The Humanities vs. The Humanitarians

Where Most Needed: The Wall Street Journal offers a free article reporting on efforts of major cultural institutions to attract new donors from young and the wealthy ("Hunger vs. the Arts" by Jacob Hale Russell). The reporter wants us to believe that high profile humanitarian causes favored by the likes of Bill Gates & Angelina Jolie are crowding out traditional cultural giving. But even the lead of the article doesn't support that claim:  the rich young philanthropist Michael Tennenbaum just gave $10 million to three universities and sits on the national board of the Boys & Girls Club of America (along with Hank Aaron & Denzel Washington).  No Africa trips for this guy—it's still higher education and kids that drive his giving.