Background
Wooster, Martin Morse was born on November 30, 1957 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Harold Abbott and Marcia Wooster.
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Should Foundations Live Forever?: The Question of Perpetuity by Martin Morse Wooster (1998-01-01)
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The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of "Donor Intent"
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The Great Philanthropists & the Problem of "Donor Intent" How can those who create charitable foundations ensure that their wishes will be followed after their deaths? What's to prevent relatives, lawyers, and foundation officials from ignoring or reinterpreting a donor's charitable intentions to fit their own plans for the money? The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of "Donor Intent" testifies to the continuing importance of the issue of donor intent. In this third edition, Capital Research Center Visiting Fellow Martin Morse Wooster offers a fascinating overview of the founding fathers of American philanthropy. He examines the entrepreneurship and charity of Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford, and others less well known who created vast new wealth and then contemplated what would become of it after they died. In some cases, such as the JM Foundation, Bradley Foundation, and Duke Endowment, the intentions of donors have been upheld. In far too many others, however - including the Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Pew Charitable Trusts - donor intent has been disregarded or brazenly violated. Wooster explains why this is the case and offers advice for donors who wish to ensure that their intentions are upheld. W.J. Hume says in the preface, "There is a world of difference between those who earn great wealth and those who are bequeathed great wealth, and then find themselves responsible for spending someone else's money. Martin Wooster's recommendations should be carefully considered by those who wish to avoid the pitfalls of modern philanthropy."
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Angry Classrooms, Vacant Minds: What's Happened To Our High Schools?
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A refreshingly non-partisan survey of the history of American secondary education with suggestions and applications for contemporary reformers.
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Should Foundations Live Forever?: The Question of Perpetuity
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A companion to The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of “Donor Intent,” author Martin Morse Wooster considers whether the legal life of foundations should be limited to prevent successor trustees from ignoring the donor’s intent. This volume surveys past congressional attempts to limit foundation perpetuity and offers case studies of donors who have put legal limits on their own foundations, setting a termination date and requiring the foundation to pay out all its assets.
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The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of Donor Intent by Martin Morse Wooster (2007-01-01)
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Martin Morse Wooster
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1980.
Career
Staff writer, Network News, Washington, 1983; Washington editor, Harper's Magazine, Washington, 1983-1987; associate editor, Wilson Quarterly, Washington, 1987-1988; contributing editor, Reason, Washington, since 1988; Washington editor, Reason, Washington, 1988-1991; associate editor, American Enterprise, Washington, since 1994. Visiting fellow Capital Research Center, Washington, since 1993.
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The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of "Donor Intent"
(The Great Philanthropists & the Problem of "Donor Intent"...)
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Should Foundations Live Forever?: The Question of Perpetuity
( A companion to The Great Philanthropists and the Proble...)
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Angry Classrooms, Vacant Minds: What's Happened To Our High Schools?
(A refreshingly non-partisan survey of the history of Amer...)
- Should Foundations Live Forever?: The Question of Perpetuity by Martin Morse Wooster (1998-01-01)
- The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of Donor Intent by Martin Morse Wooster (2007-01-01)
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The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of "Donor Intent"
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Member Free Press Association (Half-Life Mencken award 1988), North America Guild Beer Writers.
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Republican