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The Arabella Network’s Secret Client: Reclusive Billionaire Gwen Sontheim
Around 2013, three private foundations were incorporated anonymously in Delaware, registered in Minnesota, and funded by a web of anonymous trust funds in South Dakota. Each of the foundations used…
by Parker Thayer on December 23, 2024

Organization Trends
The Arabella Network’s Secret Client: Reclusive Billionaire Gwen Sontheim
Around 2013, three private foundations were incorporated anonymously in Delaware, registered in Minnesota, and funded by a web of anonymous trust funds in South Dakota. Each of the foundations used…
by Parker Thayer on November 14, 2024

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 May 17, 2024

CRC in the News
Scott Walter Talks About Arabella with Bill Meyer
The Arabella network itself might be relatively unknown to many, but the amount of influence it peddles is vast particularly towards funding left-wing policies and Democrat political activities. Through its…
by Scott Walter on April 24, 2024

CRC in the News
Scott Walter Talks About Arabella with Ed Martin
Not many seem to be aware of the entity known as Arabella Advisors, despite it spending billions of dollars during each election cycle. Whereas names such as Mark Zuckerberg and…
by Scott Walter on April 23, 2024

Labor Watch
Big Labor’s Annual Reports Show Its Ties to the Left
Fresh annual reports for 2023 conclusively demonstrate the institutional connections between Big Labor and the rest of the Left. But these annual reports just skim the surface of the deep…
by Michael Watson on April 16, 2024

Labor Watch
Labor’s Launch Aborted
Last year was supposed to be the year that organized labor began its long march back to relevance, with massive organizing campaigns winning victories at the commanding heights of the…
by Michael Watson on January 24, 2023

Special Report
Charity or Billions for the Left’s Voter Pipeline? How and Why [REPOST]
Common sense might suggest that foundations interested in voter turnout should bankroll get-out-the-vote efforts rather than registration campaigns to get the most bang for their buck. In fact, they fund…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 2, 2023

Foundation Watch
Omidyar’s Political Machine: From Tech Billionaire to Mega-Donor [REPOST]
Pierre Omidyar is hardly a household name, but he fits the typical mold of left-wing billionaire. He’s a tech mogul turned philanthropist, whose “charity” flows to hundreds of groups involved…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 28, 2022

Organization Trends
Left-Wing Billionaire Donald Sussman
It is unclear whether Donald Sussman is technically a billionaire since so much of his wealth is hidden, but his billionaire-sized contributions and connections to Democratic political candidates undoubtedly earn…
by Parker Thayer on September 29, 2022