Randolph Foundation
The Randolph Foundation is a New York City-based conservative foundation that has been tax exempt since 2003.[1] 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."
In addition to the contributions to Ivy League universities, between 2007-2018, Radolph Foundation funded several conservative organizations, including over forty member organizations of the State Policy Network, a group of right-wing think tanks and other politically-active nonprofits.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
The Randolph Foundation has also contributed over $1.86 million to DonorsTrust, a donor-advised fund described as the "dark money ATM of the conservative movement" that "allows wealthy contributors who want to donate millions to the most important causes on the right to do so anonymously, essentially scrubbing the identity of those underwriting conservative and libertarian organizations."[12]
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News and Controversies
Sponsored Study Cited By Proponents of "Intellectual Diversity"
In 2005, the Randolph Foundation sponsored a Students for Academic Freedom (SAF) study on faculty political affiliations meant to show the lack of intellectual diversity among the professors of elite journalism and law schools.[13] SAF is project of the SPLC-designated hate group[14] David Horowitz Freedom Center.
2003 Reorganization
According to a 2005 report, "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."[15]
Ties to the State Policy Network
The Randolph Foundation contributed over $6.75 million to members of the State Policy Network between 2007-2018, including over $1.86 million to DonorsTrust, over $1.5 million to the Independent Women's Forum, and $865,500 to the American Enterprise Institute.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] SPN is a web of right-wing “think tanks” and tax-exempt organizations in 50 states, Washington, D.C., Canada, and the United Kingdom. As of January 2021, SPN's membership totals 163. Today's SPN is the tip of the spear of far-right, nationally funded policy agenda in the states that undergirds extremists in the Republican Party. SPN Executive Director Tracie Sharp told the Wall Street Journal in 2017 that the revenue of the combined groups was some $80 million, but a 2019 analysis of SPN's main members IRS filings by the Center for Media and Democracy shows that the combined revenue is over $120 million.[16] Although SPN's member organizations claim to be nonpartisan and independent, the Center for Media and Democracy's in-depth investigation, "EXPOSED: The State Policy Network -- The Powerful Right-Wing Network Helping to Hijack State Politics and Government," reveals that SPN and its member think tanks are major drivers of the right-wing, American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)-backed corporate agenda in state houses nationwide, with deep ties to the Koch brothers and the national right-wing network of funders.[17]
In response to CMD's report, SPN Executive Director Tracie Sharp told national and statehouse reporters that SPN affiliates are "fiercely independent." Later the same week, however, The New Yorker's Jane Mayer caught Sharp in a contradiction. In her article, "Is IKEA the New Model for the Conservative Movement?," the Pulitzer-nominated reporter revealed that, in a recent meeting behind closed doors with the heads of SPN affiliates around the country, Sharp "compared the organization’s model to that of the giant global chain IKEA." She reportedly said that SPN "would provide 'the raw materials,' along with the 'services' needed to assemble the products. Rather than acting like passive customers who buy finished products, she wanted each state group to show the enterprise and creativity needed to assemble the parts in their home states. 'Pick what you need,' she said, 'and customize it for what works best for you.'" Not only that, but Sharp "also acknowledged privately to the members that the organization's often anonymous donors frequently shape the agenda. 'The grants are driven by donor intent,' she told the gathered think-tank heads. She added that, often, 'the donors have a very specific idea of what they want to happen.'"[18]
A set of coordinated fundraising proposals obtained and released by The Guardian in early December 2013 confirm many of these SPN members' intent to change state laws and policies, referring to "advancing model legislation" and "candidate briefings." These activities "arguably cross the line into lobbying," The Guardian notes.[19]
Ties to the Koch Brothers
The Randolph Foundation contributed $235,000 to Americans for Prosperity between 2007-2008 and $25,000 to Cato Institute in 2016, both organizations founded and funded by the Koch Brothers.
