White Dwarf Research Corporation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
dedicated to scientific research and public education on topics relevant to
white dwarf stars. It was founded in 1999 in Austin, Texas to help fulfill the
need for an alternative research center where scarce funding dollars could be
used more efficiently, and to provide a direct link between astronomers who
study white dwarf stars and the general public. Due to its administrative
simplicity, WDRC can facilitate the funding of multi-institutional and
international collaborations, provide seamless grant portability, minimize
overhead rates, and actively seek non-governmental funding sources. I describe
the motivation for, and current status of, one of the long-term goals of WDRC:
to establish a permanent endowment for the operation of the Whole Earth
Telescope. I pay particular attention to fund-raising efforts through the
website at http://WhiteDwarf.org/donate/Comment: 5 pages, to appear in proceedings of the 6th Whole Earth Telescope
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