Editing Paul Allen (section)

==Philanthropy==
Allen gave more than $2&nbsp;billion towards the advancement of science, technology, education, wildlife conservation, the arts, and community services in his lifetime.<ref name="Expanded bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.paulallen.com/About-Paul/Expanded-Bio |title=Expanded Bio |work=Paul Allen |access-date=July 31, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722094157/http://www.paulallen.com/About-Paul/Expanded-Bio |archive-date=July 22, 2015 }}</ref> The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, which he founded with his sister Jody, was established to administer a portion of Allen's philanthropic contributions. Since its formation, the foundation has given more than $494&nbsp;million to over 1,500 nonprofits; and,<ref name="pgafamilyfoundation.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.pgafamilyfoundation.org/Grants/Giving-History |title=Giving History – PGA Foundations |work=PGA Family Foundation |access-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722041319/http://www.pgafamilyfoundation.org/Grants/Giving-History |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in 2010, Allen became a signatory of [[The Giving Pledge]], promising to give at least half of his fortune to philanthropic causes.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jul/15/microsoft-paul-allen-charity|title = Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen to give half of his fortune to charity|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = July 15, 2010|access-date = December 16, 2016|archive-date = April 27, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170427102205/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jul/15/microsoft-paul-allen-charity|url-status = live}}</ref> Allen received commendations for his philanthropic commitments including the [[Andrew Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://carnegiemedals.org/|title=Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=June 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626072654/http://www.carnegiemedals.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Inside Philanthropy]]'''s "Philanthropist of the Year".<ref name="insidephilanthropy.com"/>

===Science and research===
[[File:Paul G. Allen at Allen Institute for Brain Science.jpg|right|thumb|Allen (right) studies a brain sample with Allan Jones, CEO of the [[Allen Institute for Brain Science]], in 2011.]]
In September 2003, Allen launched the [[Allen Institute for Brain Science]] with a $100&nbsp;million contribution dedicated to understanding how the human brain works. In total, Allen donated $500&nbsp;million to the institute, making it his single largest philanthropic recipient. Since its launch, the Allen Institute for Brain Science has taken a [[Big Science]] and [[open science]] approach to tackle projects. The institute makes research tools available to the scientific community using an open data model.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2012/03/21/billionaire-paul-g-allen-donates-300-million-in-brain-research-to-understand-what-makes-us-human/|title = Billionaire Paul Allen Pours $500 Million into Quest To Find The Essence of Humanity in the Brain|work = Forbes|first = Matthew|last = Herper|access-date = September 7, 2017|archive-date = October 29, 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181029192425/https://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2012/03/21/billionaire-paul-g-allen-donates-300-million-in-brain-research-to-understand-what-makes-us-human/2/|url-status = live}}</ref> Some of the institute's projects include the [[Allen Mouse Brain Atlas]], [[Allen Human Brain Atlas]] and the Allen Mouse Brain Connectivity Atlas. The Allen Institute is also helping to advance and shape the [[White House]]'s [[BRAIN Initiative]] as well as the [[Human Brain Project]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alleninstitute.org/our-research/global-impact|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401122051/http://www.alleninstitute.org/our-research/global-impact/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 1, 2014|title=Global Impact – Allen Institute for Brain Science|work=alleninstitute.org|access-date=November 11, 2015}}</ref>

