Crowell Trust Explained

The Henry Parsons Crowell and Susan Coleman Crowell Trust
Leader Title:Executive Director
Leader Name:Candace Sparks
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The Crowell Trust (full name: The Henry Parsons Crowell and Susan Coleman Crowell Trust) is a charitable foundation in the United States which states that it "is dedicated to the teaching and active extension of the doctrines of Evangelical Christianity".[1] It has funded a television program opposing evolution, which television station KNME refused to broadcast.[2] [3] [4]

The foundation was established in 1927 by American businessman Henry Parsons Crowell, who was founder of the Quaker Oats Company, but not himself a Quaker. The foundation makes grants to various organizations in order to promote Evangelical Christianity.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.crowelltrust.org Crowell Trust
  2. News: Rick . Nathanson . KNME Shelves Christian-Funded Show . Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) . 7 January 2005 . 2008-07-22 .
  3. News: Jeff . Commings . Disputed program will get airtime . The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) . 4 May 2005 . 2008-07-22 .
  4. News: Jodi. Wilgoren. Politicized Scholars Put Evolution on the Defensive . The New York Times . August 21, 2005 . 2008-07-22 .