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Council on Foundations, 1991-1992

Interviewee
Pifer, Alan October 10, 1991 

Call Number
91-110

Physical Description

13 pages, 1 cassette, 1 7/8 ips, 51 minutes; index

Interviewer
Lichtenberg, Naomi

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Alan Pifer, a one-time member of the board of the Council on Foundations, describes the history of foundations in the U.S. from the nineteen fifties to the nineteen nineties. He discusses the role of United States Congressional hearings and the 1969 Tax Reform Act on foundations and the subsequent influence of the Council of Fundations on United States philanthropy.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Carnegie Corporation
    • Foundation Center
    • Foundation Library Center
    • Independent Sector
    • Place Names
    • South Africa
    • Occupation Names
    • foundation officer
    • Personal Names
    • Freeman, David
    • Gardner, John
    • Goheen, Robert
    • Joseph, James A.
    • Patillo, Manning
    • Subjects
    • 1969 Tax Reform Act
    • philanthropy