In 1959 the Ford Foundation made its first grant to support young composers teaching in high schools. Despite setbacks, this resulted in advances in thinking and attitudes in the music education world. Since then, the Music Educators National Conference has taken an active role in the expansion of this project. (CS)

The occasion of the anniversary of Andrew Carnegie's transfer of wealth from business to philanthropy provides an opportunity to reflect on Carnegie's role in philanthropy and philanthropy's role, responsibilities, and challenges in the nation. Citizen philanthropy has been an important constituent of participatory democracy in the United States,…

On account of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 (taxing income of a foundation) foundations have developed more rationale grant-making philosophies, longer term grants, more evaluation of grantees, and greater responsibility on the part of the foundations for grantee survival. (Author/PG)

With the range of private foundation and foundation-interests what it is, the administrator or development officer must make a calculated decision as to how much effort should be expended on foundation solicitation. The author presents 10 "commandments" for realistic foundation solicitation. (Author/PG)

Among the 25 largest foundations, giving is expected to increase substantially between now and 1975 under the 1969 Tax Reform Act. (Editor)

From 1978 to 1980 a committee worked to determine the status of philanthropy and voluntary organizations in America and to recommend efforts to strengthen the nonprofit sector. The committee's findings led to the establishment of INDEPENDENT SECTOR, a national forum to encourage giving, volunteering, and not-for-profit initiative. (Author/MLW)

Examples of how a college or university-related foundation can help in fund-raising efforts are cited. Three types of foundations (college, facilities, and regional) are defined, and the structure and administration of a foundation are outlined. High priority, adequate staffing, and a commitment of resources insure foundation success. (MLW)

Examines donations to colleges as an outcome of simultaneously solving supply and demand functions. Donors demand attention and prestige supplied by college fund raisers. Using data from 13 colleges, this econometric study shows that the demand side has a unitary elasticity concerning per person donations, while the supply side seems inelastic.…

College and universities that invested in the Foundation for New Era Philanthropy, now bankrupt, now find they were taken in by the organization's investment claims. Suits are being filed on behalf of investors and by the Securities and Exchange Commission, claiming fraud. Even institutions not investing in the charity may learn from the…

Describes the relationship between the nursing profession and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Describes Will Keith Kellogg's interest in public health, especially as it related to children and the development of the W. K. Kellogg Child Welfare Organization, as it was originally known. (JOW)

Thirty-seven universities received half the money donated by foundations to higher education in 1989-90, and 40 institutions received half the corporate dollars donated, revealing the power of research universities to attract private monies. Some feel the concentration is neither rational nor fair. Tables present dollar and percentage figures for…

The State University of New York at Albany initiated a pioneering university/philanthropist/school district partnership building on the success of millionaire Eugene Lang's 1981 offer to pay college tuition for 61 East Harlem sixth graders. SUNY's School of Education offers administrative expertise and plans enrichment activities for 96 inner-city…

Reports on the process of selecting the first 4,000 beneficiaries of the Gates Millennium Scholars Program, which emphasizes the use of criteria other than grades and test scores to select scholarship recipients. Notes critics' views and the administrative feat of building the organization from scratch, publicizing the program in minority…

Describes the multi-million dollar initiative announced by W. K. Kellogg Foundation in 1995 to support the Native American Higher Education Initiative, and how the Kellogg initiative deserves attention from the nation as a whole because it is attempting to fundamentally rewrite the way foundations do business with Indian communities. (VWC)