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{{infobox organization |name = Daniel Pearl Foundation |image = Logo Daniel Pearl Foundation.png |size = 300px |abbreviation = |formation = 2002 |type = [[Nonprofit organization|Non-profit]] |headquarters = [[Encino, Los Angeles]], California, US |leader_title = |leader_name = |key_people = | revenue = $119,037<ref name="Ratings">{{cite web | url=http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/030/030393564/030393564_201601_990.pdf | title=Daniel Pearl Foundation | date= | website=Foundation Center | accessdate=18 January 2018 }}</ref> | revenue_year = 2015 | expenses = $218,189<ref name="Ratings" /> | expenses_year = 2015 |website = [http://www.danielpearl.org/ www.danielpearl.org] }} The '''Daniel Pearl Foundation''' is a foundation based in the United States. The foundation was formed by his parents [[Ruth Pearl|Ruth]] and [[Judea Pearl]] after musician and [[Wall Street Journal]] reporter [[Daniel Pearl]] was kidnapped and murdered by terrorists in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]] in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fax |first=Julie Gruenbaum |title=Iraqi Survivor Ruth Pearl Fostered Harmony and Understanding in Memory of Son Daniel Pearl |url=https://sfi.usc.edu/news/2024/05/36486-iraqi-survivor-ruth-pearl-fostered-harmony-and-understanding-memory-son-daniel |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=USC Shoah Foundation |language=en}}</ref> The foundation was founded in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hennessy |first=John |date=2007-07-01 |title=One Who Made a Difference |url=https://stanfordmag.org/contents/one-who-made-a-difference |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=stanfordmag.org |language=en}}</ref> The organization's mission is to promote cross-cultural understanding through journalism, music, and innovative communications. The foundation has also made charitable donations to the [[Daniel Pearl Magnet High School]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-06-16 |title=Daniel Pearl Foundation donates $100,000 |url=https://highschool.latimes.com/daniel-pearl-magnet-high-school/daniel-pearl-foundation-donates-100000/ |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The honorary board of the Daniel Pearl Foundation includes [[Christiane Amanpour]]; former President [[Bill Clinton]]; [[Abdul Sattar Edhi]]; Danny Gill; [[John L. Hennessy]]; [[Ted Koppel]]; [[Queen Noor of Jordan]]; [[Sari Nusseibeh]]; [[Mariane Pearl]]; [[Itzhak Perlman]]; [[Harold M. Schulweis]]; Craig Sherman; [[Paul Steiger]]; and [[Elie Wiesel]].
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