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Philanthropy
Donor-Advised Funds And The Myth Of An Independent Sector
America’s professional philanthropic class often declares that democracy is reliant on independent philanthropy when it pleads for tax and other special privileges for itself and its patrons. Private philanthropy, the…
by Jeffrey Cain on October 11, 2023

Featured Items, Green Watch
Video: Enviro Silence on East Palestine
Should we believe big investment companies who claim they care deeply about the environment? What about the loudest activist voices who say they care, like Al Gore and Greta Thunberg?…
by CRC Staff on March 8, 2023

Organization Trends
League of Women Voters: A Legacy of Liberal Issues and Causes
(PDF here) Summary: The 95-year-old League of Women Voters isn’t quite what it seems. It has long enjoyed an enviable reputation as a nonideological, nonpartisan, good-government group, but contrary…
by John Gizzi on November 6, 2015

Foundation Watch
Partisan Donors Hiding Under Charity’s Banner
See article PDF in Foundation Watch. Few Americans realize it is legal for foundations to fund, and public charities to conduct, voter registration and “get out the vote” drives.  The…
by Tom Johnson on October 19, 2015

Organization Trends
Planned Parenthood Under Fire
(PDF here) Summary: Whatever your view of abortion, it’s hard not to be appalled by the recent undercover videos of Planned Parenthood personnel casually discussing how they can profit…
by Jeanne Mancini on September 29, 2015