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Foundations Should Disclose Investments and De-Politicize Giving
An increasing number of private foundations are inserting sociopolitical considerations into their investment portfolios, just as many already do in their grantmaking. Those that choose to do so should be…
by Robert Stilson on March 7, 2022

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Ford Foundation’s Big Left Influence: The Ford Foundation’s Millions
One “lefty” billionaire that has been exerting a big influence on our politics for decades and yet escapes nearly all media scrutiny. This is more striking because Henry Ford died…
by Ken Braun on February 24, 2022

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Ford Foundation’s Big Left Influence: The Climate Hypocrites
In January 2019, more than 600 left-leaning policy and climate organizations co-signed a letter to members of Congress demanding “renewable energy” and “100 percent decarbonization.” The Ford Foundation has spent…
by Ken Braun on February 24, 2022

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Ford Foundation’s Big Left Influence: Subsidizing the Big Labor Left
Large labor unions, particularly the powerful and often left-wing public employee unions, are major supporters of Democratic and left-leaning causes. The Ford Foundation gave grants totaling $44.5 million in 2021…
by Ken Braun on February 24, 2022

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Ford Foundation’s Big Left Influence: The “Dark Money” Arabella Network
According to its online grants database, the Ford Foundation gave nearly $13 million to left-leaning projects run by Arabella’s Hopewell Fund and New Venture Fund in 2021. An April 2021…
by Ken Braun on February 24, 2022

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The Private Investments of Private Foundations: Philanthropy’s “Dark Money”?
The IRS instructs private foundations to attach a detailed schedule of investments to their annual publicly available Form 990-PF. Some, however, do not include meaningful detail on how their vast…
by Robert Stilson on February 17, 2022

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The Private Investments of Private Foundations: Incongruous Investments
Investment portfolios shouldn’t be battlefields for ideological conflict, but many foundations—and particularly the activist groups they fund—are increasingly choosing to make them so. This can result in a marked disconnect…
by Robert Stilson on February 17, 2022

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The Private Investments of Private Foundations: Capitalism for Me, But Not for Thee
The specifics of a given foundation’s investments—indeed, whether those investments are properly disclosed and itemized at all—is rather less relevant when that foundation’s grantmaking evidences wholesale antagonism to market capitalism…
by Robert Stilson on February 17, 2022

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The Private Investments of Private Foundations: Depoliticize Philanthropy
The point here is not that foundation investments should be politicized. They should not. Foundations should, however, abide by what appear to be unambiguous IRS transparency instructions and be prepared…
by Robert Stilson on February 17, 2022

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Capital Research, January 2022
We are pleased to announce that the January 2022 issue of Capital Research is now available online. Here’s a peek at what’s inside: Robert Stilson looks at the Democracy Alliance and…
by CRC Staff on February 8, 2022