Philanthropy — Fall 2011

Cover Story

Market-Based Man

Meet Charles G. Koch, winner of the 2011 William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership.

By James K. Glassman

President's Note

Protecting the Charitable Deduction

By Adam Meyerson

Feature

Back to Bill

How the Daniels Fund lost sight of Bill Daniels, clawed its way back—and is preserving donor intent into the far future.

By Evan Sparks

Feature

The Milk Man

Nathan Straus gave away a fortune so that millions of children could enjoy a glass of milk.

By John Steele Gordon

Feature

A Federalist Solution

How donors are working to replicate the Federalist Society in medicine, business, and national security.

By John J. Miller

Interview

Racing for the Cure

Nancy Brinker, the founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, speaks about philanthropy and the fight against breast cancer.

Feature

Resolved:

Robert Rosenkranz is working to restore intelligence and civility—one debate at a time.

By Naomi Schaefer Riley

Reviews and Commentary

Rosenwald’s Shadow

A new biography of Edwin Embree describes the man charged with sunsetting the Rosenwald Fund.

By Stephanie Deutsch

Reviews and Commentary

Minding Paul Allen

The Microsoft co-founder’s philanthropy may be more revealing than his new autobiography.

By Adam Keiper

Reviews and Commentary

Books in Brief

Short reviews of new books on the Catholic lay vocation, the Medill family of Chicago, and charitable effectiveness.

Staffing Up

Staffing Up

Pete Geren named president of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation in Fort Worth, Texas

Briefly Noted

Briefly Noted

Philanthropy makes the news