MacArthur Foundation

Meet the 2026 MacArthur Fellows!

These 20 individuals explore the depths of our humanity, reveal untold origins to modern challenges, and expand the edges of scientific inquiry and life-saving research. #MacFellow

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We're thrilled to congratulate the inaugural winners of the Literary Arts Fund Stylus Prize, a first-of-its-kind award to honor literary arts nonprofits for making significant and essential contributions to writers creating new work and engaging readers.

As one of the founding funders of the Literary Arts Fund, we're proud to honor these organizations that sustain and promote the vitality of American literature.

-Graywolf Press (Minneapolis, MN), a nonprofit literary publisher of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and works in translation, publishing books by risk-taking, visionary writers who transform culture through literature.

-One Story (Brooklyn, NY), an independent nonprofit that celebrates contemporary literary short stories by publishing, educating, and mentoring the authors who write them.

-The Porch Writers’ Collective (Nashville, TN), a local nonprofit that serves to inspire, educate, and connect writers and readers of all ages and stages.

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We're proud to be part of Press Forward, a network of funders working to build durable local news, which has now invested nearly $600 million across the country.

From Appalachia to Alaska, Chicago to California's Central Valley, funders and communities are building a nationally connected, locally rooted system that can respond to crises, strengthen newsrooms, and help communities shape their own local news.

Press Forward's new impact report shows what that is beginning to look like. Read the report here: bit.ly/486rr3K

We've seen that real progress happens with investment in climate action when we center local communities and equitable solutions.

Our Climate Solutions at Work series highlights our grantee partners driving change worldwide. From advancing Tribal energy sovereignty to cutting emissions while creating strong union jobs and supporting sustainable agriculture, real climate progress is happening every day.

How do we move to a low-carbon future without leaving people behind?

In Jharkhand, India, where much of the economy and many livelihoods depend on fossil fuels, the Center for Environment and Energy Development (CEED) is working on that question with the people most affected: Indigenous communities, women, farmers, and young people.