1944 — NCA establishes the Chiropractic Research Foundation (CRF) as a primary source of funding for research in the profession. It also promoted educational reform, public relations, and hospital development.

In 1967, the ACA established the Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research (FCER) as a successor to the NCA’s CRF and Foundation for Accredited Chiropractic Education (established in 1958).