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501(c)(3) organizations

  • Columbia UniversityOn the 31st of October 1754, King George II issued a royal charter establishing King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhattan.
  • University of ChicagoIn 1890, a new University of Chicago opened its doors in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Illinois. This institution emerged from the ashes of an earlier…
  • Nonprofit organizationA nonprofit organization operates for a collective, public, or social benefit rather than to generate profit for private owners.
  • Internet ArchiveBrewster Kahle founded the Internet Archive in May 1996, establishing a digital library with the mission to provide universal access to all knowledge.
  • OpenAIIn December 2015, OpenAI emerged as a not-for-profit organization in Delaware. Sam Altman and Elon Musk served as co-chairs alongside Ilya Sutskever, Greg…
  • American Political Science AssociationThe American Political Science Association took its first breath in 1903 inside the Tilton Memorial Library at Tulane University.
  • Freedom HouseFreedom House opened its doors on the 22nd of January 1942 at a converted residence located at 32 East 51st Street in New York City.
  • ProPublicaHerbert and Marion Sandler, former chief executives of Golden West Financial Corporation, committed $10 million per year to launch ProPublica in 2008.
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersThe year 1884 marked the birth of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. This group gathered pioneers who would shape the electrical age.
  • Union of Concerned ScientistsThe Union of Concerned Scientists emerged in 1969 from the halls of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Faculty and students gathered to draft a…
  • Atlantic CouncilChristian Herter and William L. Clayton established the Atlantic Council in 1961 to foster cooperation between North America and Europe after World War II.
  • National Security ArchiveScott Armstrong stood in Washington, D.C. during 1985 and launched the National Security Archive. He was a former reporter for The Washington Post who had…
  • The Planetary SocietyThe year 1980 marked the birth of The Planetary Society when three men gathered to launch a new organization. Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray, and Louis Friedman…