THE CULTURE CLUB.

CORPORATE giving; AMERICAN Express Foundation (Company); NONPROFIT organization finance; SPECIAL events; AMERICAN Folk Art Museum; ALVIN Ailey Dance Foundation Inc.; MCCLIMON, Tim; FINANCE

The article focuses on the donation given by American Express Foundation (AmEx) to various organizations and events in the U.S. It says that AmEx donated 8.4 million dollars to cultural organizations like American Folk Art Museum. It states that AmEx awarded the Members Project Initiative of the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation Inc. worth 200,000 dollars in 2011. AmEx president Tim McClimon notes that bringing to life the good corporate citizenship value is their mission by supporting nonprofits.