Founded in 2014, the [[Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence]] (AI2)'s main focus is to research and engineer [[artificial intelligence]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allenai.org/about.html|title=AI2 : Our Vision|work=allenai.org|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014000/http://allenai.org/about.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The institute is modeled after the [[Allen Institute for Brain Science]] and led by researcher and professor, Dr. [[Oren Etzioni]]. AI2 has undertaken four main projects, Aristo, [[Semantic Scholar]], Euclid, and Plato. {{as of|2015}} Project Aristo is working to build an AI system capable of passing an 8th-grade science exam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2015/show-paul-allens-ai2-that-your-ai-is-as-smart-as-an-8th-grader-for-a-shot-to-win-50k/|title=Is your AI as smart as an 8th grader? Prove it to Paul Allen's AI2 for a shot to win $50K – GeekWire|author=Molly Brown|work=GeekWire|date=October 7, 2015|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=October 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008032355/http://www.geekwire.com/2015/show-paul-allens-ai2-that-your-ai-is-as-smart-as-an-8th-grader-for-a-shot-to-win-50k/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2014, Allen committed $100&nbsp;million to create the [[Allen Institute for Cell Science]] in Seattle. The institute is investigating and creating a virtual model of cells in the hope of bringing forth treatment of different diseases.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.paulallen.com/news/news-articles/paul-allen-100-million-create-cell-science-institu |title=100&nbsp;million create cell science institute |work=Paul Allen |date=December 8, 2014 |access-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717111617/http://www.paulallen.com/news/news-articles/paul-allen-100-million-create-cell-science-institu |archive-date=July 17, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Like the institutes before it, all data generated and tools developed will be made publicly available online.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/health-care-inc/2014/12/paul-allen-donates-100-million-to-create-cell.html?page=all|title=Paul Allen donates $100&nbsp;million to create cell science institute in Seattle|date=December 8, 2014|work=Puget Sound Business Journal|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101102027/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/health-care-inc/2014/12/paul-allen-donates-100-million-to-create-cell.html?page=all|url-status=live}}</ref>

Launched in 2016 with a $100&nbsp;million commitment, The [[Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group]] aims to discover and support ideas at the frontier of bioscience in an effort to accelerate the pace of discovery.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Buhr|first1=Sarah|title=Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen pledges $100&nbsp;million toward cutting-edge biotech research|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/03/23/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-pledges-100-million-toward-cutting-edge-biotech-research/|website=Tech Crunch|date=March 23, 2016 |access-date=March 28, 2016|archive-date=March 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328030609/http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/23/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-pledges-100-million-toward-cutting-edge-biotech-research/|url-status=live}}</ref> The group will target scientists and research areas that "some might consider out-of-the-box at the very edges of knowledge".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Boyle|first1=Alan|title=Paul Allen launches $100M Frontiers Group program for 'out-of-the-box' bioscience research|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2016/paul-allen-starts-frontiers-group-program-bioscience-research-100-million/|website=GeekWire|date=March 23, 2016|access-date=March 28, 2016|archive-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324030757/http://www.geekwire.com/2016/paul-allen-starts-frontiers-group-program-bioscience-research-100-million/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Allen launched the Allen Distinguished Investigators Awards (ADI) in 2010 to support scientists pursuing early-stage research projects who often have difficulty securing funding from traditional sources.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/paul-allen-gives-75-million-to-young-scientists-with-big-ideas/ |title=Paul Allen gives $7.5&nbsp;million to young scientists with big ideas |date=February 28, 2013 |last=Doughton |first=Sandi |author-link=Sandi Doughton |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |access-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406112851/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/paul-allen-gives-75-million-to-young-scientists-with-big-ideas/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Allen donated the seed money to build [[SETI]]'s [[Allen Telescope Array]], eventually contributing $30&nbsp;million to the project.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/13/uc-berkeley-passes-management-of-allen-telescope-array-to-sri/|title = UC Berkeley passes management of Allen Telescope Array to SRI|date = April 13, 2012|access-date = October 22, 2013|archive-date = October 23, 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061917/http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/13/uc-berkeley-passes-management-of-allen-telescope-array-to-sri/|url-status = live}}</ref>

The [[Paul Allen's flower fly]] was named in recognition of his contributions to [[Dipterology]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/Diptera/syrphid/allen.htm|title = Paul Allen's Flower Fly|url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080228231710/http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/Diptera/syrphid/allen.htm|archive-date = February 28, 2008|df = mdy-all}}</ref>

