Paul E. Singer Foundation

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The Paul E. Singer Foundation (EIN: 27-2009342) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit grant making foundation which supports a number of conservative and pro-Israel causes. The foundation was founded by Paul Singer, founder and president of Elliott Management Corporation, a New York-based hedge fund which is currently worth more than $23 billion.[1]

Grantees

Organisations that have received funding from the foundation include:

Aish HaTorah, America-Israel Friendship League, B'nai B'nth Youth Organization, Brandeis University, Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Copenhagen Consensus Center, Facing History and Ourselves, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Israel2lc, Jewish Funders Network, Keren-Or, ISEF Foundation, Manhattan Institute, Philos Project, Philanthropy Roundtable

Mission

The website of the foundation provides the following information regarding the objectives of the organisation:

The mission of The Paul E. Singer Foundation is to support innovative and effective organizations that work to strengthen our American democracy and democracies around the world. The PESF’s work to date has focused on supporting research and scholars in the areas of free-market economics, the rule of law, U.S. national security, and the future of Israel, as well as LGBT equality efforts and health-care delivery innovation.[2]

Notes

  1. Paul E. Singer Foundation Website Paul Singer. Accessed 22 May 2015.
  2. Paul E. Singer Foundation Website About. Accessed 22 May 2015.