The Federal Judicial Center Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation established by Congress in 1988 and chartered by the District of Columbia to receive gifts made to support the work of the Center. The foundation is governed by a seven-person board, whose members are appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. No board member may be a active judge. The Center provides staff assistance to the foundation, as authorized by statute.
The following persons compose the foundation’s board:
Philip W. Tone, Esq., Chicago, Illinois, chair
E. William Crotty, Esq., Daytona Beach, Florida
Laurie L. Michel, Esq., Washington, D.C.
Dianne M. Nast, Esq., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Robert D. Raven, Esq., Los Angeles, California
Richard M. Rosenbaum, Esq., Rochester, New York
Benjamin L. Zelenko, Esq., Washington, D.C.
The foundation is supporting the Center's science and technology project through a series of grants from the Carnegie Commission. A gift to the foundation from the Supreme Court Historical Society is supporting the Center's oral history interviews with Supreme Court justices. It is also supporting judicial training in financial statements, assisted by a grant from the National Institute of Certified Public Accountants.