Eisenhower Foundation
The private, non-profit 501(c)(3) Eisenhower Foundation funds all museum exhibits, educational programs, research travel grants, and public events at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas.
The Eisenhower Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public foundation, was formed in 1945 after the Allied victory in Europe to create a memorial to General Eisenhower.
The private, non-profit 501(c)(3) Eisenhower Foundation funds all museum exhibits, educational programs, research travel grants, and public events at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas.
The mission of the Eisenhower Foundation, a 501(3)(c), is to honor and champion the relevance today of the life and leadership of Dwight D. Eisenhower through compelling programs and events that celebrate his legacy.
The Eisenhower Foundation partnered with the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College to present a scholarly conference focusing on present-day policy implications and the lessons we can draw from the Eisenhower Legacy for the 21st Century.
A vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk is declared "safe, effective and potent" when introduced to combat the spread of poliomyelitis (polio). Eisenhower implemented a plan to produce and distribute the vaccine to children throughout the country. The number of polio cases declined from 35,000 in 1953 to just 5,600 in 1957, and then, even lower, to 161 in 1961. Today, polio has been eradicated from most of the world.