But the foundation has apparently decided there is safety in numbers.

The foundation decided to sell the drawing to set up a fund for acquisitions in the collection's core areas, books and manuscripts.

The foundation decided to borrow the money to pay for these critical needs.

But after that reappraisal, the foundation decided to donate the most important pieces in the collection to museums.

The foundation decided not to renew its financing for the center beyond September 1990, the end of the current five-year grant period.

They are clearly pieces that the foundation, which is in dire economic straits, has decided it can do without.

The new foundation, he said, would choose programs and decide how the money would be spent.

It is true, as he writes, that editors decide the direction a paper follows with Pew's money, but the foundation has already decided the topic.

Regardless of what the foundation decides, the shroud has finally been lifted.

In light of the concern expressed by local officials, the foundation has decided to stop distributing the cards.