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The '''Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation''' is a foundation based in West Palm Beach, Florida. According to the [[Foundation Center]], as of 2004 it had over $404 million in assets and in that year made grants of $28.8 million. [http://foundationcenter.org/cgi-bin/ffindershow.cgi?id=DEMO002]] The foundation is a generous contributor to the [[Religious Right]] and other evangelical Christian causes.
==History==
The foundation was created in memory of Arthur DeMoss, who was the Founderfounder, President president and Chairman chairman of the Board board of the National Liberty Corporation, a life insurance company which mass marketed policies via television ads hosted by [[Art Linkletter]].
DeMoss died on [[1 September 1]], 1979, at the age of 53. Of his estate, valued at over $350 million, approximately $200 million was used to establish the [[National Liberty Foundation]] which was later renamed the Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation. [http://www.au.org/churchstate/cs39914.htm]
==Purpose of the Foundation==