American Foundations Roles and Contributions

by Anheier, Helmut K.; Hammack, David C.

• ISBN13: 9780815703396
• ISBN10: 0815703392
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-24
• Publisher: INGRAM

Summary

American Foundations represents the most comprehensive effort to date to assess the impact and significance of philanthropic foundations in the United States. Unlike operating charities such as schools, hospitals, and museums, grantmaking foundations

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
American Foundations: Their Roles and Contributions to Society	p. 3
Exploring Roles and Contributions	p. 29
Education (K-12)
Foundations and the Making of Public Education in the United States, 1867-1950	p. 31
Catalysts for Change? Foundations and School Reform, 1950-2005	p. 51
Higher Education
The Partnerships of Foundations and Research Universities	p. 73
Foundations and Higher Education	p. 98
Health Care
Foundations and Health: Innovation, Marginalization, and Relevance since 1900	p. 120
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Efforts to Improve Health and Health Care for All Americans	p. 141
Social Welfare
Foundations and Social Welfare in the Twentieth Century	p. 158
The Role of Foundations in Shaping Social Welfare Policy and Services: The Case of Welfare Reform	p. 182
International
The State and International Philanthropy: The Contribution of American Foundations, 1919-1991	p. 205
For the Worlds Sake: U.S. Foundations and International Grant Making, 1990-2002	p. 237
Arts and Culture
Foundations as Cultural Actors	p. 262
Roles of Foundations and Their Impact in the Arts	p. 283
Religion
The Role of Foundations in American Religion	p. 305
Social Movements
Foundations, Social Movements, and the Contradictions of Liberal Philanthropy	p. 328
Consolidating Social Change: The Consequences of Foundation Funding for Developing Social Movement Infrastructures	p. 347
Conclusion	p. 359
Foundations and Public Policy	p. 371
Looking Forward: American Foundations between Continuity and Change	p. 388
Appendixes
Data Sources	p. 493
Cleaning the Foundations Data Set for Chapter 3	p. 405
Descriptive Information: The Civil Rights and Social Action Sector, 2001	p. 406
References	p. 409
Contributors	p. 437
Index	p. 439
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