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4084 University Drive Suite, 103 Fairfax, VA 22030
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<youtube align="right" size="small" caption="Video 2 -Atlas Network: Champions of Freedom">_y_ZfuO0VL8</youtube>
Phone: 703-934-6969
 
Fax: 703-352-7530
 
  
Atlas' vision is "to achieve a society of free and responsible individuals, based upon private property rights, limited government under the rule of law and the market order " ([www.atlasusa.org]).
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<youtube size="small" align="right" caption="Video 1 - Promotional video exploring the life of Sir Anthony Fisher and the history and origins of Atlas">gKX1-bmu2a0</youtube>
  
Atlas promotes international development of free market think tanks and provides support and networking opportunities for existing organizations. Atlas brings "freedom to the world" through workshops, publications, awards, and a global directory of conservative/free market think tanks. Atlas is a member of both the [[Cooler Heads Coalition]] and the [[State Policy Network]]. Atlas is funded by conservative foundations, including the [[Sarah Scaife Foundation]], [[Earhart Foundation]] and the [[Carthage Foundation]] ([www.mediatransparency.org]).
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[[File:Logo2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Atlas logo circa 2008]]
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The Atlas Economic Research Foundation (AERF) was founded in 1981 by [[Antony Fisher]]. Its vision is: "to achieve a society of free and responsible individuals, based upon private property rights, limited government under the rule of law and the market order".  Or in more colourful terms used by [[John Blundell]] (president from 1987 to 1990), the mission of Atlas is "... to litter the world with free-market think-tanks."
  
==DEEDS==
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Atlas promotes international development of free market think tanks and provides support and networking opportunities for existing organizations. Atlas brings "freedom to the world" through workshops, publications, awards, and a global directory of conservative/free market think tanks. Atlas is a member of both the [[Cooler Heads Coalition]] and the [[State Policy Network]]. Atlas is funded by conservative foundations, including the [[Sarah Scaife Foundation]], [[Earhart Foundation]] and the [[Carthage Foundation]]
  
2 August, 2002
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==Chapters==
Wrote to President Bush, discouraging him from attending the UN Summit on Sustainable Development. Bush did not attend.
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===2002===
Source: "Corporate-funded Lobbyists Aimed to Sabotage Johannesburg Summit," Africa News, 8/19/2002
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On 2 August 2002, AERF wrote to President Bush, discouraging him from attending the UN Summit on Sustainable Development. Bush did not attend.<ref>"Corporate-funded Lobbyists Aimed to Sabotage Johannesburg Summit," Africa News, 19 August 2002.</ref>
  
==FUNDING==
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==Funding==
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Atlas Economic Research Foundation has received $680,000 from [[Exxon Mobil]] since 1998.
  
Atlas Economic Research Foundation has received $680,000 from [[ExxonMobil]] since 1998.
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<tr>
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<td>Year</td>
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<td>Amount</td>
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<td>Donor Name</td>
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<td>Purpose</td>
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<td>Source</td>
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</tr>
  
1998
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<tr>
$65,000 ExxonMobil Corporate Giving
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<td>1998</td>
global climate conference and other support
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<td>$65,000</td>
Source: ExxonMobil 1998 grants list
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<td>ExxonMobil Corporate Giving</td>
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<td>global climate conference and other support</td>
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<td>ExxonMobil 1998 grants list</td>
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</tr>
  
2000
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<tr>
$50,000 ExxonMobil Foundation
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<td>2000</td>
general support
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<td>$50,000</td>
Source: ExxonMobil Foundation 2000 IRS 990
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<td>ExxonMobil Foundation</td>
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<td>General Support</td>
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<td>ExxonMobil Foundation 2000 IRS 990</td>
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</tr>
  
2001
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<tr>
$150,000 ExxonMobil Foundation
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<td>2001</td>
Source: ExxonMobil 2001 Annual Report
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<td>$150,000</td>
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<td>ExxonMobil Foundation</td>
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<td>General Support</td>
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<td>ExxonMobil 2001 Annual Report</td>
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</tr>
  
