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Down By The Riverside
Every family has stories. Many of these get passed down from one generation to the next. And occasionally, a story will have just the right mix of mystery and appeal…
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Show Me The Money
Last month, we started talking about the process of establishing a foundation, and now we turn to one of the most important aspects of running a foundation: bookkeeping. In order…
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Pieces of Eight
Between 1818 and 1836, Congress passed a series of laws providing pensions to soldiers of the Revolutionary War, many of whom were in poor health and destitute. These veterans had…
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How To Start A Foundation
This month we celebrate our first anniversary as a non-profit, so we thought it would be instructive to document the steps we took to establish our private foundation for anyone…
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A Reluctant Hero
We are highlighting the two namesakes of the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center, with whom we have partnered to provide a scholarship. We already covered the life of Marion Oldham, and…