Nov 21 2024The Foundation funds the International Agricultural Development Service (IADS), designed to provide technical assistance in agricultural and rural development to developing countries.Over the next decade, the Foundation contributes nearly $8 million toward operational costs. In 1985, IADS merges with the Agricultural Development Council and Winrock International Livestock Research and Training Center …
Nov 21 2024To commemorate the bicentennial of the United States, the Foundation supports the Recorded Anthology of American Music, which creates a comprehensive set of recordings of American music for distribution to selected libraries, music schools and other nonprofit institutions in the U.S. and abroad.A total of 7,000 sets are distributed, the Foundation’s “bicentennial gift to the American people.”
Nov 21 2024The Foundation supports modern dance and ballet companies led by Alvin Ailey, Merce Cunningham, Laura Dean, Martha Graham and Robert Joffrey to create new works.