American Philanthropic Foundations: Regional Difference and Change

American Philanthropic Foundations: Regional Difference and Change
ISBN-10
0253033063
ISBN-13
9780253033062
Category
Social Science
Pages
380
Language
English
Published
2018-04-16
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Authors
Steven Rathgeb Smith, David C. Hammack

Description

Essays examining the origins, development, and achievements of charitable organizations in key US cities and regions. Once largely confined to the biggest cities in the mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes states, philanthropic foundations now play a significant role in nearly every state. Wide-ranging and incisive, the essays in American Philanthropic Foundations: Regional Difference and Change examine the origins, development, and accomplishments of philanthropic foundations in key cities and regions of the United States. Each contributor assesses foundation efforts to address social and economic inequalities, and to encourage cultural and creative life in their home regions and elsewhere. This fascinating and timely study of contemporary America’s philanthropic foundations vividly illustrates foundations’ commonalities and differences as they strive to address pressing public problems.

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