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'''Clarion Fund, Inc.''' is a non-profit organisation created in November 2006 by Rabbi [[Raphael Shore]] of [[Aish HaTorah]].  It has produced and distributed several pro-Israel propaganda films, including the Islamophobic ''[[Obsession]]''.
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[[File:The_Clarion_Project.png|300px|thumb|right|The Clarion Project logo, circa 2015 Credit: [http://www.clarionproject.org/ Clarion Project] ]]
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'''Clarion Fund, Inc.''' is a non-profit organisation created in November 2006 by Rabbi [[Raphael Shore]] of [[Aish HaTorah]].  
  
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It has been renamed the Clarion Project and describes itself as 'dedicated to exposing the dangers of Islamist extremism while providing a platform for the voices of moderation and promoting grassroots activism'. 
  
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==Principals==
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Clarion has produced and distributed several pro-Israel propaganda films, including the Islamophobic ''[[Obsession]]'' in 2008.  Its latest film project in 2015 is called 'Faithkeepers'.
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==People==
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===Principals===
 
*[[Raphael Shore]] - founder
 
*[[Raphael Shore]] - founder
 
*[[Gregory Ross]], spokesperson
 
*[[Gregory Ross]], spokesperson
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===Staff and consultants===
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*[[Ryan Mauro]], who is also associated with [[Brigitte Gabriel]]'s [[ACT! for America]] is the Clarion Project’s Shillman Fellow and National Security Analyst.
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*[[David Harris]], editor in chief Clarion Project.
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*[[Paula Kweskin]], consultant. An attorney specializing in humanitarian and human rights law.  Producer of ''Honor Diaries'', which Clarion describes as an 'award-winning documentary on women’s rights and gender empowerment' and ''Faithkeepers''.
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====Former====
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*[[Clare Lopez]] (now works for [[Center for Security Policy]]
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===Advisory Board circa 2017-18===
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*[[Raheel Raza]], also president of The [[Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow]], a founding member of The [[Muslim Reform Movement]], author of the book ''Their Jihad – Not My Jihad'''. Narrator of Clarion’s short film ''By The Numbers'' and stars in ''Honor Diaries.'' Has spoken in the UK, Swedish and Israeli parliaments. Is accredited with the [[United Nations Human Rights Council]] in Geneva through The [[Centre for Inquiry]] (CFI). <Ref> Clarion Project, About Us webpage, accessed 3 February 2018 </ref>
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*Dr [[Zuhdi Jasser]]  founder of The [[American Islamic Forum for Democracy]]
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
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*[[HonestReporting]]
 
*[[HonestReporting]]
 
*[[RadicalIslam.org]]
 
