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1 | **NOTE: This spreadsheet was compiled & researched by Amy Westervelt, July 2024-Nov 2024. Funding numbers come from Form 990s, pulled from ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer and Candid's Foundation Directory Pro. You are welcome to use any information found here. Please credit to Drilled. If you spot a mistake, please send a correction to amy at drilled.media. Organizations with two stars before their name (**) are those where a leader or fellow authored some part of the Project 2025 Mandate For Leadership. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Organization | Summary Description | Focus | Additional Focus (if applicable) | EIN | Tax Status | Possible to File Form 13909? (form linked in the title of this column) | Affiliations with other orgs/networks/operatives | Key Staff & Board Members | Staff connections to other orgs/networks/people | Supreme Court involvement? | Other litigation? | Major funders 2018-2024 | How much (from 2018-2024) | Who else they fund | ||||||||||||||||
3 | ** Heritage Foundation | Long-standing conservative org, backed by the Koch brothers. Claims to be the coordinator of Project 2025 (had a similar project in 2016, has been writing policy proposals for conservative admins since Reagan) | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | 23-7327730 | 501 C3 | Yes - they would probably claim anything political runs through their political action arm, Heritage Action, but they specifically say Heriage Foundaiton (not Heritage Action) on the Project2025 website, and promote the various legal maneuvers & policy plays on the foundation website as well | - Kochs (Donors Trust, Donors Capital Fund, State Policy Network), - Atlas Network (former partner, until 2020), - Share a funder (National Christian Charitable Foundation) with Alliance Defending Freedom, Council for National Policy - America First Legal (file amicus briefs together) - Federalist Society (share multiple board members, staff) | - Kevin D. Roberts (president), authored forward of "Master Plan for Leadership; he's also president of Heritage Action for America - Derrick Morgan (exec vice president) - Eric Teetsel (VP government relations) - John Malcolm (Vice President for the Institute for Constitutional Government and Director of the Meese Center and Simon Center) - Barb Van Andel-Gaby (chairman of the board) - Michael W. Gleba (vice-chairman of the board) - Rebekah Mercer (board of directors) - John Ratcliffe, visiting fellow (appointed CIA director for Trump's 2nd admin) | - Kevin Roberts - former CEO Texas Public Policy Foundation - Derrick Morgan, former director of policy for American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), worked previously at (popular oil and gas law firm) Gibson Dunn - Eric Teetsel - Evangelical conservative; most recently, he was Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, where he also held the roles of Legislative Director and Special Assistant. Previously served as President of the Family Policy Alliance of Kansas, Director of Faith Outreach for the Marco Rubio presidential campaign, Executive Director of the Manhattan Declaration for life, marriage, and religious freedom - John Malcolm - spearheaded Heritage's litigation work & creation of its litigation center; past Chairman of the Criminal Law Practice Group of the Federalist Society; from 2004 to 2009, Malcolm was Executive Vice President and Director of worldwide anti-piracy operations for the Motion Picture Association of America (?!); served in George W. Bush DOJ - Barb Van Andel-Gaby - in the DeVos network via work with Amway + hardschool homeschooler; trustee of the Richard and Barbara Gaby Foundation (major donor to National Christian Foundation and Heritage Foundation) - Michael W. Gleba - Chairman/CEO, Treasurer, and Trustee, Sarah Scaife Foundation; lawyer & longtime rightwing think tank guy, with stints at Hoover Institute, Competitive Enterprise Institute; member of various Federalist Society committees - Rebekah Mercer - longtime funder of Bannon & Trump | - Amicus brief in Gonzalez v Google (with America First Legal) - case against dept of labor and OSHA to block vaccine mandates (The Heritage Foundation v Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration) - longstanding support of overturning Chevron deference (no surprise, because Kochs) - interesting to check out their Supreme Court reviews on C-Span as well | - Filed motion to intervene in Hunter Biden plea deal | Diana Davis Spencer Foundation (top Donors Trust funder) | $7,500,000 | Donors Trust, Independent Women's Forum, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, Forge Leadership Network, Center for a Secure Free Society | |||||||||||||||||
4 | National Christian Charitable Foundation | $7,270,000 | Alliance Defending Freedom, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty; Council on National Policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sarah Scaife Foundation Inc | $6,700,000 | Atlas Network, Pacific Legal Foundation, Institute for Justice, Federalist Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Donors Capital Fund | $5,050,000 | Cato Institute, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Grover Hermann Foundation | $5,000,000 | American Enterprise Institute, Institute for Justice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 1792 Exchange | anti-ESG org | Anti-DEI or ESG | 27-3707886 | 501 C3 | Yes - their state aim is pretty explicitly political: "mission is to develop policy and resources to protect and equip non-profits, small businesses and philanthropy from “woke” corporations, to educate Congress and stakeholder organizations about the dangers of ESG." | - RAGA (headed by former Kentucky AG) - Share a funder (National Christian Charitable Foundation) with Alliance Defending Freedom, Heritage, Council for National Policy | - Daniel Cameron (CEO, former Kentucky AG, was member of RAGA) | - Daniel Cameron (CEO, former Kentucky AG, was member of RAGA) | N | N | Christian Community Foundation | $1,000,000 | America First Legal Foundation | |||||||||||||||||
9 | The Signatry | $525,000 | Alliance Defending Freedom, National Christian Charitable Foundation, Friends of Midreshet Moriah Inc, Concerned Women for America, Conservative Partnership Institute, First Liberty Institute, American Moment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | National Christian Charitable Foundation | $325,000 | Heritage, Alliance Defending Freedom, Alabama Policy Institute, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty; Council on National Policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | American Accountability Foundation | Started to block Biden admin appointees | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | 85-4391204 | 501 C3 | Yes - their agenda is pretty nakedly political: "AAF deploys aggressive research and investigations to advance conservative messaging, rapid response, and Congressional investigations; while heavily scrutinizing politicians and establishment organizations, policies, and projects." | - Share a funder with America First Legal (Conservative Partnership Institute) - Also receives funding from America First Legal & Dunn Foundation - RAGA (share a funder with Rule of Law Defense Fund) | - Led by Tom Jones, former Legislative Director for Senator Ron Johnson, opposition researcher for Cruz for President, and Senior Policy Advisor to Senator Jim DeMint. | N | N | Conservative Partnership Institute | $545,100 | America First Legal Foundation, American Cornerstone Institute | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Center for Renewing America | $100,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | America First Legal Foundation | $25,000 | Texas Public Policy Foundation, Rule of Law Defense Fund (RAGA PAC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | The Dunn Foundation | $25,000 | Turning Point USA, Institute for Justice, Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Reason Foundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | American Association of Pro-Life OBGYNs (AAPLOG) | Anti-abortion OBGYN group | Anti-Abortion | 23-7347367 | 501 C3 | No | - lists Alliance Defending