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| Founded | 2000 |
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| Founder | Gordon E. Moore and Betty I. Moore |
| Focus | Environmental conservation Science San Francisco Bay Area |
| Location |
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| Method | Grants |
Key people | Aileen S Lee, President |
| Budget | $575 million (annual, 2025)[1] |
| Endowment | $11.4 billion (2025)[1] |
| Website | www.moore.org |
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is an American foundation established by Intel co-founder Gordon E. Moore and his wife Betty I. Moore in September 2000[2] to support scientific discovery, environmental conservation, and preservation of the character of the San Francisco Bay Area.
As outlined in the Statement of Founder's Intent,[3] the foundation's aim is to tackle large, important issues at a scale where it can achieve significant and measurable impacts.
According to the OECD, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation provided US$60 million for development in 2020 by means of grants.[4]
Active work
[edit]Environmental conservation
[edit]Programs in the area of environmental conservation include:[5]
- Andes Amazon Initiative
- Arctic Ocean Initiative
- Conservation and Markets Initiative
- Wildfire Resilience Initiative
Science
[edit]Programs in the area of science include:[6]
- Curiosity-Driven Science Initiative
- Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems Initiative
- Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative
- Green Chemistry Initiative
- Moore Inventor Fellows
- Symbiosis in Aquatic Systems Initiative
San Francisco Bay area
[edit]Programs in the San Francisco Bay area include:[7]
- Conservation
- Informal Science
Previously funded work
[edit]Previously funded work has included:[8]
Environmental Conservation
[edit]- Conservation International
- Marine Conservation Initiative
- Wild Salmon Ecosystem Initiative
Patient Care
[edit]- Betty Irene Moore Nursing Initiative
- Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing
- Diagnostic Excellence
Science
[edit]- California Institute of Technology
- Data-Driven Discovery Initiative
- Marine Microbiology Initiative
Controversies
[edit]The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has contributed US$200 million towards construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope.[9] A proposed extremely large telescope (ELT), the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) is considered controversial due to its planned location on Mauna Kea, which is considered sacred land according to the native Hawaiians, on the island of Hawaii in the United States. Native Hawaiian cultural practice and religious rights are the main points of opposition towards the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope,[10] along with concerns over the lack of meaningful dialogue during the permitting process.[11]
On October 7, 2014, protesters demonstrated outside the headquarters of the foundation in Palo Alto, California.[12][13] On July 14, 2019, protesters had created an online petition titled "The Immediate Halt to the Construction of the TMT Telescope" that was posted on Change.org and directed towards the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation as well as other financial backers. The online petition gathered over 278,057 signatures worldwide.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Moore Foundation: Financial Information".
- ^ About Us: Financial Information Archived 2013-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Statement of Founders' Intent".
- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Environmental Conservation". moore.org. January 27, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ "Science". January 27, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ "San Francisco Bay Area". moore.org. January 27, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ "Past Work". moore.org. January 27, 2026. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
- ^ Perry, Jill (5 December 2007). "Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Commits $200 Million Support for Thirty-Meter Telescope". Caltech. Caltech. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ Dominique Saks (2011-11-19). "Indigenous religious traditions: Mauna Kea". Colorado College. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ Chad Blair (2015-04-04). "OHA trustee calls for moratorium on Mauna Kea telescope". Honolulu Civil Beat and KITV4 News. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ Mai, E. Komo (October 9, 2014). "VIDEO: Full Coverage of Thirty Meter Telescope Disruption". Big Island Video News. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Cooper, Jeanne (October 7, 2014). "Peaceful protest in Palo Alto against massive Mauna Kea telescope". SFGate. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Wu, Nina (July 18, 2019). "Online petition demanding halt to Thirty Meter Telescope project collects 100K signatures". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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