Donor-funded science is rising in Brazil ― upending a long tradition

Brazil's first nonprofit dedicated to science funding, the Serrapilheira Institute, has distributed more than $25 million to early-career researchers over the past decade, and other philanthropic science funders have emerged in response, shifting a nation that historically had no tradition of charitable research support.

This is an emerging trend; the long-term stability and scale of philanthropic funding compared to government support remain to be seen.