Germany

Reborn as a Modern State

Building Up Israel’s Youngest University

Reinforcing Vocational Education

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

The Morgan Library and Frick Collection were given to the nation by men who didn t do anything by half measures.

Private giving extends even into national defense.

Take an overseas tour with a one-of-a-kind nonprofit that uses charitable micro efforts to blunt foreign threats

Stephanie Deutsch s new book details the unlikely collaboration between Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington.

President's note

The Latter-day Saints are proving that private citizens can support a vast and effective social welfare system.

The remarkable legacy of Rockefeller-funded Nobel laureates

Notable contributions to higher education from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

Private equity investor Russ Carson applies his years in business to handpicking leaders and investments in philanthropy.

Battling crime and poverty via homeownership

Tax Reform and Philanthropy's Three Percent Solution

One of the largest libraries in the world is a product of private philanthropy

A billionaire s ambitious plans to send stamp-sized spacecraft light years away

The head of Google.org on reinventing corporate philanthropy, Silicon Valley culture, and the mission that has driven her career

A loyal funder and a visionary took on tenement squalor, and won.

How a self-interested banker helped millions of people prosper

Bruce and Suzie Kovner give to schoolchildren, music students, and policymaking. Here's how and why.

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

Featuring Kim Dennis, Gara LaMarche, Roger Hertog, and Chris DeMuth

Who says bricks-and-mortar philanthropy isn t effective?

You thought only government could do defense? Think again!

How one donor found satisfaction in helping a unique community

A Secret Santa. Disaster giving. Taxing church attendance. Adopt a neighborhood.

This very selective expos distorts reality.