Pioneer Fund

The Pioneer Fund is a foundation that aims to advance the scientific study of heredity and human differences. The Pioneer Fund was established in 1937 and supports work in behavioral genetics, intelligence, social demography, and group differences (sex, social class, and race). The fund publishes a journal titled Mankind Quarterly, and the fund is currently headed by psychology professor J. Philippe Rushton. It is one of the most prominent sources of funding for race and intelligence research, and thus is the subject of ongoing controversy. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a nonprofit organization (and itself a subject of controversy), lists the Pioneer Fund on a list of organizations it calls "hate groups," citing its funding of some organizations and individuals the SPLC considers racist, and the funding of race and intelligence research.http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?pid=105

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Foundation - Scientific - Heredity - Human - 1937 - Behavioral genetics - Intelligence - Social demography - Sex - Social class - Race - Mankind Quarterly - J. Philippe Rushton - Race and intelligence - Controversy - Southern Poverty Law Center - Nonprofit - Hate group - Racist

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