Public-private partnerships, facilitated by a government agency’s affiliated foundation, can compromise the integrity of that agency’s mission, especially in the absence of transparency. The only way to ensure the veracity of the science and research coming from an organization, especially one with such attractive proximity to government influence and authority, is to know who is providing the funding and whether there are any restrictions on its expenditure. The FDA’s Reagan-Udall Foundation, however, which exploits such partnerships, continues to illegally conceal reports on its funding sources and restrictions.