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The James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) was started as an American non-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi. The JREF's mission includes educating the public and the media on the dangers of accepting unproven claims, and to support research into paranormal claims in controlled scientific experimental conditions.In September 2015, the organization said it would change to a grant-making foundation. The organization administers the One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, which offers a prize of one million U.S. dollars which it will pay out to anyone who can demonstrate a supernatural or paranormal ability under agreed-upon scientific testing criteria. The JREF also maintains a legal defense fund to assist persons who are attacked as a result of their investigations and criticism of people who make paranormal claims. The organization has been funded through member contributions, grants, and conferences, though it will no longer accept donations or memberships after 2015. The JREF website publishes a (nominally daily) blog at randi.org, ''Swift'', which includes the latest JREF news and information, as well as exposés of paranormal claimants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】JREF Swift Blog ) JREF Swift Blog〕 == History == The JREF officially came into existence on February 29, 1996, when it was registered as a nonprofit corporation in the State of Delaware in the United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Department of State: Division of Corporations - Entity Details - The James Randi Educational Foundation ) Delaware Dept. of State, Division of Corporations official website, Corporation Name Search: "The James Randi Educational Foundation. Incorporation Date / Formation Date: February 29, 1996. Entity Type: NON-PROFIT OR RELIGIOUS."〕 On April 3, 1996, Randi formally announced the creation of the JREF through his email hotline.〔() The Randi Hotline — 1996 ''The Foundation''.〕 It is now headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. Randi says Johnny Carson was a major sponsor, giving several six-figure donations. The officers of the JREF are:〔(【引用サイトリンク】filing with Florida State Department )〕 *Director, Chairman: James Randi, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. *Director, Secretary, Assistant Secretary: Richard L. Adams Jr., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. *Director, Secretary: Daniel Denman, Silver Spring, Maryland. In 2008 the astronomer Philip Plait became the new president of the JREF and Randi its board chairman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Phil Plait New JREF President )〕 In December 2009 Plait left the JREF due to involvement in a television project, and D.J. Grothe assumed the position of president on January 1, 2010, holding the position until his departure from the JREF was announced on September 1, 2014.〔 The San Francisco newspaper ''SF Weekly'' reported on August 24, 2009 that Randi's annual salary is about $200,000.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.sfweekly.com/2009-08-26/news/the-demystifying-adventures-of-the-amazing-randi/1 )''SF Weekly'', August 24, 2009, online version, page 2: "One of his friends, Internet pioneer Rick Adams, put up $1 million in 1996."〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Randi Educational Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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