Stuart Family Foundation
Not to be confused with the Stuart Foundation
The Stuart Family Foundation is a conservative foundation set up by Robert D. Stuart Jr., in Lake Forest, Illinois in 1986. Stuart is the former chairman and CEO of the Quaker Oats Company, and a former U.S. ambassador to Norway during the Ronald Reagan presidency.[1] The foundation gives to a range of conservative causes including Parents Television Council, Common Sense Media, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Heritage Foundation, the Hoover Institution and the Jamestown Foundation.[1]
According to the Philanthropy Roundtable grants given by the Foundation are 'diverse, but ... an ideological current ... underlies each donation. The goal is to influence public policy and bolster high ethical values and patriotism.'[1]
Grant recipients
Grants
In 2011 the Foundation gave a total of $2,333,305 in grants including the following listed in the table:[2]
| Recipients of donations in 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Recipient | Total in US $ |
| America Abroad Media | 150,000 |
| American Council of Trustees and Alumni | 75,000 |
| American Enterprise Institute | 2,500 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center | 25,000 |
| Boston College | 27,000 |
| Campaign Legal Center | 300,000 |
| Center for Successful Parenting | 174,305 |
| Center for Strategic & International Studies | 130,000 |
| Duke University - Islamic Studies Center | 10,000 |
| FPRI | 5,000 |
| Jamestown Foundation | 95,000 |
| Lexington Institute | 75,000 |
| Middle East Institute | 35,000 |
| Morality in Media | 40,000 |
| Parents Television Council | 125,000 |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | 5,000 |
| Quilliam Foundation | 245,000 |
| Terror Free Tomorrow | 40,000 |
| Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) | 75,000 |
People
- Board member Bob Thurston | Executive Director Truman Anderson[1]
Resources
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Philanthropy Roundtable Stuart Family Foundation, Accessed 24 January 2014
- ↑ Stuart Family Foundation Form 990, 2011, Accessed 25 January 2014.
