Claws Foundation
The Claws Foundation is a US-based grantmaking foundation. Described as 'low-profile' by Inside Philanthrophy magazine, it does not appear to accept unsolicited proposals. [1]
Contents
Foundation directors
- Arthur Dantchik - via the Claws Foundation, Dantchik 'earmarks funds for policy outfits, many of the libertarian variety. Other areas of grantmaking include Jewish causes, and children's health'. He sits on the board of Institute for Justice, a nonprofit libertarian public interest law firm. 'These include the Cato Institute, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), The Ayn Rand Institute, the Reason Foundation, and the Niskanen Center, 'a libertarian advocacy organization that works to change public policy through direct engagement in the policymaking process'. Dantchik has also directed millions to the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, 'which makes it tough to get a handle on the full scope of this funder's work'.[1]
- Jeffrey Yass, managing director of the Susquehanna International Group, LLP
- Alan Dye
According to Inside Philanthrophy:
- Dantchik and some of the other Susquehanna founders keep a rather low profile, making it difficult to know what drives some of their giving. It's clear that Dantchik is especially interested in the policy space, and should be watched carefully in this area.[1]
Donors
Arthur Dantchik, founder of the commodities trader Susquehanna International Group donated US$10,000,000 according to 2011 IRS filings. [2]
Through Claws, Dantchik has strongly supported Shalom Hartman Institute, 'a pluralistic research and leadership center at the forefront of Jewish thought and education in Israel and the Jewish Diaspora', and the Jerusalem Online University. Other grantees have included the Central Fund of Israel, PEF Israel Endowment Funds, and American Friends of Old City Charities.
Dantchik has also supported a range of children and health-focused charitable causes, as well as the arts.
Grants
2015
Includes:
- Atlas Economic Research Foundation $100,000
- CATO Institute $250,000
- Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund $3,760,000
- Institute for Humane Studies: $50,000
- Institute for Justice: $1,000,000
- Reason Foundation: $500,000
- Shalom Hartman Institute, $3,250,000 [3]
2014
Includes:
- Atlas Economic Research Foundation $100,000
- CATO Institute $100,000
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia $4,100,000
- Competitive Enterprise Institute $65,000
- David Horowitz Freedom Center $100,000
- FIRE: $75,000
- Institute for Humane Studies: $50,000
- Ayn Rand Institute: $10,000
- Central Fund of Israel: $100,000[4]
2013
In 2013 the Claws Foundation's grants included anti-Muslim causes:
- Institute for Humane Studies: $50,000
- Cato Institute: $100,000
- the David Horowitz Freedom Center a $150,000 grant
- Imagination Productions $1,425,000 [5]
- Reason Foundation: $500,000
- Competitive Enterprise Institute: $50,000
- FIRE: $50,000
- Ayn Rand Institute: $10,000 [6]
2012
- Cato Institute: $100,000
- Center for Security Policy: $25,000
- Competitive Enterprise Institute: $50,000
- FIRE: $25,000
- Fidelity, Freedom Truth and Justice Fund: $250,000
- Ayn Rand Institute: $10,000 [7]
2011
Include:
- Atlas Economic Research Foundation, $100,000
- Cato Institute: $1,000,000
- Competitive Enterprise Institute, 25,000
- F.I.R.E, 25,000
- Institute for Justice, $1,000,000
- Shalom Hartman Institute, $1,750,000
- Wistar Institute, $1,250,000
- FreedomWorks Foundation, 266,000
- Friends of the IDF, $10,000
- Center for Security Policy, $10,000
- Ayn Rand Institute
- Fidelity, Freedom Truth and Justice Fund - $1 million
- Reason Foundation[8]
2010
- Cato Institute: $500,000
- Competitive Enterprise Institute: $60,000
- Institute for Justice: $1,000,000
- F.I.R.E: 25,000 [9]
Affiliations
Contact
- Address: Claws Foundation
- 2325 Dulles Corner Blvd., Ste. 670
- Herndon, VA 20171
- Website:
Resources
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wall Street Donors Guide: Arthur Dantchik, Inside Philanthrophy , accessed 8 March 2017
- ↑ Claws Foundation, C/O Sterling Foundation Management, Claws Foundation Form 990-PF (2011)
- ↑ Claws Foundation 2015 990-PF, Foundation Centre, accessed 7 March 2017.
- ↑ Form 990 Year ending December 2014, Foundation Center, accessed 18 January 2016
- ↑ Imagination Productions, Conservative Transparency database, accessed 2 March 2015.
- ↑ Claws Foundation, Form 990, 2013.
- ↑ Claws Foundation, 990 Form, 2012.
- ↑ Claws Foundation IRS 990 for 2011, Guidestar.org, accessed 27 April 2015
- ↑ Claws Foundation, 990 Form, 2010
