Philanthropic Foundations 
Subtitle: New Scholarship, New Possibilities (Philanthropic Studies)
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: June 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780253335005
Subjects: Charities & voluntary services; Social history; Foundations (Endowments); Social Work Practice; Social Science; Politics / Current Events; Sociology; Philanthropy & Charity; Philanthropy and Charity; Social Work; Charitable organization; Endowments; History; United States
Description: "This book presents new scholarship about foundations such as Ford, Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Russell Sage, their history, and their impact on American society. The essays in the first three parts of the book look at the diverse and multiple ways in which foundations have contributed to American society: as organizations, they help put into action the goals of many social movements; as cultural agents, they help shift attention to some of the most pressing issues facing the American public.

The last part of the book focuses on researching and writing foundation history."--BOOK JACKET.