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Charles Koch is the right-wing billionaire owner of Koch Industries. As one of the richest people in the world, he is a key funder of the right-wing infrastructure, including the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the State Policy Network (SPN). In SourceWatch, key articles on Charles Koch and his late brother David include: Koch Brothers, Americans for Prosperity, Stand Together Chamber of Commerce, Stand Together, Koch Family Foundations, Koch Universities, and I360. |
Ties to the American Legislative Exchange Council
The Randolph Foundation contributed $75,000 to the American Legislative Exchange Council in 2011.[6]
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ALEC is a corporate bill mill. It is not just a lobby or a front group; it is much more powerful than that. Through ALEC, corporations hand state legislators their wishlists to benefit their bottom line. Corporations fund almost all of ALEC's operations. They pay for a seat on ALEC task forces where corporate lobbyists and special interest reps vote with elected officials to approve “model” bills. Learn more at the Center for Media and Democracy's ALECexposed.org, and check out breaking news on our PRWatch.org site.
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Ties to the Council for National Policy
The Randolph Foundation contributed $15,000 to the Council for National Policy (CNP) between 2014-2016.[7][9] Additionally, the foundation's president Heather R. Higgins is listed as a "Gold Circle Member" in CNP's 2020 member directory.[20]
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The Council for National Policy (CNP) is a secretive, Christian Right organization of funders and activists founded in 1981 by activist Morton Blackwell, commentator Paul Weyrich, direct-mail pioneer Richard Viguerie, right-wing activist Phyllis Schlafly and Left Behind author Tim LaHaye. Anne Nelson's book about CNP, Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right, describes how the organization connects "the manpower and media of the Christian right with the finances of Western plutocrats and the strategy of right-wing Republican political operatives.” CNP membership as of September 2020 is available here. |
Grants Distributed
2018
The Randolph Foundation distributed $1,156,471 in grants in 2018, broken down as follows:[11]
- 14 Plus Foundation: $2,500
- 88 5 WFDD: $1,500
- A.C.E.: $5,000
- Acton Institute: $5,000
- Alliance Defending Freedom: $5,000
- American Media Institute: $10,000
- American Principles Project: $20,000
- American Red Cross: $1,000
- American Theatre Wing: $12,500
- Americans for Limited Government: $20,000
- Americans for Tax Reform: $25,000
- APP Foundation: $15,000
- Archbridge Institute: $20,000
- Benjamin Rush Foundation: $10,000
- Bethel High School: $2,000
- Biblical Ministries Worldwide: $1,750
- Boys and Girls Club of Cape Cod: $2,000
- Bridge II Sports: $1,500
- Brooklyn Prospect Charter School: $1,000
- Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation: $5,000
- CARE USA: $3,500
- Carolina Ballet: $3,750
- Charities Aid Foundation of America: $1,000
- City Lights and Co.: $1,750
- Claremont Institute: $17,250
- Claremont McKenna College: $21,221
- CO2 Coalition: $20,000
- Committee to Reduce Infection: $5,000
- Community Sailing Center: $6,750
- Connecticut River Conservancy: $6,750
- Crime Prevention Research Center: $20,000
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: $16,950
- Danbury Animal Welfare Society: $4,750
- DonorsTrust: $3,000
- East Hampton Food Pantry: $1,100
- Encounter Books: $5,000
- Energy & Environment Legal Institute: $5,000
- Ethics and Public Policy Center: $25,000
- Foundation for Cultural Review: $5,000
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: $20,000
- Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunities: $20,000
- Franklin News Center: $10,000
- Freedom for All: $2,000
- Georgetown University Law Center: $25,000
