[confluence]

You mean like the government?

You pay in taxes, government dispenses research funds, you don't know where the money is from.

[aninhumer]

Sure, more government funding would be nice, but no, the idea described is not really like government science funding at all.

[CWuestefeld]

There's a key difference in the suggestion, compared to the government: there could be many such organizations, each having different priorities and values which would lead to them funding different things. People and corporations interested in making a difference would have a choice.