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The Galen Institute says it 'is a non-profit research organization devoted exclusively to health policy. We work to promote a more informed public debate over ideas that advance individual freedom, consumer choice, and competition in the health sector.' In other words it pushed the privatisation of health care systems.  It is based in the US but has some UK contacts including its president [[Grace-Marie Turner]] (previously, [[Grace-Marie Arnett]]) who is an adviser to the [[Atlantic Bridge]].
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The Galen Institute purports to be 'a non-profit research organization devoted exclusively to health policy... [working] to promote a more informed public debate over ideas that advance individual freedom, consumer choice, and competition in the health sector' {{ref|1}}.  It is based in the US but has some UK contacts including its president [[Grace-Marie Turner]] (previously, [[Grace-Marie Arnett]]) who is an adviser to the [[Atlantic Bridge]] {{ref|2}}.
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==Personnel==
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* '''[[Grace-Marie Turner]]'''
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Founder, President and Trustee, [[Galen Institute]], Inc.
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* '''[[Sewell Hinton Dixon]], M.D.'''
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Treasurer and Trustee, [[Galen Institute]], Inc.
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President, [[The Dixon Group]], Ltd.
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* '''Thomas Campbell Jackson, MPH'''
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Secretary and Trustee, [[Galen Institute]], Inc.
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Independent Consultant
  
 
==Funding==
 
==Funding==
  
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According to [http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=1363 Media Transparency], the Institute had the following grants between 1998 and 2005:
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According to [http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=1363 Media Transparency]{{ref|3}}, the Institute was recipient of the following grants between 1998 and 2005:
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{| border="1"
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! Date !! Amount !! Declared purpose !! Funder
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|-
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! 12-31-2005
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| $35,000 || General operating support|| [[Sarah Scaife Foundation]]
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|-
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! 12-31-2005
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|$7000|| General operating fund || [[Roe Foundation]]
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|-
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! 12-31-2004
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| $7,000 || General operating fund || [[Roe Foundation]]
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|-
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! 12-31-2004
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| $7,000 || General operating fund || [[Roe Foundation]]
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|-
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!12-31-2004
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| $35,000 || General operating support || [[Sarah Scaife Foundation]]
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|-
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! 9-10-2004
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| $25,000 || To support the Center for Consumer Driven Health Care || The [[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]], Inc.
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|-
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! 1-15-2004
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|| $20,000 || To support The Center for Consumer-Driven Health Care || [[John M. Olin Foundation Inc.]]
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|-
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! 12-31-2003
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|$7,000 || General operating fund || [[Roe Foundation]]
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|-
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! 12-31-2003
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|$35,000 || General operating support || [[Sarah Scaife Foundation]]
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|-
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! 3-11-2003
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| $50,000 || To support the Institute's work on health care reform || [[The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]], Inc.
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|-
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!5-3-2002
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| $15,000 || No purpose given || [[JM Foundation]]
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|-
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! 12-1-2002
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| $20,000 || The "Health Policy Concenus (sic) Group" project || [[John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.]]
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|-
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! 1-1-2002
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| $5,000 || General operating fund || [[Roe Foundation]]
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|-
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! 1-1-2002
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| $30,000 || Support for the Health Policy Consensus Group || [[Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation]]
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|-
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! 12-31-2001
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| $1,500 || General support || Gilder Foundation
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|-
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! 12-13-2001
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| $25,000 || To support the Health Policy Consensus Group project || [[The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]], Inc.
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|-
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! 1-1-2001
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| $35,000 || No purpose given || [[Sarah Scaife Foundation]]
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|-
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! 1-1-2001
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| $20,000 || The "Health Policy Consenus (sic) Group" project || [[John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.]]
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|-
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! 1-1-2001
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| $5,000 || General operating fund || [[Roe Foundation]]
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|-
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! 1-1-2001
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| $30,000 || Operating support || [[Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation]]
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|-
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! 12-31-2000
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| $2,500 || General support || [[Gilder Foundation]]
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|-
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! 12-14-2000
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| $25,000 || To support the Health Policy Consensus Group Project || [[The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]], Inc.
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|-
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! 2-11-2000
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| $25,000 || To support educational activities re. free-market health-care reform || [[The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]], Inc.
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|-
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! 1-1-2000
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| $50,000 || No purpose given || [[Sarah Scaife Foundation]]
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|-
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! 1-1-2000
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| $1,000 || No purpose given || [[Roe Foundation]]
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|-
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! 1-1-2000
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| $30,000 || Health Policy Consensus Group Project || [[Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation]]
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|-
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! 12-31-1999
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| $2,500 || General support || [[Gilder Foundation]]
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|-
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! 1-1-1999
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| $1,000 || No purpose given || [[Roe Foundation]]
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|-
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! 1-1-1998
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| $50,000 || no description given || [[Sarah Scaife Foundation]]
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|-
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! 1-1-1998
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| $10,000 || For health care research and education || [[JM Foundation]]
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|-
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! 1-1-1998
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| $20,000 || Operating support || [[Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation]]
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|}
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==Affiliates==
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[[www.atlanticbridge.com| Atlantic Bridge]]
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==External Links==
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[[www.galen.org| The Galen Institute]]
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==References==
  
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Date  Amount  Purpose  Funder
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#{{note|1}} The Galen Institute [[ 'Mission Statement',(http://www.galen.org/about.asp)| 'The Galen Insitute - Our Mission']], Accessed 18 July 2007.
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12-31-2005 35,000 General operating support [[Sarah Scaife Foundation]]
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#{{note|2}} The Galen Institure [[ 'Staff', (http://www.galen.org/officers.asp)| 'The Galen Institute - Officers and Trustees']], Accessed 18 July 2007.
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12-31-2005 7,000 General operating fund [[Roe Foundation]]
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#{{note|3}} Media Transparency [[ 'Funders - the Galen Institute', (http://www.mediatransparency.org)| 'Funders - The Galen Institute']], Accessed 18 July 2007.
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12-31-2004 7,000 General operating fund Roe Foundation
 
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12-31-2004 35,000 General operating support Sarah Scaife Foundation
 
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9-10-2004 25,000 To support the Center for Consumer Driven Health Care The [[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]], Inc.
 
