Add the Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University as the latest group to benefit from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's largesse.

A $3 million grant from the Kauffman Foundation will help establish the Waldemar A. Nielsen Chair in Philanthropy at the institute. University officials say they will use the Nielsen Chair to bring experts from the world of philanthropy to the university to teach and discuss issues in the field.

A news release from the university states that the establishment of the chair is "geared towards the ever-changing face of philanthropy." The number of foundations has doubled since 1980, from more than 22,000 organizations 20 years ago to an estimated 47,000 foundations now. American foundations gave a record-setting $22.8 billion in grants of all types last year.

The chair is named for Waldemar A. Nielsen, a former Rhodes scholar and writer for "The New Yorker" and "Harper's." Nielsen was an early staff member at the Ford Foundation, headed the African American Institute, and published several innovative philanthropic studies.

The $3 million grant goes towards Georgetown's $750 million Third Century capital campaign.

The late Ewing Marion Kauffman was the original owner of what is now Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals. The foundation was established with the philosophy of "developing healthy communities with self-sufficient members."