What is Biden Foundation?
{{Infobox company | name = Biden Foundation | logo = File:Biden Foundation logo.png | logo_caption = Official logo of the Biden Foundation | type = [[Nonprofit organization|Non-profit organization]] | founded = February 1, 2017 | founder = [[Joe Biden]] <br> [[Jill Biden]] | defunct = April 25, 2019 | key_people = [[Ted Kaufman]] <br> [[Valerie Biden Owens]] <br> [[Louisa Terrell]] <br> [[Gautam Raghavan]] <br> [[Ben Harris]] <br> [[Mark Gitenstein]] }} The '''Biden Foundation''' was a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit organization]] from 2017 to 2019. It was founded and opened by then-former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Joe Biden]] and then-former [[Second Ladies and Gentlemen of the United States|Second Lady]] [[Jill Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biden Foundation|url=https://www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/biden-foundation/|access-date=2023-03-07|website=InfluenceWatch|language=en-US}}</ref> == Origins and purpose == The Biden's launched the Biden Foundation on February 1, 2017. The purpose of the foundation was to allow them to continue supporting the issues they cared most about once they left [[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C.]] in January 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Merica|first=Dan|date=2017-02-01|title=Joe, Jill Biden launch The Biden Foundation {{!}} CNN Politics|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/politics/the-biden-foundation-joe-jill/index.html|access-date=2023-03-07|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref> These causes included Joe Biden's [[Cancer Moonshot]] initiative, during his term as vice president, and the [[Violence against women|Violence Against Women Act]]. Jill Biden's support for military families, which had begun as the [[Joining Forces]] initiative during her time as second lady, and her focus on [[Community college|community colleges]], where she continued to teach after she left office.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Quigley|first=Aidan|title=Biden Foundation established to push for equal rights|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/biden-foundation-established-234483