ALTHEA K. NAGAI is Senior Research Associate at the Center for Study of Social and Political Change at Smith College.ROBERT LERNER is Assistant Director at the Center for Study of Social and Political Change at Smith College.STANLEY ROTHMAN is Director of the Center for the Study of Social and Political Change at Smith College.

• Tables and Figures Preface Introduction Philanthropy and Social Change: A Historical Overview Foundation Leaders and Their Place in the American Social Structure Other Views: Pluralism versus the Adversary Culture Ideological Divisions within the Foundation Elite The Impact of Ideology Foundations, Professionalism, and the Organizational Dilemma Foundations and Their Public Policy Grants Polarization, Pluralism, and the Problem of Social Order Appendix 1: Survey Methodology Appendix 2: Samples of American Elites Appendix 3: Questions and Their Factor Loadings on Each Factor Measuring Political Ideology among American Elites Appendix 4: The Cover Letter and "Social Leadership in America: A Survey" References Index

ALTHEA K. NAGAI is Senior Research Associate at the Center for Study of Social and Political Change at Smith College.ROBERT LERNER is Assistant Director at the Center for Study of Social and Political Change at Smith College.STANLEY ROTHMAN is Director of the Center for the Study of Social and Political Change at Smith College.

• Tables and Figures Preface Introduction Philanthropy and Social Change: A Historical Overview Foundation Leaders and Their Place in the American Social Structure Other Views: Pluralism versus the Adversary Culture Ideological Divisions within the Foundation Elite The Impact of Ideology Foundations, Professionalism, and the Organizational Dilemma Foundations and Their Public Policy Grants Polarization, Pluralism, and the Problem of Social Order Appendix 1: Survey Methodology Appendix 2: Samples of American Elites Appendix 3: Questions and Their Factor Loadings on Each Factor Measuring Political Ideology among American Elites Appendix 4: The Cover Letter and "Social Leadership in America: A Survey" References Index

ALTHEA K. NAGAI is Senior Research Associate at the Center for Study of Social and Political Change at Smith College.ROBERT LERNER is Assistant Director at the Center for Study of Social and Political Change at Smith College.STANLEY ROTHMAN is Director of the Center for the Study of Social and Political Change at Smith College.

• Tables and Figures Preface Introduction Philanthropy and Social Change: A Historical Overview Foundation Leaders and Their Place in the American Social Structure Other Views: Pluralism versus the Adversary Culture Ideological Divisions within the Foundation Elite The Impact of Ideology Foundations, Professionalism, and the Organizational Dilemma Foundations and Their Public Policy Grants Polarization, Pluralism, and the Problem of Social Order Appendix 1: Survey Methodology Appendix 2: Samples of American Elites Appendix 3: Questions and Their Factor Loadings on Each Factor Measuring Political Ideology among American Elites Appendix 4: The Cover Letter and "Social Leadership in America: A Survey" References Index