The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, founded in 1925, is a private operating foundation dedicated to the social and economic philosophy of Henry George through publication and research.^[2] Among its activities, the Foundation publishes The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, funds the Henry George Chair in Economics at St. John's University, and supports the Henry George Lecture Series at the University of Scranton.

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The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation

Founded	1925
Founder	Robert Schalkenbach
Type	501(c)(3)
Focus	Social and economic justice
Location	Princeton, New Jersey - United States
Revenue	$922,853 in 2018[1]
Endowment	$17,876,695 in 2018[1]
Website	schalkenbach.org

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The organization was founded in 1925 to promote public awareness of the social and economic philosophy of Henry George and keep his works in print.^[3][4] It is the oldest Georgist organization in existence^[5] and actively supports Georgist ideas such as land value taxation.^[6][7]

The Foundation, in partnership with Wiley Publishing, sponsors The American Journal of Economics and Sociology.^[8][9] Founding editor Will Lissner, who served from 1941 to 1989, was assisted for many years by Dorothy Burnham Lissner.^[10] Subsequent editors-in-chief include Frank C. Genovese,^[11] Laurence S. Moss (1997-2009),^[12] Clifford W. Cobb, and Richard H. Cebula (2022-).^[13]

In 1986, the Foundation funded the Henry George Chair in Economics at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business of St. John's University. Holders of the named chair include Northrup Buechner (1981-1991), Joseph A. Giacallone (1991-2019) and Aleksandr V. Gevorkyan (2019-).^[14][15]

The Society also supports the Henry George Lecture Series, a public lecture series on economics held annually since 1986 at the University of Scranton. A number of lecturers from the series have subsequently won the Nobel Prize.^[16][4]

The Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, along with the Center for the Study of Economics, co-sponsors the Center for Property Tax Reform (CPTR), a nonprofit for research into property taxes.^[17]

The organization's executive director is Josie Faass.^[18] Past directors have included economists Mason Gaffney and Nicolaus Tideman.^[19]

As of 2021^[update] the foundation receives grants from the Francis Neilson Trust Fund. It holds approximately $18 million in assets.^[20]

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