Topic: Photo Essay

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.

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.

How an American philanthropist’s love of medieval art created an immersive Old World experience at The Cloisters museum in New York City.

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

In 1968, the Ford Foundation began to make social investments using a new tool borrowed from the for-profit world, the Program-Related Investment.

Battling hookworm on rural farms laid the groundwork for a global public health system.