September 9, 1999

Redrawing the Map of Philanthropy

By PABLO EISENBERG

Friendships, personal contacts, reputations, visibility, access, and poor judgments too often serve to undermine the fairness of foundation giving.

So does geography. Many of the poorest areas of the country, often home to large minority populations, are grossly underserved by foundations. States in the South, Southwest, Great Plains, and non-coastal Northwest -- and rural areas everywhere -- have relatively few foundations and philanthropic dollars to deal

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