Mark Zuckerberg

Organization Trends
Zuckerberg’s Election Meddling Could Be Emulated by Foreign Interests
When Mark Zuckerberg contributed roughly $400 million to the Center for Tech and Civic Life to privately finance public election offices, he was the first person ever to do so. It was…
by Parker Thayer on November 23, 2021

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #196: Rigged: The Story of the 2020 Election
By now, the story is familiar. Mark Zuckerberg financed the administration of the 2020 elections through the Center for Tech and Civic Life. Eric Holder and an army of…
by Michael Watson on November 22, 2021

Organization Trends
Making “Meta” Mandatory?
Last month, Facebook made two major announcements. First, the company would henceforth call itself “Meta Platforms.” The other announcement gave the reason for the rebrand: The company would invest in…
by Michael Watson on November 15, 2021

CRC in the News
Best of CRC Media Hits for October 2021
A highlight of October 2021 was the appearance of two separate op-eds in the respected Washington Examiner on the same day. Not only did our Research Director Mike Watson share…
by Sarah Lee on November 15, 2021

CRC in the News, Philanthropy
Defending Philanthropy
Charitable givers on the political left are celebrated by those in the mainstream media. Charitable givers on the political right, however, are rebuked and accused of being part of a…
by Scott Walter on November 11, 2021

CRC in the News
How Left-Wing Billionaires Use Charitable Dollars for Political Purposes
The Left uses “charitable” dollars for political purposes. Scott Walter describes the massive left-wing political funding apparatus built over many years and documents in detail the development of the massive…
by Scott Walter on November 8, 2021

Deception & Misdirection
Democrats [Tried to Use] the Same 2020 Election Shenanigans to Overtake Virginia This Year
In Virginia, Democrats tried to ensure a McAuliffe win and a subsequent retention of power in the state and U.S. Senate by using the same tactic they used in the…
by Hayden Ludwig on November 3, 2021

Foundation Watch
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

Foundation Watch
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

Foundation Watch
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