Freedom as a partner - won Heritage Foundation's "innovation award" in 2024 | Filed amicus brief in Dobbs | N | The Catholic Association Foundation | $1,000,000 | Papal Foundation, International Dominican Foundation | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | American Endowment Foundation | $103,000 | Alliance Defending Freedom, The Signatry, Christian Community Foundation, Washington University, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, President and Fellows of Harvard College, Johns Hopkins University, MIT, NPR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Chiaroscuro Foundation | $80,000 | Femm Foundation, WYA Foundation, Sophia Institute, Witherspoon Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Alliance Defending Freedom | $25,000 | American Liberties Institute, Fidelis Center for Law and Justice, Center for Religious Expression Inc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Alabama Policy Institute | Focused on passing public policy in Alabama (puts out a BluePrint for Alabama every year and tracks legislative progress) | State policy | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | 63-0809568 | 501 C3 | Yes - I honestly don't understand how they got this status in the first place | - State Policy Network - Family Policy Network | - run by Congressman Gary Palmer from 1989-2014 (when he left to serve in the House) - 2nd CEO was Caleb Crosby (2014-2023) who also ran the Washington-based Senate Leadership Fund; he was accused of violating campaign finance laws by unlawfully laundering campaign contributions to candidates for elective office in Florida. - Current CEO is Stephanie Smith, who is a Club for Growth fellow, former regional Chamber of Commerce pres, and former Assistant Director & Deputy Director of Finance for the State of Alabama | - State Policy Network (Palmer was a co-founder) - Senate Leadership Fund (Caleb Crosby) - Club for Growth (Stephanie Smith) | - started Alabama Center for Law and Liberty in 2021 to get involved in ligitation - filed amicus in Ortiz-Diaz v. United States - filed amicus in Dobbs - filed amicus in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen | N | National Christian Charitable Foundation | $1,941,608 | Heritage, Alliance Defending Freedom, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Council on National Policy | ||||||||||||||||
20 | John H Watson Charitable Foundation | $575,000 | American Fisheries Society, Auburn University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | J L Bedsole Foundation | $550,000 | Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, University of Mobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Alliance Defending Freedom | Phoenix-based conservative litigation center that describes itself as "the world's largest legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, the sanctity of life, marriage and family, and parental rights." | Litigation & Judicial Advocacy | Religious Freedom, anti-LGBTQ, "family values" | 54-1660459 | 501 C3 | Yes - its sole purpose is to "influence legislation" | - Texas Public Policy Foundation - Atlas Network - Goldwater Institute - Daily Wire | - Kristen Waggoner - CEO, president, and general counsel - Rebecca Eggleston - EVP (previously section chief counsel for the Consumer Protection & Advocacy Section at the Arizona Attorney General’s Office) - Jim Campbell, chief legal counsel (previously solicitor general for Nebraska; brought and won case against Biden student loan forgiveness program) - Ali Kilmartin, senior counsel and chief of staff (senior executive service appointee in the Trump Administration, serving the U.S. Department of Labor as deputy chief of staff in the Office of the Secretary, and as chief of staff and then deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, and the Executive Office of the President at the White House. - Ryan Bangert, senior vice president for strategic initiatives and special counsel to the president (formerly worked in Texas AG's office) | - RAGA (Jim Campbell, Ryan Bangert) - ALEC | Has won 15 Supreme Court cases: - Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, (gay wedding cake case) - Uzuebgunam v. Presczewski, (religious freedom case) - 303 Creative v. Elenis (gay wedding website case) - Argued Dobbs alongside state of Mississippi - Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta (fighting against Ca transparency laws) - March for Life Education and Defense Fund v. California (follow-on from Hobby Lobby case) - Thompson v Hebdon (arguing against campaign contribution limits) - National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra (overturned law requiring pro-life pregnancy centers to be honest about what they are) - Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia v. Comer (religious freedom case) - Southern Nazarene University v. Burwell (religious freedom case) - Geneva College v. Burwell (consolidated with above + 5 other cases -- all related to campus religious freedom) - Reed v Town of Gilbert - religious freedom case around church signs - Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Burwell (precursor to Hobby Lobby case) - Town of Greece v Galloway (arguing for prayer in public town meetings) - Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn (school voucher case arguing to use vouchers for religious schools) Pending cert: - B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education (West Virginia anti-trans sports case) - Hecox v Little (Idaho anti-trans sports case) - Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding case | Yes -- legal action is why they exist; cases in state court as well, plushave made legal arguments to the European Court of Human Rights, and United Nations | National Christian Charitable Foundation | $75,797,442 | Heritage, Alliance Defending Freedom, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Council on National Policy, Alabama Policy Institute | ||||||||||||||||
23 | The Signatry | $52,730,104 | 1792 Exchange, National Christian Charitable Foundation, Friends of Midreshet Moriah Inc, Conservative Women for America, Conservative Partnership Institute, First Liberty Institute, American Moment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Jon L and Beverly A Thompson Foundation | $4,443,000 | Jon was a former ExxonMobil exec; foundation also funds: University of Florida Foundation, The Legacy Foundation at Shell Point, Samaritan's Purse, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Bradley Impact Fund | $824,000 | America First Legal Foundation, General Council of the Assemblies of God, Turning Point USA, Christian Community Foundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | ACLJ Action | Evangelical public interest law org focused on criminalizing abortion, securing "religious freedom" and "stopping discrimination against churches" | Religious Freedom, anti-LGBTQ, "family values" | Anti-Abortion | 88-1120466 | 501 C4 | No (but against its 501 C3 arm maybe -- the two orgs share the same leader, who also served as counsel for Trump + entire staff seems to have served in the Trump admin) | - Alliance Defending Freedom (team up on cases) - First Liberty Institute (team up on cases) - American Center for Law & Justice (its 501 C3 arm) | - Jordan Sekulow is president & CEO of ACLJ action AND exec director of ACLJ. He also served independently on President Trump's legal team for the Mueller investigation and first impeachment trial. - James Rockas, Executive Director of ACLJ Action. He is also Director of Strategy and Global Government Affairs at the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ). During the Trump Administration, Mr. Rockas served in the U.S. Department of State and in the U.S. Department of Commerce as Secretary Wilbur Ross’s Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy Director of Policy & Strategic Planning, and lead spokesman for the Department. Before his work in the Executive Branch, James was a Legislative Assistant in the U.S. House of Representatives and worked on presidential and congressional campaigns. - Tom Gilman, director -- served as Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce during the Trump administration. | - Entire exec staff seems to have worked in the Trump admin - Tom Gilman previously spent 22 years working for Chrysler | the C4 no, but the C3 has filed amicus briefs in multiple anti-abortion cases (including Dobbs) & religious freedom cases | Christian Advocates Serving Evangelism, Inc. | $83,695,080 | Law & Justice Institute, ACLJ | |||||||||||||||||
