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Dismayed by the lack of marksmanship shown by their troops, Union veterans Col. William C. Church and Gen. George Wingate formed the National Rifle Association in 1871. The primary goal of the association would be to "promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis," according to a magazine editorial written by Church. After being granted a charter by the state of New York on November 17, 1871, the NRA was founded. Civil War Gen. Ambrose Burnside, who was also the former governor of Rhode Island and a U.S. Senator, became the fledgling NRA's first president.

The New York Academy of Medicine schools the world on urban health issues. The not-for-profit institution focuses on epidemiologic, health policy, and public health studies with an emphasis on disadvantaged urban populations. The Academy hosts educational conferences and symposia on issues like HIV/AIDS, asthma, substance abuse, and mental health, as well as offering continuing medical education for professionals. The Academy also supports one of the largest privately-owned medical libraries in the world with 800,000 books, some 400 journal subscriptions, and more than 50,000 rare books and manuscripts. The Academy was founded in 1847 by a group of NYC doctors to reform the medical profession and public health.

The Nobel Foundation manages assets left by the will of Alfred Nobel. The foundation, established in 1900, awards the prestigious Nobel Prize each year for achievements in areas that were of interest to Nobel: physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature, and peace. The field of economics was added in 1968 by the Bank of Sweden. The Nobel Foundation also arranges activities associated with the presentation of the prize and administers Nobel symposia in the prize areas. Born in 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden, Nobel invented dynamite in 1866. Before his death in 1896, he had established companies and laboratories in countries worldwide.

The Notte Agency can help disentangle your credit woes. A credit collection firm based in New Jersey, The Notte Agency collects on delinquent accounts for corporate clients. Services include online account placement, demand letter generation, and skip-tracing. Established in 1964 by founder D.J. Notte, then bought 30 years later by president Sandra Kuzma, The Notte Agency is a certified Women Owned Business, and employs bilingual staff members who help facilitate recoveries in foreign countries.

The Ohio State University Research Foundation was established in 1936 to function as a central agency for supporting research and development through grants, management, and information technology for Ohio State University, one of the largest public universities in the US. The not-for-profit corporation provides administrative services for research programs, including submitting support requests, managing equipment, and governmental and university compliance oversight. Ohio State University's total awards reached more than $37 million by July 2007, with some 330 awards.

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