American Civil War

Nonpareil Books at Princeton University

A Donor-assisted Urban Turnaround

The Barnes Collection has opened in its new home in Philadelphia, yet its saga leaves a cautionary tale behind in Merion

What we risk when we let civic education wither as it has today.

Interesting charities encountered in our travels. With a special focus this installment on top-flight, donor-powered medical institutions in Boston.

Civil War philanthropy leads to a history gift

We are in the midst of a harsh counterrevolution against school reform, and severed heads are beginning to pile up.

Can Harvard solve the problem of donor intent?

Was James B. Duke more successful than Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller?

Giving thanks for Boston's charitable houses of worship

The connection between generosity and religion. Gem of a donation. America s only Jewish crisis pregnancy center. The biggest mortar and pestle in the Western hemisphere.

In business and philanthropy, Michael Milken has found ways to drive capital to promising upstarts and get them moving.

On the centenary of the Rockefeller Foundation, it's worth remembering what its founder accomplished in his own 97 years.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute and Rockefeller Foundation are connecting teens to history through the musical Hamilton

An anecdotal call for crimping America's distinctive private philanthropy

Philadelphia's New Museum of the American Revolution is a long-overdue landmark

Human kindness and charitable success aren't necessarily linked. That's one of the paradoxes of philanthropy.

A roadmap to success, no matter what unfolds in Washington

De Blasio s funding fantasy. A billion for charters. Newspaper nonprofit? Tough teacher ratings work. Smart brain philanthropy.

Many donors are putting big bucks into college athletics. What are they getting in return?

Our plan flopped. We didn't give up. We changed course.

History shows that donors can have big, healthy effects on public policy if they are prepared

Donors convert old rail lines into popular recreation trails

Donated lands have become some of our most beautiful national treasures.

Gerry Lenfest reflects on $1.2 billion of personal giving

The real reason for keeping the government s hands off of the charitable deduction