The MacArthur Foundation
With assets of nearly $5 billion, annual grants totaling $180 million, extensive name recognition, and global influence, the MacArthur Foundation is nothing if not secure. Perhaps that's why it can't…
Foundation Watch
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Rockefeller Family Fund
Incongruously, charities that bear the Rockefeller family name direct millions of dollars toward liberal and leftist causes. Is the knee-jerk anti-capitalism of John D. Rockefeller's heirs–as reflected by the activities…
State Attorneys General
Aiming to reshape society, state attorneys general wield ever-expanding powers over private corporations, foundations and nonprofits. Their activities–too often motivated by ideology and politics–frequently undermine the very institutions t...
The Ford Foundation’s International Agenda
Overseas NGOs look to the United States for help in building their war-torn and poverty-stricken societies. The Ford Foundation has made its reputation for generous and innovative non-governmental international giving.
The Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a key philanthropic supporter of the liberal policy agenda. Since the 1960s, Ford has funded many radical social experiments and it remains a major donor to…
Giving to College Endowments
Donors should be especially wary when giving to universities. Don't assume that college administrators will use your donations for the purposes you intend. Capital Research Center Visiting Fellow Martin Wooster…
Nation’s Leading Foundations Violate Donor Intent
In The Great Philanthropists and The Problem of Donor Intent, published by Capital Research Center in 1994 and revised in 1998, Martin Morse Wooster examined how donors committed to free…