Pew’s Leader Carves Out ‘Formidable’ Role
February 8, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
As head of the Pew Charitable Trusts, Rebecca W. Rimel is carving out a role as a “formidable” force in philanthropy, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Ms. Rimel oversaw the trusts’ shift from private foundation to public charity in recent years and has pushed for new programs and increased spending on lobbying, the paper says.
Pew played a lead role in two recent and controversial efforts: the fight to move the Barnes Foundation and its art collection into Philadelphia and an effort to prevent a Thomas Eakins painting from moving to Arkansas.
Some people have been critical of these moves, calling the Barnes relocation a “takeover,” the paper reports. Ms. Rimel defends her leadership, saying Pew’s work is not about her, but it’s about the city of Philadelphia.
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