27 | National Christian Charitable Foundation | $753,978 | Heritage, Alliance Defending Freedom, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Council on National Policy, Alabama Policy Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | American Commitment | Free market-focused public policy think tank | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | 45-2600535 | 501 C4 | No (C4) | - Internet Freedom Coalition - Free Enterprise Fund - Club for Growth - Cato Institute - Committee to Unlease Prosperity | - Phil Kerpen - president of American Commitment and the Committee to Unleash Prosperity (founded by Stephen Moore, Steve Forbes, and Art Laffer to spur rapid economic growth). | Kerpen was formerly: - vice president for policy at Americans for Prosperity - an analyst and researcher for the Free Enterprise Fund, - the Club for Growth, - and the Cato Institute | No | No | Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America | $1,180,000 | Rx Abuse Leadership Initiative, We Work for Health, Addiction Policy Forum, American Action Network, America First Works, | |||||||||||||||||
29 | American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers | $160,000 | American Energy Alliance, American Council for Capital Formation, Reform Alliance, U.S. Chamber of Commerce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Ncta - the Internet & Television Association | $125,000 | Technology Policy Institute, Air and Space Forces Association, The Free State Foundation, The Third Way Foundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Donors Trust | $86,000 | State Policy Network, Consumers Research Inc, Catholic Association Foundation, Bradley Impact Fund, Constitutional Defense Fund, Federalist Society, Club for Growth Foundation, Real Clear Foundation, Discovery Institute, Mackinac Center, Project Veritas, Americans for Public Trust, ALEC, Gun Owners Foundation, Heartland Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | The Seminar Network Chamber of Commerce, Inc. | $50,000 | Americans for Prosperity, Due Process Institute, Texans for Education Opportunity, Young Americans for Liberty, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | American Compass | Think tank focused on "developing the conservative economic agenda to supplant blind faith in free markets with a focus on workers, their families and communities, and the national interest." (Definitely seems less far right than the rest of the bunch) | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | 84-4031579 | 501 C3 | No - they don't do any sort of lobbying | - American Enterprise Institute - Manhattan Institute - Ethics & Public Policy Center - Institute for Family Studies - Consumers Research (they share a legal advisor, Boyden Grey) - New America - Walton Family Foundation - NYU - Vanderbilt - Johns Hopkins | - Oren Cass is the founder and chief economist of American Compass and author of The Once and Future Worker: A Vision for the Renewal of Work in America (2018). He is a contributing opinion writer for the Financial Times and his work also appears regularly in publications including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. Previously worked for Bain Capital | - From 2015 to 2019, Cass was a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where his work on strengthening the labor market addressed issues ranging from the social safety net and environmental regulation to trade and immigration to education and organized labor. - RAGA (Jess Sessions is an advisor) | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | $1,486,000 | Energy Foundation China, ClimateWorks Foundation, New Venture Fund, United States Energy Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Omidyar Network Fund | $400,000 | New Venture Fund, Cadasta Foundation, New America Foundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Donors Trust | $350,000 | State Policy Network, Consumers Research Inc, Catholic Association Foundation, Bradley Impact Fund, Constitutional Defense Fund, Federalist Society, Club for Growth Foundation, Real Clear Foundation, Discovery Institute, Mackinac Center, Project Veritas, Americans for Public Trust, American Commitment, ALEC, Heartland Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | The Rockefeller Foundation | $225,000 | Rf Catalytic Capital Inc, Atlantic Council, American Heart Assn, New Venture Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | ** American Cornerstone Institute | The ACI was founded by former Trump administration Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, who was a renowned neurosurgeon before entering politics. While it is a conservative think tank, Carson said the institute will promote “compromise, compassion and civility” to get both sides of the political divide working together. Carson also said the institute will be a check on political power in Washington. The ACI is involved in research and collaboration with state and local entities as well as faith-based groups and private groups. The ACI states it wants to “engage with local governments and work with communities to find solutions to our nation’s problems.” | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | Religious Freedom, anti-LGBTQ, "family values" | 86-1545903 | 501 C3 | Yes - lots of explicitly political campaigning | - Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Trump | - Ben Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under Trump | - amicus brief in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson (homelessness case) - amicus brief in Loper Bright (case that overturned Chevron deference) | - amicus brief in Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida v State of Florida | Folsom Point Charities | $250,000 | National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, Christ Chapel Bible Church, Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County | |||||||||||||||||
38 | National Christian Charitable Foundation | $241,700 | Heritage, Alliance Defending Freedom, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, Council on National Policy, Alabama Policy Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Conservative Partnership Institute | $160,950 | America First Legal Foundation, American Accountability Foundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | The American Conservative | Magazine co-founded by Pat Buchanan, published by the American Ideas Institute which was founded in 2002. Originally published twice a month, it was reduced to monthly publication in August 2009, and since February 2013, it has been published once every two months. | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | 27-0311492 | 501 C3 | No - because it's a magazine, I think they could easily argue 1A. But their publisher, the American Ideas Institute maybe; they claim to be a "non-partisan think tank" and it's pretty easy to show there's absolutely no air between them and the magazine, which makes the magazine campaign/comms not "press." | - American Ideas Institute (publisher) - Kochs are main backers | - Curt Mills, exec director - Helen Andrews, sr editor - Pat Buchanan - co-founder, link to evangelical universe - Oren Cass, advisory board - Tucker Carlson, advisory board - Jeff Sessions, advisory board | - Peter Thiel -- Mills was an analyst at the Thiel Macro hedge fund - Centre for Independent Studies in Australia (Helen Andrews previously worked there) - RAGA - Sessions - American Compass - Oren Cass | N | N | National Philanthropic Trust | $2,825,500 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The Seminar Network, New Venture Fund | |||||||||||||||||
