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PAUL G. ALLEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation was created in 1996 to administer the Microsoft co-founders’ charitable contributions. The foundation is a major funder of arts and cultural events in the Pacific Northwest, awarding more than $380 million to 1,300-plus diverse nonprofit groups to date. Paul Allen was named to BusinessWeek’s 2008 list of the 50 Top American Givers, which recognizes the most generous U.S. philanthropists.

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Shrinking funds pull plug on alien search devicesmore

built by SETI and UC Berkeley with the help of a $30 million donation from Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen.

Shrinking funds pull plug on alien search devicesmore

built by SETI and UC Berkeley with the help of a $30 million donation from Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen.

Alien-seeking radio dishes go darkmore

return to operations. SETI received the bulk of its funding from a couple of sources: the National Science Foundation,...

SETI Institute suspends search for aliensmore

flying saucer had applied for FAA approval. However, successful private funding came from donors such as Microsoft...

Secret life of a bitter billionaire: Eclipsed by his fellow Microsoft ...more

world of computing was set up by anyone other than Bill Gates. And that seems to be precisely Paul Allen's point in...

A talk with Paul Allen | Drama at Microsoft, and adventures in his sec...more

Heim caught up with Allen at his estate on Mercer Island. One day in 1982, the year before Paul Allen left Microsoft...

10 crazy stories about Bill Gatesmore

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen released a memoir called "Idea Man" on Tuesday in which he revealed some...

10 crazy stories about Bill Gates from Paul Allen's new bookmore

Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen has a memoir called "Idea Man" coming out today. In it, he reveals some...

Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Competition Highlights to Be ...more

(MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- WHO/WHAT: Cristin Dorgelo Lindsay, X PRIZE Foundation Vice President of Prize Operations,...

Allen talks about new memoir 'Idea Man' in interviewmore

Heim caught up with Allen at his estate on Mercer Island. One day in 1982, the year before Paul Allen left Microsoft...

Microsoft launches Office 365 Marketplace selling Web apps for busines...more

for a year, as well as a Microsoft executive who will work for the winning companies (or a charity of a business'...

Ben Affleck's Congo-Billionaire Connectionsmore

much, but he���s attracted�� some pretty high-profile donors to his cause. They include billionaire and Microsoft...

Microsoft co-founder: Not seeking revenge from Gatesmore

on StumbleUpon Share on Digg Share on Reditt ApnaCircle Tags:Paul Allen|Idea Man|Bill Gates NEW YORK: Microsoft...

Paul Allen: Microsoft co-founder says book isn't revenge against Bill ...more

NEW YORK -- Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen defends his new book in an upcoming episode of "60 Minutes.

Healthy competitionmore

Merkin,��the boss of Heritage Provider Network, a healthcare firm,��is similar in size to the�� X Prize Foundation's...

Timothy Egan: Billionaires Unleashedmore

Timothy Egan on American politics and life, as seen from the West. Tags: bill gates, billionaires, paul allen,...

Billionaires Unleashedmore

On the surface, Paul Allen lives an enviable life. The fruits of his passions are all around Seattle: a stylish stadium...

Google goes shopping for patentsmore

involves Oracle and relates to Java software used on the Android mobile device platform. Another involves Microsoft...

Naveen Jain, Innovator, Philanthropist, and Entrepreneur, Is Reaching ...more

founder of Intelius and InfoSpace, as well as Co-Chairman of Education and Global Development at the X PRIZE Foundation.

Barney Pell, Silicon Valley Entrepreneur and Technology Pioneer, Exten...more

the initial delivery order of the "Innovative Lunar Demonstration Data (ILDD)" program. In addition, the X...

Heritage Health Prize: Is $3 million enough to improve the U.S. health...more

with a prize makes sense for Merkin: He sits on the "vision circle" board of the X Prize Foundation, which...

The ultimate in toys for boys: Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen buys hi...more

New book by Allen rips Gatesmore

When billionaires collide: Paul digs into Bill's closet | Ron Juddmore

The Wrap / Ron Judd More embarrassing details about young Bill Gates about to be revealed in forthcoming Paul Allen...

Dean Karnazes Reaches the Halfway Point of "Regis & Kelly's R...more

America with Dean Karnazes," as the ultramarathoner hit the halfway point of his ambitious coast-to-coast run for...

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