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Donors Trust was launched in 1999. It was established as the sole donor-advised plan "dedicated to promoting a free society" and serving donors who share that purpose. Since its founding, DonorsTrust has received over $400 million and has granted out over $300 million. Those grants include more than 1000 charities. <ref>http://www.donorstrust.org/AboutUs/History.aspx Donors Trust About Us</ref> According to the most recent report available, Donors Trust made over $29 million in grants in 2011. <ref>http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/52-2166327/donors-trust.aspx Guidestar</ref> |
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DonorsTrust offers anonymity to wealthy donors who do not want to make their donations publicly.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inside The Secretive Dark-Money Organization That's Keeping The Lights On For Conservative Groups|author=Walter Hickley|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/donors-trust-capital-fund-conservative-dark-money-2013-2|newspaper=[[Business Insider]]|date=12 February 2013|accessdate=14 February 2013}}</ref><ref name = Guardian021413 >{{cite news |title=Secret funding helped build vast network of climate denial thinktanks|author=Suzanne Goldenberg|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/14/funding-climate-change-denial-thinktanks-network|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 February 2013|accessdate=14 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="Research2003">{{cite book|author=[[American Enterprise Institute]] for Public Policy Research|title=The American enterprise|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=bI8rAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=11 September 2011|date=1 January 2003|publisher=American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research}}</ref> The organization assures its conservative donors that their donated funds will never be used to support liberal causes.<ref name = Guardian021413 /> It funds numerous projects, including the [[Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity|Franklin Center]]<ref name=Guardian021513>{{cite news|title=Media campaign against windfarms funded by anonymous conservatives: Secretive funding network channelled millions to stop state governments moving towards renewable energy|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/15/media-campaign-windfarms-conservatives|accessdate=February 16, 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=February 15, 2013|author=Suzanne Goldenberg}}</ref> It has also funded groups that support [[Climate change denial|climate change denial]].<ref>{{cite news |title=How Donors Trust distributed millions to anti-climate groups|author=Suzanne Goldenberg|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/14/donors-trust-funding-climate-denial-networks|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 February 2013|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref> |
DonorsTrust offers anonymity to wealthy donors who do not want to make their donations publicly.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inside The Secretive Dark-Money Organization That's Keeping The Lights On For Conservative Groups|author=Walter Hickley|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/donors-trust-capital-fund-conservative-dark-money-2013-2|newspaper=[[Business Insider]]|date=12 February 2013|accessdate=14 February 2013}}</ref><ref name = Guardian021413 >{{cite news |title=Secret funding helped build vast network of climate denial thinktanks|author=Suzanne Goldenberg|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/14/funding-climate-change-denial-thinktanks-network|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 February 2013|accessdate=14 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="Research2003">{{cite book|author=[[American Enterprise Institute]] for Public Policy Research|title=The American enterprise|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=bI8rAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=11 September 2011|date=1 January 2003|publisher=American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research}}</ref> The organization assures its conservative donors that their donated funds will never be used to support liberal causes.<ref name = Guardian021413 /> It funds numerous projects, including the [[Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity|Franklin Center]]<ref name=Guardian021513>{{cite news|title=Media campaign against windfarms funded by anonymous conservatives: Secretive funding network channelled millions to stop state governments moving towards renewable energy|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/15/media-campaign-windfarms-conservatives|accessdate=February 16, 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=February 15, 2013|author=Suzanne Goldenberg}}</ref> It has also funded groups that support [[Climate change denial|climate change denial]].<ref>{{cite news |title=How Donors Trust distributed millions to anti-climate groups|author=Suzanne Goldenberg|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/14/donors-trust-funding-climate-denial-networks|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=14 February 2013|accessdate=26 February 2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:23, 16 April 2013
DonorsTrust is a donor advised fund, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides funding to a variety of conservative causes, political advocacy groups and groups. It was established with a stated goal of "supporting organizations that promote liberty". It has garnered international attention for contributions to climate change denial organizations.[1][2]
History
Donors Trust was launched in 1999. It was established as the sole donor-advised plan "dedicated to promoting a free society" and serving donors who share that purpose. Since its founding, DonorsTrust has received over $400 million and has granted out over $300 million. Those grants include more than 1000 charities. [3] According to the most recent report available, Donors Trust made over $29 million in grants in 2011. [4]
DonorsTrust offers anonymity to wealthy donors who do not want to make their donations publicly.[5][1][6] The organization assures its conservative donors that their donated funds will never be used to support liberal causes.[1] It funds numerous projects, including the Franklin Center[7] It has also funded groups that support climate change denial.[8]
Board of Directors
- Whitney L. Ball, President & CEO of DonorsTrust.[9]
- Kimberly O. Dennis, Chairman; President of the Searle Freedom Trust.[9]
- James Piereson, Vice Chairman; President of the William E. Simon Foundation.[9]
- William J. Hume, Chairman of the Board of Basic American Foods.[9]
- Jeffrey C. Zysik, Secretary-Treasurer; Chief Financial Officer & Chief of Information Technology of DonorsTrust.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Suzanne Goldenberg (14 February 2013). "Secret funding helped build vast network of climate denial thinktanks". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ http://www.donorstrust.org/AboutUs/History.aspx Donors Trust About Us
- ^ http://www.donorstrust.org/AboutUs/History.aspx Donors Trust About Us
- ^ http://www.guidestar.org/organizations/52-2166327/donors-trust.aspx Guidestar
- ^ Walter Hickley (12 February 2013). "Inside The Secretive Dark-Money Organization That's Keeping The Lights On For Conservative Groups". Business Insider. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (1 January 2003). The American enterprise. American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ Suzanne Goldenberg (February 15, 2013). "Media campaign against windfarms funded by anonymous conservatives: Secretive funding network channelled millions to stop state governments moving towards renewable energy". The Guardian. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ Suzanne Goldenberg (14 February 2013). "How Donors Trust distributed millions to anti-climate groups". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Board of Directors
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