===Environment and conservation===
Allen provided more than $7&nbsp;million to fund a census of elephant populations in Africa, the largest such endeavour since the 1970s. The [[Great Elephant Census]] team flew over 20 countries to survey African savannah elephants. The survey results were published in 2015 and showed rapid rates of decline which were accelerating.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatelephantcensus.com/|title=Great Elephant Census|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=December 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202120328/http://www.greatelephantcensus.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

He began supporting the [[University of British Columbia]]'s [[Sea Around Us (organization)|Sea Around Us]] Project in 2014 to improve data on global fisheries as a way to fight [[illegal fishing]]. Part of his $2.6&nbsp;million in funding went towards the creation of [[FishBase]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fishbase.org/search.php|title=Search FishBase|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=December 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228180119/http://www.fishbase.org/search.php|url-status=live}}</ref> an online database about adult finfish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2015/7/14/paul-allens-conservation-giving-is-going-after-data-now-on-s.html|title=Paul Allen's Conservation Giving is Going After Data, Now on Sharks – Inside Philanthropy: Fundraising Intelligence – Inside Philanthropy|work=insidephilanthropy.com|date=July 14, 2015 |access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101102028/http://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2015/7/14/paul-allens-conservation-giving-is-going-after-data-now-on-s.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Allen funded the Global FinPrint initiative, launched in July 2015, a three-year survey of sharks and rays in coral reef areas. The survey is the largest of its kind and designed to provide data to help conservation programs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2015/07/08/paul-allen-shark-research/|title=Microsoft's Paul Allen launches major conservation project during 'shark week'|author=Kimberly Truong|date=July 9, 2015|work=Mashable|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=November 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127185715/http://mashable.com/2015/07/08/paul-allen-shark-research/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/on-the-hunt-for-sunken-ships-paul-allens-team-captures-rare-footage-of-a-sixgill-shark/ On the hunt for sunken ships, Paul Allen's team captures rare footage of a sixgill shark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016081418/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/on-the-hunt-for-sunken-ships-paul-allens-team-captures-rare-footage-of-a-sixgill-shark/ |date=October 16, 2018 }} The Seattle Times</ref>

Allen backed [[Washington state]] initiative 1401 to prohibit the purchase, sale and distribution of products made from 10 endangered species including elephants, rhinos, lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, marine turtles, pangolins, sharks and rays. The initiative gained enough signatures to be on the state's ballot on November 3, 2015, and passed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/politics-government/election/article42498507.html|title=Washington voters pass wildlife trafficking initiative|work=theolympian|access-date=November 11, 2015}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Alongside the [[United States Department of Transportation]] (USDOT), Allen and Vulcan Inc. launched the Smart City Challenge,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.transportation.gov/smartcity|website=Transportation.gov|access-date=February 16, 2016|title=Smart City Challenge|archive-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130151207/https://www.transportation.gov/smartcity|url-status=live}}</ref> a contest inviting American cities to transform their transportation systems. Created in 2015 with the USDOT's $40&nbsp;million commitment as well as $10&nbsp;million from Allen's Vulcan Inc., the challenge aims to create a first-of-its-kind modern city that will demonstrate how cities can improve quality of life while lowering greenhouse gas emissions.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Davies|first1=Alex|title=The $50 Million Competition to Remake the American City|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/12/the-50-million-competition-to-remake-the-american-city/|magazine=Wired|access-date=December 7, 2015|archive-date=December 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061535/http://www.wired.com/2015/12/the-50-million-competition-to-remake-the-american-city/|url-status=live}}</ref> The winning city was [[Columbus, Ohio]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Donovan|first=Jay|date=June 23, 2016|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/23/columbus-ohio-officially-winner-of-dot-smart-city-challenge-and-140-million-in-innovation-grants|title=Columbus, Ohio officially winner of DOT Smart City Challenge and $140 million in innovation grants|work=techcrunch|access-date=May 13, 2016|archive-date=June 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624005229/https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/23/columbus-ohio-officially-winner-of-dot-smart-city-challenge-and-140-million-in-innovation-grants/|url-status=live}}</ref>

