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The U.S. House voted in late July 1953 to approve of creating the special committee.<ref name=rollcallvote>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1953/h61 H RES 217. RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT A FULL AND COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF EDUCA- TIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM FED. INCOME TAXATION.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref> The majority of Republicans supported it, while less than half of Democrats did. The forty-nine GOP congressmen who voted against it, largely [[Moderate Republican]]s, included future U.S. president [[Gerald Ford]] (R–MI), future moderate/liberal U.S. senators [[Hugh D. Scott]] (R–PA) and [[Jacob Javits]] (R–NY), as well as [[Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.]] (R–NJ), a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]].<ref>[https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0047.html Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts]. ''The Political Graveyard''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref>

The U.S. House voted in late July 1953 to approve of creating the special committee.<ref name=rollcallvote>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1953/h61 H RES 217. RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO CON- DUCT A FULL AND COMPLETE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF EDUCA- TIONAL AND PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM FED. INCOME TAXATION.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref> The majority of Republicans supported it, while less than half of Democrats did. The forty-nine GOP congressmen who voted against it, largely [[Moderate Republican]]s, included future U.S. president [[Gerald Ford]] (R–MI), future moderate/liberal U.S. senators [[Hugh D. Scott]] (R–PA) and [[Jacob Javits]] (R–NY), as well as [[Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.]] (R–NJ), a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]].<ref>[https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0047.html Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts]. ''The Political Graveyard''. Retrieved August 8, 2021.</ref>

Crucial in the committee's research was Norman Paul Dodd (1899–1987),<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39597746/norman-paul-dodd Norman Paul Dodd]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved August 12, 2021.</ref> the chief investigator, in addition to attorney Katherine Casey.<ref name=northwestconnection>Crino, Art (August 29, 2017). [https://nw-connection.com/foundations-and-the-reece-committee/ Foundations and the Reece Committee]. ''The Northwest Connection''. Retrieved August 7, 2021.</ref> Dodd was interviewed years later, where he went into full details on the committee's investigation and events that occurred.<ref name=interview>Gallagher, Kevin (June 12, 2008). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUYCBfmIcHM Norman Dodd On Tax Exempt Foundations]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 12, 2021.</ref>

Crucial in the committee's research was Norman Paul Dodd (1899–1987),<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39597746/norman-paul-dodd Norman Paul Dodd]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved August 12, 2021.</ref> the chief investigator, in addition to attorney Katherine Casey.<ref name=northwestconnection>Crino, Art (August 29, 2017). [https://nw-connection.com/foundations-and-the-reece-committee/ Foundations and the Reece Committee]. ''The Northwest Connection''. Retrieved August 7, 2021.</ref> Dodd was interviewed years later, where he went into full details on the committee's investigation and events that occurred.<ref name=interview>Gallagher, Kevin (June 12, 2008). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUYCBfmIcHM Norman Dodd On Tax Exempt Foundations]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved August 12, 2021.</ref> During his early career, Dodd was at one point hired by [[J. P. Morgan]], from whom he resigned after learning of Morgan's background.<ref name=northwestconnection/>

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