March of Dimes
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March of Dimes is a U.S. nonprofit organization founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that evolved from leading the fight against polio to focusing on improving the health of mothers and babies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| March of Dimes canonical | 8 |
| March of Dimes Foundation | 1 |
| March of Dimes Report Card | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T345511 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: March of Dimes Context triple: [Warm Springs Historic District, associatedWith, March of Dimes]
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A.
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization in the United States that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education in communities nationwide.
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B.
Board of Governors of the American Red Cross
The Board of Governors of the American Red Cross is the organization’s chief governing body, responsible for setting overall policy, strategic direction, and oversight of its humanitarian activities.
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C.
Annenberg Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation is a major American family philanthropy that supports education, arts and culture, civic engagement, and social justice initiatives through grants and strategic investments.
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D.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a national nonprofit organization that provides after-school programs and supportive services for young people, particularly in underserved communities across the United States.
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E.
Lerner Family Foundation
The Lerner Family Foundation is a philanthropic organization established by the Lerner family to support charitable, educational, and community-focused initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: March of Dimes Target entity description: March of Dimes is a U.S. nonprofit organization founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that evolved from leading the fight against polio to focusing on improving the health of mothers and babies.
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A.
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization in the United States that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education in communities nationwide.
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B.
Board of Governors of the American Red Cross
The Board of Governors of the American Red Cross is the organization’s chief governing body, responsible for setting overall policy, strategic direction, and oversight of its humanitarian activities.
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C.
Annenberg Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation is a major American family philanthropy that supports education, arts and culture, civic engagement, and social justice initiatives through grants and strategic investments.
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D.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a national nonprofit organization that provides after-school programs and supportive services for young people, particularly in underserved communities across the United States.
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E.
Lerner Family Foundation
The Lerner Family Foundation is a philanthropic organization established by the Lerner family to support charitable, educational, and community-focused initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charitable organization
ⓘ
health organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focus |
birth defects
ⓘ
infant health ⓘ maternal health ⓘ newborn health ⓘ premature birth ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| formerFocus |
infantile paralysis
ⓘ
polio ⓘ |
| formerName | National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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linked to:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| founder |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
linked to:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| hasKeyProgram |
advocacy
ⓘ
community services ⓘ education ⓘ research grants ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
fundraising events
ⓘ
policy advocacy at state and federal levels ⓘ public education campaigns ⓘ |
| hasPartnerType |
corporate sponsors
ⓘ
hospitals ⓘ public health agencies ⓘ research institutions ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
March of Dimes Report Card
ⓘ
linked to:
March of Dimes
|
| headquartersLocation |
Arlington, Virginia
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| historicalRole |
led national campaign against polio in the United States
ⓘ
supported development of polio vaccines ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| industry | health care philanthropy ⓘ |
| legalForm | 501(c)(3) organization ⓘ |
| mission | to improve the health of mothers and babies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | radio appeal for dimes to fight polio ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | tax-exempt organization in the United States ⓘ |
| notableCampaign |
March for Babies
ⓘ
prematurity awareness ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Puerto Rico
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| originalName | National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis ⓘ |
| website | https://www.marchofdimes.org ⓘ |
| worksOnIssue |
health equity
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maternal mortality ⓘ neonatal intensive care support ⓘ preterm birth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: March of Dimes Description of subject: March of Dimes is a U.S. nonprofit organization founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that evolved from leading the fight against polio to focusing on improving the health of mothers and babies.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.