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Grant makers and grantees cooperated to craft a unique program in dance.

Stepping in to save French monuments without stepping on French pride.

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller’s passion for modern art influenced her children, especially her son Nelson Rockefeller, and continues to reach the public through the museum she co-founded.

Although known for its work in science, medicine, and health, the Rockefeller Foundation supported a surprising number of performing arts activities.

Asia Society’s first public exhibition in 1960, “Masterpieces of Asian Art in American Collections,” launched decades of exhibitions aimed at bringing Asian arts and cultures to American audiences. Photos show the broad range of diverse media and geographical areas represented in the exhibition.

Against a backdrop of white, establishment concepts of literary excellence, one foundation struggled to appreciate Black voices.

Nelson Rockefeller’s personal collection of indigenous art – and the museum he founded to share it – would eventually become a vital addition to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “encyclopedic” collection.

How one Rockefeller scientist walked the edge of ethics, endangered himself and offended colleagues to move research forward

Asia Society’s first public exhibition in 1960, “Masterpieces of Asian Art in American Collections,” launched decades of exhibitions aimed at bringing Asian arts and cultures to American audiences. Photos show the broad range of diverse media and geographical areas represented in the exhibition.

The nation’s parks, perhaps our most remarkable public resource, have a history of development through private giving.

Philanthropy helped architects and planners create a new kind of suburban community in the 1920s.

One foundation’s program in Mexico created the blueprint for ending hunger worldwide.