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The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation is a private grant making foundation that was created when Ralph C. Wilson Jr., former owner of the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills, decided to sell the football franchise.
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The Americans for Limited Government (ALG) Foundation is the research arm of Americans for Limited Government (ALG), a libertarian political advocacy group. The organization conducts policy research and publishes reports with the goal of reducing the size of the government.
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Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF) is a grantmaking foundation created by Blue Shield of California, an insurance company which was founded and operated as a nonprofit until California revoked its tax-exempt status in 2014. BSCF primarily focuses on domestic violence and public health, though it also supports organizations that
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The Hobson Lucas Family Foundation (also known as the George Lucas Family Foundation) is the private grantmaking foundation of Ariel Investments president Mellody Hobson and her husband, film writer and director George Lucas. In 1991, Geroge Lucas began his philanthropic career with the George Lucas Educational Foundation to invest in
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The Zellerbach Family Foundation is a left-of-center non-profit grantmaking foundation that focuses on providing grants to left-of-center organizations that focus on the arts, left-wing approaches to immigration, and “promoting culture.” 54 It is
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The Donner Canadian Foundation is a philanthropic institution founded by steel magnate William H. Donner (1864-1953) to support projects in Canada. It has funded public-policy projects related to arms control, free-market public policy at the provincial level in Canada, and international environmentalism. History Steel magnate William H. Donner (1864-1953) founded
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The Sagner Family Foundation is a private foundation located in New York City. The organization was established in 2017, though it had charitable trust status as early as 1961. 74
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For more information, see Makeway Foundation (Nonprofit) The Tides Canada Initiatives Society is a Canadian nonprofit affiliated with Makeway Foundation (previously titled Tides Canada Foundation), a U.S.- and Canada-based nonprofit associated with the Tides Nexus, a collection of center-left grantmaking and fiscal sponsorship
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Not to be confused with Tides Network, a related nonprofit in the nexus The Tides Nexus is a collection of related left-of-center grantmaking, fiscal sponsorship, and advocacy nonprofits headquartered in San Francisco, California. The system originated in 1976 when liberal political activist Drummond Pike joined with Jane Lehman, heiress
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The Leadership for Educational Equity Foundation (LEEF) is the research and education arm of branch of Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), a nonprofit advocacy group which trains and organizes Teach for America (TFA) teachers and alumni to promote political education reforms. LEEF funds LEE’s educational events, internships, research,
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The Wallace Foundation is a left-of-center grantmaking foundation in New York City which supports underperforming schools through special programs, education research, and advocacy. With $1.6 billion and assets, and $57.6 million dispersed in 2017,
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The Padosi Foundation is a private foundation based in Portland, Oregon, that directs much of its funding toward left-of-center advocacy groups, such as nonprofits championing left-of-center social policies, environmental activism, and election-related initiatives. Established in 2015, the Foundation has supported groups promoting drug decriminalization, abortion access, and legal efforts to
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Charles Engelhard Foundation is a New York-based left-leaning grantmaking foundation that focuses on projects in education, medical, religious, wildlife, and conservation organizations. It was founded in 1954. Charles Engelhard’s five daughters are trustees of the foundation. History Charles Engelhard made his fortune in the platinum, gold, and silver business, which
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The Maximum Difference Foundation is a left-of-center grantmaking nonprofit based in Los Angeles, California. The group has two missions – one, stated on its website, is to empower parents and children to create better relationships. 140
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The Sergey Brin Family Foundation is a private foundation and philanthropic vehicle for Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google. Brin created the Foundation in 2014 following revelations surrounding an affair between Brin and a Google employee and his subsequent divorce from long-time wife Anne Wojcicki, with whom Brin
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The Overbrook Foundation is a New York City-based grantmaking foundation founded in 1948 by investor Frank Altschul and his wife Helen. Today, the Overbrook Foundation’s grants are focused on funding for left-of-center groups supporting social liberalism and environmentalism. Overbrook has an endowment of $150 million and has donated more than
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The Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation established by the late entrepreneur Morris “Marty” Silverman. The foundation disburses grants to academic, Jewish, and veterans causes, along with programs for children and the elderly.
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The Hull Family Foundation is a left-of-center private foundation founded by millionaire investor Blair Hull and run by him and his children. The foundation donates to many left wing groups, including NARAL, the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
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The Marilyn and Jeffrey Katzenberg Foundation (MJKF) is a Los Angeles-based private grantmaking foundation established by Hollywood movie executive Jeffrey Katzenberg and his wife, Marilyn. The foundation supports higher education, the arts and culture, Jewish charities, environmentalist causes, and general human services.
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The Y and H Soda Foundation is a left-of-center grantmaking foundation that supports liberal expansionist immigration, left-progressive social policy, and liberal social welfare organizations located in California. Originally founded to improve education in the East Bay region of northern California, the organization’s focus has shifted to promoting statewide and nationwide