As a member of the [[International SeaKeepers Society]], Allen hosted its proprietary SeaKeeper 1000TM oceanographic and atmospheric monitoring system on all three of his megayachts.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/27/seakeepers.superyachts.data.collection/|title = Superyacht owners secret weapon in fight against global warming|work = CNN|date = January 27, 2010|access-date = October 22, 2013|archive-date = October 23, 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131023064652/http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/27/seakeepers.superyachts.data.collection/|url-status = live}}</ref>

Allen funded the building of [[microgrid]]s, which are small-scale power grids that can operate independently, in Kenya, to help promote reusable energy and empower its businesses and residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@vulcaninc/investing-in-a-vibrant-africa-d73d22fbafe9|title=Investing in a Vibrant Africa|author=Vulcan Inc.|work=Medium|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101102027/https://medium.com/@vulcaninc/investing-in-a-vibrant-africa-d73d22fbafe9|url-status=live}}</ref> He was an early investor in the Mawingu Networks, a wireless and solar-powered Internet provider which aims to connect rural Africa with the world, and Off Grid Electric, a company focused on providing solar energy to people in emerging nations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/03/21/off-grid-electric-gets-7m-to-light-africa-in-a-decade-exclusive/|title=Off Grid Electric gets $7M to 'light Africa in a decade' (exclusive) – VentureBeat – Deals – by Christina Farr|work=VentureBeat|date=March 21, 2014|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101102027/http://venturebeat.com/2014/03/21/off-grid-electric-gets-7m-to-light-africa-in-a-decade-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Ebola===
In 2014, Allen pledged at least $100&nbsp;million toward the fight to end the [[Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa]],<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/business/paul-allen-to-give-100-million-to-tackle-ebola-crisis.html?_r=1| title = Paul Allen to Give $100 Million to Tackle Ebola Crisis| author = Stephanie Strom| newspaper = The New York Times| date = October 23, 2014| access-date = February 28, 2017| archive-date = July 9, 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170709104751/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/business/paul-allen-to-give-100-million-to-tackle-ebola-crisis.html?_r=1| url-status = live}}</ref> making him the largest private donor in the Ebola crisis. He also created a website called TackleEbola.org<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tackleebola.org |title=Home |work=Tackle Ebola |access-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-date=August 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150816034428/http://www.tackleebola.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as a way to spread awareness and serve as a vehicle for donors to fund projects in need. The site highlighted organizations working to stop Ebola that Allen supported, such as [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement]], [[Médecins Sans Frontières]], [[Partners in Health]], [[UNICEF]] and [[World Food Program USA]]. On April 21, 2015, Allen brought together key leaders in the Ebola fight at the Ebola Innovation Summit in San Francisco. The summit aimed to share key learnings and reinforce the need for continued action and support to reduce the number of Ebola cases to zero, which was achieved in January 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hanley |first=Blair |url=http://www.geekwire.com/2015/lessons-from-the-worlds-ebola-response-faster-intervention-better-communication-needed/ |title=Lessons from the world's Ebola response: faster intervention, better communication needed |work=GeekWire |date=April 21, 2015 |access-date=July 31, 2015 |archive-date=August 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818124659/http://www.geekwire.com/2015/lessons-from-the-worlds-ebola-response-faster-intervention-better-communication-needed/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2015, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced it would award seven new grants totaling $11&nbsp;million to prevent future widespread outbreaks of the virus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul G. Allen Ebola Program Awards $11 Million to Prevent Epidemics|url=http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/paul-g.-allen-ebola-program-awards-11-million-to-prevent-epidemics|work=Philanthropy News Digest|access-date=November 4, 2015|archive-date=November 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114192744/http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/paul-g.-allen-ebola-program-awards-11-million-to-prevent-epidemics|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Exploration ===
