Urban Institute

This grant will support research by the History of Philanthropy Program at the Urban Institute's Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy, led by Benjamin Soskis. Among the work that program undertakes is editorial and curatorial work on HistPhil, the web publication devoted to the history of philanthropy co-edited by Benjamin Soskis, Maribel Morey and Stanley Katz. The program also undertakes research and writing highlighting how history inquiry can inform contemporary practice. With this grant, the program will study philanthropy’s responses to past pandemics to inform us about our work today as the world reacts to the Covid-19 pandemic.