Wells Foundation

The first thing to know about the Wells Foundation is that it is not an independent self-sustaining organisation, but it is not controlled by any government or group of governments. It is privately owned and privately funded, its finances provided by wealthy men and women who are aware of its existence and of the importance of its continued existence.

The Wells Foundation is not a discriminatory organization; it will allow any person to enter its service, regardless of their race, religion and political stance (with a few understandable exceptions in the latter). It does not recruit exclusively humans.

The Wells Foundation exists because Strange Things exist. It exists to protect humanity against the potentially destructive actions of Strange Things, to repel Strange Things and return them to their point of origin (or any other point where they cannot harm humanity), or to destroy Strange Things if possible and/or necessary.

The Wells Foundation does not keep Strange Things in boxes and leave them alone. It destroy or otherwise removes Strange Things. But it will not needlessly destroy innocent lives. Sometimes it will put a Strange Thing in a box and study it, pending the discovery of a method of destruction which will not needlessly destroy innocent lives. Sometimes it will use a Strange Thing to attempt to destroy other Strange Things, if this is deemed necessary.

The Wells Foundation is mostly apolitical. It stands against Communism because if the Communist system becomes commonplace then it would lose the private funding that assures its existence, but otherwise it is apolitical.

The Wells Foundation is not particularly technologically advanced compared to the rest of the world. Its technology does not generally surpass the current level of the world in general.

The Wells Foundation is not the only organisation which exists to combat Strange Things, nor is it the oldest such organisation. It is the largest such organisation, the most successful overall in its operations and the most successful in remaining secret. It disapproves of other organisations which exist to combat Strange Things but it will not act directly against them and it is not hesitant to accept their help when offered.

It is vital that the Wells Foundation and other such organisations, as well as proof of the existence of Strange Things, remain a secret until humanity has proven itself ready to know the truth. As of the present day humanity has not yet proven itself as a whole; those few members of humanity who have proven themselves are recruited by the Wells Foundation or similar organisations, or silenced in the event that they discover the truth and attempt to reveal it to those who have not proven themselves.