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#Do foundations recognize that they are in the nature of public trusts and are therefore accountable to the public or do they clothe their activities in secrecy and resent and repulse efforts to learn about them and their activities?

#Do foundations recognize that they are in the nature of public trusts and are therefore accountable to the public or do they clothe their activities in secrecy and resent and repulse efforts to learn about them and their activities?

#Are foundations being used as a device by which the control of great corporations are kept within the family of the foundation's founder or creator?

#Are foundations being used as a device by which the control of great corporations are kept within the family of the foundation's founder or creator?

#To what extent are foundations being used as a device for tax avoidance and tax evasion?}}

#To what extent are foundations being used as a device for tax avoidance and [[tax evasion]]?}}

The committee in 1952 sent all major foundations questionnaires which requested information about their operations and activities.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> Although it conducted hearings which amount to hundreds of pages in transcripts, the Cox Committee's investigation was not in-depth. Congressman Reece missed most of the sessions due to family illnesses.<ref name=libertyuniversity/>

The committee in 1952 sent all major foundations questionnaires which requested information about their operations and activities.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> Although it conducted hearings which amount to hundreds of pages in transcripts, the Cox Committee's investigation was not in-depth. Congressman Reece missed most of the sessions due to family illnesses.<ref name=libertyuniversity/>

#The [[Ford Foundation]] was not investigated.}}

#The [[Ford Foundation]] was not investigated.}}

A suggestion the Cox Committee report brought up was a potential investigation of foundations who used their privileges for the purpose of [[tax evasion]].<ref name=libertyuniversity/> This would be investigated later in 1962 by the [[Select Committee on Small Business]] under [[liberal]] Texas representative [[Wright Patman]] (known as the '''[[Patman Committee]]'''). Reece did not focus on this aspect, instead prioritizing a scrutiny of [[subversion]]. He stated during an extensive House speech:<ref name=libertyuniversity/>

A suggestion the Cox Committee report brought up was a potential investigation of foundations who used their privileges for the purpose of tax evasion.<ref name=libertyuniversity/> This would be investigated later in 1962 by the [[Select Committee on Small Business]] under [[liberal]] Texas representative [[Wright Patman]] (known as the '''[[Patman Committee]]'''). Reece did not focus on this aspect, instead prioritizing a scrutiny of [[subversion]]. He stated during an extensive House speech:<ref name=libertyuniversity/>

{{cquote|Some of these activities and some of these institutions support efforts to overthrow our Government and to undermine our American way of life.

{{cquote|Some of these activities and some of these institutions support efforts to overthrow our Government and to undermine our American way of life.