[[File:RV Petrel in Surigao City after her 2018 retrofit in Singapore.jpg|thumb|{{Ship|RV|Petrel}} arriving at [[Surigao City]] in 2018]]
In 2012, along with his research team and the [[Royal Navy]], Allen attempted to retrieve the [[ship's bell]] from {{HMS|Hood|51|6}}, which sank in the [[Denmark Strait]] during World War II, but the attempt failed due to poor weather. On August 7, 2015, they tried again and recovered the bell in very good condition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11793192/HMS-Hoods-bell-recovered-from-seabed-by-Microsoft-co-founder.html|title=HMS Hood's bell recovered from seabed by Microsoft co-founder|last=Farmer|first=Ben|date=August 9, 2015|work=The Telegraph|access-date=April 6, 2017|archive-date=April 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406111524/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11793192/HMS-Hoods-bell-recovered-from-seabed-by-Microsoft-co-founder.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was restored and put on display in May 2016 in the [[National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth]], in remembrance of the 1,415 crewmen lost.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36361855|title=HMS Hood's bell unveiled at Navy museum Portsmouth|date=May 24, 2016|work=BBC News|access-date=April 6, 2017|archive-date=April 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414035954/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36361855|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since 2015, Allen funded the research ship {{ship|RV|Petrel}}, which he purchased in 2016. The project team aboard ''Petrel'' was responsible for locating the {{ship|Japanese battleship|Musashi}} in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/446017/scitech/science/look-explorers-find-most-famous-japanese-wwii-battleship-off-romblon-s-sibuyan-island|title=Explorers find 'most famous' Japanese WWII battleship off Romblon's Sibuyan Island|author=Patricia Denise Chiu|date=March 3, 2015|work=GMA News|access-date=March 3, 2015|archive-date=March 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306014128/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/446017/scitech/science/look-explorers-find-most-famous-japanese-wwii-battleship-off-romblon-s-sibuyan-island|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, at Allen's direction, ''Petrel'' found {{USS|Indianapolis|CA-35|6}}, {{USS|Ward|DD-139|6}}, the wrecks of the [[Battle of Surigao Strait]] and the [[Battle of Ormoc Bay]]. In 2018, ''Petrel'' found a lost US Navy [[Grumman C-2 Greyhound|C-2A Greyhound]] aircraft in the Philippine Sea, {{USS|Lexington|CV-2|6}} in the Coral Sea and the {{USS|Juneau|CL-52|6}} off the coast of the [[Solomon Islands]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.usni.org/2018/03/05/video-billionaire-paul-allen-finds-lost-world-war-ii-carrier-uss-lexington|title=VIDEO: Billionaire Paul Allen Finds Lost World War II Carrier USS Lexington - USNI News|date=March 5, 2018|work=USNI News|access-date=March 5, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109012136/https://news.usni.org/2018/03/05/video-billionaire-paul-allen-finds-lost-world-war-ii-carrier-uss-lexington|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.usni.org/2018/03/19/paul-allen-finds-sullivan-brothers-cruiser-uss-juneau|title=Paul Allen Finds Sullivan Brothers' Cruiser USS Juneau - USNI News|date=March 19, 2018|work=USNI News|access-date=March 19, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=March 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320031541/https://news.usni.org/2018/03/19/paul-allen-finds-sullivan-brothers-cruiser-uss-juneau|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/03/19/sunken-ship-of-sullivan-brothers-lore-discovered-nearly-3-miles-beneath-the-surface/|title=Sunken ship of legendary Sullivan brothers discovered nearly 3 miles beneath the surface|last=Simkins|first=J. D.|date=March 21, 2018|website=Military Times|language=en-US|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref>

===Museums and community institutions===
Allen established non-profit community institutions to display his collections of historic artifacts. These include:

