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The '''Edgerly Foundation''' was a key funder to the counterjihad organisation the [[Middle East Forum]] between 2000 and 2009.  
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Formerly the Foundation for Partnerships Trust, the '''Edgerly Foundation''' is a charitable organisation based in Chicago, Illinois.  
  
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It gave a total of $75,000 over this time. <ref>[http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/images/uploads/Right_Web_Nov._2011_-_MEF_Funding_.pdf MEF Funding], ''rightweb.irc'', accessed 29 January 2016</ref>  
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==Purpose==
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Its stated purpose and activities are 'giving primarily for education and community development', but its interests also include 'foreign policy' and 'legal services'. <ref name=edgerly> [https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker-profile/?collection=grantmakers&activity=result&key=FOUN228 Edgerly Foundation], ''Foundation Directory'', accessed December 1 2016. </ref>
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==Grants==
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The foundation funds several counterjihad organisations, most notably the [[Middle East Forum]].  Between 2000 and 2009 it gave MEF $75,000 in grants,<ref>[http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/images/uploads/Right_Web_Nov._2011_-_MEF_Funding_.pdf MEF Funding], ''rightweb.irc'', accessed 29 January 2016</ref> , and from 2009 to 2015, a total of  USD $180,000.  <ref> Spinwatch analysis of Form 990s from 2009-2015 </ref>>
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Smaller sums have been given to other organisations, including the [[David Horowitz Freedom Center]].
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The Foundation's latest financial records show it brings in $540,052 in annual income.
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===2010===
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Grants included:
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*[[Federalist Society]]: $10,000
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*[[Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis]]: $100,000
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*[[Middle East Forum]]: $10,000
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*[[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]: $100,000
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*[[Fund for American Studies]]: $1,000
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*[[Heritage Foundation]]: $100,000
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*[[Media Research Center]]: $1,000
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*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $1,000 <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2010. </ref>
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===2011===
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Grants included:
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*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $10,000
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*[[Middle East Forum]]: $10,000
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*[[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]: $1,000
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*[[Fund for American Studies]]: $1,000
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*[[Federalist Society]]: $5,000
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*[[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]: $50,000
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*[[Heritage Foundation]]: $50,000
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*[[Media Research Center]]: $1,000
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*[[Institute on Religion and Democracy]]: $10,100
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*[[Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis]]: $10,000 <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2011. </ref>
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===2012===
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Grants included:
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*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $17,000
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*[[Middle East Forum]]: $5,000
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*[[Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis]]: $10,000
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*[[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]: $1,000
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*[[Institute on Religion and Democracy]]: $2,000
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*[[Federalist Society]]: $5,000
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*[[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]: $10,000
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*[[Heritage Foundation]]: $10,000
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*[[Freedom Alliance]]: $1,000
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*[[American Freedom Law Center]]: $1,000 <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2012. </ref>
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===2013===
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Grants included:
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*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $25,000
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*[[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]: $1,000
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*[[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]: $10,000
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*[[Middle East Forum]]: $55,000
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*[[Heritage Foundation]]: $110,000
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*[[Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis]]: $10,000
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*[[Institute on Religion and Democracy]]: $1,000
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*[[Federalist Society]]: $1,000
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*[[American Freedom Law Center]]: $1,000 <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2013. </ref>
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===2014===
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Grants included:
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*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $200,000
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*[[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]: $1,000
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*[[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]: $5,000
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*[[Middle East Forum]]: $50,000
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*[[Heritage Foundation]]: $10,000
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*[[Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis]]: $100,000
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*[[Institute on Religion and Democracy]]: $1,000
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*[[Federalist Society]]: $1,000
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*[[Media Research Center]]: $11,000
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*[[Freedom Watch]]: $1,000 <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2014. </ref>
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===2015===
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From a total of $197,000 USD in grants that included the following organisations:
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*[[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]: $2,100
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*[[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]: $1,000
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*[[Middle East Forum]]: $50,000 - 'general' purpose
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*[[Heritage Foundation]]: $10,000
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*[[Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis]]: $50,000
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*[[Federalist Society]]: $1,000
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*[[Media Research Center]]: $1,000
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*[[Act for America Education]]: $1,000 <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2015. </ref>
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==People==
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The foundation has trustees but no staff. They are:
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*[[William P Lawrence]]
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*[[William S Edgerly]], who also founded the [[Foundation for Partnerships Trust]] and is the former CEO of [[State Street Bank]] <ref> [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Freedom_Foundation Freedom Foundation], ''Source Watch'', accessed 27 October 2016. </ref>. He has deep ties to the charter school movement since he was a board member of the [[Pioneer Institute]], and his second foundation is revealed to have funded the [[Freedom Foundation]] <ref> [http://www.politicalresearch.org/2002/07/13/the-pioneer-institute-privatizing-the-common-wealth/ THE PIONEER INSTITUTE: PRIVATIZING THE COMMON WEALTH], ''Political Research'', 13 July 2002. Accessed 27 October 2016. </ref>.
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*[[Lois Stiles Edgerly]]
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*The [[North Trust]] Company : 40 h/week, at a rate of $6,7076. <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2015. </ref>
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==Address==
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PO BOX 803878, <br>Chicago, IL <br>60680-3878 <ref name=edgerly> [https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker-profile/?collection=grantmakers&activity=result&key=FOUN228 Edgerly Foundation], ''Foundation Directory'', accessed December 1 2016. </ref>
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In 1993 it received its exempt organisation status from the IRS.
  
 
==Notes==
 
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Latest revision as of 02:49, 8 March 2017

Formerly the Foundation for Partnerships Trust, the Edgerly Foundation is a charitable organisation based in Chicago, Illinois.

Purpose

Its stated purpose and activities are 'giving primarily for education and community development', but its interests also include 'foreign policy' and 'legal services'. [1]

Grants

The foundation funds several counterjihad organisations, most notably the Middle East Forum. Between 2000 and 2009 it gave MEF $75,000 in grants,[2] , and from 2009 to 2015, a total of USD $180,000. [3]>

Smaller sums have been given to other organisations, including the David Horowitz Freedom Center.

The Foundation's latest financial records show it brings in $540,052 in annual income.

2010

Grants included:

2011

Grants included:

2012

Grants included:

2013

Grants included:

2014

Grants included:

2015

From a total of $197,000 USD in grants that included the following organisations:

People

The foundation has trustees but no staff. They are:

Address

PO BOX 803878,
Chicago, IL
60680-3878 [1]

In 1993 it received its exempt organisation status from the IRS.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edgerly Foundation, Foundation Directory, accessed December 1 2016.
  2. ↑ MEF Funding, rightweb.irc, accessed 29 January 2016
  3. ↑ Spinwatch analysis of Form 990s from 2009-2015
  4. ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2010.
  5. ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2011.
  6. ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2012.
  7. ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2013.
  8. ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2014.
  9. ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2015.
  10. ↑ Freedom Foundation, Source Watch, accessed 27 October 2016.
  11. ↑ THE PIONEER INSTITUTE: PRIVATIZING THE COMMON WEALTH, Political Research, 13 July 2002. Accessed 27 October 2016.
  12. ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2015.
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