41 | Charles Koch Foundation | $1,144,450 | George Mason University, Society of Women Engineers, Institute for Humane Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Charles Koch Institute | $564,651 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (?!), Cato Institute, Recidiviz Inc, 4point0 Schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | American Council of Trustees and Alumni | Launched in 1995, ACTA says it is "the only organization that works with alumni, donors, trustees, and education leaders across the United States to support liberal arts education, uphold high academic standards, safeguard the free exchange of ideas on campus, and ensure that the next generation receives an intellectually rich, high-quality college education at an affordable price." Influence Watch describes it as "a conservative-leaning organization that encourages college and university trustees, alumni, and donors to take a more active role in setting institutional policy. The organization advocates against censorship on college campuses and for stronger academic standards. The organization also critiques colleges for a lack of civics education." Recently it's been very involved in "campus free speech debates," alongside various orgs claiming that conservatives are being censored on college campuses | Free speech | Anti-DEI or ESG | 52-1870003 | 501 c3 | No - stays pretty focused on campus issues | - Shares a top funder with Donors Trust and Heritage (Diana Davis Spencer Foundation, which gave $26 million to the Heritage Foundation in 2013 to support the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies at Heritage; their CEO is also a trustee of the Heritage Foundation); in 2022, the Foundation donated $3 million and a $1 million challenge grant to the American Council of Trustees and Alumni to “address the free speech crisis” by supporting students and alumni at universities with a “stifling campus climate.” - In 2015, ACTA won the Heritage Foundation’s Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship for its “What Will They Learn” initiative that evaluated 1,100 colleges and universities - Atlas Network | N | N | Diana Davis Spencer Foundation | $5,140,000 | Donors Trust, Independent Women's Forum, Heritage, Center for a Secure Free Society, Forge Leadership Network | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Donors Trust | $4,344,450 | State Policy Network, Consumers Research Inc, Catholic Association Foundation, Bradley Impact Fund, Constitutional Defense Fund, Federalist Society, Club for Growth Foundation, Real Clear Foundation, Discovery Institute, Mackinac Center, Project Veritas, Americans for Public Trust, ALEC, Heartland Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | The Mailman Foundation | $2,917,500 | Columbia University, New World Symphony, City Harvest, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation | $1,100,813 | Bradley Impact Fund, ALEC, Goldwater Institute, Hudson Institute, Encounter for Culture & Education, Stanford University, American Juris Link, American Redistricting Project, American Principles Project, Forge Leadership Network, Foundation for Government Accountability, James Madison Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | American Family Association | Conservative and Christian fundamentalist organization based in the United States. It opposes LGBT rights and expression, pornography, and abortion. | Religious Freedom, anti-LGBTQ, "family values" | Anti-Abortion | 64-0607275 | 501 c3 | Probably not -- they have an action committee, so most likely log all political activity under that | N (although definitely helped to build support for Dobbs) | N | Gary and Diane Heavin Community Fund | $2,335,000 | Salvation Army, Waco Habitat for Humanity, American Red Cross | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | National Christian Charitable Foundation | $1,936,004 | Heritage Foundation, Alliance Defending Freedom, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty; Council on National Policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | ** America First Legal | Headed by former Trump policy advisor and speechwriter Stephen Miller, America First Legal bills itself as the right's answer to the ACLU; it focuses largely on trying to lay the legal groundwork for arguing that "reverse racism" is a problem (an idea that has been bopping around on the right since the 1980s, first spearheaded by Clint Bollick, with an assist from Clarence Thomas), via legal attacks on DEI initiatives and affirmative action. | Litigation & Judicial Advocacy | Anti-DEI or ESG | 86-2190372 | 501 c3 | Possibly for its support of Project 2025 | - Trump admin - Alliance Defending Freedom (partner up on litigation) - Edward Blum (Project for Fair Representation, Students for Fair Admissions) | - Brooke Rollins, president (nominated as Secretary of Agriculture for 2nd Trump admin) - Stephen Miller, Founder - Gene Hamilton, Executive Director, Executive Vice President, and General Counsel - Reed Rubinstein, Senior Vice President - Daniel Epstein, Vice President | Entire leadership team are Trump admin folks: - Miller was a Senior Advisor to the President for the entirety of the Trump Administration. - Hamilton was a Trump admin lawyer, serving as Counselor to the Attorney General at the United States Department of Justice from 2017-2021—providing legal advice, counsel, and strategic guidance. He has also served as Senior Counselor to the Secretary of Homeland Security, General Counsel on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and served in a variety of other roles at the Department of Homeland Security. - Rubinstein was Deputy Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Education General Counsel (acting and delegated), and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury under Trump - Epstein was a Special Assistant to the President and Senior Associate Counsel to the President, and as a counsel for the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform during the Trump administration | - filed amicus in Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard - filed brief to the Supreme Court on Biden admin's effort to curb misinformation on social media - filed amicus in McDonald v Firth (bar assn case) - filed amicus brief in Trump v House Select Committee on Jan 6th - filed a brief on behalf of Tom Cotton & Jim Jordan in Fischer v United States (defending Jan 6th insurgents) - filed brief on behalf of Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) in support of Steve Bannon | more than a hundred lawsuits, E.E.O.C. complaints, amicus briefs and other legal demands - complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asserting that “woke corporations” like Disney, Nike, Mattel, Hershey, United Airlines and the National Football League discriminate against white males. - filed lawsuits arguing that school districts in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and Arizona promote “radical” pro-transgender and pro-gay attitudes - filed amicus briefs to protect Florida minors from drag shows and former President Donald J. Trump from a federal jury trial. - filed federal class action lawsuit against various university researchers looking into disinformation | Bradley Impact Fund | $27,141,276 | Turning Point USA, Christian Community Foundation, American Juris Link | ||||||||||||||||