* [[Museum of Pop Culture]], or MoPOP, is a nonprofit museum, dedicated to contemporary popular culture inside a [[Frank Gehry]]–designed building at [[Seattle Center]], established in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |last=Crowley |first=Walt |url=http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=5424 |title=the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History |work=History Link |date=March 15, 2003 |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-date=August 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822203937/http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=5424 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
* [[Flying Heritage Collection]], which showcases restored vintage military aircraft and armaments primarily from the [[World War II]] era, established in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.flyingheritage.com/NewsDetail.aspx?id=3|title = Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Collection Announces Move to Paine Field|url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131023055305/http://www.flyingheritage.com/NewsDetail.aspx?id=3|archive-date = October 23, 2013|df = mdy-all}}</ref>
* STARTUP Gallery, a permanent exhibit at the [[New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science]] in [[Albuquerque]] dedicated to the history of the [[microcomputer]], established in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://gosw.about.com/od/albuquerquenewmexico/a/startup.htm|title = New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, New Mexico|access-date = October 22, 2013|archive-date = October 23, 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061047/http://gosw.about.com/od/albuquerquenewmexico/a/startup.htm|url-status = dead}}</ref>
* [[Living Computers: Museum + Labs|Living Computer: Museum + Labs]], a collection of [[vintage computer]]s in working order and available for interactive sessions on-site or through networked access, opened to the public in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/paul-allens-new-seattle-computer-museum-not-just-for-geeks/ |title=Paul Allen's new Seattle computer museum not just for geeks |last=Gordon Blankinship |first=Donna |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |date=November 1, 2012 |access-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=September 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918064026/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/paul-allens-new-seattle-computer-museum-not-just-for-geeks/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.livingcomputermuseum.org |title=LCM – Home |work=Living Computer Museum |access-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-date=July 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716024338/http://www.livingcomputermuseum.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Art===
An active art collector, Allen gifted more than $100&nbsp;million to support the arts.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://mag.newsweek.com/2012/10/07/blake-gopnik-on-art-collecting-philanthropist-paul-allen.html|title = Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen-the world's first masterpiece-collecting, Jimi Hendrix-worshiping philanthropist|access-date = October 22, 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060540/http://mag.newsweek.com/2012/10/07/blake-gopnik-on-art-collecting-philanthropist-paul-allen.html|archive-date = October 23, 2013|url-status=dead |df = mdy-all}}</ref> On October 15, 2012, the Americans for the Arts gave Allen the [[Eli Broad|Eli and Edythe Broad]] Award for Philanthropy in the Arts.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.americansforthearts.org/news/annual_awards/naa/2012.asp|title = A Celebration of National Leadership in the Arts|access-date = October 22, 2013|archive-date = October 23, 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061228/http://www.americansforthearts.org/news/annual_awards/naa/2012.asp|url-status = live}}</ref> Allen loaned out more than 300 pieces from his private art collection to 47 different venues. The original 541-page typescript of [[Bram Stoker]]'s novel ''[[Dracula]]'' was in his collection at one point.<ref>Latham, Robert. Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual, Greenwood Publishing (1988) p. 67</ref> In 2013, Allen sold [[Barnett Newman]]'s ''Onement VI'' (1953) at [[Sotheby's]] in New York for $43.8&nbsp;million, then the record for a work by the abstract artist.<ref>Carol Vogel (April 24, 2014), [https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/arts/design/more-public-art-for-governors-island.html A Barnett Newman For Sale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701053534/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/arts/design/more-public-art-for-governors-island.html |date=July 1, 2017 }} ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-05-15/barnett-newman-fetches-record-44-million-at-sotheby-s|title=Barnett Newman Leads Sotheby's NYC $294 Million Auction|date=May 15, 2013|access-date=July 4, 2019|language=en|archive-date=May 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502035811/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-05-15/barnett-newman-fetches-record-44-million-at-sotheby-s|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, Allen founded the Seattle Art Fair, a four-day event with 60-plus galleries from around the world including the participation of the [[Gagosian Gallery]], [[David Zwirner]]. The event drew thousands and inspired other satellite fairs throughout the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestranger.com/features/feature/2015/08/05/22647397/the-seattle-art-fair-was-so-successful-the-city-literally-applauded|title=The Seattle Art Fair Was So Successful, the City Literally Applauded|work=The Stranger|access-date=November 11, 2015|archive-date=November 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112081139/http://www.thestranger.com/features/feature/2015/08/05/22647397/the-seattle-art-fair-was-so-successful-the-city-literally-applauded|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2016, Allen announced the launch of Upstream Music Fest + Summit,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/paul-allens-new-festival-upstream-to-mentor-and-celebrate-seattle-musicians/|title=Paul Allen's new festival, Upstream, to mentor and celebrate Seattle musicians|date=August 10, 2016|access-date=August 12, 2016|archive-date=August 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811160705/http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/paul-allens-new-festival-upstream-to-mentor-and-celebrate-seattle-musicians/|url-status=live}}</ref> an annual festival fashioned after [[South by Southwest]].<ref>[https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/north-by-northwest-paul-allens-upstream-music-festival-could-be-seattles-answer-to-austin/ North by Northwest? Paul Allen's Upstream music festival could be Seattle's answer to Austin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032910/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/north-by-northwest-paul-allens-upstream-music-festival-could-be-seattles-answer-to-austin/ |date=October 16, 2018 |work=The Seattle Times }}</ref> Held in [[Pioneer Square, Seattle|Pioneer Square]], the first festival took place in May 2017.<ref>[https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Upstream-Music-Fest-gets-12963952.php Upstream Music Fest takes over Pioneer Square] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181016032920/https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Upstream-Music-Fest-gets-12963952.php |date=October 16, 2018 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer }}</ref> It was cancelled in 2019 following Allen's death in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2019 |title=Upstream Music Fest will be 'taking a break' in 2019 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/upstream-music-fest-will-not-return-in-2019/ |access-date=November 8, 2022 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

