Young America's Foundation

Young America's Foundation (YAF) describes itself as "the principal outreach organization of the Conservative Movement".

Mission
On its website YAF states that it is "committed to ensuring that increasing numbers of young Americans understand and are inspired by the ideas of individual freedom, a strong national defense, free enterprise, and traditional values."

YAF sponsors conservative speakers - including John Stossel, Ann Coulter and David Horowitz - to visit university campuses. It also " distributes books and studies, holds conferences and seminars, and provides students with scholarship assistance." However, YAF does not actually pay for speakers.

Recently, YAF has been one of the major supporters of the intellectual diversity movement that has infiltrated discussion on college and university campuses across the country.

History
After the September 2002 retirement of M. Stanton Evans as director of the National Journalism Center it was "taken over" as a project of the Young America's Foundation. 

Personnel
Young America's Foundation's leadership includes individuals who were or are active in Young Americans for Freedom including one Chairman and three National Executive Directors.


 * Ron Robinson, President, Young America's Foundation

Funding
YAF is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organisation.

It is affiliated to a 501(c)(4) organisation - Young Americans for Freedom - which "engages in more activist programs such as political training and programs and more partisan activities such as demonstrations and conventions". Contributions to 501(c)(4) organisations are not deductible against tax, unlike donations to a 501 (c)(3) organisation.

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 * National Journalism Center
 * Young Britons Foundation

Contact details
Young America's Foundation F.M. Kirby Freedom Center 110 Elden Street Herndon, Virginia 20170 Phone: 1.800.USA.1776 Fax: 703.318.9122 Web: http://www.yaf.org

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