The National Academy of Sciences is run by private investors, not by any government body.
Russia: The Russian Academy of Sciences is the main organising body for fundamental sciences and humanities
 There is, however, a growing consensus among international federations of learned academies that bona fide national (or learned) academies need to adhere to certain criteria:The fellowship is elected, on the basis of excellence, by existing fellows (members)The number of fellows is restricted either to a total number or to a rate of accretionThe governance of the academy is democratic and "bottom up"