- Goodspeed Opera House Foundation: $1,500
- Green America: $6,750
- Harvard University: $200,000
- Hoover Institute: $100,000
- Independent Women’s Forum: $75,000
- Jackson Hole Classical Academy: $10,000
- James Wilson Institute: $5,000
- Josiah Venture: $25,000
- Judicial Watch: $2,000
- Just Facts: $4,500
- La Salle Academy: $1,000
- Little Britches Therapeutic Riding: $6,725
- Living Arts International: $2,000
- London Center for Policy Research : $20,000
- Love Beyond Walls: $1,500
- Manhattan Institute: $35,000
- Marist College: $6,750
- MCC Theater: $1,500
- McKenna Dempsey Memorial Fund: $1,000
- Mount Tabor Ecumenical Centre: $6,750
- Museum of Modern Art: $2,000
- Navy Seal Foundation: $2,000
- NC Museum of Art: $1,500
- North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation: $1,500
- Northwell Health: $6,750
- Oceana: $3,375
- On Course Foundation: $1,000
- Parents Association of Stuyvesant High School: $4,200
- Physicians for Human Rights: $1,000
- Planned Parenthood: $6,750
- Police Athletic League: $3,000
- Rainforest Trust: $2,500
- Reason Foundation: $5,000
- Remembering NHU: $1,750
- Rescue Dogs Rock: $1,000
- Rotary Carousel, LLC: $6,750
- Saint Vincent College: $5,000
- Samaritan’s Purse: $1,000
- Sandhills Children’s Center: $13,500
- School Year Abroad: $1,000
- Silvermine Arts Center: $5,000
- Soho Repertory Theatre: $2,000
- Stuyvesant High School Alumni: $7,250
- Theatre for a New Audience: $1,000
- Thomas B Fordham Institute: $15,000
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: $10,000
- University of Saint Andrews American Foundation: $22,000
- Victory Programs: $57,750
- Wayuu Taya Foundation: $2,500
- William F. Buckley Jr. Program: $10,000
- William J. Gould Associates: $2,500
- Women’s Prison Association: $6,750
- Wounded Warrior Project: $1,100
- Yaddo: $1,000
- Young Adult Police Commission: $6,750
- Zucker Hofstra School of Medicine: $6,750
2017
The Randolph Foundation distributed $1,164,200 in grants in 2017, broken down as follows:[10]
- 8 Henderson Place Foundation: $7,000
- 14 Plus Foundation: $3,000
- Acton Institute: $5,000
- American Jewish World Services: $10,000
- American Media Institute: $10,000
- American Repertory Theater: $7,500
- American Spectator: $25,000
- American Theatre Wing: $4,000
- Association of Community Employment for the Homeless: $5,000
- Becket: $10,000
- Benjamin Rush Foundation: $15,000
- Bethel High School: $2,000
- Biblical Ministries Worldwide: $2,000
- Boston Early Music Festival: $10,000
- Boys and Girls Club of Cape Cod: $1,000
- Brooklyn Prospect Charter School: $2,000
- Cambodian Living Arts: $2,000
- Cape Fear Audubon Society: $1,000
- Cape Fear River Watch: $3,500
- Center for Competitive Politics: $40,000
- Certell: $5,000
- CO2 Coalition: $20,000
- Community Sailing Center: $7,000
- Corp for Public Broadcasting: $3,000
- Council for National Policy: $10,000
- CT Audubon Birdcraft Museum: $3,500
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: $14,000
- Danbury Animal Welfare Society: $5,000
- Diocese of Bridgeport: $10,000
- Diocese of Trenton: $1,000
- DonorsTrust: $20,200
- Energy & Environment Legal Institute: $10,000
- Ethics and Public Policy Center: $25,000
- Fairbanks Museum: $7,000
- Family Equality Council: $1,000
- Family Living Council: $8,500
- Foundation for Cultural Review: $5,000
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: $25,000
- FreedomWorks Foundation: $10,000
- Fund for American Studies: $5,000
- Galen Institute: $75,000
- Georgetown University Law Center: $25,000
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: $10,000
- Green America: $7,000
- Harvard University: $200,000
- Hoover Institute: $100,000
- Hudson Institute: $35,000
- Hudson River Park Trust: $10,000
- Hunter College of the City of New York: $2,500
- International Foundation - Augustine: $5,000
- Jackson Hole Classical Academy: $35,000
- Law Enforcement Legal Defense: $5,000
- LongHouse Reserve: $2,500
- Mackinac Center for Public Policy: $5,000
