Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science officially deemed a charity
{{date|September 26, 2007}}
[[Image:Richard_dawkins_lecture.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Richard Dawkins]]
The [[w:Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science|Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science]] was recently approved as a [[w:Foundation (charity)|charitable foundation]] in the United States. Started by biologist [[w:Richard Dawkins|Richard Dawkins]] in April 2006, the [[w:IRS|IRS]] has approved the foundation's effective date of the tax-exemption as 20 April 2006. As a result, the donors who gave money before the 2007 IRS decision can deduct their donations when they file taxes in 2008. 

Dawkins started the foundation to combat [[w:Pseudoscience|pseudoscience]] and attacks on the [[w:Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] through educating the British and American publics via research, humanitarian efforts, and lectures. It intends to finance research into the [[w:psychology|psychology]] of belief and [[w:religion|religion]], finance scientific education programs and materials, and publicize and support [[w:secularism|secular]] charitable organizations. In addition, the foundation has helped sponsor the "Out Campaign," which encourages [[w:Atheism|atheists]] to come "[[w:The closet|out of the closet]]."

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://richarddawkins.net/article,1665,MORE-GOOD-NEWS-for-US-taxpayers,The-Richard-Dawkins-Foundation-for-Reason-and-Science
|title=More Good News for US taxpayers 
|author=
|pub=Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
|date=September 20, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://outcampaign.org/RichardDawkinsIntroduction
|title=The Out Campaign
|author=Richard Dawkins
|pub=Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
|date=July 31, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://richarddawkinsfoundation.org/foundation,ourMission
|title=Mission Statement for Both Charities 
|author=Richard Dawkins
|pub=Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science
|date=2007}}

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Richard Dawkins
The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science was recently approved as a charitable foundation in the United States. Started by biologist Richard Dawkins in April 2006, the IRS has approved the foundation's effective date of the tax-exemption as 20 April 2006. As a result, the donors who gave money before the 2007 IRS decision can deduct their donations when they file taxes in 2008. 

Dawkins started the foundation to combat pseudoscience and attacks on the Enlightenment through educating the British and American publics via research, humanitarian efforts, and lectures. It intends to finance research into the psychology of belief and religion, finance scientific education programs and materials, and publicize and support secular charitable organizations. In addition, the foundation has helped sponsor the "Out Campaign," which encourages atheists to come "out of the closet."
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