American philanthropic foundations : regional difference and change

American philanthropic foundations : regional difference and change / edited by David C. Hammack and Steven Rathgeb Smith.

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, develo...

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Other Authors: Hammack, David C. (Editor), Smith, Steven Rathgeb, 1951- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, Office of Scholarly Publishing, Herman B Wells Library, [2018]
Series:Philanthropic and non-profit studies
Subjects:
Endowments > United States.
Charities > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Services.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
Charities
Endowments
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Halftitle; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. New York Foundations; 2. Philanthropic Funds in Baltimore; 3. The Washington, DC, Region's Modest Foundation Sector; 4. Northeastern Ohio's Collaborative Foundations; 5. Philanthropic Foundations in Chicago; 6. The Rise of Grant-Making Foundations in the South; 7. The Foundations of Texas; 8. Foundations in Los Angeles; 9. Foundations in San Francisco and Silicon Valley; 10. Washington State's Foundations; By Way of a Conclusion: Regions, Foundations, and Policy.
  • Appendix A: The Biggest Foundations, 1946, 1979, 2012Appendix B: Community Funds and the Distribution of Smaller Foundations; Index; Back Cover.

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