- Manalpan Youth Football Association: $1,500
- Manhattan Institute: $30,000
- Marist College: $9,000
- MCC Theater: $1,500
- Metropolitan Museum of Art: $1,500
- Mount Tabor Fund: $7,000
- Museum of Modern Art: $2,000
- National Center for Public Policy: $10,000
- National Legal and Policy Center: $20,000
- National Mill Dog Rescue: $1,000
- Navy Seal Foundation: $2,000
- Orlean Church Building Fund: $2,000
- Parents Association of Stuyvesant High School: $5,600
- People for the American Way: $2,500
- Philanthropy Roundtable: $20,000
- Physicians for Human Rights: $1,000
- Planned Parenthood: $7,000
- Police Athletic League: $1,000
- Puget Soundkeeper: $3,000
- R Street Institute: $6,900
- Rainforest Trust: $3,000
- Reason Foundation: $5,000
- Reclaim New York: $5,000
- Remembering NHU: $2,000
- Rescue Dogs Rock: $1,000
- Saint Vincent College: $5,000
- Second Baptist Church: $2,500
- Southern Environmental Law Center: $2,500
- Storm King Art Center: $5,000
- Stuyvesant High School Alumni: $4,250
- Tax Foundation: $25,000
- Temple of Understanding: $5,000
- Thomas B Fordham Institute: $20,000
- University of Saint Andrews American Foundation: $20,000
- Victory Programs: $9,000
- Westminster Choir College of the Arts: $2,000
- William F. Buckley Jr. Program: $15,000
- Wooster Group: $1,000
- Yale University: $10,000
- Young Adult Police Commission: $7,000
2016
The Randolph Foundation distributed $1,876,356 in grants in 2016, broken down as follows:[9]
- Acton Institute: $5,000
- American Enterprise Institute: $100,000
- American Jewish World Services: $10,000
- American Media Institute: $10,000
- American Principles Project: $15,000
- American Repertory Theater: $6,500
- American Spectator: $25,000
- American Theatre Wing: $2,000
- American Transparency: $10,000
- Americans for Tax Reform: $25,000
- Annual Catholic Appel: $10,000
- Benjamin Rush Foundation: $15,000
- Ben’s Bell Inc: $14,000
- Blue Star Equiculture: $2,000
- Calvary Chapel Crossfields: $2,500
- Cambodian Living Arts: $1,900
- Cape Fear Audubon Society: $1,000
- Cape Fear River Watch: $2,400
- Carolina Ballet: $1,500
- Cato Institute: $25,000
- Center for Competitive Politics: $60,000
- Center for Security Policy: $5,000
- Children’s Scholarship Fund: $10,000
- City Lights and Co.: $6,900
- Comemorative Air Force Foundation: $1,500
- Competitive Enterprise Institute: $10,000
- CT Audubon Birdcraft Museum: $6,900
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: $25,050
- Debutante Cotilion and Christmas Ball of Durham: $1,000
- Diocese of Bridgeport: $10,000
- DonorsTrust: $380,756
- Ethics and Public Policy Center: $30,000
- Fairbanks Museum: $5,000
- Foodbank of Eastern and Central: $3,450
- Foundation for Cultural Review: $17,000
- Foundation for Government Accountability: $75,000
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: $100,000
- Freedom for All: $1,250
- Friends of Ethiopian Jews: $1,000
- Galen Institute: $25,000
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: $25,000
- Gloria Dei Aries Foundation: $2,900
- Green America: $6,900
- Green River Preserve: $15,000
- Harvard University: $200,000
- Hoover Institute: $100,000
- Independent Women’s Forum: $22,500
- Institute for American Values: $20,000
- Institute for Energy Research: $10,000
- International Debutante Ball: $16,250
- Jackson Hole Classical Academy: $10,000
- Just Facts: $10,000
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: $2,500
- Litchfield Little Britches: $6,900
- Little Britches: $3,750
- Lucy Burns Institute: $50,000
- Manalpan Youth Football Association: $1,500
- Manhattan Institute: $20,000
- Marist College: $6,900
- Mary Crowley Cancer Research: $10,000
- Mount Tabor Fund: $6,900
- Museum of Modern Art: $1,250
- National Center for Public Policy: $20,000
- National Navy UDT Seal Museum: $2,500
- National Review Institute: $10,000
- National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association: $2,500
- New York Jets Foundation: $1,000
