- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 streaming audio file (approximately 30 minutes) : digital
- Summary
- Streaming audio file (approximately 30 minutes). [Program begins after a few seconds of non-sequential speech.] Marian Horosko introduces the topic, namely proposed reforms to the laws and regulations governing [non-profit] foundations, and her guest, David F. Freeman, President of the Council on Foundations; David F. Freeman speaks about the Council on Foundations; the definition of a foundation; the wide range of foundation size (in terms of annual grants); the process of establishing a foundation; the complexity of the laws governing tax-exempt status; grants to individuals; the concept of establishing minimum annual distributions based on a foundation's total assets; recent [United States] Congressional hearings on the reform of the laws and regulations governing foundations; the purposes and goals of foundations; his concerns that the proposed taxing (in effect) of foundations will lead to reduced grants to the public and that new restrictions on political activities will unduly limit discussion of public issues by non-profit organizations; the Council on Foundations' testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee; regulatory reforms he would recommend; regulatory changes he would not recommend; the current status of and likely future legislative process with respect to the proposed reforms; Horosko's closing remarks.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of Marian Horosko.
- Uniform Title
- Dance, New York (Radio program)
- Alternative Title
- Dance Audio Archive
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Sound recordings.
- Note
- Interview with David F. Freeman conducted by Marian Horosko for radio station WBAI, New York City, as part of its series Dance, New York, at the office of David F. Freeman, President of the Council on Foundations, probably in 1969.
- Sound quality is good overall, but the recording is marred by "tape hiss".
- Title supplied by cataloger.
- Funding (note)
- The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
- Call Number
- *MGZTCO 3-1856
- OCLC
- 78045951
- Author
Freeman, David F., interviewee.
- Title
Interview with David F. Freeman, 1969.
- Imprint
[1969]
- Type of Content
spoken word
- Type of Medium
audio
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
audio file
- Event
Recorded at the Council on Foundations 1969? New York (N.Y.)
- Funding
The processing and cataloging of this recording was made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. The support of the National Endowment for the Arts is also gratefully acknowledged.
- Original Version
Original format: one sound reel (approximately 30 minutes); acetate; half-track; 3.75 ips; 5 in.; transferred to wav file and streaming file format in 2015: myd_mgzto51856_v01f01_sc.
- Local Note
Archival original: *MGZTO 5-1856. 3 3/4 in. per sec.; 5 in. reel.
Dubbing master: *MGZTD 10-1856. 7 1/2 in. per sec.; 10 in. reel; polyester; half-track.
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- Added Author
Horosko, Marian, interviewer.
DHCA.
- Added Title
Dance, New York (Radio program)
- Research Call Number
*MGZTCO 3-1856