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1-15-2004 20,000 The Center for Consumer-Driven Health Care [[John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.]]
 
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12-31-2003 7,000 General operating fund Roe Foundation
 
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12-31-2003 35,000 General operating support Sarah Scaife Foundation
 
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3-11-2003 50,000 To support the Institute's work on health care reform The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
 
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5-3-2002 15,000 No purpose given. JM Foundation
 
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1-1-2002 20,000 the "Health Policy Concenus (sic) Group" project John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
 
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1-1-2002 5,000 General operating fund Roe Foundation
 
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1-1-2002 30,000 Support for the Health Policy Consensus Group [[Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation]]
 
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12-31-2001 1,500 General support Gilder Foundation
 
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12-13-2001 25,000 To support the Health Policy Consensus Group project The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
 
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1-1-2001 35,000 No purpose given. Sarah Scaife Foundation
 
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1-1-2001 20,000 The "Health Policy Consenus (sic - means Health Policy Consensus) Group" project John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
 
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1-1-2001 5,000 General operating fund Roe Foundation
 
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1-1-2001 30,000 Operating support Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
 
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12-31-2000 2,500 General support [[Gilder Foundation]]
 
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12-14-2000 25,000 To support the Health Policy Consensus Group Project and related activities The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
 
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2-11-2000 25,000 To support educational activities about free-market health-care reform The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
 
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1-1-2000 50,000 No purpose given. Sarah Scaife Foundation
 
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1-1-2000 1,000 No purpose given. Roe Foundation
 
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1-1-2000 30,000 Health Policy Consensus Group Project Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
 
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12-31-1999 2,500 General support Gilder Foundation
 
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1-1-1999 1,000 No purpose given. Roe Foundation
 
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1-1-1998 50,000 no description given Sarah Scaife Foundation
 
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1-1-1998 10,000 For health care research and education JM Foundation
 
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1-1-1998 20,000 Operating support Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
 

Revision as of 16:22, 18 July 2007

The Galen Institute purports to be 'a non-profit research organization devoted exclusively to health policy... [working] to promote a more informed public debate over ideas that advance individual freedom, consumer choice, and competition in the health sector' [1]. It is based in the US but has some UK contacts including its president Grace-Marie Turner (previously, Grace-Marie Arnett) who is an adviser to the Atlantic Bridge [2].

Personnel

Founder, President and Trustee, Galen Institute, Inc.

Treasurer and Trustee, Galen Institute, Inc.

President, The Dixon Group, Ltd.

  • Thomas Campbell Jackson, MPH

Secretary and Trustee, Galen Institute, Inc.

Independent Consultant

Funding

According to Media Transparency[3], the Institute was recipient of the following grants between 1998 and 2005:

Date Amount Declared purpose Funder
12-31-2005 $35,000 General operating support Sarah Scaife Foundation
12-31-2005 $7000 General operating fund Roe Foundation
12-31-2004 $7,000 General operating fund Roe Foundation
12-31-2004 $7,000 General operating fund Roe Foundation
12-31-2004 $35,000 General operating support Sarah Scaife Foundation
9-10-2004 $25,000 To support the Center for Consumer Driven Health Care The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
1-15-2004 $20,000 To support The Center for Consumer-Driven Health Care John M. Olin Foundation Inc.
12-31-2003 $7,000 General operating fund Roe Foundation
12-31-2003 $35,000 General operating support Sarah Scaife Foundation
3-11-2003 $50,000 To support the Institute's work on health care reform The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
5-3-2002 $15,000 No purpose given JM Foundation
12-1-2002 $20,000 The "Health Policy Concenus (sic) Group" project John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
1-1-2002 $5,000 General operating fund Roe Foundation
1-1-2002 $30,000 Support for the Health Policy Consensus Group Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
12-31-2001 $1,500 General support Gilder Foundation
12-13-2001 $25,000 To support the Health Policy Consensus Group project The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
1-1-2001 $35,000 No purpose given Sarah Scaife Foundation
1-1-2001 $20,000 The "Health Policy Consenus (sic) Group" project John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
1-1-2001 $5,000 General operating fund Roe Foundation
1-1-2001 $30,000 Operating support Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
12-31-2000 $2,500 General support Gilder Foundation
12-14-2000 $25,000 To support the Health Policy Consensus Group Project The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
2-11-2000 $25,000 To support educational activities re. free-market health-care reform The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
1-1-2000 $50,000 No purpose given Sarah Scaife Foundation
1-1-2000 $1,000 No purpose given Roe Foundation
1-1-2000 $30,000 Health Policy Consensus Group Project Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
12-31-1999 $2,500 General support Gilder Foundation
1-1-1999 $1,000 No purpose given Roe Foundation
1-1-1998 $50,000 no description given Sarah Scaife Foundation
1-1-1998 $10,000 For health care research and education JM Foundation
1-1-1998 $20,000 Operating support Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation

Affiliates

Atlantic Bridge

External Links

The Galen Institute


References

  1. ^ The Galen Institute 'The Galen Insitute - Our Mission', Accessed 18 July 2007.
  2. ^ The Galen Institure 'The Galen Institute - Officers and Trustees', Accessed 18 July 2007.
  3. ^ Media Transparency 'Funders - The Galen Institute', Accessed 18 July 2007.
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