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The Nine Eleven Finding Answers Foundation (NEFA Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit, charitable organization engaged in terrorism research and analysis. It was founded after the 9/11 attacks. Its stated goal is "to help prevent future tragedies in the U.S. and abroad by exposing those responsible for planning, funding, and executing terrorist activities, with a particular emphasis on Islamic militant organizations."

The Foundation researches, analyzes, and disseminates information pertaining to past and current terrorist activities, shares certain findings with law enforcement agencies and the intelligence community, and works with other research organizations to educate the public on the threat of terrorism. It also funds extensive field research, and obtains relevant original documents (translated when necessary) and videos. Media such as UPI, ABC, and Fox News have, in turn, used the documents, video, and translations provided by NEFA. In the 2006 Toronto terrorism case, NEFA posted on its website a video of the accused which got it from a British court that watched it during the trial of a man who has now been convicted of terrorism; Dan Brien of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said: "We were interested to learn of the existence of this video, which we'd never seen before. We would've preferred to learn about it in some manner other than a U.S. website." NEFA also carries interviews with Taliban commanders on its website.

NEFA indicates that it employs experienced multi-lingual investigators, researchers, analysts, and partners in a number of countries with access to a network of sources and information; M.T. Hayes is its President and CEO, David Draper is its Director of Strategic Operations, Ronald Sandee (a former Dutch military intelligence officer) is Director of Analysis and Research, Douglas Farrah (a former Washington Post reporter, and a senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center), Evan F. Kohlmann, and Claudio Franco are its Senior Investigators.

It was reported in November 2008 that NEFA was concerned about what it termed "a disturbing pattern of lone-wolf style individuals".

It has worked with the 9/11 victims' families, and is funded by private donations.

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