Topic: Racial Segregation

In the early 20th century, the General Education Board was devoted to the cause of improving education throughout the United States, without distinction of race, sex, or creed.

Delving into a century of philanthropic engagement with race, from Reconstruction to the Civil Rights era.

A story recounting many accusations, from rigged elections to the meddling of big private money in grassroots organizing.

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

How did a US foundation manage to work under apartheid?

A foundation struggled to make one of America’s oldest youth organizations more racially inclusive. But it only got so far under Jim Crow.

How a simple grant request seeded the launch of a full program addressing inequality.

In the years before Brown v. Board, a philanthropic fund hoped research and data would turn the tide on attitudes toward segregation.

A college prep program increased admissions rates for at-risk students, but it also raised larger questions about systemic inequality.