Benton Foundation
Organization URL(s)
info@benton.orgwww.benton.org/
Other Contact Information
1625 K Street, N.W.
11th Floor
Washington,
DC 20006
202-638-5770 (Voice)
202-638-5771 (FAX)
Description
Established in 1981 as the legacy of U.S. Senator William Benton, founder of Benton & Bowles and owner of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Benton's mission is to promote communications tools, applications, and policies in the public interest. The foundation is working towards this goal through its leadership in the non-profit community in the field of communications by acting as a broker between non-profits, private industry, and government and by serving as a laboratory for communications technologies and strategies. The work of the Benton Foundation has been supported by a variety of corporations and foundations.