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The Left’s Mystery Billionaire: Dark Roads Through Arabella
At least 114 separate Ford Foundation grants, totaling almost $65 million, were given over the previous five years to the New Venture Fund. In Sen. Whitehouse’s classification system, each one…
by Ken Braun on November 2, 2021

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Philanthropy for “Citizens of the World”: Community Foundations
America has always had its patricians, but as the word suggests, they saw themselves as patriotic “fathers” of their country, and their wealth and prestige were tied up in their…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 20, 2021

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Philanthropy for “Citizens of the World”: Grants
So which politically active organizations are the biggest beneficiaries of community foundation money? To sift through tens of thousands of grants and avoid cherry-picking recipients, we identified nonprofits that are…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 20, 2021

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Philanthropy for “Citizens of the World”: Donors
Community foundation grants ultimately originated with (mostly) anonymous donors, not the community foundations themselves, which serve as conduits for donor-advised-fund account holders. The largest community foundation givers on this list…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 20, 2021

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Philanthropy for “Citizens of the World”: What Is Philanthropy For?
Who does philanthropy serve? Until we answer that question—one that our forebears understood—community foundations, private foundations, and 501(c) groups are immaterial. Philanthropos is the love of mankind rooted in the…
by Hayden Ludwig on September 20, 2021

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The Left’s Campaign for Socialized Housing
For the increasing unaffordability of housing in much of America, observers offer a variety of explanations and remedies. Numerous factors are at play. The housing market is, after all, a…
by Robert Stilson on August 26, 2021

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Funding Leftist Groups Is Apparently “Public Health”
The California Endowment, a massive nonprofit born of the health care industry, uses its vast wealth to support “social justice” campaigns and defund-the-police efforts. It’s a lesson in what passes…
by Hayden Ludwig on August 17, 2021

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Big Left Foundations Fund Biased Barely-Legal Voter Programs
According to the IRS, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations are prohibited from engaging in “voter education or registration activities with evidence of bias that … have the effect of favoring a candidate or group…
by Ken Braun on June 3, 2021

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The Gates Foundation Funding of the Second Green Revolution
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has spent billions funding a “second Green Revolution,” which is appearing to have devastating effects. The foundation funds groups like the Alliance for a…
by John Byrne on May 28, 2021

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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and the Ford Foundation’s Socialists
In an appearance a couple of weeks ago on the Strict Scrutiny podcast, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) was worrying over one of his favorite topics: the alleged lopsided advantage of…
by Ken Braun on May 14, 2021