Complex sentence: Ferry was also a personal friend of Robert M. Hutchins who became the president of the Fund for the Republic, a non-profit organization whose basic objectives were to research and analyze civil liberties and civil rights.
Split into simpler sentences: Ferry was also a personal friend of Robert M. Hutchins who became the president of the Fund for the Republic. The Fund for the Republic was a non-profit organization whose basic objectives were to research and analyze civil liberties and civil rights.