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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

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Video: Pierre Omidyar, the Next George Soros [REPOST]
Pierre Omidyar is the founder of the multinational e-commerce corporation eBay, a philanthropist, and a financier of left-wing organizations, including investigative journalism projects. Omidyar is also a major funder of…
by CRC Staff on December 28, 2022

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Video: Pierre Omidyar, the Next George Soros
Pierre Omidyar is the founder of the multinational e-commerce corporation eBay, a philanthropist, and a financier of left-wing organizations, including investigative journalism projects. Omidyar is also a major funder of…
by CRC Staff on August 2, 2022

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #226: The Omidyar Nexus
You know Soros and Steyer, Buffett and Bloomberg, but you may not be familiar with one of the most important left-of-center billionaires of all: Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay.
by Michael Watson on July 8, 2022

Foundation Watch
Omidyar’s Political Machine: From Tech Billionaire to Mega-Donor
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 June 30, 2022

Foundation Watch
Omidyar’s Political Machine: The Omidyar Nexus
For whatever reason, the Omidyar Family Foundation proved insufficient and was replaced in 2004 by the Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, and Omidyar Network Fund, a foundation. These were…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 30, 2022

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Omidyar’s Political Machine: Funders Committee
Pierre Omidyar’s most political spending is channeled through the Democracy Fund and its “sister,” Democracy Fund Voice. The former is a member of the Funders Committee for Civic Participation, which…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 30, 2022

Foundation Watch
Omidyar’s Political Machine: Democracy Alliance
Since 2004, major liberal donors, foundations, and special interest groups have met regularly at Democracy Alliance conferences to develop and coordinate the “activities of a permanent ‘left[-wing] infrastructure,’” to quote…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 30, 2022

Foundation Watch
Omidyar’s Political Machine: Funding the Left
We’ve traced millions of dollars in grants flowing to other pass-through funders, including NEO Philanthropy, the Proteus Fund, and the Tides Foundation (including their (c)(4) arms). As with Arabella, these…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 30, 2022

Organization Trends
Conservatives, Meet Pierre Omidyar
Conservatives should add another mega-donor to their radar: Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay. Nonprofits that Omidyar funds and leads poured out over $1.1 billion between 2004 and 2020, most of…
by Hayden Ludwig on May 24, 2022