In November 2022, Allen's art collection was auctioned at [[Christie's|Christie's New York]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shetty |first=Bhavya |date=November 12, 2022 |title=Art from Microsoft founder Paul Allen sells for $1.6 billion |pages=storyik.com |work=Storyik |url=https://storyik.com/art-from-microsoft-founder-paul-allen-sells-for-1-6-billion/ |access-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112191558/https://storyik.com/art-from-microsoft-founder-paul-allen-sells-for-1-6-billion/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>  It was the biggest sale in art auction history, surpassing $1.5 billion in sales. Six works sold for more than $100 million: [[Seurat]]'s ''Les Poseuses Ensemble (Petite version)'', ($149 million, with fees); [[Paul Cézanne]]'s 1888-90 ''La Montagne Sainte-Victoire'' ($138 million); [[Vincent van Gogh|van Gogh's]] ''Verger avec cyprès'' ($117 million); and [[Gustav Klimt]]'s 1903  ''Birch Forest'' ($105 million). The auction also included paintings by [[Botticelli]], [[David Hockney]], [[Roy Lichtenstein]], [[Edward Hopper]], [[Andy Warhol]], [[Jasper Johns]] and [[Jan Brueghel the Younger]]. Proceeds from the auction benefitted undisclosed philanthropies.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=August 26, 2022 |title=Christie's to Sell Paul G. Allen's $1 Billion Art Collection |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/25/arts/design/christies-auction-paul-allen-art-collection.html |access-date=August 26, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=November 10, 2022 |title=Paul G. Allen's Art at Christie's Tops $1.5 Billion, Cracking Records |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/arts/design/paul-allen-auction-christies.html |access-date=November 10, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/paul-allen-christies-billion-dollar-art-sale-1234646017/|author1=Angelica Villa|author2=Daniel Cassady|date=November 10, 2022|title=Collection of Deceased Tech Billionaire Paul Allen Draws Historic $1.5 B. in Christie's Auction|work=ARTnews}}</ref>