- North Carolina Museum: $1,500
- NYC Police Foundation: $15,000
- Opening Blind Eyes: $3,450
- People for the American Way: $1,250
- Philanthropy Roundtable: $100,000
- Planned Parenthood of SB: $3,450
- Project Angel Food: $6,900
- Remembering NHU: $3,000
- Room to Read: $1,000
- Rusty Staub Foundation: $1,000
- SAFE Haven for Cats: $1,500
- Saint Vincent College: $5,000
- San Francisco - Marin Food Bank: $3,000
- Second Stage Theater: $2,000
- Southern Environmental Law Center: $2,500
- Stuyvesant High School Alumni: $4,500
- Sun Valley Youth Center: $3,450
- Temple of Understanding: $6,900
- Theatre for a New Audience: $1,000
- True the Vote: $10,000
- University of Saint Andrews: $18,000
- University of Texas: $10,000
- Vermont International Film Foundation: $1,900
- Westminster Choir: $2,000
- Wilderness Society: $1,500
- Women’s Center of Greater Danbury: $3,800
- Yaddo: $1,000
- Yale University: $10,000
- Young Adult Police Commission: $6,900
- Zeta Alpha Alunni Association: $1,000
2015
The Randolph Foundation distributed $1,862,600 in grants in 2015, broken down as follows:[8]
- Acton Institute: $80,000
- American Action Forum: $40,000
- American Conservative Union Foundation: $20,000
- American Enterprise Institute: $100,000
- American Media Institute: $5,000
- American Principles Project: $30,000
- American Repertory Theater: $6,000
- American Spectator: $30,000
- American Theatre Wing: $5,000
- Americans for Tax Reform: $26,900
- Animal Rescue Media and Education: $1,000
- Association of Community Employment: $5,000
- Benjamin Rush Foundation: $30,000
- Boy Scouts of America: $5,000
- Bridgeport Tabernacle: $6,900
- Brooklyn Waldorf School: $6,900
- Broome Street Temple: $1,000
- Calvary St. George’s: $1,000
- Cambodian Living Acts: $1,900
- Carolina Ballet: $1,500
- Center for Competitive Politics: $50,000
- City Lights and Co.: $6,900
- Concord Review: $5,000
- Crime Prevention Research Center: $175,000
- CT Audubon Birdcraft Museum: $6,900
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: $8,500
- Dartmouth College: $5,000
- Dominican Foundation: $5,000
- DonorsTrust: $100,000
- Ethical Systems: $25,000
- Ethics and Public Policy Center: $85,000
- Fairbanks Museum: $6,900
- Family Living Council: $25,000
- Foundation for Cultural Review: $10,000
- Foundation for Government Accountability: $25,000
- Galen Institute: $125,000
- Georgetown Law: $25,000
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: $12,000
- Gloria Dei Aries Foundation: $1,900
- Gordonstoun American Foundation: $2,500
- Great Hearts America: $10,000
- Green America: $6,900
- Harlem Educational Activities: $10,000
- Harvard University: $200,000
- Hoover Institute: $50,000
- Illinois Policy Institute: $20,000
- Jackson Hole Classical Academy: $6,900
- Just Facts: $20,000
- Korebel Foundation: $2,500
- Ladies of Liberty Alliance: $10,000
- Leadership Institute: $1,000
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: $20,000
- Lighthouse Guild International: $1,000
- Litchfield Little Britches: $6,900
- Manalpan Youth Football Association: $1,500
- Manhattan Institute: $27,000
- Marist College: $10,400
- Mount Tabor Fund: $11,900
- Moving Picture Institute: $20,000
- Museum of Modern Art: $1,000
- National Arts Club: $1,000
- National Association of Scholars: $5,000
- National Legal and Policy Center: $40,000
- National Review Institute: $5,000
- New York Fellowship: $5,000
- New York Jets Foundation: $1,000
- North Carolina Coastal Federation: $3,500
- Outside In: $1,000
- Parents Association of Stuyvesant High School: $8,000
- People for the American Way: $1,000
- Pingry School: $2,500
- Planned Parenthood of SB: $6,900
- Police Athletic League: $1,000
- Public Theater: $1,500
- Puget Soundkeeper: $3,000
- SAFE Haven for Cats: $3,000
- Saint Vincent College: $5,000
- Southern Environmental Law Center: $13,800
- Stuart Country Day School: $5,000
- Temple of Understanding: $18,800
- Theatre for a New Audience: $1,000
- Think Freely Media: $25,000
