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Six Pathways to Enduring Results: Lessons from Spend-Down Foundations
Fifty years ago, only 5 percent of the total assets of America's largest 50 foundations were held by spend-downs, compared to 24 percent in 2010. Spend-downs are even more influential when measured as a percent of giving, since they disburse money at a higher annual rate than foundations that aim to last forever. In 2010, 31 percent of giving from the largest foundations came from spend-downs (a figure that reflects the outsized effect of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett)
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Book review: Creation and Abortion: A Study in Moral and Legal Philosophy. By Frances Myrna Kamm. New York: Oxford University Press. 1992. Pp. viii, 227. Reviewed by: Susan M. Wolf
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