2002
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<tr>
$50,000 ExxonMobil Foundation
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<td>2002</td>
Source: ExxonMobil 2002 Annual Report
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<td>$50,000</td>
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<td>ExxonMobil Foundation</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>ExxonMobil 2002 Annual Report</td>
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</tr>
  
2003
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<tr>
$190,000 ExxonMobil Foundation
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<td>2003</td>
Source: ExxonMobil 2003 Corporate Giving Report
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<td>$190,000</td>
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<td>ExxonMobil Foundation</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>ExxonMobil 2003 Corporate Giving Report</td>
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</tr>
  
2004
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<tr>
$75,000 ExxonMobil Foundation
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<td>2004</td>
Source: Exxon Giving Report 2004
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<td>$75,000</td>
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<td>ExxonMobil Foundation</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>Exxon Giving Report 2004</td>
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</tr>
  
2005
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<tr>
$100,000 ExxonMobil Foundation
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<td>2005</td>
Source: ExxonMobil 2005 DIMENSIONS Report (Corporate Giving)
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<td>$100,000</td>
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<td>ExxonMobil Foundation</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>ExxonMobil 2005 DIMENSIONS Report (Corporate Giving)</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
  
==KEY PEOPLE==
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==People==
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*[[Jo Kwong]] Director of Institute Relations {{ref|webApr2004}}
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*[[Leonard Liggio]] Executive VP {{ref|webApr2004}}
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*[[Paul Driessen]] Senior Fellow Source: [[Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise]] {{ref|webApr2004}}
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*[[Charles H. Koch]] Large Donor
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*[[Becky Norton Dunlop]] Senior Fellow
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===Board===
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====Circa 2004====
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*[[Alejandro Chafuen]] President, CEO {{ref|Item990}}
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*[[Bradley Lips]] VP, COO {{ref|Item990}}
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*[[John Blundell]] Director {{ref|Item990}}
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*[[Timothy Browne]] Director {{ref|Item990}}
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*[[Alejandro Garza Laguera]] Director {{ref|Item990}}
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*[[Linda Whetstone]] Director {{ref|Item990}}
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*[[George Pearson]] Director {{ref|Item990}}
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*[[James A. Pope]] Director {{ref|Item990}}
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*[[Rene Scull]] Director {{ref|Item990}}
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*[[William Sumner]] Chairman, Board of Directors {{ref|webApr2004}}
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*[[Curtin Winsor]] Member, Board of Directors {{ref|webApr2004}}
  
*[[Jo Kwong]]
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====Circa 2011====
Director of Institute Relations
 
Source: Atlas website 4/04
 
  
[[Leonard Liggio]]
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[[Chuck Albers]] | [[John Blundell]] | [[Timothy Browne]] | [[Alejandro Chafuen]] | [[Dan Grossman]] | [[Abby Moffat]] | [[George Pearson]] | [[Andrea Millen Rich]] | [[René Scull]] | [[William Summer]] | [[Linda Whetstone]] | [[Curtin Winsor]]
Executive Vice President
 
Source: Atlas website 4/04
 
  
[[Paul Driessen]]
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===Staff===
Senior Fellow
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====Circa 2011====
Source: [[Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise]] website 4/04
 
  
[[Charles Koch]]
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*[[Katya Akudovich]] - assistant editor,inliberty.ru
Big Donor
 
Source:
 
  
[[Becky Norton Dunlop]]
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*[[Eva Andraskova]] - institute relations associate
senior fellow
 
Source:
 
  
===PEOPLE===
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*[[William Arnold]] - director of programs
  
Alejandro Chafuen
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*[[Jean Baugh]] - vice president of communications
President, CEO
 
Source: 990
 
  
Bradley Lips
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*[[Diogo Costa]] - editor, ordemlivre.org
VP, COO
 
Source: 990
 
  
John Blundell
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*[[Cindy Cerquitella]] - Institute relations associate director
Director
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Source: 990
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*[[Alejandro A. Chafuen]] - President (1991-2009)
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*[[Kristina Crane]] - operations manager, global initiative
  
Timothy Browne
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*[[Peshwaz Faizulla]] - editor, chiraiazadi.org/ managing editor, cheragheazadi.org
Director
 
Source: 990
 
  
Alejandro Garza Laguera
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*[[Stephanie Giovanetti]] - manager, meetings and events
Director
 
