Randolph Foundation

The Randolph Foundation is a New York City-based conservative foundation. According to a report done by the Cincinatti chapter of the American Association of University Professors, "Prior to May 8, 2003, the H. Smith Richardson Charitable Trust was known as The Randolph Foundation. On that date, the former Randolph Foundation transferred all of its assets (with a fair market value of $49 million) to the new Randolph Foundation which is treated as a successor organization for tax purposes. After the transfer, the original Randolph Foundation was renamed the H. Smith Richardson Charitable Trust and received an initial grant of $48.5 million from the Smith Richardson Foundation."

The foundation sponsored a questionable study on professor political affiliations often cited by advocates of the campaign for academic freedom and intellectual diversity.

According to the Media Transparency's profile, recipients of Randolph grant money have included:

• Middle East Media Research Institute
• Independent Women's Forum
• Institute for American Values
• Institute on Religion and Democracy, Inc.
• Americans for Tax Reform
• Center for the Study of Popular Culture
• Center for Individual Rights
• American Council of Trustees and Alumni

Some 2007 recipients and amounts include

• American Enterprise Institute, $250k+
• Ethics and Public Policy Center, $175k
• Free Enterprise Education Institute, $170k
• Hoover Institute, $100k
• Philanthropy Roundtable, $90k
• American Textbook Council, $75k
• George Mason Law and Economics Center, $70k
• Center for Media and Public Affairs, $62.5k
• Princeton University, $60k
• Pacific Research Institute, $50k
• Property and Environment Research Center, $20k

Contact Information

Randolph Foundation
255 East 49TH Street #23D
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 752-7148

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External resources

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