“Who Funds That?” Episode 1: Cutting Class for the Radical Left
Hello, I’m Michael Watson joined by Sarah Lee and this is our first episode of Capital Research Center’s “Who Funds That?” podcast. I am fond of reminding anyone who…
Sunrise Movement
No Kings? More like “no electricity”
At least 60 No Kings event partners are so anti-energy that they oppose even carbon free nuclear power. Their combined annual revenue exceeds half a billion bucks.
Greenpeace, nonprofits, and illegal protests
Greenpeace is facing a $667 million civil damage award for torts committed during a violent pipeline protest. So, what are we to make of the scores of other nonprofits that…
News Roundup: CRC & InfluenceWatch research is flying over the target
“First they ignore you,” said Ghandi, “then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” Research produced by CRC and InfluenceWatch continues to be noticed by the…
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.
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.
InfluenceWatch Podcast #321: The Environmentalist Billionaire You’ve Never Heard Of
You’ve heard of Mike Bloomberg; those longer in years might remember Tom Steyer; deep readers of Capital Research Center might remember Fred Stanback; the billionaire environmentalist donor is a repeating…
The Cabin Road Foundation and Philanthropy’s “Charity” Problem
In 2021, the Cabin Road Foundation, a virtually unknown private foundation, briefly became a leading 501(c)(3) funder of two of the country’s most well-known environmental direct-action groups. The foundation's grantmaking…
Foundations Destroying American Public Education: The Hydra
The world of K–12 education policy has long been dominated by philanthropic foundations. Much of the education “reform” sweeping across America has been financed and pushed by elite, well-heeled foundations.
Foundations Destroying American Public Education: Equity Initiatives
The 1619 Project, Nikole Hannah-Jones’s 2019 New York Times series turned grade school curriculum, might never have seen the light of day if not for the MacArthur Foundation. In 2014,…