ɪt kəntˈeɪnz sˈɛkʃənz ˌɔn ɐmˈɛɹɪkəz ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ɡˈɪvɚz, lˈɪvɪŋ ænd dˈɛd; ðə mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ɐtʃˈiːvmənts ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fɪlˈænθɹəpi ɪn nˈaɪn ˈɛɹiəz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ mˈɛdəsən, ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, ðɪ ˈɑːɹts, ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, ˌoʊvɚsˈiːz ɡˈɪvɪŋ, lˈoʊkəl pɹˈɑːdʒɛkts, ænd sˌoʊ fˈɔːɹθ; ɐn ˈænətˌeɪɾᵻd lˈɪst ʌv ᵻsˈɛnʃəl ɹˈiːdɪŋz ɪnðə fˈiːld; ɐ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv lˈiːdɪŋ kwˈoʊts ˌɔn fɪlˈænθɹəpi; ɐ twˈɛnti tˈuːpˈeɪdʒ fˈoʊldaʊt tˈaɪmlaɪn mˈæpɪŋ ɪmpˈoːɹtənt fɪlɐnθɹˈɑːpɪk ᵻvˈɛnts ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn.
It contains sections on America's greatest givers, living and dead; the major achievements of American philanthropy in nine areas (including Medicine, Education, the Arts, Religion, Overseas giving, Local projects, and so forth); an annotated list of essential readings in the field; a collection of leading quotes on philanthropy; a 22-page foldout timeline mapping important philanthropic events in the U.S. from 1636 to 2015.