50 | Christian Community Foundation | $4,728,729 | Waterstone Supporting Organization Trust 1, Waterstone Real Estate Foundation, Strategic Resource Group Inc, Hexagon Foundation, National Foundation Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Conservative Partnership Insitute | $1,364,403 | Center for Renewing America, Election Integrity Network, American Main Street Initiative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Frankel Family Foundation | $400,000 | Tikva Corp, Martha and Warren Halle Foundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Donors Trust | $154,250 | State Policy Network, Consumers Research Inc, Catholic Association Foundation, Bradley Impact Fund, Constitutional Defense Fund, Federalist Society, Club for Growth Foundation, Real Clear Foundation, Discovery Institute, Mackinac Center, Project Veritas, Americans for Public Trust, ALEC, Heartland Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | American Juris Link | Dba "Litigators for Liberty Network" - Links lawyers with public interest orgs & suits. Helps litigation centers looking for lawyers find them and helps lawyers looking to get involved in constitutional or public interest litigation find ways to plug in. | Litigation & Judicial Advocacy | 84-2191039 | 501 c3 | No | - Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) - State Policy Network - Federalist Society - Goldwater Institute | - Carrie Ann Donnell, founder & president - Peter Bisbee, board of directors - Tony Woodlief, board of directors - O.H. Skinner, board of directors - Leslie Graves, board of directors | - Carrie Ann Donnell is director of the Federalist Society Pro Bono Resource Center and formerly worked for the Goldwater Institute's constitutional litigation center - Peter Bisbee is exec director of RAGA - Tony Woodlief is EVP of the State Policy Network - OH Skinner is exec director of Alliance for Consumers - Leslie Graves is the publisher of Ballotpedia.org | Not directly -- they basically match lawyers to cases/causes | Not directly -- they basically match lawyers to cases/causes | Donors Trust | $736,000 | State Policy Network, Consumers Research Inc, Catholic Association Foundation, Bradley Impact Fund, Constitutional Defense Fund, Federalist Society, Club for Growth Foundation, Real Clear Foundation, Discovery Institute, Mackinac Center, Project Veritas, Americans for Public Trust, ALEC, Heartland Institute | |||||||||||||||||
55 | Charles Koch Institute | $425,000 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Cato Institute, Recidiviz Inc, 4point0 Schools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Sarah Scaife Foundation Inc | $325,000 | Heritage Foundation, Stanford University, Media Research Center Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation | $300,000 | Bradley Impact Fund, ALEC, Goldwater Institute, Hudson Institute, Encounter for Culture & Education, Stanford University, American Juris Link, American Redistricting Project, American Principles Project, Forge Leadership Network, Foundation for Government Accountability, James Madison Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Bradley Impact Fund | $125,000 | Turning Point USA, Christian Community Foundation, America First Legal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) | Koch-backed org that drafts industry-friendly sample legislation and shares it across a network of state lawmakers. It describes itself as "The American Legislative Exchange Council is America’s largest nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization of state legislators dedicated to the principles of limited government, free markets and federalism." | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | 52-0140979 | 501 c3 | Yes - somewhat shocking that they have 501 c3 status, they are explicitly political | - State Policy Network - State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) - Koch universe - 1792 Exchange - Federalist Society/Leonard Leo - FreedomWorks | - various Republican state politicians are their board: https://alec.org/about/leadership/ - Lisa B. Nelson, CEO - Jonathan Williams, Executive Vice President, Policy and ALEC Chief Economist | - Paul Fitzpatrick, on ALEC's Private Enterprise Advisory Council, is president of 1792 Exchange - Stephen Moore, on ALEC's Private Enterprise Advisory Council, is senior economist at Freedomworks - Mike Morgan, on ALEC's Private Enterprise Advisory Council, is a lobbyist for Koch Industries - Mike Thompson, on ALEC's Private Enterprise Advisory Council, is senior vice president at CRC Advisors, longtime Koch/fossil fuel PR firm that has now merged with (former Federalist Society pres) Leonard Leo - Lisa B. Nelson was previously Newt Gingrich's public affairs person (PR), then was a DC lobbyist for 16 or so years before joining ALEC - Jonathan Williams serves on the Advisory Board of the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF) and as an adjunct fellow at the Kansas Policy Institute. He has written for the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government | - filed amicus brief in Moore v Harper (2022 gerrymandering case) - filed amicus in Merrill v Milligan (Alabama redistricting case, 2022) - filed amicus in Berger v North Carolina Conference of the NAACP (re: voter ID laws, 2022) - filed amicus in Americans for Prosperity v Baccera (challenging Ca donor transparency laws) - filed an amicus brief in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, urging the Supreme Court to strike down the individual mandate of the ACA (2011) | https://alec.org/periodical/amicus-briefs/ | Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation | $5,592,000 | Bradley Impact Fund, ALEC, Goldwater Institute, Hudson Institute, Encounter for Culture & Education, Stanford University, American Juris Link, American Redistricting Project, American Principles Project, Forge Leadership Network, Foundation for Government Accountability, James Madison Institute | |||||||||||||||||
60 | Searle Freedom Trust | $3,614,500 | American Enterprise Institute, State Policy Network, Donors Trust, Reason Foundation, George Mason University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Charles Koch Foundation | $2,348,107 | George Mason University, Society of Women Engineers, Institute for Humane Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Donors Trust | $1,331,821 | State Policy Network, Consumers Research Inc, Catholic Association Foundation, Bradley Impact Fund, Constitutional Defense Fund, Federalist Society, Club for Growth Foundation, Real Clear Foundation, Discovery Institute, Mackinac Center, Project Veritas, Americans for Public Trust, American Compass, American Juris Link, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, America First Legal, ALEC, Heartland Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | The American Main Street Initiative | Bills itself as a "think tank for everyone," says it "focuses on issues of great importance to Main Street Americans and provides unflinching, persuasive, and intellectually rigorous content in high-visibility outlets." Started as a way to combat the ACA and has jumped on various other conservative issues since then. | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | 87-3579772 | 501 c3 | I don't think so--since they primarily focus on creating and placing content, they'd probably make a 1A argument | - Hudson Institute (multiple execs and board members) - Manhattan Institute - Conservative Partnership Institute (American Main Street Initiative is an initiative of CPI) | - Jeffrey H. Anderson, President and Founder - Ed Corrigan, Treasurer - Peter Rough, Secretary Board: - Fred Barnes - Michael Barone - Heather MacDonald | - Ed Corrigan is President & CEO of the Conservative Partnership Institute - Peter Rough is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute - Fred Barnes is exec editor of the Weekly Standard - Michael Barone is a columnist at the Washington Examiner and senior policy fellow American Enterprise Institute - Heather MacDonald is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute - John Fonte is senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and director of its Center for American Common Culture | No | No | Conservative Partnership Insitute | $88,500 | Center for Renewing America, Election Integrity Network | |||||||||||||||||
