The foundation countered that an extensive review and report by the Gaither Study Committee in 1949 had recommended that the foundation broaden its scope beyond Michigan to national and international grant-making.
而该基金会则反驳说，盖瑟研究委员会在1949年广泛审查和报告建议基金会将业务范围拓展到密歇根以外的国内及国际赠款。