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Start Over Collection American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993 Place California Subjects government philanthropic role

Garcetti, Sukey, December 2, 1991

Collection ID:
90-045
Date:
December 2, 1991
Scope Content:
Sukey Garcetti, sole administrator of her family's foundation, the Roth Family Foundation, discusses her family's history, the background of the foundation, and the grant making philosophy she applies at the foundation. She discusses family and private philanthropy and contrasts them with other philanthropic institutions in terms of scope, capacity, goals, and organization. Garcetti speaks of generational issues, and possible differences in values as a major topic in family philanthropy.
Place:
California and Los Angeles, California
  1. Center for Documentary Research and Practice
  2. American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993

Hirsch, Bruce A., December 5, 1991

Collection ID:
90-042
Date:
December 5, 1991
Scope Content:
Dr. Bruce A. Hirsch, executive director of the Clarence Heller Foundation, discusses his education, background, and philosophy of philanthropy. He speaks of grant making at the Heller Foundation and of the main areas in which this institution issues grants, which include health and the environment, environmental preservation, chamber and symphonic orchestra music, and curriculum development for underprivileged students. Hirsch discusses family foundations, the impact of the nineteen sixties, grant making, grant evaluation, and environmental grant making.
Place:
California and San Francisco, California
  1. Center for Documentary Research and Practice
  2. American Foundations Oral History Project, 1989-1993