Richard Gilder: Patron of Parks, History, and Problem-solving

May 2020

Madeline Fry

If you’ve enjoyed a visit to Central Park within the last 40 years, you can thank Richard Gilder, the New York City philanthropist who died at age 87 last week. 

Better Than Fiction

May 2020

Madeline Fry

An orphaned child of slaves, who grew up to be a business tycoon and generous donor—the first female self-made millionaire in history, according to the Guinness Book of World Records—is a good subject for a Netflix series.

Gifts of Health

April 2020

Karl Zinsmeister

American medical charity has a noble history that extends right to our present moment