Tax Reform 1969: Ford vs. Patman
Tax Reform 1969 (Full Series) Looking Back Fifty Years | Ford vs. Patman | Foundational Change | Moving Forward Confidently SUMMARY: In 1969, routine Congressional hearings on…
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Tax Reform 1969: Foundational Changes
Tax Reform 1969 (Full Series) Looking Back Fifty Years | Ford vs. Patman | Foundational Change | Moving Forward Confidently SUMMARY: In 1969, routine Congressional hearings on…
Tax Reform 1969: Moving Forward Confidently
Tax Reform 1969 (Full Series) Looking Back Fifty Years | Ford vs. Patman | Foundational Change | Moving Forward Confidently SUMMARY: In 1969, routine Congressional hearings on…
Why Pew Charitable Trusts Should Never Be Considered “Non-Partisan”
It’s Pew Charitable Trusts’ (PCT) 70th Anniversary this year and the organization is celebrating by highlighting their “non-partisan” approach to policy influence and research. They claim that “through our…
A Sweeter Future: Philanthropies Adrift in Philadelphia
As I reported in an article appearing in Issue 3, 2018, the organization controlling the Hershey Company is the Hershey Trust, devoted to protecting the interests of the Milton Hershey…
A Sweeter Future: Deviating from Intent
Girard, however, made a serious mistake when he requested that the city of Philadelphia administer his estate. The city, through its Board of City Trusts, proved to be a bad…
A Sweeter Future: Could There Be a Happy Ending?
Today, enrolment stands at just over 300 students. Attendees receive full scholarships (in excess of $60,000 per year) to attend the institution. Students, who must be “academically capable” live in…
Philanthropy or Cupidity? #MeToo and Greed in Silicon Valley
Have you heard of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)? Few have, outside of Bay Area philanthropic cliques. That changed in April, when the Chronicle of Philanthropy revealed…
Lesson to New Health Foundation: Fund Health, Not Politics
In the world of philanthropy, not every grantmaking giant lumbers into the spotlight; some materialize overnight. Take the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (MCHF), which opened its doors on May 8…
Dark Money Ascendant: The 501(c)4
Dark Money Ascendant (Full Series) The 501(c)4 | Atlantic Philanthropies| Influencing the Immigration Debate | Mission Accomplished Summary: Armed with a large endowment from left-wing duty-free shopping tycoon…