Jonathan Fanton

President, John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation

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President of the John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation, one of the top-ten private foundations in the United States, it focuses on diverse issues of social justice around the world (In the interests of full disclosure, it gives support to National Public Radio)

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President George H.W. Bush talked about "a thousand points of light," the nonprofit groups vital to the quality of life for millions of Americans.

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