In this special issue we seek to inform the current debate on big-bet philanthropy by: Today, we stand at a pivotal moment in the history of philanthropy. With the rapid growth in wealth over the last ...

Taylor Swift donated the “biggest cheque” to a children’s hospital, adding to her legacy of global generosity.

The group of local philanthropists, dubbed the “Circle of 10,” have made contributions unprecedented in Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s history according to Roswell Park Alliance Foundation ...

Although all of these examples are contemporary, none of them is fully new. Olivier Zunz’s book, Philanthropy in America: A History, tells a 100-year story of how we got to where we are today, ...

The reality is that this is a more visible continuation of a long history of women driving the very evolution of arts philanthropy, often behind the scenes. All combined, we are today provided ...

Women like Melinda French Gates and Mackenzie Scott have become central figures in philanthropy’s landscape, but historically ...

With each executive order, massive policy shift, and resulting harms, I find myself thinking about what the history books will say about this period in American democracy and about the role ...

Philanthropy will be critical to planning and building the National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum. These landmark new museums will tell a deeper ...

“Giving in America” is a long-term exhibition that looks at the history of philanthropy’s role in shaping the United States and is updated annually to address a key theme in American givin ...