Based on recommendations made by the Gaither Study Committee and embraced by the foundation's board of trustees in 1949, the foundation expanded its grant making to include support for higher education, the arts, economic development, civil rights, and the environment, among other areas.
根据Gaither Study Committee所提出的，并在1949年被基金会的董事会所接受的建议，基金会扩大了其资助范围，包括支持高等教育、艺术、经济发展、公民权利和环境等领域。