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The '''Vernon K. Krieble Foundation''' is a US-based private foundation. It established in 1984 by the family of Professor [[Vernon K. Krieble]] (1885-1964), scientist, educator, inventor, and entrepreneur who became 'one of the most influential chemists in the country'. | The '''Vernon K. Krieble Foundation''' is a US-based private foundation. It established in 1984 by the family of Professor [[Vernon K. Krieble]] (1885-1964), scientist, educator, inventor, and entrepreneur who became 'one of the most influential chemists in the country'. | ||
| − | + | The foundation is run by his daughter [[Helen Krieble]]. Its mission states that: | |
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:Recognizing that the Foundation's assets are the product of a free and democratic society, the founders considered it fitting that those assets be used "to further democratic capitalism and to preserve and promote a society of free, educated, healthy and creative individuals." | :Recognizing that the Foundation's assets are the product of a free and democratic society, the founders considered it fitting that those assets be used "to further democratic capitalism and to preserve and promote a society of free, educated, healthy and creative individuals." | ||
==Funding counterjihad activists== | ==Funding counterjihad activists== | ||
| − | According to IRS filings up to 2013 the foundation was one of the top funders of the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]], with | + | According to IRS filings up to 2013 the foundation was one of the top funders of the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]], with five grants totalling $125,000 USD.<ref> [http://conservativetransparency.org/top/?recipient=933&yr=&yr1=&yr2=&submit= Top Supporters of David Horowitz Freedom Center], accessed 10 June 2015 </ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Foundations]][[Category:Counterjihad Funders]] | [[Category:Foundations]][[Category:Counterjihad Funders]] | ||
Revision as of 04:31, 10 June 2015
The Vernon K. Krieble Foundation is a US-based private foundation. It established in 1984 by the family of Professor Vernon K. Krieble (1885-1964), scientist, educator, inventor, and entrepreneur who became 'one of the most influential chemists in the country'.
The foundation is run by his daughter Helen Krieble. Its mission states that:
- Recognizing that the Foundation's assets are the product of a free and democratic society, the founders considered it fitting that those assets be used "to further democratic capitalism and to preserve and promote a society of free, educated, healthy and creative individuals."
Funding counterjihad activists
According to IRS filings up to 2013 the foundation was one of the top funders of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, with five grants totalling $125,000 USD.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Top Supporters of David Horowitz Freedom Center, accessed 10 June 2015
