Concepts Quote by Norman Dodd

“Today, they are commonplace, and rarely controversial, but Americans across the political spectrum once regarded the whole idea of private foundations with enormous suspicion.…

— Jane Mayer

“Legally, however, the Rockefeller Foundation, the granddaddy of all private foundations, was at first limited to promoting only education, science, and religion. Over time,…

— Jane Mayer

“the foundations set up as tax shelters by the wealthy tended to spend as much money glorifying the donors' names and providing cushy jobs…

— Anne Stuart

It is the genius of our Constitution that under its shelter of enduring institutions and rooted principles there is ample room for the rich…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

We've already gotten a significant grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and a university consortium. I think the whole sector of Foundations, potentially…

— Anonymous

The National Empowerment Fund we established some time back. And one of the challenges was to build a strong enough asset base for it…

— Thabo Mbeki

“The United States inherited a seemingly inexhaustible fortune in natural resources, yet it has responded to its environment with a dismaying mixture of materialism…

— Elmo Richardson

We started our foundation because we believe we have a real opportunity to help advance equity around the world, to help make sure that,…

— Melinda Gates

Our funding is based on our support of ideas like limited government, individual rights and a strong defense.

— Richard Scaife

Those who proposed the Constitution knew, and those who ratified the Constitution also knew that this is...a limited government tied down to specified powers…It…

— James Madison

It's not hard for a city like New York to create a $1.25 million fund. It's not hard for foundations to create funds that…

— Kathryn Finney