Donors Capital Fund
Donors Capital Fund (DCF) is a non-profit Virginia-based donor advised charity that distributes grants to politically conservative and libertarian organisations.
Known as a right wing 'slush fund' , it enables wealthy donors to fund organisations anonymously. Founded in 1999, it is a 'supporting organisation' to sister organisation the Donors Trust.
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Donations
Clarion Fund
In 2008, the Clarion Fund received a grant of $17,778,600 from Donors Capital Fund, which also funded Security Research Associates, a group run by anti-Islam activist and radio host Tom Trento who assisted in the distribution of the Islamophobic film Obsession which was produced by Clarion.[1][2] The grant was nine times the income of the previous year (2007). [3]
Other grantees
- American Islamic Congress - $25,000
- Hudson Institute - $2,050,000
- Philanthropy Roundtable - $159,000
- CATO Institute - $100,000
- Middle East Forum - $1,725,000
- Individual Rights Center - $55,000
- Center for Security Policy - $400,000
- Donors Trust - $3, 849,729
- Media Research Center - $5,000
- David Horowitz Freedom Center - $300,000 [4]
Fracknation film
Donors Trust/ Donors Capital Fund - partially funded Fracknation film makers' first two films [5]
Affiliations
People
- Adam Meyerson - Chairman/Bod
- Kimberley Dennis - Vice-chairman/secretary
- Whitney Ball - President
- Arthur Brooks - Board Member
- Steven Hayward - Treasurer/Bod
- Kris Mauren - Board member
- William Mellor - Board member
- Roger Ream - Board member
- John Von Kannon - Board member
- Jeffrey Zysik - Assistant treasurer [4]
Contact
- Website:
Resources
- Andy Kroll, Exposed: The Dark-Money ATM of the Conservative Movement, 5 February 2013
Notes
- ↑ Eli Clifton, Right Wing “Slush Fund” Behind 2008 Islamophobia Campaign, Lobelog.com, 28 October 2010
- ↑ Form 990 filing for Donors Capital Fund, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, 2008
- ↑ Pam Martens, [Koch Footprints Lead to Political Powder Keg The Far Right’s Secret Slush Fund to Keep Fear Alive], Counterpunch, October 26, 2010, accessed 2 March 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Form 990 2013, Foundation Center, accessed 21 January 2016
- ↑ Steve Horn, "FrackNation" Part Two: The Koch Industries Ties That Bind, Desmogblog.com, 4 June 2013
