Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION The Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation Inc. is a non-political, non-profit educational organization that incorporated on April 4, 1947 under the Statue Laws of the State of Connecticut. The Foundation operates from the income of inter vivos and testamentary gifts donated by its founder. Donations to the Foundation are deductible for income tax purposes to the extent provided by law. Addressing the issue of economic illiteracy remains the mission of the Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation. OUR FOCUS We support new ideas and approaches to helping people more fully understand how economics can play a role in making their lives, their communities, and the world a more prosperous place. ABOUT OUR FOUNDER Calvin K. Kazanjian was the founder and president of Peter Paul Inc., makers of Mounds and Almond Joy candy bars. He firmly believed that if more people understood basic economics the world would be a better place in which to live. Accordingly, he established the Foundation in the true spirit of unselfish service.