The Vaccine Safety Research Foundation (VSRF) is an American non-profit advocacy organization founded by Steve Kirsch. It is a subsidiary of the Kirsch Foundation.[1]
History
On November 11, 2021, VSRF published a video titled "What is the Trusted News Initiative?"[2]
During a January 23, 2023 VSRF livestream alongside Robert Malone, Kirsch announced his intentions to create a super PAC to "draft" Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run for President of the United States in the 2024 United States presidential election.[3]
In March 25-26, 2023, VSRF co-organized the Covid Litigation Conference 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia alongside Mendenhall Law Group, in partnership with the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC), No College Mandates and The Unity Project.[4]
In August 2025, VSRF announced its support for the Guaranteeing Religious Accommodation in Childhood Education (GRACE) Act alongside over 50 other organizations.[5]
VSRF co-sponsored the Children's Health Defense Conference 2025, which took place November 7-9, 2025 in Austin, Texas.[6]
Organization
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Kirsch | Founder[7] | Kirsch Foundation, COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund (CETF) |
| Hilary Grant-Valdez | Chief of Staff[8] | RePlatform, COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund (CETF), M10 Networks, Token, Kirsch Foundation |
| Lisa Laehy | Director of Research[9] | RePlatform, Defeat the Mandates, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison |
| Mary Talley Bowden | Board Member[10] | Americans for Health Freedom |
| Paul Marik | Board Member[10:1] | Independent Medical Alliance (IMA), Baragwanath Hospital, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
| Angela Wulbrecht | Board Member[10:2] | - |
| Ira Bernstein | Expert[7:1] | Humber River Hospital, Canadian Covid Care Alliance (CCCA) |
| Byram Bridle | Expert[7:2] | University of Guelph, Canadian Covid Care Alliance (CCCA) |
| Robert Malone | Expert[7:3] | Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Global COVID Summit, The Unity Project, Malone Institute |
| Jessica Rose | Expert[7:4] | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| Stephanie Seneff | Expert[7:5] | MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), GMOScience |
| Chris Martenson | Director[1:1] | Peak Prosperity, Ethical Markets Media |
| Peter McCullough | Director[1:2] | The Wellness Company (TWC), McCullough Foundation, Truth for Health Foundation, Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT) |
| Steven Mitby | Agent[1:3] | Mitby Pacholder Johnson |
Videos
- November 11, 2021: "What is the Trusted News Initiative?"
- February 12, 2026: "VSRF Live #214: Public Health Corruption in Canada" with Tamara Ugolini
External links
Texas Secretary of State. (2023, January 3). The Kirsch Foundation. OpenCorporates. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tx/0804333619 ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Vaccine Safety Research Foundation. (2021, November 11). What is the Trusted News Initiative? Odysee. https://odysee.com/@VSRF:d/Vaccine-Safety-Research-Foundation-TNI:e ↩︎
Vaccine Safety Research Foundation. (2023, January 26). Full Episode #64: “Defeat the Mandates Anniversary” with Robert Malone, MD. Rumble. https://rumble.com/v27aicu-full-episode-64-defeat-the-mandates-anniversary-with-robert-malone-md.html ↩︎
Events. Vaccine Safety Research Foundation. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.04.01-052459/https://www.vacsafety.org/events ↩︎
The Guaranteeing Religious Accommodation in Childhood Education (GRACE) Act - Endorsing Organizations. (2025, August). Congressman Greg Steube. https://web.archive.org/web/20250901204011/https://steube.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/GRACE-Act-Endorsing-Organizations-One-Pager.pdf ↩︎
Sponsors. Children’s Health Defense. Retrieved November 9, 2025, from http://archive.today/2025.11.09-135109/https://childrenshealthdefense.org/chd-2025-conference/sponsors/ ↩︎
About us. Vaccine Safety Research Foundation. Retrieved May 8, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230508182655/https://vacsafety.org/about-us/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Kirsch, S., & Clary, L. (2022, December 29). Help Us Reach the Moveable Middle. Substack; Steve Kirsch’s newsletter. https://kirschsubstack.com/p/help-us-reach-the-moveable-middle ↩︎
Lisa Laehy. LinkedIn. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-laehy-048795b1/ ↩︎
About us. Vaccine Safety Research Foundation. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from https://www.vacsafety.org/about-us/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
