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The underlying basis or grounding upon which systems of thought, belief, or structure are built.
It channeled funds through three private medical research foundations. One of these, the Geschikter Foundation for Medical Research in Washington, D.C., is still active. Another, the Society for the Investigation of Human Ecology Inc., was disbanded in 1965. A third...
The CIA's intrusion into the foundation field in the 1960s can only be described as massive. Excluding grants from the "Big Three"- Ford, Rockefeller, and Carnegie--of the 700 grants over $10,000 given by 164 other foundations during the period 1963-1966,...
The use of philanthropic organizations was a convenient way to pass funds, in that large amounts could be transferred rapidly, and in a form that need not alert unwitting officers of the recipient organizations to their source. In addition, foundation...
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