It stipulated that the seven trustees of the Foundation and their successors would also operate the Star and Star Weekly:This should accomplish two things: (1) The publication of the papers will be conducted for the benefit of the public in the full and frank dissemination of news and opinions, with the profit motive, while still important, subsidiary to what I consider to be the chief functions of a metropolitan newspaper; (2) The profits from the newspapers will be used for the promotion and maintenance of social, scientific and economic reforms which are charitable in nature...It is my desire that the Trustees shall have the widest possible freedom possible in the decisions which they make in the operation of the newspapers and the charitable causes which they promote and maintain.Four years after Atkinson's death, his charitable foundation had distributed $336,867 to 42 recipients including research foundations, universities and hospitals.
The document outlined that the seven trustees of the Foundation and their successors would manage both the Star and Star Weekly: This should achieve two goals: (1) The papers will be published for the public's benefit, providing news and opinions openly, with profit being secondary to the newspaper's core functions; (2) Profits from the newspapers will fund charitable causes in social, scientific, and economic fields. It is my wish that the trustees have complete freedom in their decisions regarding the newspapers' operation and the charities they support. Four years after Atkinson's death, his foundation had distributed $336,867 to 42 recipients, including research foundations, universities, and hospitals.