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WHAT FOUNDATIONS SHOULD DEBATE

A Question Not on the Agenda: How Long Should a Foundation Operate?

As the nation's largest foundations gather in Seattle this week, one issue will not be on the public agenda, even though many grant makers have been wrestling with it: whether foundations should exist indefinitely or spend their money in a short time and close their doors.

Although...

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