| Table of Contents | 第1-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-10页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-11页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第11-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-15页 |
| Background of This Study | 第12-13页 |
| Structure of This Thesis | 第13-15页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第15-23页 |
| ·Literature Review | 第15-19页 |
| ·Terms and Definitions | 第19-23页 |
| ·Definitions of Philanthropy and Charity | 第19-21页 |
| ·Definitions of Philanthropic Foundations | 第21-23页 |
| Chapter Two An Overview of American Philanthropic Foundation | 第23-35页 |
| ·Philanthropy in History | 第23-24页 |
| ·The Classification of American Philanthropic Foundation | 第24-27页 |
| ·The Characteristics of American Philanthropic Foundation | 第27-29页 |
| ·The Contributions of American Philanthropic Foundation | 第29-35页 |
| ·The Advancement of Higher Education | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Improvement of World Public Health | 第32-35页 |
| Chapter Three the Developing Stages of American Philanthropic Foundations | 第35-50页 |
| ·The Preparation Period | 第35-39页 |
| ·The Charitable Tradition in America | 第36-38页 |
| ·The Ideological Basis of This Period | 第38-39页 |
| ·The Rising Period | 第39-45页 |
| ·Characterized as Scientific Philanthropy | 第40-42页 |
| ·The Representative Philanthropic Foundations | 第42-45页 |
| ·The Growing Period | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Representative Foundation in This Period | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Flourishing Period | 第46-50页 |
| ·Characteristics of Development in This Period | 第47-50页 |
| Chapter Four The Cultural Motivators to the Development of APF | 第50-70页 |
| ·The influence of religon | 第50-60页 |
| ·Religion and Philanthropy | 第51-53页 |
| ·God's Chosen Nation | 第53-55页 |
| ·The influence of Christian Doctrine | 第55-58页 |
| ·The Sense of Redemption | 第58-60页 |
| ·The Voluntary Spirit in America | 第60-63页 |
| ·A Brief Account of American Voluntary Spirit | 第60-61页 |
| ·A nation of Volunteers | 第61-63页 |
| ·The Idea of “Limited Government” | 第63-66页 |
| ·A Brief Account of the Idea | 第63-65页 |
| ·The Influence of the Idea on Philanthropic Foundation | 第65-66页 |
| ·The Influence of Preferential Tax Policy | 第66-70页 |
| ·Tax Reduction and Exemption Enjoyed by Philanthropic Foundations | 第66-68页 |
| ·Tax Reduction and Exemption Enjoyed by Individuals and Corporations that Endow | 第68-70页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第70-72页 |
| References | 第72-76页 |