64 | American Moment | Young conservatives group; Politico described them as "the brash group of young conservatives getting ready for the next Trump administration." Stated mission is to "identify, educate, and credential young Americans who will implement public policy that supports strong families, a sovereign nation, and prosperity for all. American Moment hosts events, produces original content, and builds networks to create personnel who will implement our priorities in government, business, and public policy organizations." | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | Anti-DEI or ESG | 85-1875789 | 501 c3 | Yes - seems quite political | - Heritage Foundation - 1776 Project - JD Vance | - Saurabh Sharma, president + co-host of Moment of Truth. The former Chairman of Young Conservatives of Texas. - Nick Solheim, COO, co-host of Moment of Truth - Sarah Calvis, Personnel Manager Board: - Rachel Bovard - Josh Hammer - Ryan Girdusky - Terry Schilling - Alexa Walker - Theo Wold Emeritus Board: - JD Vance - James Braid - Saagar Enjeti | - Sarah Calvis previously worked for the Heritage Foundation as the Project Coordinator at Project 2025. - Rachel Bovard is the Executive Director of the Senate Steering Committee. She has served in both the House and Senate in various roles, including on the Senate Steering Committee under Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), advising Committee members on floor procedure and policy matters. Previously, she was the Policy Director at the Conservative Partnership Institute. - Josh Hammer is the senior editor-at-large of Newsweek, a research fellow at the Edmund Burke Foundation, a syndicated columnist, a contributing editor for Anchoring Truths, and counsel and policy advisor for the Internet Accountability Project. - Ryan Girdusky is a political consultant and writer. In 2021, he founded 1776 Project PAC, the first nationwide political action committee dedicated to school board elections. (borne out of Trump's 1776 Commission, a white, conservative answer to the 1619 Project and a big part of the whole anti-CRT campaign) - Terry Schilling is the Executive Director of the American Principles Project, responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing APP’s strategy, and messaging and grassroots activity at the state and federal level. - Alexa Walker is the Director of Coalitions at The Heritage Foundation. - Theodore Wold is the Solicitor General of Idaho. Previously, Wold served as the Acting- Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Policy at the Department of Justice and Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy under President Donald Trump. - JD Vance is a Senator in Ohio and Trump's VP running mate - James Braid is Vance's legislative director - Saagar Enjeti is a conservative media personality. He is currently the host of Breaking Points, a chart-topping online news show; he formerly hosted Rising at The Hill TV, cohosted the popular podcast The Realignment, and served as White House Correspondent for The Daily Caller | No | No | Conservative Partnership Insitute | $336,000 | Center for Renewing America, Election Integrity Network, American Main Street Initiative | ||||||||||||||||
65 | Donors Trust | $160,000 | State Policy Network, Consumers Research Inc, Catholic Association Foundation, Bradley Impact Fund, Constitutional Defense Fund, Federalist Society, Club for Growth Foundation, Real Clear Foundation, Discovery Institute, Mackinac Center, Project Veritas, Americans for Public Trust, ALEC, Heartland Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | The Signatry | $100,000 | 1792 Exchange, Alliance Defending Freedom, National Christian Charitable Foundation, Friends of Midreshet Moriah Inc, Concerned Women for America, Conservative Partnership Institute, First Liberty Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | American Principles Project | Founded by Princeton University Professor Robert George, APP calls itself "America's top defender of the family," advocates against gender neutral bathrooms or any mention of LGBTQ issues in schools, against trans rights, against CRT, against "wokeness" in general. | Religious Freedom, anti-LGBTQ, "family values" | Anti-DEI or ESG | 26-4613397 | 501 c3 | No - they run all political stuff through the APP PAC | - American Moment - Susan B. Anthony List - Trump admin | - Sean Fieler, chairman of the board - Terry Schilling, president - Frank Cannon, founding president - Anthony LaBruna, executive director | - Fieler serves as Chairman of the American Principles Project and the Chiaroscuro Foundation. He serves as a board member of the Witherspoon Institute, the Manhattan Institute, the Dominican Foundation, the Committee for Monetary Research and Education, the Acton Institute and the Susan B. Anthony List. - Schilling is on the board of American Moment - Cannon served as a political strategist for the Susan B. Anthony List for the last decade, helping it grow into one of the largest and most influential pro-life organizations in the country. He was a regular guest at the White House under the Trump administration, where he worked to ensure the achievement of many critical conservative policy goals. - LaBruna worked at the White House during the Trump Administration as the White House Liaison to the U.S. Department of Commerce | - filed amicus in Moody v Netchoice (social media moderation case) - filed amicus in Foote v Ludlow School Committee (trans rights case) | - filed amicus in 8th circuit court of appeals case Parents Defending Education v Linn Mar Community School District on behalf of Parents Defending Education (anti-trans case) - filed amicus in 4th circuit court of appeals case Coalition for TJ v Fairfax County School Board (admissions case) | Restoration of America | $1,660,985 | Susan B. Anthony List, Fight Voter Fraud Inc, Lawyers Democracy Fund, American Majority Action | ||||||||||||||||
68 | Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation | $790,000 | Bradley Impact Fund, ALEC, Goldwater Institute, Hudson Institute, Encounter for Culture & Education, Stanford University, American Juris Link, American Redistricting Project, American Principles Project, Forge Leadership Network, Foundation for Government Accountability, James Madison Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | Hickory Foundation | $600,000 | Brighter Choice Foundation, World Monuments Fund, Institute of World Politics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Conservative Action for America | $600,000 | Wisconsin Alliance for Reform, Citizens Against Expanded Gambling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | American Family Project | Religious org, espousing "traditional family values," campaigning against "wokeness," "the Administrative State," and LGBTQ rights | Religious Freedom, anti-LGBTQ, "family values" | Anti-DEI or ESG | 501 c3 | No - purely education & information, they don't seem to lobby or campaign | - American Principles Project - Club for Growth - Trump admin - Renewing America | - Tom McDonough, president + director - Emmett McGroarty, VP + director - Joseph Guy, Secretary + director - Edie Heipel - director - Louis March - co-founder + director - Kevin Garvey, board of advisors - Bethany Kozma, board of advisors - Robert Patterson, board of advisors | - McGroarty was previously Director of Education at American Principles Project - Guy is also Director of Programs for the Club for Growth Foundation . Previously, he worked in the Trump White House Liaison Office at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). - Heipel is Deputy Communications Director & Fellow at the Center for Renewing America; previously, she worked at the Trump White House Office of Management and Budget - Garvey is an attorney for Jones Day, which represents some of the largest multinational companies in the country, including Koch Industries and Chevron - Kozma served in various senior executive roles in the Trump Administration at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and left the Agency as Deputy Chief of Staff overseeing operations and policy for the agency. - Patterson served in the Trump administration as an associate commissioner of the Social Security Administration and as senior advisor at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
72 | The American Redistricting Project | Run by Fair Lines America Foundation, database and map showing voting records & redistricting efforts | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | 83-0626707 | 501 c4 | No (C4) | - Fair Lines America - American Action Network - National Republican Redistricting Trust | - Adam Kincaid - Margaret Rose Boyd | - Kincaid is President & Executive Director of the National Republican Redistricting Trust and Fair Lines America. | Donors Trust | $3,975,000 | State Policy Network, Consumers Research Inc, Catholic Association Foundation, Bradley Impact Fund, Constitutional Defense Fund, Federalist Society, Club for Growth Foundation, Real Clear Foundation, Discovery Institute, Mackinac Center, Project Veritas, Americans for Public Trust, ALEC, Heartland Institute | |||||||||||||||||||
