James Randi Educational Foundation

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• The James Randi Educational Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1996. Its aim is to promote critical thinking by reaching out to the public and media with reliable information about paranormal and supernatural ideas so widespread in our society today.The Foundation's goals include:- Creating a new generation of critical thinkers through lively classroom demonstrations and by reaching out to the next generation in the form of scholarships and awards.- Demonstrating to the public and the media, through educational seminars, the consequences of accepting paranormal and supernatural claims without questioning.- Supporting and conducting research into paranormal claims through well-designed experiments utilizing the scientific method and by publishing the findings in the JREF official newsletter and other periodicals. - Assisting those who are being attacked as a result of their investigations and criticism of people who make paranormal claims, by maintaining a legal defense fund available to assist these individuals.To raise public awareness of these issues, the Foundation offers a $1,000,000 prize to any person or persons who can demonstrate any psychic, supernatural or paranormal ability of any kind under mutually agreed upon scientific conditions. This prize money is held in a special account which cannot be accessed for any purpose other than the awarding of the prize.
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  Headquarters:2941 Fairview Park Drive Suite 105, Falls Church, Virginia, United States

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  Phone Number: +1 703-226-3782

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  Website: https://www.randi.org

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  Employees:7

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  Revenue:$1 - 10M

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  Legal Name:James Randi Educational Foundation

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