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Organization Trends
Who Paid for That? The Problem with Analyzing Federal Grants
Activists both inside and outside the administration are highlighting government spending for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to recommend eliminating. But some of the commentary hasn’t been quite right,…
by Michael Watson on February 4, 2025

Foundation Watch
BEST OF 2024
The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America: Megaphones and Militancy
The Ford Foundation is filled with money earned a century ago by Henry Ford in gritty Dearborn, Michigan. But neither the family nor the automaker control it anymore. Decades ago,…
by Ken Braun on December 27, 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 November 1, 2024

Organization Trends
Are Some Nonprofits Threatening National Security?
After years of protests in American cities, and the most recent upheaval on university campuses, congressional members in both chambers are beginning to take seriously the idea that parts of…
by Sarah Lee on June 5, 2024

Green Watch
The Center for International Environmental Law Reaps Big Rewards for Radical Policies
The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is a little known lefty climate advocacy nonprofit that wants industrial society to run on weather-dependent wind and solar energy and . .
by Ken Braun on April 17, 2024

Foundation Watch
The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
Megaphones and Militancy
The Ford Foundation is filled with money earned a century ago by Henry Ford in gritty Dearborn, Michigan. But neither the family nor the automaker control it anymore. Decades ago,…
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

Foundation Watch
The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
Funding for Politics
In addition to all of the groups mentioned so far, Ford has given an additional $54 million since 2022 to several dozen other groups and causes involved in motivating and…
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

Foundation Watch
The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
Big Labor, Big Government, Big Censorship
In addition to the nearly $100 million in grants noted thus far, another $92.1 million given out by the Ford Foundation since 2022 has specifically funded left-leaning labor, economic, and…
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

Foundation Watch
The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
Media and Climate Alarmism
Influencing the content of all the media we consume has been the purpose of at least $14.3 million in Ford grants given since 2022.
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023

Foundation Watch
The Ford Foundation’s Ugly, Warped View of America:
This Is Who They Are
The Ford Foundation’s funding of a graphic novel portraying “how close we came to authoritarianism” cranks its left-wing audience into believing a complete lie about the nature of their policy…
by Ken Braun on September 7, 2023