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The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust is a philanthropic organization, which mainly funds right-of-center think tanks, conservationist organizations, and projects focused on easing prison conditions. Background The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust was formed in March 2003 as a philanthropic organization in Brooklyn, New York by Robert W. Wilson, an
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The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust is the philanthropic legacy of Melvin J. “Jack” Murdock, co-founder of the electronics firm Tektronix. The foundation primarily gives to charities in five states in the Pacific Northwest, but it also gives to center-right and faith-based advocacy nonprofits. Melvin J. “Jack” Murdock Melvin J. “Jack”
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The Meyer Memorial Trust is an Oregon-based left-of-center grantmaking organization founded by funds from the estate of Fred G. Meyer, the owner of the regional grocery store chain Fred Meyer. 1 Since its founding in
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The Theodore Albert Von Der Ahe Jr. Trust is a grantmaking foundation based in Pasadena, California. It is the personal trust fund of Theodore (Ted) Albert Von Der Ahe Jr. Ted inherited the bulk of his fortune from his father, Theodore Albert Von Der Ahe, who was one of the
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The Winter Wildlands Alliance is a left-of-center environmentalist nonprofit organization that works towards preserving winter wildlands through political campaigns and other activities. 1 It has a large network, has received millions of dollars
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The Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research is a non-partisan, public policy think tank that advocates for individual freedom, limited government, and free markets, especially as it regards tax, health care, and entitlement policy.
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The Oakland Institute is a left-of-center nonprofit organization that was created by Ben & Jerry’s Foundation trustee Anuradha Mittal in 2004. 1
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The Melville Charitable Trust is a private grantmaking foundation. It was created by the Melville family, whose wealth came from the Melville Corporation, a national retailer that evolved into the CVS drugstore chain. The trust is dedicated to fighting homelessness, and funds local and national public policy programs on housing
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The Federalist Society is an educational organization for more than 75,000 mostly conservative and libertarian lawyers and law students. It is active at more than 200 law schools and hosts more than 1000 events each year. Membership in the Society and attendance at its events is open to anyone (including
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The Maryland Public Policy Institute is a right-of-center think tank that promotes the principles of free enterprise and limited government. Founded in 2001 and located in the city of Rockville, its programs include voter education initiatives and legislative reports. About Founded in 2001, the Maryland Public Policy Institute (MPPI) is
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Americans for Public Trust is a right-of-center watchdog group that was formed in early 2020 and is operated by Caitlin Sutherland, former research director for the National Republican Congressional Committee. The majority of the organization’s public-facing work since its founding has focused on filing ethics complaints with the Federal
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The Philadelphia Public Employees Retirement System creates and maintains a retirement benefits system for civilian public and quasi-public employees in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Retirement System also participates in substantial shareholder advocacy, leveraging its $4.9 billion in assets to push for left-of-center proposals in corporate board regulation, executive
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Public Knowledge is a Washington, D.C.-based technology advocacy group focused on intellectual property law, competition, and choice in the digital marketplace and an open standards/end-to-end internet. Public Knowledge is a staunch supporter of expanded regulations on internet businesses and technology companies, backing so-called “net neutrality” regulations against internet service providers
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The Frederick Henry Prince Testamentary Trust (Prince Charitable Trusts) is made up of three left-leaning arts and social activism funds which support both apolitical and left-leaning non-profit groups in Washington, D.C.; Newport, Rhode Island; and Chicago, Illinois. It was established in 1947 by investor Frederick Henry Prince and his wife,
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The Partnership for Public Service is a nonprofit organization which provides consulting services to government agencies with the aim to make them more efficient.1 Its seeks to encourage more young
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The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust is the private grantmaking foundation of the late real estate developer and philanthropist Bernard Spitzer and his wife, Anne, whose children include former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D). The foundation is a major contributor to left-of-center nonprofits. Background Formed in 2001
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Boston Trust Walden, formerly known as Walden Asset Management, is a $3.6 billion left-of-center activist investment fund, operated by the larger Boston Trust and Investment Management Company.1 The fund was founded in
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The New York Community Trust (Community Funds) (NYCT) is a left-of-center donor advised fund which makes grants to left-of-center and liberal groups in New York City, New York State, and in the United States. The organization makes grants primarily in the fields of LGBT-interest advocacy, environmentalism, liberal expansionist immigration policy,
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Stand Up Republic (SUR) is a nominally right-leaning advocacy organization founded by failed 2016 presidential candidate Evan McMullin and former 2012 Mitt Romney presidential campaign staffer Mindy Finn. 1 Stand Up Republic Foundation
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National Housing Trust Community Development Fund (NHTCDF), an affiliate of National Housing Trust, provides funding and loans for the development and preservation of low-income communities. NHTCDF is chartered as a community development financial institution (CDFI),