*[[RadicalIslam.org]]
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*[[Hank Sheinkopf]], a long-time Democratic consultant in New York, who worked on President Clinton's re-election campaign, was hired by Clarion in 2008 to respond to the press coverage resulting from the release of Obsession and accusations that the non-profit had overstepped its charitable aims.
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==Funding received==
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===2014===
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In 2014 Clarion received USD$2,339,518 in contributions and grants, including from the following foundations:
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*[[Jewish Communal Fund]]: $232,082 <ref> Jewish Communal Fund, 990 Form, 2014. accessed 26 October 2016.</ref>
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*[[Randolph Foundation]]: $25,000 <ref>Randolph Foundation, 990 Form, 2014. </ref>
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Of this, $308,495 was spent on advertising and promotion, and $453,528 on a 'FILM'. <ref> Clarion Fund, Inc., 990 Form, 2014, </ref>
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*[[Snider Foundation]]" gave Clarion $10,000<ref> Snider Foundation, 990 Form, 2014 </ref>
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===2013===
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In 2013 it received $2,377,372 in contributions and grants, including:
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*[[Abstraction Fund]]: $10,000 <ref> Abstraction Fund, 990 Form, 2013. </ref>
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*[[Jewish Communal Fund]]: $36,200 <ref> Jewish Communal Fund, 990 Form, 2014. accessed 26 October 2016.</ref>
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*[[Snider Foundation]]: $7,500 <ref> Snider Foundation, 990 Form, 2013 </ref>
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Of it, it spent $138,465 on advertising and promotion, and $314,031 on a 'FILM'. <ref> Clarion Fund, Inc., 990 Form, 2013, </ref>
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===2012===
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It received $1,315,581 in contributions and grants:
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*The [[Joe R Lee Family Foundation]] gave $50,000. <ref>Joe R Lee Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2012. accessed 15 August 2015 </ref>
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*The [[Donors Capital Fund]] gave $125,000
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*[[Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation]] gave $25,000
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*[[Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego]] gave $12,500 <ref> Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, 990 Form, 2012 </ref>
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*[[Joseph & Florence Mandel Family Foundation]] gave $2,500  <ref> Joseph & Florence Mandel Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2012. Accessed 27 October 2016. </ref>
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*[[Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego]]: $12,500 <ref>Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, 990 Form, 2012.</ref>
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===2011===
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*[[Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation]]: $25,000<ref> Conservative Transparency database, [http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/newton-d-rochelle-f-becker-foundation/ Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation], accessed 2 March 2015 </ref>
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*The [[Joe R Lee Family Foundation]] gave $25,000 <ref>Joe R Lee Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2011. accessed 15 August 2015 </ref>
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*[[Joseph & Florence Mandel Family Foundation]] gave $5,500  <ref> Joseph & Florence Mandel Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2011. Accessed 27 October 2016. </ref>
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*[[Donors Trust]]: $225,000 </ref> Donors Trust, 990 Form, 2014 </ref>
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*[[Anchorage Charitable Trust]]: $25,000 <ref> Anchorage Charitable Trust, 990 Form, 2011 </ref>
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*[[Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego]]: $10,000<ref>Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, 990 Form, 2011.</ref>
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===2010===
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*[[Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation]]: $15,000 <ref> [http://conservativetransparency.org/top/?donor=25546&yr=2010&yr1=&yr2=&submit= Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation, Top Recipients, 2010], accessed 21 October 2016 </ref>
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*[[Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego]] gave $10,000 <ref> Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, 990 Form, 2010 </ref>
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===2009===
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*The [[Joe R Lee Family Foundation]] gave $10,000 <ref>Joe R Lee Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2009. accessed 15 August 2015 </ref>
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===2008===
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In 2008, CF received a grant of $17,778,600 from right wing 'slush fund' [[Donors Capital Fund]], which also funded [[Security Research Associates]], a group run by [[Tom Trento]] who assisted in the distribution of Clarion's film [[Obsession]].<ref>Eli Clifton, [http://www.lobelog.com/right-wing-slush-fund-behind-2008-islamophobia-campaign/ Right Wing “Slush Fund” Behind 2008 Islamophobia Campaign], ''Lobelog.com'', 28 October 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2008/541/934/2008-541934032-0586b7b7-9.pdf Form 990 filing for Donors Capital Fund], Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, 2008</ref>
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*The [[Newton and Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust]] gave $15,000 <ref name=donations> [http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/newton-and-rochelle-becker-charitable-trust/ Newton and Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust Donations], ''Conservative Transparency'', accessed 20 October 2016. </ref>
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==Grants given==
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The fund has not given any grants during the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
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===2008===
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In 2008 the Clarion Fund gave a grant to [[Imagination Productions]] of $190,000. <ref> [http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/clarion-fund/?opptax=donor Donor record], Clarion Fund, accessed 2 March 2015 </ref>
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==Films==
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*Iranium - 'explores the scenarios we may face if the radical Iranian regime comes to possess the world’s most powerful weapons'.
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*''Honor Diaries''- 'features nine courageous women’s rights advocates with connections to Muslim-majority societies who are engaged in a dialogue about gender inequality'.
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*[[Obsession]] - 'reveals an ‘insider's view' of the hatred the Radicals are teaching, their incitement of global jihad, and their goal of world domination'.
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*''The Third Jihad'' - 'a documentary that alerts Americans to the danger radical Islam poses to the United States and to Western civilization as a whole'.
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==Contact==
 
==Contact==
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*General: 888.610.2221 & 646.308.1230  
 
*General: 888.610.2221 & 646.308.1230  
 
*Press & media: 646.308.1202
 
*Press & media: 646.308.1202
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By 2015 this was now:
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:Clarion Project, Inc.
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:1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
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:Suite 1025
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:Washington DC 20006
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'''Websites:'''
 
'''Websites:'''
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*General: info@clarionfund.org
 
*General: info@clarionfund.org
 
*Press & media: press@clarionfund.org
 
*Press & media: press@clarionfund.org
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==External Resources==
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*Justin Elliott, [http://www.salon.com/news/clarion_fund/?story=/politics/war_room/2010/11/16/clarion_fund_obsession_dvds Mystery of who funded right-wing "radical Islam" campaign deepens], Salon.com, 16 November 2010.
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*Eli Clifton, [http://www.lobelog.com/clarion-fund-discloses-hawkish-advisory-board-before-launch-of-iran-documentary/ Clarion Fund Discloses Hawkish “Advisory Board” Before Launch Of Iran Documentary], Lobelog, 17 November 2010.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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[[category: Israel Lobby]]
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[[category: Eurabia]]
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[[category: Propaganda]]
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[[category: Target Iran]]
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[[Category:Counterjihad]]
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[[Category:Islam Critics]]

Latest revision as of 06:47, 3 February 2018

The Clarion Project logo, circa 2015 Credit: Clarion Project

Clarion Fund, Inc. is a non-profit organisation created in November 2006 by Rabbi Raphael Shore of Aish HaTorah.

