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Philanthropy
A conversation with the Manhattan Institute’s Tal Fortgang (Part 1 of 2)
The legal policy fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about whether and if so, the degree to which constitutionally protected free speech can be limited, and whether tax-exempt groups exercising…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 28, 2025

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #383: AARP’s $9 Billion Partner
In Washington, D.C., the “government shutdown” continues as Democrats demand that Republicans expand subsidies for Obamacare in exchange for lifting a filibuster on a “clean continuing resolution” that would reopen…
by Sarah Lee, Michael Watson on October 28, 2025

Philanthropy
A conversation with BakerHostetler’s Andrew Grossman (Part 2 of 2)
The attorney and think-tank fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the government’s high burden to prove a grantmaker’s criminal liability for the activities of a grantee, the narrow circumstances…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 27, 2025

CRC in the News
News Roundup: CRC tackles homelessness advocacy
A new Capital Research Center report–Infiltrated: The Ideological Capture of Homeless Advocacy–demonstrates how many homelessness policy space NGOs are involved in radical activism as much (or more than) fixing…
on October 24, 2025

Philanthropy
A conversation with BakerHostetler’s Andrew Grossman (Part 1 of 2)
The attorney and think-tank fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the increased scrutiny of the nonprofit sector, the potential effects of that scrutiny on civil society, the Trump administration’s…
by Michael E. Hartmann on October 24, 2025

Organization Trends
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
by Jonathan Harsh on October 24, 2025

Featured Items
Capital Research, October 2025
It’s our job to make sure there the lesser-known names in Big Philanthropy become better-known after their actions earn the attention. Addressing this troublesome hole in public knowledge is the…
by Kristen Eastlick on October 23, 2025

Foundation Watch
Seth Klarman’s quiet activism
The hedge fund billionaire isn’t a household name. But his funding of left-leaning policy groups is affecting your household.
by Parker Thayer on October 22, 2025

Foundation Watch
Cereal killer: the Kellogg Foundation’s unhealthy agenda
W.K. Kellogg created a charity to encourage healthy children and lifestyles. Today, it has an $8 billion endowment, but a lot of the loot goes to left wing activism.
by Kali Fontanilla on October 21, 2025

Green Watch
Greenpeace, nonprofits, and illegal protests
Greenpeace is facing a $667 million civil damage award for torts committed during a violent pipeline protest. So, what are we to make of the scores of other nonprofits that…
by Robert Stilson on October 20, 2025