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The CDC was established by Congress.

The CDC Foundation is a private company.

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Other way around. The CDC Foundation was created by congress in the 1990s in order to fund the CDC.

The CDC was founded just after World War Two by Dr. Mountin. Says so right on the CDC website. Also see the CDC Foundation website which says it was created by congress.

https://www.cdc.gov/about/history/index.html

https://www.cdcfoundation.org/our-story