Foundation Watch

Foundation Watch
True Believers: George Soros and the Religious Left’s War on President Trump
Summary: “Resist!” is the battle cry of many Hillary Clinton supporters stung by their candidate’s unanticipated loss to Donald Trump. Elements of the religious left that draw funding from George…
by Neil Maghami on June 7, 2017

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As Surfrider Foundation Heads to Capitol Hill, CRC Calls on IRS to Investigate Group’s Tax-Exempt Status
Amid mounting evidence that the Surfrider Foundation operates as a full-time campaign machine, the Capital Research Center today re-issued its call for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to…
by CRC Staff on May 8, 2017

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The United States of Goldman Sachs
Summary: The elite investment bank Goldman Sachs has supplied Treasury secretaries to both Republican and Democratic administrations. A Goldman veteran serves as President Trump’s current Treasury Secretary and as his…
by Fred Lucas on May 3, 2017

Foundation Watch, Op-Ed Column
Surfrider Foundation conceals lobbying expenses
Editor’s Note: CRC has asked the IRS to investigate the Surfrider Foundation and its campaign expenditures. You can see the letter here. This article originally appeared in the…
by Dr. Steven J. Allen on April 10, 2017

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Surfrider: Riding the waves of tax exempt status to finance political campaigns
Editor’s note: See below for Dr. Steven J. Allen’s article on the plastic bag ban, and why it’s a bad idea Summary: Through the nonprofit Surfrider Foundation, liberal coastal elites…
on February 8, 2017

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The Rhode Island Community Foundation at the Century Mark
Summary: The Rhode Island Community Foundation, which turned 100 years old last year, is a massive hub of activity in a tiny state. The problem is its grant-making…
by Kevin Mooney on February 5, 2017

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The White House’s Iran Treaty Echo Chamber
Summary: The role of left-wing nonprofits in advancing the political goals of liberal and progressive elected officials is well known. Our understanding of this dynamic has taken a giant…
by Neil Maghami on October 12, 2016

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The Ford Foundation’s Supreme Court War Games
The Ford Foundation has long sought to use its vast wealth to reshape the legal landscape. But until recently it has focused on influencing various left-wing nonprofit law firms and…
by CRC Staff on July 7, 2016

Foundation Watch, Monthly Notes
Philanthropy Notes, July 2016: Clinton Foundation, Barack Obama Foundation, and Bias at Facebook
Philanthropy Notes is part of Foundation Watch. For the full PDF, click here. U.S. Department of Justice employees have given so much money to Hillary Clinton’s campaign that critics…
by Matthew Vadum on July 1, 2016

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Seizing the Supreme Court
Read the PDF version here Summary: The Ford Foundation, which long ago abandoned the conservatism of its benefactor, is trying to help the Left seize control of the U.S. Supreme…
by Fred Lucas on July 1, 2016