73 | American Action Network | $3,650,000 | American Prosperity Alliance, Main Street Advocacy Fund, Common Sense Leadership Fund, Heritage Action for America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | National Philanthropic Trust | $1,500,000 | Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The Seminar Network, New Venture Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | The Concord Fund | $1,250,000 | One Nation, Susan B. Anthony List, Heritage Action for America, Americans for Limited Government | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | John William Pope Foundation | $850,000 | Medical Foundation of North Carolina, UNC Arts & Sciences Foundation, Educational Foundation Inc, Americans for Prosperity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation | $450,000 | Bradley Impact Fund, ALEC, Goldwater Institute, Hudson Institute, Encounter for Culture & Education, Stanford University, American Juris Link, American Redistricting Project, American Principles Project, Forge Leadership Network, Foundation for Government Accountability, James Madison Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Americans United for Life | Anti-abortion org. "As America’s oldest Pro-Life organization, we’re continuing to work toward federal solutions to protect human life in this post-Roe era." | Anti-Abortion | 36-3906065 | 501 c3 | Possibly -- entirely focused on legislation and litigation | - John Mize, CEO - Steven H. Aden, Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel - Kevin Tordoff, Chief Impact Officer - Evangeline Bartz, COO and Corporate Counsel - Clarke Forsythe, Senior Counsel - Bradley Kehr, Government Affairs Director - Jesse Sutherland, Federal Policy Director | - Filed brief in Food & Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine; Danco Laboratories, L.L.C. v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine + another one on behalf of 145 members of Congress (challenging use of mifepristone) - Filed brief in Idaho v U.S. (enabling Idaho to enforce its abortion ban even when terminating a pregnancy was necessary to prevent grave harm to the woman) - Filed two briefs in Dobbs, one on behalf of 228 members of Congress, the other on their own behalf | Lots: https://aul.org/law-and-policy/court-cases/ | Arthur S. Demoss Foundation | $10,361,207 | Confederation of Indepedent States Ministries (Moscow), Mission Eurasia, Logosdor, Frontlines International Operations | |||||||||||||||||||
79 | The Charles and Mary Crossed Foundation | $1,338,024 | Thomas More Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Amac Action | Action Committee for the Association of Mature American Citizens, a conservative answer to AARP | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | 90-0678436 | 501 c4 | No - C4 | - AMAC | - Bob Carlstrom, President - Andy Mangione, Senior Vice President - Jennifer Bengston, VP of Operations & Advocacy | - Carlstrom was a public affairs guy & lobbyist for years; prior to that he served as a senior executive in the Reagan White House Office of Management and Budget | No | No | Business Roundtable | $75,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
81 | The Bull Moose Project | Advocating for "America First" policies, & American dominance in the world broadly. Ties to white supremacists, particularly Nick Fuentes, although they have subsequently debated with Fuentes, distancing themselves from white nationalism and cozying up to conservative elites like Heritage instead. | Anti-regulation, conservative capture | Anti-DEI or ESG | 501 c4 | No - C4 | - American Moment - American Principles Project (have co-drafted legislative memos) - 1776 Project - Center for Renewing America - Heritage (sponsored a Bull Moose Project event this spring) - Conservative Partnership Institute (lets Bull Moose use its office space; sponsors events) | - Aidan Buzzetti, President - Ziven Havens, Director of Policy and Government Affairs - Saurabh Sharma, board - Wesley Coopersmith, board | - Buzzetti also runs the 1776 Project - Havens was previously a fellow at the Center for Renewing America and American Moment - Sharma runs American Moment - Coopersmith is Chief of Staff to Kevin Roberts at the Heritage Foundation. | No | No | Heritage Foundation | NA | Heritage Action for America, Alliance Defending Freedom | |||||||||||||||||
82 | Conservative Partnership Institute | NA | America First Legal Foundation, American Cornerstone Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | California Family Council | Evangelical anti-abortion group that's now heavily focused on anti-trans campaigns | Anti-Abortion | Religious Freedom, anti-LGBTQ, "family values" | 16-1667739 | 501 c3 | Possibly -- they're suing the governor over various laws, hard to see how that's not political (they also advocate specific policy views & actions on their Action page: https://californiafamily.quorum.us/action_center/) | - Family Policy Council - Alliance Defending Freedom - Focus on the Family - Family Research Council, | - Jonathan Keller, President and CEO - Greg Burt, VP - Sophia Lorey, Outreach Director Board: - Pastor Dave Sawkins, chair - Brian Pharris, vice chair - Kelly Dunagan, treasurer - Phil Kell, secretary - Dr. John Whiffen | - Keller helped found Live Action - Lorey is a contributor for the Daily Caller, and an ambassador for both Alliance Defending Freedom and Live Action | - Signed on to amicus brief in 303 Creative v. Elenis (gay wedding website case) - Signed on to amicus brief in Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (Medicaid abortion case) | -Filed suit against gov & AG to try to stop AB 1955, which enabled schools to keep students' gender identity private, including from their parents | California Community Foundation | $375,000 | Skystone Foundation Inc, The School of Los Angeles, Boston University, Stanford University, Center for Family and Human Rights | ||||||||||||||||
84 | National Christian Charitable Foundation | $158,450 | Heritage Foundation, Alliance Defending Freedom, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty; Council on National Policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | It Takes a Family Foundation | $110,000 | American Family Association, Turning Point USA, Family Research Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Calvert Task Group | Anti-DEI org primarily focused on admissions to naval academies. "We represent mostly Annapolis graduates, almost all of whom are current, former, or retired naval officers representing countless of years of Naval service. We reject the dangerous politicization of our armed forces. We believe our military must be a meritocracy and eliminate the influence of divisive ideologies and identity politics." | Anti-DEI or ESG | 501 c3 | No | No | No | Unkown | |||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Centennial Institute | Colorado Christian University’s think tank, "mobilizing ideas on faith, family, and freedom to strengthen America’s future." | Religious Freedom, anti-LGBTQ, "family values" | 84-0442429 | 501 c3 | Probably not because of university + religious affiliations | - American Council of Trustees and Alumni | - Dr. Tom Copeland, Centennial Institute’s Director of Research & interim exec director - Jaimie Erker, director of communications | - Erker previously worked at The Heritage Foundation and in the Trump White House. Additionally, she has completed internships with The Heritage Foundation’s Young Leaders Program in the B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics, | No | No | Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation | $175,000 | Bradley Impact Fund, ALEC, Goldwater Institute, Hudson Institute, Encounter for Culture & Education, Stanford University, American Juris Link, American Redistricting Project, American Principles Project, Forge Leadership Network, Foundation for Government Accountability, James Madison Institute | |||||||||||||||||
