World War II

Reborn as a Modern State

A Yankee Gives Back

Building U.S. Interest In Israel

Rockefeller Keeps the U.N. in U.S.

Alfred Loomis and the Creation of Radar

Sending Diamonds in the Rough to College

Rockefeller Foundation's Contributions to Antibiotics

Rea and Lela Axline Contribute to Support Home City

Recovery and Self-Reliance for Veterans

A round robin with eight leading authorities on philanthropy, medicine, and national governance

Private giving extends even into national defense.

The man behind the person-to-person approach

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.

How the Daniels Fund lost sight of Bill Daniels, clawed its way back and is preserving donor intent into the far future.

How donors helped win a war of ideas and how they can do it again

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

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

Are the big foundations really the agents of American imperialism?

Notable contributions to Americana from the Philanthropy Hall of Fame

It's not just a luxury

Reviving Ellington jazz for a new generation

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

Hunting human traffickers. Moral formation through music. Airplane ambulances. The philanthropic payoff to an artistic addiction.

K-12 surprise in Illinois. The millionaire next door. One acre, 500,000 farmers. The codemaster and his hidden donor.

Battling crime and poverty via homeownership

Giving while you live can improve society long after you're gone

This 99-year-old runner explains how his Christian faith moved him to serve in the military and donate upwards of $34 million

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

Supporting veterans pursuing entrepreneurship

Home life and scholastic success. A baseball all-star gives back. Children and animals on Noah's Ark. BYU student animators.

A Christian polytechnic university takes after its inventive founder

Want to get America back to work? Stop overlooking the thousand schools that serve half of America's higher-ed students

The poor Guggenheim

The story of how American philanthropy built a Jewish homeland.

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

Winnings for cancer. The church grocery. Protecting donor intent.

A scholar and Navy SEAL shares his secrets for reintegrating vets at home

Where are the old-line veterans charities headed?

A government system rates veterans as incapable, but philanthropy can change that

You thought only government could do defense? Think again!

How one donor found satisfaction in helping a unique community

Bringing the spirit of America to combat zones

How the maker of SweetTARTS is combining friendship and capital in one tangy dose

How a misfit revolutionized paleontology with a big boost from philanthropy

Philanthropy does not shut down

Keeping older Americans independent with timely acts of charity

Help veterans with disabilities stand on their own

Ted Turner now leads a quieter life, but his philanthropic quirks remain fascinating

A $300 million gift aims to smooth Western relations with China by mixing top students in Beijing.

Philanthropists who want to help must consider long-term incentives and put self-reliance at the heart of their giving

Howard Ahmanson's golden touch

Ethics from Singer. Giving tips from Buffett. Billions from Christians. Careers for the homeless.

Philanthropist Jeff Skoll is putting money and talent behind silver-screen social reform