Winter 2017 – Males Beyond the Pale
…the search for work) has become a viable option for today’s prime-age male—and ever-greater numbers of them seem to be choosing this option.” Eberstadt also dives into the consequences of…
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Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
…by philanthropists frustrated with the conventional and risk-averse research that flows from much public funding. Paul Allen’s three innovative research institutes (see 2003 entry in this section, plus separate 2014…
James Duke and the Methodist Church
…60 counterparts, with a total of approximately 1,900 churches and 530,000 members in the state. Rural Church program at the Duke Endowment, dukeendowment.org/program-areas/rural-church James Duke history in Philanthropy magazine, philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/donor_intent/duke_of_carolina…
Creation of the Broad Institute
Philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad put up $100 million in 2003 to start a new type of biomedical research center: One that seeks to revolutionize clinical medicine by building deep…
Rockefeller’s Medical Philanthropy Sprouts 61 Nobel Prizes
…Rockefeller Foundation. The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (which grew into Rockefeller University—see 1901 entry) was America’s first research institution in support of experimental medicine. After he set up his…
Modern American Medical Education
…it upstairs”—then went up and brought back down a small blood-pressure measuring device. Flexner called for higher standards, more hands-on clinical work, more research. This prompted Robert Brookings, a wealthy…
National Museum of African American History and Culture
…This is the largest member base of the Smithsonian museums. Individuals also donated many of the artifacts that are featured in the collection. Shirley Burke offered her enslaved great-grandfather’s violin….
World’s Most Powerful Telescopes
…co-founder of Intel Corporation, the Moore Foundation has poured approximately $900 million into basic scientific research in recent years, in areas ranging from marine biology to physics to plant science….
Outsmarting Albert Barnes
…of Philanthropy Magazine. Albert Coombs Barnes was a brilliant man. As a student, Barnes emerged from one of Philadelphia’s toughest neighborhoods, eventually earning a medical degree from the University of…
Learning from the Sunset
…in programs that actually change the long-term trajectory of beneficiaries as evidenced by rigorous data. Path Five: Research Support pioneering research that can accelerate the field. In the mid-1980s, philanthropist…
Goodwill Industries
…is the mechanism by which people gain financial and personal independence.” Goodwill timeline, goodwill.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/First_100_Years_Timeline.pdf Philanthropy magazine profile, philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/goodwill_industries Beatrice Plumb, The Goodwill Man: Edgar J. Helms (Denison & Co., 1965)…
Alfred Loomis
…behavior, electromagnetic spectrum research, and precise measurement of time. Within a year the Loomis Radiation Laboratory had completed basic research, achieved breakthroughs in making radio-detection practical, and created a working…