Eugene V. Debs Foundation


The Eugene V. Debs Foundation is a non-profit educational foundation, founded in 1962 “to own, maintain and operate the Eugene V. Debs Home in order to be a memorial to Eugene V. Debs and Theodore Debs". Foundation president is Noel Beasley.
In 1964, Debs' residence became a museum owned by the foundation. It was opened as a museum by the foundation in 1965, and the foundation "has carefully restored the interior and acquired many of the memorabilia and furniture of Gene Debs and his wife, Kate." The house became a National Historic Landmark in 1966.

Eugene V. Debs Award

Beginning in 1965, the Foundation began to accord its annual award, the Eugene V. Debs Award to leaders in the fields of Industrial Unionism, World Peace, and Social Justice. In 2018, the award went to Bill Lucy. In 2019 the winner was Mary Kay Henry on behalf of the SEIU.