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A Pearl of a Museum Grows Bigger, Quickly

Alfred Loomis and the Creation of Radar

George Eastman Debuts Martha Graham

Real problems, Mo giving, buildings for charter schools, donor privacy, RealClearJournalism, how donors can help break policy logjams.

A radical judgment on philanthropy does little to inspire or inform

Foundations learn as they grow

The forthright social conservative on religious liberty, translating principles into policy, and the importance of saying what you truly believe.

Unexpected American legacies

Rags to riches in real life. Vets achieving independence. A pilgrimage to Israel for $500. Behind the scenes at Gettysburg. Leonard Leo's legal network. The power of small givers.

Meet the (non-Catholic) patron saints of inner-city Catholic education

What s to be gained from private giving to Uncle Sam s military academies?

A new history reveals the wealthy philanthropists behind suffrage and other feminist advances

Against governmental opposition, early Americans created savings vehicles to boost the working class

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

The trading titan on investing in ideas and policy, school choice, and music

The National Christian Foundation s ability to turn unusual contributions to gold is creating a new trove of generosity

A small foundation uses focused academic, media, and activist grants to redirect a policy debate

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

Chicks on camera. Couch-surfing in disaster zones. Teacher's union fights for facelifts. One million missing Christians.