===Education===
[[File:Paul Allen and Steve Wozniak at the Living Computer Museum.jpg|thumb|Allen and [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] co-founder [[Steve Wozniak]] at the [[Living Computer Museum]] in 2017]]
In 1989, Allen donated $2&nbsp;million to the [[University of Washington]] to construct the Allen Library, which was named after his father Kenneth S. Allen, a former associate director of the University of Washington library system.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/structures/6347/|title = University of Washington, Allen Library, Seattle, WA|access-date = July 31, 2015|archive-date = January 31, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150131092521/https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/structures/6347/|url-status = live}}</ref> In the same year, Allen donated an additional $8&nbsp;million to establish the Kenneth S. Allen Library Endowment.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.lib.washington.edu/support/endowments/allend|title = Kenneth S. and Faye G. Allen Library Endowment|access-date = October 22, 2013|archive-date = October 23, 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131023062110/http://www.lib.washington.edu/support/endowments/allend|url-status = live}}</ref> In 2012, the endowment was renamed the Kenneth S. and Faye G. Allen Library Endowment after Allen's mother (a noted bibliophile) died.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns-magazine/september-2012/alumni/allen/|title = Faye G. Allen, 1922–2012|work = University of Washington|access-date = July 31, 2015|archive-date = October 16, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151016023018/http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns-magazine/september-2012/alumni/allen/|url-status = live}}</ref>

In 2002, Allen donated $14&nbsp;million to the University of Washington to construct the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Allen-gives-14-million-to-new-UW-center-1080933.php|title = Allen gives $14&nbsp;million to new UW center|work = Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date = February 19, 2002|access-date = October 22, 2013|archive-date = June 14, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190614095843/https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Allen-gives-14-million-to-new-UW-center-1080933.php|url-status = live}}</ref> The building was dedicated in October 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.cs.washington.edu/building/|title = The Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering|work = University of Washington|access-date = July 31, 2015|archive-date = November 3, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201103193237/https://www.cs.washington.edu/building|url-status = live}}</ref>

In 2010, Allen announced a gift of $26&nbsp;million to build the Paul G. Allen School of Global Animal Health at [[Washington State University]], his alma mater. The gift was the largest private donation in the university's history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/millions-from-allen-boost-wsu-research-on-animal-diseases/ |title=Millions from Allen boost WSU research on animal diseases |last=Heim |first=Kristi |date=December 2, 2010 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |access-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406112858/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/millions-from-allen-boost-wsu-research-on-animal-diseases/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, Allen pledged a $10 million donation over four years for the creation of the Allen Discovery Centers at [[Tufts University]] and [[Stanford University]]. The centers would fund research that would read and write the morphogenetic code. Over eight years the donation could be as much as $20 million.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/frontiers-group/news-press/press-resources/press-releases/paul-g-allen-frontiers-group-announces-allen-discovery-center-tufts-university|title = The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group Announces Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University, 1922–2012|date = March 22, 2016|access-date = August 10, 2016|archive-date = August 23, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160823020449/https://www.alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/frontiers-group/news-press/press-resources/press-releases/paul-g-allen-frontiers-group-announces-allen-discovery-center-tufts-university|url-status = live}}</ref>

In 2017, Allen donated $40 million (with an additional $10 million from Microsoft) to reorganize the University of Washington's Computer Science and Engineering department into the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Langston |first1=Jennifer |title=$50M endowment establishes the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington |url=https://www.washington.edu/news/2017/03/09/paul-g-allen-school-of-computer-science-and-engineering/ |website=UW News |access-date=October 15, 2018 |language=en |archive-date=October 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019090049/http://www.washington.edu/news/2017/03/09/paul-g-allen-school-of-computer-science-and-engineering/ |url-status=live }}</ref>