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Artist-Endowed Foundations, Their Charitable Purposes and Public Benefit: Selections from the Study Report

January 26, 2012
Philanthropy and Social Innovation

Christine J. Vincent

Managing Director, Artist-Endowed Foundations Initiative

This monograph focuses on artist-endowed foundations, their charitable purposes, and the public benefit that derives from their activities. It depicts this important topic by presenting key selections from the Study Report of the Aspen Institute’s National Study of Artist-Endowed Foundations, The Artist as Philanthropist: Strengthening the Next Generation of Artist-Endowed Foundations.

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