Allen Institute

Seattle WA. Paul Allen's umbrella science philanthropy organization. Manages three major institutes: Allen Institute for Brain Science (2003), Allen Institute for AI / Ai2 (2014), Allen Institute for Cell Science (2014). $1B+ total committed by Paul Allen before his death (Oct 2018). Now managed by Paul G. Allen Trust and Allen Family Philanthropies. Chair: Jody Allen (Paul's sister). One of largest private science funding organizations in US. Transformative open-science model — all data freely published. Distinct from Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) which is separately managed.