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Philanthropy
Another Measure of Conservative Absence at Philanthropy’s “Commanding Heights”
Forbes released its 41st annual Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans late last month. Collectively, the magazine reports, the 400 are worth approximately $4 trillion—down $500 billion from last year. Nine are at the…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 13, 2022

Philanthropy
The Architecture of Big Philanthropy
“We shape our buildings,” Winston Churchill said in 1943, “and afterwards they shape us.” Foundations are not government agencies, of course, but they are meant to serve the public. Although…
by Leslie Lenkowsky on May 19, 2022

Foundation Watch
Who Are Arabella’s Big-Dollar Donors?
The “dark money” network created and run by Arabella Advisors is perhaps the most powerful and, until recently, the least-reported-on player in Washington politics. Tracing the Arabella network’s donors is…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 27, 2022