Decade: 1940s

A foundation-supported publication challenged McCarthyism and caused a controversy.

Foundation policy toward reconstruction was shaped by uncertainty over Europe’s — and in particular Germany’s — future

In the aftermath, Foundation staff struggled to rectify their organization’s involvement with this weapon of mass destruction.

Saving threatened scholars and confronting a dramatically changed world.

Using new technology to save threatened world resources and keep free inquiry alive under threat of fascist destruction.

What might appear to be a simple publication project came to fruition only after a decade of political upheaval, cultural repression, war, and Rockefeller Foundation support.

Applying a vast fortune to the American race problem, but with decades of false assumptions and well-intended approaches that fell short.

The inside story of the study that first questioned binary sexuality and spurred outcry and controversy.

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

Who defines the public good? The showdown caused when a wealthy philanthropist bought land and tried to give it to the American people.