Description: This fascinating and timely study of contemporary America's philanthropic foundations vividly illustrates foundations' commonalities and differences as they strive to address pressing public problems.
Brief description: David C. Hammack is the Hiram C. Hayden Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University. He is author of A Versatile American Institution: The Changing Ideals and Realities of Philanthropic Foundations; American Foundations: Roles and Contributions; Globalization, Philanthropy, and Civil Society: Projecting Institutional Logics Abroad; and Making the Nonprofit Sector in the United States: A Reader.