Tilles Foundation
The Tilles Foundation is a St. Louis based charity fund for orphans, dependent mothers, and poor college students. The foundation was originally named the Rosalie Tilles Nonsectarian Charity Fund.
Established in 1926, the fund was a Christmas gift from C. A. Tilles to the City of St. Louis and its people.[1][2]
History
[edit]The foundation was established in 1926.
References
[edit]- ^ Carver 2002, p. 188.
- ^ "Gives Million to the Poor" Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missourian. December 22, 1926. Retrieved on 21 January 2014.
Bibliography
[edit]- Carver, Nancy Ellen (October 21, 2002). Talk with Tilles: Selling Life in Fort Smith, Arkansas. St. Louis: Xlibris Publishing. ISBN 1401071996.[self-published source]
- "C. Andrew Tilles Dies; Was Racetrack Owner". Auburn Maine, The Lewiston Daily Sun. November 23, 1951. Retrieved on 16 January 2014.
- "Gives Million to the Poor" Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missourian. December 22, 1926. Retrieved on 21 January 2014.
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