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…
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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…
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…
Philanthropy for “Citizens of the World”: What Is Philanthropy For?
Who does philanthropy serve? Until we answer that question—one that our forebears understood—community foundations, private foundations, and 501(c) groups are immaterial. Philanthropos is the love of mankind rooted in the…
The “Quiet” Funding of the Left’s Agenda
Hayden Ludwig appeared on Newsmax to discuss his work on Big Philanthropy and how it funds a great deal of the left-leaning political activism surfacing in myriad ways in modern…
Local Philanthropy Isn’t Local for ‘Citizens of the World’
America’s liberal plutocrats’ “philanthropy” is more political than charitable and utterly disconnected from its roots in Christianity’s love for one’s fellow man. It isn’t only the Ford Foundation or George…
Eco-Right Groups Rake in More Left-Wing Money
There’s no shortage of cash for groups pushing global warming policies. New filings reveal funding from major liberal donors to two members of the eco-Right, global warming groups that present…
Big Philanthropy is Not America’s Friend
When considering big liberal donors, most people tend to think of George Soros or the Ford Foundation. Forgotten are scores of megadonors that few non-philanthropoids have heard of. Yet these…
Keeping Up with CAIR’s Islamic Radicalism
This article is part of the Organization Trends series. Summary: The terrorist-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) claims to be America’s largest civil rights organization for Muslims. But…
Where Are Mark Zuckerberg’s Billions Going?
(PDF here) Media-savvy Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are engaged in moral posturing on a colossal scale, having pledged to give away 99 percent of…