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Foundation Watch
Omidyar’s Political Machine: From Tech Billionaire to Mega-Donor
Pierre Omidyar is hardly a household name, but he fits the typical mold of left-wing billionaire. He’s a tech mogul turned philanthropist, whose “charity” flows to hundreds of groups involved…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 30, 2022

Foundation Watch
Omidyar’s Political Machine: The Omidyar Nexus
For whatever reason, the Omidyar Family Foundation proved insufficient and was replaced in 2004 by the Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, and Omidyar Network Fund, a foundation. These were…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 30, 2022

Foundation Watch
Omidyar’s Political Machine: Funders Committee
Pierre Omidyar’s most political spending is channeled through the Democracy Fund and its “sister,” Democracy Fund Voice. The former is a member of the Funders Committee for Civic Participation, which…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 30, 2022

Foundation Watch
Omidyar’s Political Machine: Democracy Alliance
Since 2004, major liberal donors, foundations, and special interest groups have met regularly at Democracy Alliance conferences to develop and coordinate the “activities of a permanent ‘left[-wing] infrastructure,’” to quote…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 30, 2022

Foundation Watch
Omidyar’s Political Machine: Funding the Left
We’ve traced millions of dollars in grants flowing to other pass-through funders, including NEO Philanthropy, the Proteus Fund, and the Tides Foundation (including their (c)(4) arms). As with Arabella, these…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 30, 2022

CRC in the News
Efforts to Federalize the Elections
CRC's Hayden Ludwig appeared on America Right Now with Tom Basile to discuss efforts to federalize the elections. Demos and other groups are pushing President Joe Biden and other Democrats…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 10, 2022

Organization Trends
Today’s Left Opposes Everything Jimmy Carter Proposed on Elections
In 2005, Carter co-authored a study on America’s election systems with James Baker III. The resulting Baker-Carter Commission report still stands as a monument to how to run free, fair,…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 7, 2022

Organization Trends
The Face of Permanent Vote by Mail
In 2020 Democrats fell in love with all-mail elections, believing they helped Joe Biden win the presidency. If one wanted to ensure they had control over vote-by-mail efforts, what’s the…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 3, 2022

Organization Trends
Making Vote By Mail Permanent
“Zuck bucks” are no more. After pouring $350 million into largely Democratic districts in the 2020 election, boosting turnout for Joe Biden in strategic counties, the Center for…
by Hayden Ludwig on April 28, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
The Left-Wing Dark Money Behind the Push to Kill the Filibuster
Sixty left-wing groups led by Fix Our Senate recently issued a letter demanding the Senate abolish the filibuster so “democracy legislation” will pass and the party now narrowly controlling Congress can rewrite…
by Jason Snead, Scott Walter on January 27, 2022