Source: 990
 
  
Linda Whetstone
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*[[Erin Grant]] - director of development
Director
 
Source: 990
 
  
George Pearson
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*[[Ali Hellberg]] - assistant to the president
Director
 
Source: 990
 
  
James A. Pope
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*[[Antonie Hodge]] - institute relations associate
Director
 
Source: 990
 
  
Rene Scull
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*[[Joseph Humire]] - institute relations director
Director
 
Source: 990
 
  
William Sumner
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*[[Anna Krasinskaya]] - program manager, global initiative/ editor, inliberty.ru
Chairman, Board of Directors
 
Source: Atlas website 4/04
 
  
Curtin Winsor
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*[[Leonard P. Liggio]] - vice president of academics
Member, Board of Directors
 
Source: Atlas website 4/04
 
  
==SOURCES==
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*[[Brad Lips]] - chief executive officer
  
ExxonMobil 2001 Annual Report
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*[[Romulo Lopez]] - business operations director
ExxonMobil 2001 Annual Report
 
http://www2.exxonmobil.com/corporate/newsroom/publications/c_ar_01/index.html
 
  
ExxonMobil 2002 Annual Report
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*[[Cassy Loseke]] - marketing support manager
ExxonMobil 2002 Annual Report
 
http://www.exxonmobil.com/corporate/Newsroom/Publications/Corp_P_AnnualReport2002.asp
 
  
ExxonMobil Foundation 2000 IRS 990
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*[[Fernando Menéndez ]] - vice president of institute relations
ExxonMobil Foundation 2000 IRS 990
 
  
ExxonMobil 1998 grants list
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*[[Tom G. Palmer ]] - vice president for international programs
ExxonMobil 1998 grants list (no longer on site)
 
  
990
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*[[Anca Rusu]] - events/office support
990
 
  
"Corporate-funded Lobbyists Aimed to Sabotage Johannesburg Summit," Africa News, 8/19/2002
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*[[Gonzalo Schwarz]] - program associate for awards
  
Atlas website 4/04
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*[[Luke A. Seidl]] - publications editor & outreach
http://www.atlasusa.org
 
  
ExxonMobil 2003 Corporate Giving Report
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*[[Elle Speicher]] - web & social media manager
http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/files/corporate/giving_report.pdf
 
  
Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise website 4/04
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*[[Matthew Szewczyk]] - new media manager
http://www.cdfe.org
 
  
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*[[Priscilla Tacujan]] - academic programs coordinator
  
http://gcep.stanford.edu/sponsors_exxonmobil.html
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*[[Matt Warner]] - director of U.S. programs
  
Exxon Giving Report 2004
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==References, Resources and Contact==
Exxon's published report on annual giving
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===Contact===
http://www.exxonmobil.com/corporate/files/corporate/giving04_publicpolicy.pdf
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:4084 University Drive Suite, 103 Fairfax, VA 22030
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:Phone: 703-934-6969
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:Fax: 703-352-7530
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:Web: [http://www.atlasnetwork.org atlasnetwork.org]
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:Internet Archive: [http://web.archive.org/web/query?type=urlquery&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.atlasnetwork.org&Submit=Go+Wayback%21 atlasnetwork.org] (from 2008 to present)
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:Internet Archive of previous website: [http://web.archive.org/web/query?type=urlquery&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.atlasusa.org&Submit=Go+Wayback%21 www.atlasusa.org] (archive from 2000-2007)
  
