W. M. Keck Foundation

The W. M. Keck Foundation is an American charitable foundation supporting scientific, engineering, and medical research in the United States. It was founded in 1954 by William Myron Keck, founder and president of Superior Oil Company (now part of ExxonMobil). The Foundation's trust fund currently has assets in excess of 1 billion U.S. Dollars. From its founding until his death in 1964, the Foundation was led by W. M. Keck. From 1964 to 1995, it w... more
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