Keenan, Terrance2010-01-282024-07-232010-01-282024-07-231992-11http://www.rwjf.org/files/publications/other/ThePromiseAtHandByTerranceKeenan.pdffdc81500018https://hdl.handle.net/10244/466Based on a former RWJF vice president's seminar, gives an overview of the history and role of foundations in U.S. society, their uncertain status as social institutions, and their regulatory history. Urges foundations to see themselves as a public trust.en-USPhilanthropy and VoluntarismPhilanthropy and Voluntarism, GovernancePhilanthropy and Voluntarism, VolunteerismResearch Reports