(PDF here) The former first family’s philanthropy has always been a vehicle to promote the careers of the Clintons. It does some good things that help people but in…
(PDF here) Conservatives may not approve of many of the causes that former billionaire Charles Feeney has given money to over the years, but they would agree that he…
(PDF here) Chris Hughes had the good fortune—in both senses—to be roommates with Facebook’s founders at Harvard. Next he was the 2008 Obama campaign’s social media wiz. He married…
[PDF here] Herb and Marion Sandler made billions of dollars in the mortgage business they sold, and many observers across the political spectrum have noted the harmful role they…
The Sunlight Foundation: Another left-wing pressure group with dubious claims to nonpartisanship By Jesse Tyler, Foundation Watch, January 2015 (PDF) Summary: The Sunlight Foundation is yet another nonprofit that…
The Bauman Family Foundation: Funding community organizers for a progressive paradise By Jonathan M. Hanen, Foundation Watch, December 2014 [PDF here] Summary: The Bauman Family Foundation is not well…
Summary: A Texas power couple composed of two trial lawyers is pouring millions into politics to stop tort reform and turn Texas—and the rest of America—blue. The two give far…
This special issue of Foundation Watch updates our previous profiles of the Democracy Alliance published in December 2006, January 2008, and December 2008. Read the PDF here. Summary: The…
The Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton Foundation Pay no attention to the First Family behind the curtain By Jonathan M. Hanen, Foundation Watch, September 2014 (PDF here) This special…
Tom Steyer, the New Paladin of the Left A hedge fund billionaire bets heavily on politics By Neil Maghami, Foundation Watch, August 2014 (PDF here) Summary: Thomas Steyer’s…