It has been renamed the Clarion Project and describes itself as 'dedicated to exposing the dangers of Islamist extremism while providing a platform for the voices of moderation and promoting grassroots activism'.

Clarion has produced and distributed several pro-Israel propaganda films, including the Islamophobic Obsession in 2008. Its latest film project in 2015 is called 'Faithkeepers'.

People

Principals

Staff and consultants

  • Ryan Mauro, who is also associated with Brigitte Gabriel's ACT! for America is the Clarion Project’s Shillman Fellow and National Security Analyst.
  • David Harris, editor in chief Clarion Project.
  • Paula Kweskin, consultant. An attorney specializing in humanitarian and human rights law. Producer of Honor Diaries, which Clarion describes as an 'award-winning documentary on women’s rights and gender empowerment' and Faithkeepers.

Former

Advisory Board circa 2017-18

Affiliations

  • Aish HaTorah
  • HonestReporting
  • RadicalIslam.org
  • Hank Sheinkopf, a long-time Democratic consultant in New York, who worked on President Clinton's re-election campaign, was hired by Clarion in 2008 to respond to the press coverage resulting from the release of Obsession and accusations that the non-profit had overstepped its charitable aims.

Funding received

2014

In 2014 Clarion received USD$2,339,518 in contributions and grants, including from the following foundations:

Of this, $308,495 was spent on advertising and promotion, and $453,528 on a 'FILM'. [4]

2013

In 2013 it received $2,377,372 in contributions and grants, including:

Of it, it spent $138,465 on advertising and promotion, and $314,031 on a 'FILM'. [9]

2012

It received $1,315,581 in contributions and grants:

2011

2010

2009

2008

In 2008, CF received a grant of $17,778,600 from right wing 'slush fund' Donors Capital Fund, which also funded Security Research Associates, a group run by Tom Trento who assisted in the distribution of Clarion's film Obsession.[22][23]

Grants given

The fund has not given any grants during the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

2008

In 2008 the Clarion Fund gave a grant to Imagination Productions of $190,000. [25]

Films

  • Iranium - 'explores the scenarios we may face if the radical Iranian regime comes to possess the world’s most powerful weapons'.
  • Honor Diaries- 'features nine courageous women’s rights advocates with connections to Muslim-majority societies who are engaged in a dialogue about gender inequality'.
  • Obsession - 'reveals an ‘insider's view' of the hatred the Radicals are teaching, their incitement of global jihad, and their goal of world domination'.
  • The Third Jihad - 'a documentary that alerts Americans to the danger radical Islam poses to the United States and to Western civilization as a whole'.


Contact

Mailing Addresss

  • Clarion Fund, Inc.
  • 255 W. 36th Street #800
  • New York, NY 10018

Telephone Telephone

  • General: 888.610.2221 & 646.308.1230
  • Press & media: 646.308.1202

By 2015 this was now:

Clarion Project, Inc.
1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 1025
Washington DC 20006


Websites:

E-mail

  • General: info@clarionfund.org
  • Press & media: press@clarionfund.org

External Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ Clarion Project, About Us webpage, accessed 3 February 2018
  2. ↑ Jewish Communal Fund, 990 Form, 2014. accessed 26 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Randolph Foundation, 990 Form, 2014.
  4. ↑ Clarion Fund, Inc., 990 Form, 2014,
  5. ↑ Snider Foundation, 990 Form, 2014
  6. ↑ Abstraction Fund, 990 Form, 2013.
  7. ↑ Jewish Communal Fund, 990 Form, 2014. accessed 26 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Snider Foundation, 990 Form, 2013
  9. ↑ Clarion Fund, Inc., 990 Form, 2013,
  10. ↑ Joe R Lee Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2012. accessed 15 August 2015
  11. ↑ Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, 990 Form, 2012
  12. ↑ Joseph & Florence Mandel Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2012. Accessed 27 October 2016.
  13. ↑ Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, 990 Form, 2012.
  14. ↑ Conservative Transparency database, Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation, accessed 2 March 2015
  15. ↑ Joe R Lee Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2011. accessed 15 August 2015
  16. ↑ Joseph & Florence Mandel Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2011. Accessed 27 October 2016.
  17. ↑ Anchorage Charitable Trust, 990 Form, 2011
  18. ↑ Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, 990 Form, 2011.
  19. ↑ Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation, Top Recipients, 2010, accessed 21 October 2016
  20. ↑ Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, 990 Form, 2010
  21. ↑ Joe R Lee Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2009. accessed 15 August 2015
  22. ↑ Eli Clifton, Right Wing “Slush Fund” Behind 2008 Islamophobia Campaign, Lobelog.com, 28 October 2010
  23. ↑ Form 990 filing for Donors Capital Fund, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, 2008
  24. ↑ Newton and Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust Donations, Conservative Transparency, accessed 20 October 2016.
  25. ↑ Donor record, Clarion Fund, accessed 2 March 2015
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