“Charitable” political advice from the Century Foundation?
Private charitable foundations on the left and right use “issue polling” to promote their agenda to friendly politicians. Is this what Americans believe charities should be doing?…
Century Foundation
The “Foundation” that isn’t: The Century Foundation
A mostly forgotten lefty business tycoon created an NGO in 1922 to continue his progressive legacy. More than a century later and 88 years after his death, it still operates…
The Fate of Philanthropic Funding for Faded “Blue Ribbons”
Following the 2000 election—about which, recall, there had been more than a little controversy—the private, “blue-ribbon” National Commission on Federal Election Reform was convened to study and make recommendations about…
Big Philanthropy Transitions to the Biden Administration
The presidential-transition teams that Joe Biden announced last week include more than 20 members who are identified as being employed by left-of-center philanthropic foundations or grantmaking entities in America. George Mason University…