John D. Rockefeller

Private Funding at a Smithsonian

Bolstering African Universities

Alfred Loomis and the Creation of Radar

DNA Uncovered

Rockefeller Foundation's Contributions to Antibiotics

Tex Met: The Texaco Radio Partnership

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

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

A RealClearPolitics spinoff from the forthcoming Summer 2020 issue of Philanthropy magazine

The real Madam C. J. Walker was even more interesting than the new Netflix show

Whys and ways of preserving donor intent

Wherever the health sciences are progressing fastest today, it s often donated money that is pushing the frontier

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

A critique of philanthropic influence in public life starts with the wrong assumptions

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

A history of the Christian newspaper that directed American eyes to the neediest

One donor's plea to give while you live

Unexpected American legacies

An overview of the Winter 2012 issue on international giving

Philanthropy makes the news

Olivier Zunz s new book is a good, if limited, history of 20th century American foundations

University M&A, the Jersey way; the college name game; donor intent in Virginia; and more.

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

An Intel-ligent cancer sensor, no anthroposophy at Aberdeen, no giving up, Wikidata, and more

Private philanthropy has nearly eradicated polio an accomplishment that echoes earlier victories over smallpox and hookworm

Are the big foundations really the agents of American imperialism?

The remarkable legacy of Rockefeller-funded Nobel laureates

Dynastic wealth can hurt children. Can philanthropy help?

Notable contributions to higher education from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

Notable contributions to religious causes from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

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

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

An anecdotal call for crimping America's distinctive private philanthropy

SPLC on the warpath. The truth on foreign aid. Getting bluegrass in the black. Making Americans. An Oscar for humanitarianism.

Why givers prize the right to be anonymous

He s been blind since 1970, but is lighting a path to prevention and cures for fellow sufferers

Henry Folger made it his life s work to gather up scattered British treasure and bring it to America for conservation

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

Winds of change for charters. Science charity. Suing your alma mater. $100 million and a crowd.

A record gift to Catholic schools. Paul Allen continues to battle Ebola. Knights rescue the oppressed.

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

Community foundations at a milestone.

Reflections of a Rockefeller. Failing one's way to success.

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

A new book on the "problem of vast individual fortunes" is a little threadbare

Tuition at the Cooper Union, Bill Gates annual letter, Bloomberg at Johns Hopkins, and more