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The @LotusAward is @PershingSqFdn's newest research prize program! Launched in 2025, it has committed $11.25M to innovative ovarian cancer research. Learn more about the 15 Lotus Award winners throughout the month as we raise awareness for this deadly and underfunded cancer:
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Since 2025, the Pershing Square Lotus Award has committed $11.25M to 15 researchers at 10 institutions, funding bold, high-risk science aimed at transforming how we understand, detect, and treat ovarian cancer.
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We provided funding for a documentary series titled Bucks County, USA, that follows several families navigating the tensions that have come to define our politics. At the center of the story are two teenage girls whose parents have become bitterly divided over their kids’ education. The adults disagree about nearly everything, but the kids have figured out something many of us seem to have forgotten: you can disagree profoundly with someone and still care about them, listen to them, and remain friends. We can and must learn from our children. It starts streaming tomorrow, Sept 20th, on PBS.org and then on public television stations across the country. Join the conversation @BucksCountyUSA #BucksCountyUSA Don’t miss it.
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Looking back at the opening of a space built for learning, connection, and opportunity at Harborview Terrace Houses. 💙 From the first day, the goal was simple: create new pathways and possibilities for NYCHA residents, and build something that can grow for years to come. The 53,000-square-foot transformation at Harborview was brought to life through the love and dedication of the community, our team, the designers at Grain, the contractors at CLS, and the generous support of our funding partner, the Pershing Square Foundation. Let’s bring more JOY to NYCHA campuses across the city. #NYCHA #PublicHousing #Opportunity #Community @GrainCollectiv @PershingSqFdn
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We are accepting applications for the 2027 MIND Prize! Grant recipients each receive $750K over three years to pursue bold research that could have transformative impacts on the brain and cognitive health. Learn more: businesswire.com/news/home/2… Apply here: prizeapplication.smapply.io
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Congratulations to the @LastMileHealth team!
Congratulations to @LastMileHealth, recipient of the 2026 #HiltonPrize! For nearly 20 years, the organization has helped bring life-saving healthcare to remote communities by strengthening the community health workforce. Learn more: hiltonfoundation.org/news/20…
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We're proud to support Bucks County USA, a new docuseries that explores the forces dividing America and the power of listening across differences. #BucksCountyUSA piped.video/watch?v=SUPzOnfR…
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Come play with us at Harborview Terrace Houses! 🛝 This week, the Public Housing Community Fund, The Pershing Square Foundation, NYCHA, the Harborview Terrace Houses Resident Association, Grain Collective, and partners unveiled $3.8 million in resident-led open space improvements in #HellsKitchen — transforming approximately 33,000 square feet into vibrant places to play, gather, garden, exercise, and connect.
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We are thrilled to announce the 13 winners of the 2026 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize. Doubling our commitment, this year's scientists have been selected for their bold ideas and potential to transform cancer research. Please join us in congratulating: pershingsquarephilanthropies…
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PSF is thrilled to share the eight winners of our 2026 MIND Prize! Meet the exceptional scientists from across the country advancing bold ideas in neurodegeneration. Please join us in congratulating:
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With the passing of Frederick Wiseman, the world has lost a great documentarian. His films have illuminated the institutions that shape our civic life with rigor and humanity. We are proud to have long supported Zipporah Films and celebrate Frederick's lasting impact.
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The application portal is open for the 2026 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize! For the first time, early-career researchers across the USA are eligible. We will accept Letter of Intent applications until 11/3/25. Learn more: pershingsquarephilanthropies… Apply: prizeapplication.smapply.io
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Congratulations @whitefishlab and @SarahPerlee!
Now out in @elife, @SarahPerlee’s Ph.D. work developing a powerful way to knock genes out in #melanocytes and #melanoma cells. She created #zebrafish that allow for efficient CRISPR editing, and found unexpected things about genes required for these cells to thrive: elifesciences.org/articles/1…
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Congratulations to Dr. Juan Cubillos-Ruiz and Dr. David Lyden on being named inaugural recipients of the @PershingSqFdn 2025 Ovarian Cancer Challenge Grant, which provides $750,000 in funding over 3 years to support innovative research into ovarian cancer! @WeillCornell @WCMpeds
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Congratulations to @ronny_drapkin (@PennOBGYN), recipient of a 2025 @PershingSqFdn Ovarian Cancer Challenge Grant! @Penn_OCRC @PennCancer @BasserBRCA tinyurl.com/yjvvyr4k
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In honor of Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, we’re proud to highlight the 2025 MIND Prize recipients. This week, we’re featuring each of our six awardees who are shaping the future of neurodegenerative disease research. vimeo.com/1093823173
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Set a reminder for my upcoming Space! nitter.net/i/spaces/1vAGRDyVbezxl The @PershingSqFdn is a large supporter of scientific research. In the Spaces, I will ask Jay about science in the @realDonaldTrump administration.
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Ovarian cancer takes too many lives and receives too little attention. We’re investing $5.25M in bold, interdisciplinary science to change that. The Pershing Square Ovarian Cancer Challenge Grant is supporting 7 world-class researchers to drive progress where it’s most urgently needed. pershingsquarephilanthropies… @nyugrossman @WeillCornell @PennMedicine @ColumbiaMed @IcahnMountSinai @JCubRuiz @JefBoeke @ronny_drapkin @DmitriyZamarin @DrBenNeel
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