List of Quaker businesses, organizations and charities

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This is a list of notable businesses, organizations or charities originally founded by Quakers. Many of these are no longer managed or influenced by Quakers. At the end of the article are businesses that have never had any connection to Quakers, but some people may believe that they did or still do.

Businesses, organizations or charities with Quaker origins

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  • Duane Morris, now one of the 100 largest law firms in the US, and still committed to Quaker values.[5]

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  • Johns Hopkins University, a renowned private university in Baltimore, Maryland, originally started as a graduate university by Quaker abolitionist Johns Hopkins and the early board members were partly filled by Friends.
  • John Fowler & Co. manufacturer of agricultural tools and machinery. Founded by Quaker engineer and inventor John Fowler.

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  • PQ Corporation, chemical industry firm. Founded Philadelphia Quartz by Philadelphia Quaker businessman Joseph Elkinton in 1831.[11]

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  • Sandy Spring Bank, founded in 1868 by Quaker farmers, is now the largest bank in the state of Maryland, USA.[13]
  • Scott Bader Commonwealth, a British manufacturer of advanced resins and composites, founded by Ernest Bader in 1951.
  • Strawbridge and Clothier, (now part of Macy's) department store chain, USA (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware).
  • Sony (formerly Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, or Tokyo Telecommunication Engineering, Co.); TTK's founding board president was Tamon Maeda, a Japanese Quaker, prewar Japanese ambassador to ILO, and postwar Minister of Education.
  • Stockton and Darlington Railway, established in 1825 by Quaker Edward Pease, operated the world's first permanent steam locomotive-hauled railway line.

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Businesses with no Quaker connection

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