88 | Center for Equal Opportunity | Anti- DEI org focused on getting rid of affirmative action | Anti-DEI or ESG | Litigation & Judicial Advocacy | 52-1543156 | 501 c3 | No | - Federalist Society - Leonard Leo (largest funder is The 85 Fund, Leo's judicial activism piggy bank) - Pacific Legal Foundation (sign on to legal briefs together) - Individual Rights Foundation (share funders, sign on to legal briefs together) - Reason Foundation (share funders, sign on to legal briefs together) - Edward Blum/Students for Fair Representation (files briefs in support of most of his cases, as far back as the Abigail Fisher case) | - Linda Chavez, chairman - Devon Westhill, president & general counsel - Rudy Gersten, executive director - Jason Riley, board | - Chavez was the highest-ranking woman in President Ronald Reagan's White House, and was the first Latina ever nominated to the United States Cabinet, when President George W. Bush nominated her Secretary of Labor. She is also a Fox News commentator - Westhill led the civil rights office at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Trump administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. He has also worked at the U.S. Department of Labor, Federalist Society, and as a criminal trial lawyer in private practice - Riley is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a darling of the conservative movement; he's received funding for his work from Bradley and Heritage in the past as well, and his wife Naomi Schaeffer Riley is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the Independent Women's Forum, who writes on various issues including the idea that the fix for all Indigenous issues is to transition reservations into private property. | - Filed amicus brief in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc.v. President and Fellows of Harvard College (affirmative action case) - Filed amicus brief in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v University of North Carolina - Filed amicus brief in Americans for Prosperity v Becerra (Ca donor disclosure case) - Filed amicus brief in Brnovich v DNC (voting rights case) - Filed amicus brief in Higginson v Becerra (voting rights case) | Filed brief in 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in the Fisher v University of Texas case | Sarah Scaife Foundation | $600,000 | Heritage Foundation, Stanford University, Media Research Center Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
89 | The 85 Fund | $525,000 | Donors Trust, Federalist Society, Center for Individual Rights, Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression (FIRE), Judicial Crisis Network | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | Bader Family Foundation | $315,000 | Alliance Defending Freedom, Center for Individual Rights, Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression (FIRE), Pacific Legal Foundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation | $250,000 | Bradley Impact Fund, ALEC, Goldwater Institute, Hudson Institute, Encounter for Culture & Education, Stanford University, American Juris Link, American Redistricting Project, American Principles Project, Forge Leadership Network, Foundation for Government Accountability, James Madison Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Holman Foundation | $177,000 | Heritage Foundation, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Cato Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | Center for Family and Human Rights | Founded in the summer of 1997 to monitor and affect the social policy debate at the United Nations and other international institutions, mostly focused on abortion, "family values" and human trafficking. Legal entity is C-Fam Inc. | Anti-Abortion | Religious Freedom, anti-LGBTQ, "family values" | 13-3964076 | 501 c3 | No | - Austin Ruse, president - Lisa Correnti, exec vice president - Stefano Gennarini, vice president for the Center of Legal Studies - Rebecca Oas, Director of Research | No | No | California Community Foundation | $50,000 | Skystone Foundation Inc, The School of Los Angeles, Boston University, Stanford University | ||||||||||||||||||
94 | Center for Immigration Studies | The nation’s only think tank devoted exclusively to the research of U.S. immigration policy to inform policymakers and the public about immigration’s far-reaching impact. The Center is animated by what it calls "a unique pro-immigrant, low-immigration vision which seeks fewer immigrants but a warmer welcome for those admitted." | Immigration | National Security | 52-1449368 | 501 c3 | Maybe -- says it just provides research, but seems like they do a lot more to push specific policy | - International Network for Immigration Research - Was an Atlas Network partner for a long time, unclear if it's a current member - Progressives for Immigration Reform (have taken up Axelrod's theory about using NEPA to crack down on immigration) - Federation for American Immigration Reform | - Mark Krikorian, Executive Director - Andrew Arthur, Resident Fellow in Law and Policy - Julie Axelrod, Director of Litigation - Todd Bensman, Senior National Security Fellow - Steven Camarota, Director of Research - Colin Farnsworth, Chief FOIA Counsel | - Arthur served as the staff director for the National Security Subcommittee at the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, under committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) and subcommittee Chairman Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) between January 2015 and September 2016. He also previously served as oversight counsel for immigration for Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wisc.), on the House Judiciary Committee beginning in July 2001. In that position, he assisted in the drafting of several major immigration bills, including the Homeland Security Act, the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, the REAL ID Act, and the Secure Fence Act. - Axelrod developed and filed the nation’s first challenges to the Department of Homeland Security’s procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for failing to consider the environmental impact of its immigration policies. She was previously at the Federation for American Immigration Reform and a staff attorney at Judicial Watch, Inc. - Bensman previously worked for Texas Department of Public Safety's Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division, where he managed teams of intelligence analysts that worked in concert with federal homeland security and U.S. Intelligence Community agencies to identify and mitigate terrorism threats. From the State of Texas fusion center for nine years, he designed and directed collection operations that fed into the Intelligence Community and prompted or advanced federal counterterrorism investigations. | No | No | Colcom Foundation | $7,573,800 | Federation for American Immigration Reform, Numberusa Support Organization, Immigration Reform Law Institute | ||||||||||||||||
95 | Sarah Scaife Foundation | $1,050,000 | Heritage Foundation, Stanford University, Media Research Center Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | Fred Maytag Family Foundation | $400,000 | Save the Redwoods League, Wesley Retirement Services Inc, Nature Conservancy, Land Trust for Santa Barbara County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Center for Military Readiness | The Center for Military Readiness describes itself as "an independent, non-partisan, public policy organization with a unique mission: reporting on and analyzing military/social issues." Its focus is largely gender and LGBTQ issues, and anti-DEI | Anti-DEI or ESG | Religious Freedom, anti-LGBTQ, "family values" | 38-3043093 | 501 c3 | No | - Center for Security Policy | - Elaine Donnelly, founder & president | - Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger appointed Mrs. Donnelly to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) for a three-year term. (1984–1986). In 1992, President George H. W. Bush appointed her to the Presidential Commission on the Assignment of Women in the Armed Forces. | No | No | Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation | $90,000 | Westminster Theological Seminary, Holland Christian Education Society, Haggai International Institute for Advanced Leadership Training | ||||||||||||||||
98 | Henderson Foundation | $4,000 | Child Liberation Foundation, Center for Security Policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | National Christian Charitable Foundation | $2,250 | Alliance Defending Freedom, Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty; Council on National Policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Duke Energy Foundation | $640 | United Way, Foundation for the Carolinas, North Carolina Community Foundation |