foundation

Also known as charitable foundation, foundations

type of nonprofit organization

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A foundation is a nonprofit organization set up to distribute money and resources to support charitable causes and communities. It matters because foundations fund important work in areas like education, health, and social services that might otherwise lack financial support.

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Research

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National Sleep Foundation's sleep quality recommendations: first report.Sleep health · 2017Ohayon M, Wickwire EM, Hirshkowitz M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.sleh.2016.11.006
Cystic fibrosis foundation position paper: Redefining the CF care model.ReviewJournal of cystic fibrosis : official journal of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society · 2024Goetz DM, Brown RF, Filigno SS et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2024.08.007
PLN Foundation.Circulation research · 2018Kranias EG, Doevendans PA, Glijnis PC et al.DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.314014
A foundation's view of WHO's urban health research agenda.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2023Hausmann-Muela SDOI: 10.2471/BLT.23.290135
The ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation: Supporting and advancing clinical nutrition research.ReviewJPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2025Winkler M, Tappenden KA, McMahon MM et al.DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2707
The Journey to Advocacy: Celebrating the IgA Nephropathy Foundation's 20th Anniversary.ReviewSeminars in nephrology · 2024Parlato BDOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2025.151575
Leaving the Bench and Finding Your Foundation.ReviewCold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology · 2017Spiro JEDOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a032904
Epilepsy Foundation's "#DareTo" campaign.Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2015Gattone P, Lammert WDOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.11.021

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Commons category: Foundations (organizations)
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A foundation (also referred to as a charitable foundation) is a type of nonprofit organization or charitable trust that usually provides funding and support to other charitable organizations through grants, while also potentially participating directly in charitable activities. Foundations encompass public charitable foundations, like community foundations, and private foundations, which are often endowed by an individual or family. Nevertheless, the term "foundation" might also be adopted by organizations not primarily engaged in public grantmaking.

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