Newton and Rochelle Becker Foundation
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The Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation is a key funder of anti-Muslim, right-wing Zionist and neoconservative causes. Along with its affiliated groups the foundsation was identified by the Center for American Progress as one of the top donors to anti-Muslim causes in the US, giving $1.1 million to Islamophobic groups from 2001-2009.
Grants
2012
Included:
- Middle East Media Research Institute - $496,500 was granted in 2012
- Middle East Forum - $50,000 in 2012
- Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs - $30,000 in 2012
- Investigative Project on Terrorism - $10,000 in 2012
- HonestReporting - $50,000 in 2012
- Foundation for Defense of Democracies - $300,000 in 2012
- Endowment for Middle East Truth - $20,000 2012
- Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America - $55,000 in 2012
- Clarion Fund - $25,000 in 2012
- Christians United for Israel - $40,000 in 2012
- American Foreign Policy Council - $35,000 in 2012
Affiliations
People
External resources
- Ryan Torok,Pro-Israel philanthropist Newton Becker dies at age 83, Jewish Journal, 4 January 4 2012
Notes
- ↑ Conservative Transparency database, Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation, accessed 2 March 2015
