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Bernard van Leer Foundation
Netherlands
Bernard van Leer was an entrepreneur who built a large global packaging company. After witnessing the destruction of World War II Bernard was inspired to invest in improving society and started the Foundation in 1949 with a wide range of philanthropic activities. After Bernard passed away in 1958 his son Oscar took over the packaging company and the Foundation. Oscar focused the Foundation on young children. He believed that giving all children a good start in life was not only the fair thing to do but also an effective pathway to building more peaceful prosperous and creative societies.The Bernard van Leer Foundation funds and shares knowledge about work in early childhood development. The foundation was established in 1949 and is based in the Netherlands. Their income is derived from the sale of Royal Packaging Industries Van Leer N.V. bequeathed to the foundation by Dutch industrialist and philanthropist Bernard van Leer (1883 to 1958).
| Type: Foundation | Geography: Global | Impact: Access to Education |
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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
United States of America
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is a family foundation established in 1944 by the man who started Hilton Hotels. They provide funds to nonprofit organizations working to improve the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people throughout the world. Conrad N. Hilton founder of Hilton Hotels established the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in 1944. An entity legally separate from Hilton Hotels Corporation the Foundation remained relatively small until our founder s death in 1979. Mr. Hilton bequeathed virtually his entire estate to the Foundation with a charge to relieve the suffering of disadvantaged and vulnerable people throughout the world. Following his father s example Barron Hilton has committed the bulk of his personal fortune to the Foundation as well. Offices are located in Agoura Hills California and Reno Nevada U.S.A.
| Type: Foundation | Geography: United States of America | Impact: Access to Education |