ExxonMobil 2005 DIMENSIONS Report (Corporate Giving)
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===Resources===
XOM Foundation and Corporation donations in 2005 to worldwide organizations.
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===Funding of Atlas===
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*Bridge Project [http://bridgeproject.com/?organization&id=274969 Atlas Economic Research Foundation], accessed 28 August 2013.
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*"Corporate-funded Lobbyists Aimed to Sabotage Johannesburg Summit," ''Africa News'', 8/19/2002
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*ExxonMobil Foundation 2000 IRS 990
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===Exxon pages===
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None of the pages below are available on the internet or in the Internet Archive (because of Robots.txt exclusions)
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*[http://www2.exxonmobil.com/corporate/newsroom/publications/c_ar_01/index.html ExxonMobil 2001 Annual Report]
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*[http://www.exxonmobil.com/corporate/Newsroom/Publications/Corp_P_AnnualReport2002.asp ExxonMobil 2002 Annual Report]
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*ExxonMobil 1998 grants list
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*[http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/files/corporate/giving_report.pdf ExxonMobil 2003 Corporate Giving Report]
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*[http://www.exxonmobil.com/corporate/files/corporate/giving04_publicpolicy.pdf Exxon Giving Report 2004]
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*ExxonMobil 2005 DIMENSIONS Report (Corporate Giving)
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*XOM Foundation and Corporation donations in 2005 to worldwide organizations.
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===References===
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<references/>
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[[Category:Think Tanks]]
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[[Category:Neoliberal Organisation]]

Latest revision as of 09:18, 29 August 2013

<youtube align="right" size="small" caption="Video 2 -Atlas Network: Champions of Freedom">_y_ZfuO0VL8</youtube>

<youtube size="small" align="right" caption="Video 1 - Promotional video exploring the life of Sir Anthony Fisher and the history and origins of Atlas">gKX1-bmu2a0</youtube>

Atlas logo circa 2008

The Atlas Economic Research Foundation (AERF) was founded in 1981 by Antony Fisher. Its vision is: "to achieve a society of free and responsible individuals, based upon private property rights, limited government under the rule of law and the market order". Or in more colourful terms used by John Blundell (president from 1987 to 1990), the mission of Atlas is "... to litter the world with free-market think-tanks."

Atlas promotes international development of free market think tanks and provides support and networking opportunities for existing organizations. Atlas brings "freedom to the world" through workshops, publications, awards, and a global directory of conservative/free market think tanks. Atlas is a member of both the Cooler Heads Coalition and the State Policy Network. Atlas is funded by conservative foundations, including the Sarah Scaife Foundation, Earhart Foundation and the Carthage Foundation

Chapters

2002

On 2 August 2002, AERF wrote to President Bush, discouraging him from attending the UN Summit on Sustainable Development. Bush did not attend.[1]

Funding

Atlas Economic Research Foundation has received $680,000 from Exxon Mobil since 1998.

Year Amount Donor Name Purpose Source
1998 $65,000 ExxonMobil Corporate Giving global climate conference and other support ExxonMobil 1998 grants list
2000 $50,000 ExxonMobil Foundation General Support ExxonMobil Foundation 2000 IRS 990
2001 $150,000 ExxonMobil Foundation General Support ExxonMobil 2001 Annual Report
2002 $50,000 ExxonMobil Foundation   ExxonMobil 2002 Annual Report
2003 $190,000 ExxonMobil Foundation   ExxonMobil 2003 Corporate Giving Report
2004 $75,000 ExxonMobil Foundation   Exxon Giving Report 2004
2005 $100,000 ExxonMobil Foundation   ExxonMobil 2005 DIMENSIONS Report (Corporate Giving)

People

Board

Circa 2004

Circa 2011

Chuck Albers | John Blundell | Timothy Browne | Alejandro Chafuen | Dan Grossman | Abby Moffat | George Pearson | Andrea Millen Rich | René Scull | William Summer | Linda Whetstone | Curtin Winsor

Staff

Circa 2011

References, Resources and Contact

Contact

4084 University Drive Suite, 103 Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-934-6969
Fax: 703-352-7530
Web: atlasnetwork.org
Internet Archive: atlasnetwork.org (from 2008 to present)
Internet Archive of previous website: www.atlasusa.org (archive from 2000-2007)

Resources

Funding of Atlas

  • Bridge Project Atlas Economic Research Foundation, accessed 28 August 2013.
  • "Corporate-funded Lobbyists Aimed to Sabotage Johannesburg Summit," Africa News, 8/19/2002
  • ExxonMobil Foundation 2000 IRS 990

Exxon pages

None of the pages below are available on the internet or in the Internet Archive (because of Robots.txt exclusions)

References

  1. "Corporate-funded Lobbyists Aimed to Sabotage Johannesburg Summit," Africa News, 19 August 2002.