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Governance


The Foundation is a membership-free Idaho nonprofit corporation governed entirely by its Board of Directors.

The Board sets research priorities, oversees the Foundation's charitable and scientific programs, and holds fiduciary responsibility for its assets. The Articles of Incorporation provide for a Board of not fewer than three and not more than seven directors. At launch the Board seats four members — the founder, a second director, and two Independent Directors who satisfy the independence criteria of the Bylaws. The Board maintains conflict-of-interest, self-dealing-compliance, investment, gift-acceptance, and open-publication policies consistent with the requirements applicable to a private operating foundation under IRC §4942(j)(3).

Board of Directors


Portrait of G Neil Haven

G Neil Haven

Founder, Chair & President

Technologist and research leader with four decades in machine vision, remote sensing, and the analysis of algorithms; founder and chairman of Liberty Reach Inc.

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Portrait of Leah Margaret Maier
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Leah Margaret Maier

Director

Educator and nonprofit governance professional trained in biology and anthropology; former board member and corporate secretary of Liberty Reach Inc.

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Jeffrey Scott White, Ph.D.

Independent Director

Chemist and analytical-instrumentation scientist; co-inventor on multiple U.S. patents in advanced sensing, with instrumentation adopted by NASA, Northrop Grumman, and 3M.

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Portrait of Jeffrey M. Holden
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Jeffrey M. Holden

Independent Director

Health-care data and business-analytics expert; founding Board President of the Wolf-Moose Foundation and a board member of Wilderness Volunteers.

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Documents


The Foundation publishes its governing policies, adopted by the Board of Directors on July 25, 2026, and its annual information returns upon filing.