James S. McDonnell Foundation Joins Open Research Funders Group

The Open Research Funders Group is pleased to announce its newest member, the James S. McDonnell Foundation.  Founded in 1950 by aerospace pioneer James S. McDonnell, the Foundation was established to "improve the quality of life," and does so by contributing to the generation of new knowledge through its support of research and scholarship. Since its inception, the McDonnell Foundation has awarded over $450M in grants.  Its primary program areas are Understanding Human Cognition and Studying Complex Systems.