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| − | Formerly the Foundation for Partnerships Trust, the '''Edgerly Foundation''' | + | Formerly the Foundation for Partnerships Trust, the '''Edgerly Foundation''' is a US-based foundation. 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> |
| − | + | 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 990s from 2009-2015 </ref>> | |
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| − | + | Much smaller sums have been given to other groups in this area, including the [[David Horowitz Center]]. | |
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==Grants== | ==Grants== | ||
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==People== | ==People== | ||
| − | The | + | The foundation has trustees but no staff. They are: |
*[[William P Lawrence]] | *[[William P Lawrence]] | ||
*[[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>. | *[[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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*The [[North Trust]] Company : 40 h/week, at a rate of $6,7076. <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2015. </ref> | *The [[North Trust]] Company : 40 h/week, at a rate of $6,7076. <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2015. </ref> | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
Revision as of 05:37, 2 March 2017
Formerly the Foundation for Partnerships Trust, the Edgerly Foundation is a US-based foundation. Its stated purpose and activities are 'giving primarily for education and community development', but its interests also include 'foreign policy' and 'legal services'. [1]
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]>
Much smaller sums have been given to other groups in this area, including the David Horowitz Center.
Grants
2010
- Federalist Society: $10,000
- Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis: $100,000
- Middle East Forum: $10,000
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies: $100,000
- Fund for American Studies: $1,000
- Heritage Foundation: $100,000
- Media Research Center: $1,000
- Americans for Peace and Tolerance: $1,000 [4]
2011
- Americans for Peace and Tolerance: $10,000
- Middle East Forum: $10,000
- David Horowitz Freedom Center: $1,000
- Fund for American Studies: $1,000
- Federalist Society: $5,000
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies: $50,000
- Heritage Foundation: $50,000
- Media Research Center: $1,000
- Institute on Religion and Democracy: $10,100
- Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis: $10,000 [5]
2012
- Americans for Peace and Tolerance: $17,000
- Middle East Forum: $5,000
- Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis: $10,000
- David Horowitz Freedom Center: $1,000
- Institute on Religion and Democracy: $2,000
- Federalist Society: $5,000
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies: $10,000
- Heritage Foundation: $10,000
- Freedom Alliance: $1,000
- American Freedom Law Center: $1,000 [6]
2013
- Americans for Peace and Tolerance: $25,000
- David Horowitz Freedom Center: $1,000
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies: $10,000
- Middle East Forum: $55,000
- Heritage Foundation: $110,000
- Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis: $10,000
- Institute on Religion and Democracy: $1,000
- Federalist Society: $1,000
- American Freedom Law Center: $1,000 [7]
2014
- Americans for Peace and Tolerance: $200,000
- David Horowitz Freedom Center: $1,000
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies: $5,000
- Middle East Forum: $50,000
- Heritage Foundation: $10,000
- Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis: $100,000
- Institute on Religion and Democracy: $1,000
- Federalist Society: $1,000
- Media Research Center: $11,000
- Freedom Watch: $1,000 [8]
2015
- David Horowitz Freedom Center: $2,100
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies: $1,000
- Middle East Forum: $50,000
- Heritage Foundation: $10,000
- Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis: $50,000
- Federalist Society: $1,000
- Media Research Center: $1,000
- Act for America Education: $1,000 [9]
People
The foundation has trustees but no staff. They are:
- William P Lawrence
- William S Edgerly, who also founded the Foundation for Partnerships Trust and is the former CEO of State Street Bank [10]. 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 [11].
- Lois Stiles Edgerly
- The North Trust Company : 40 h/week, at a rate of $6,7076. [12]
Address
PO BOX 803878,
Chicago, IL
60680-3878 [1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Edgerly Foundation, Foundation Directory, accessed December 1 2016.
- ↑ MEF Funding, rightweb.irc, accessed 29 January 2016
- ↑ Spinwatch analysis of 990s from 2009-2015
- ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2010.
- ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2011.
- ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2012.
- ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2013.
- ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2014.
- ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2015.
- ↑ Freedom Foundation, Source Watch, accessed 27 October 2016.
- ↑ THE PIONEER INSTITUTE: PRIVATIZING THE COMMON WEALTH, Political Research, 13 July 2002. Accessed 27 October 2016.
- ↑ Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2015.
