Smith Richardson Foundation
The Smith Richardson Foundation is a US philanthropic institution established in 1935 by H. Smith Richardson, the founder of the Vicks VapoRub fortune.[1]
In 1973, control of the foundation passed to Randolph Richardson, who was determined that it should defend free-market capitalism. An early move was to pay off the annual debt of his friend Irving Kristol's journal, The Public Interest.[2]
In 1975, on Kristol's recommendation, Richardson appointed Leslie Lenkowsky as chief program officer.[3] Lenkowsky oversaw the funding of a number of books on supply-side economics, notably the 'trilogy' of Jude Wanniski's The Way the World Works, George Gilder's Wealth and Poverty, and Michael Novak's The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism.[4]
Contents
People
Trustees
- Peter L. Richardson - Chairman of the Board
- W. Winburne King III
- Dr Arvid R. Nelson
- Adele Richardson Ray
- Lunsford Richardson Jr.
- Stuart S. Richardson
- E. William Stetson III
Officers
- Peter L. Richardson - President, Chairman of the Board
- Dr. Marin Strmecki - Senior Vice President, Director of Programs
- W. Winburne King III - General Counsel
- Ross F. Hemphill - Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
- Dr. Arvid R. Nelson - Secretary
- Karla W. Frank - Assistant Secretary
Governors
Zbigniew Brzezinski | Dr. Christopher DeMuth | Dr. Martin Feldstein | Stephen Goldsmith | Dr. Fred C. Iklé | Dr. Roderick MacFarquhar | General Edward C. Meyer (Ret.) | Dr. Arvid R. Nelson | Dr. June E. O'Neill | Jane B. Preyer | Adele Richardson Ray | Lunsford Richardson, Jr. Peter L. Richardson | Stuart S. Richardson | Dr. Lawrence Sherman | E. William Stetson | R. James Woolsey | Dr. Edward F. Zigler
Program Staff
- Dr. Marin Strmecki - Senior Vice President, Director of Programs
- Dr. Nadia Schadlow - Senior Program Officer, International Security and Foreign Policy
- Mark Steinmeyer - Senior Program Officer, Domestic Public Policy
- Allan Song - Senior Program Officer, International Security and Foreign Policy *Scott Boston - Program Associate, International Security and Foreign Policy
- Fran Boulds - Administrative Associate, Domestic Public Policy
- Paula Landesberg - Administrative Associate, International Security and Foreign Policy
- Lori Rainville - Executive Assistant
- Donna Walsh Executive Assistant & Administrative Services Manager
- Olga Ramous Grants Coordinator
- Dale Stewart Records Coordinator
- Jennifer Hollings Administrative Assistant
2002
International Institute for Strategic Studies - $119,425
The Future of Political Islam in Turkey and the Repercussions for U.S. Policy
Gareth Jenkins will research and write a book on Turkey’s Islamist parties. He will conduct interviews and research statements and literature by Islamist parties and leaders in order to understand their future intentions and political strategies.
Aspen Institute Berlin - $260,000, Berlin, Germany
Aspen in Berlin and Aspen’s Strategic Initiative
Jeff Gedmin will lead an effort to improve the quality of the trans-Atlantic security dialogue. He will organize a series of lectures, roundtables, and debates in Berlin, as well as roundtable meetings and fact-finding trips in other parts of Europe.
2003
Moscow School of Political Studies - $48,520, Moscow, Russia
Introduction of U.S. Foreign Policy to Russian Leaders
Lena Nemirovskaya will direct an effort to present U.S. foreign policy positions and concerns to emerging leaders in Russia.
Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation Ltd. - $150,000, Chappaqua, NY
Understanding Islam: Bernard Lewis and a Culture in Crisis
Peter Kunhardt and Phillip Kunhardt will produce a television documentary that explores the ideas and writings of Bernard Lewis in order to examine how Lewis’s views can inform our understanding of Islam and the modern Middle East.
