scientific Officer. She joins us with an extraordinary record of scientific achievement, leadership, and strategic vision. Dr. Pruitt holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and both an M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering and a Ph.D. in Mechanical […]
June 2025 Grant Abstracts
In June 2025, the Foundation’s Board of Directors awarded grants to 17 organizations, totaling $19.6 million. Abstracts for these grants have been released. Congratulations to all our grantees this cycle! 11 grants were awarded in the Research Program, totaling $12.8 million. Abstracts for this cycle’s Research grants are available here. 6 grants were awarded in […]
Palisades and Eaton Fire Recovery Grants
The W. M. Keck Foundation remains committed to supporting the continuing recovery and rebuilding efforts following this January’s devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. So far, we have made grants totaling over $4.5 million towards disaster relief efforts. Our most recent round of grants, totaling over $2.5 million, supports schools; displaced workers and foster families; families’ […]
Wildfire Research Grants
Wildfires are a fact of life in many parts of the world, including Southern California, the home of the W. M. Keck Foundation. The recent Palisades and Eaton fires were devastating to both life and property, and their effects will be felt for many years to come. Even after they are extinguished, the secondary consequences of wildfires […]
Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Grants
The W. M. Keck Foundation expresses heartfelt sympathy for all those affected by the wildfires in Southern California. We are taking immediate action to support disaster relief and rebuilding efforts. Our family, employees, directors and members who live in affected areas across Los Angeles are thankfully safe. The widespread destruction has been devastating. We are […]
December 2024 Grant Abstracts
In December 2024, the Foundation’s Board of Directors awarded grants to 27 organizations, totaling $22.6 million. Abstracts for these grants have been released. Congratulations to all our grantees this cycle! 14 grants were awarded in the Research Program, totaling $18.1 million. Abstracts for this cycle’s Research grants are available here. 13 grants were awarded in […]