A versatile American institution
Subtitle: the changing ideals and realities of philanthropic foundations
By: David C. Hammack and Helmut K. Anheier
Contributors: Anheier, Helmut K., 1954-
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780815721949
Subjects: Endowments; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-248) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Foundations in the United States; title: Remarkable nineteenth-century foundations; title: The classic institution-building period, 1900-50; title: After World War II: readjustment and redefinition; title: Variety and relevance: American foundations at the start of the twenty-first century.