Aspen Institute Berlin - $ 75,000, Berlin, Germany
Aspen in Berlin
Jeffrey Gedmin will direct a lecture and roundtable series to discuss many of the key international security issues affecting the United States and Europe. He will also organize a series of fact-finding trips throughout Europe and the Middle East. The project’s findings will appear in published texts and summaries of the meetings and a bimonthly report.
2004
Aspen Institute Berlin - $ 75,000, Berlin, Germany
Aspen in Berlin
Jeffrey Gedmin will direct a lecture and roundtable series to discuss many of the key international security issues affecting the United States and Europe. He will also organize a series of fact-finding trips throughout Europe and the Middle East. The project’s findings will appear in published texts and summaries of the meetings and a bimonthly report.
2005
King's College London - $149,982, New York, NY [sic.]
The Muslim Brotherhood: Aims and Strategies
Alison Pargeter will examine the strategies and tactics of the Muslim Brotherhood as it operates in Egypt, Sudan, Syria, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Spain in order to assess how it seeks to expand its presence and influence in Europe and the Middle East. The project’s findings will appear in a monograph.
2006
Aspen Institute Berlin - $75,000, Berlin, Germany
The Ugly Americans: How Not to Lose the Global Culture War
Martha Bayles will research and write a book exploring the effect of U.S. popular culture on perceptions of the United States among foreign publics. She will analyze survey and marketing data and interview political and cultural elites in foreign countries in order to assess whether American popular culture creates negative perceptions of American society around the world.
2010
- American Islamic Congress: $105,268
- Center for a New American Security: $245,000
- Center for American Progress: $200,000
- Center Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia: $5,000
- Center for Media and Security: $100,000
- Freedom House: $450,000
- Hudson Institute: $396,000
- Manhattan Institute: $225,000
- Middle East Media Research Institute: $5,000
- RAND Corporation: $500,000[5]
2011
- American Enterprise Institute: $755,000
- Center for a New American Security: $400,000
- Center for Media and Security: $75,000
- Freedom House: $135,000
- Hudson Institute: $186,485
- Manhattan Institute: $125,000
- Policy Exchange: $23,000
- Center Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia: $8,000
- RAND Corporation: $600,000[6]
2012
- Middle East Institute: $100,000
- RAND Corporation: $987,264
- Washington Institute: $50,000
- Westminster Institute: $23,927
- Center Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia: $10,000
- Hudson Institute: $749,495
- Committee for Human Rights in North Korea: $200,000
- Freedom House: $206,250
- American Enterprise Institute: $155,100
- Center for a New American Security: $400,000
- Center for Media and Security: $50,000[7]
2013
- American Enterprise Institute: $550,00
- American Security Project: $270,000
- Center for American Progress: $147,336
- Freedom House: $355,000
- Hudson Institute: $505,000
- Center Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia: $10,000 [8]
2014
- American Enterprise Institute: $298,950
- Center for a New American Security: $250,000
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies: $7,500
- Hudson Institute: $596,669
- RAND Corporation: $279,000
- Washington Institute: $100,000 [9]
Contact
- Website http://www.srf.org
External Resources
- Right Web Smith Richardson Foundation
- SourceWatch Smith Richardson Foundation
Notes
- ↑ History, Smith Richardson Foundation, accessed 6 September 2009.
- ↑ Sidney Blumenthal, The Rise of the Counter-Establishment, Union Square Press, 2008, p.175.
- ↑ Sidney Blumenthal, The Rise of the Counter-Establishment, Union Square Press, 2008, p.175.
- ↑ Sidney Blumenthal, The Rise of the Counter-Establishment, Union Square Press, 2008, p.175.
- ↑ Smith Richardson Foundation, 990 Form, 2010
- ↑ Smith Richardson Foundation, 990 Form, 2011
- ↑ Smith Richardson Foundation, 990 Form, 2012
- ↑ Smith Richardson Foundation, 990 Form, 2013
- ↑ Smith Richardson Foundation, 990 Form, 2014