- Thomas B Fordham Institute: $15,000
- True the Vote: $50,000
- Turning Point USA: $20,000
- University of Saint Andrews: $5,000
- Urban Ministries of Wake County: $1,500
- Victory Programs: $5,000
- William F. Buckley Jr. Program: $10,000
- Women’s Prison Association: $6,900
- World Affairs Institute: $10,000
- Wounded Warrior Project: $1,000
- XIV Foundation: $20,000
- Yale University: $10,000
- Yankee Institute for Public Policy: $5,000
2014
The Randolph Foundation distributed $2,338,200 in grants in 2014, broken down as follows:[7]
- 8 Henderson Place Foundation: $6,900
- Acton Institute: $5,000
- Alpha-1 Foundation: $1,900
- American Action Forum: $75,000
- American Jewish World Services: $10,000
- American Majority: $20,000
- American Principles Project: $10,000
- American Renewable Energy: $6,900
- American Repertory Theater: $1,600
- American Spectator: $25,000
- American Theatre Wing: $5,000
- American Transparency: $35,000
- Americans for Tax Reform Foundation: $27,300
- Americans in Wartime Museum: $2,500
- Anglosphere Society: $1,000
- Arlington Community: $6,900
- ArtsConnection: $5,000
- Association of Community Employees: $6,000
- Atlas Network: $9,200
- Audubon North Carolina: $3,900
- Benjamin Rush Foundation: $45,000
- Billings Clinic Foundation: $25,000
- Boy Scouts of America: $5,000
- Bridgeport Parent Center: $3,100
- Bridgeport Tabernacle: $3,800
- Brooklyn Waldorf School: $6,900
- Carolina Ballet: $1,500
- Center for Competitive Politics: $50,000
- Center for Neighborhood Engagement: $20,000
- Center for the National Interest: $5,000
- Chapin School: $16,600
- Children’s Scholarship Fund: $10,000
- Citizens Against Government Waste: $20,000
- City Harvest: $1,000
- Clarion Project: $25,000
- Classroom: $5,000
- Columbus Zoo and Aquarium: $1,000
- Common Good: $15,000
- Common Ground Committee LLC: $1,000
- Council for National Policy: $5,000
- Crime Prevention Research Center: $70,000
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: $13,800
- Dana-Farber Marathon Challence: $1,000
- Danbury Animal Welfare Society: $1,900
- Doctors Without Borders: $6,900
- DonorsTrust: $125,000
- East End Classic Boat Society: $12,000
- Ethics and Public Policy Center: $85,000
- Essentials in Education: $25,000
- Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy: $1,000
- Foodbank of Santa Barbara: $3,000
- Foundation for Government Accountability: $50,000
- Free Enterprises Foundation: $20,000
- Friends of Hudson River Park: $1,000
- Galen Institute: $20,000
- Garden Academy: $1,000
- Garden of Dreams Foundation: $2,000
- Georgetown Law: $50,000
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: $17,000
- Girl Scouts of Greater New York: $1,000
- Girls Education and Mentoring Services: $3,000
- Goldwater Institute: $50,000
- Goodspeed Opera House Foundation: $1,000
- Great Hearts Academies: $6,900
- Green America: $6,900
- Harlem Educational Activities: $10,000
- Harvard University: $300,000
- Hoover Institute: $75,000
- Independent Women’s Forum: $160,000
- Institute for American Values: $150,000
- Institute for Family Studies: $20,000
- Jackson Hole Classical Academy: $10,000
- James Madison Institute: $25,000
- Jewish Community Foundation: $1,000
- Just Facts: $10,000
- Ladies of Liberty Alliance: $10,000
- Leadership Institute: $2,000
- Leadership Wilkes-Barre: $5,000
- Litchfield Little Britches: $10,900
- Manhattan Institute: $50,000
- Mount Tabor Fund: $20,700
- National Christian Foundation: $10,000
- National Forest Foundation: $5,000
- National Legal and Policy Center: $50,000
- National Navy UDT Seal Museum: $5,000
- National Review Institute: $5,000
- National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation: $40,000
- New York Jets Foundation: $10,000
- NYC Policy Foundation: $10,000
- People for the American Way: $1,000
- Philanthropy Roundtable: $25,000
- Property and Environment Research Center: $25,000
- Saint Vincent College: $5,000
- Southern Environmental Law Center: $3,000
- Stuart Country Day School: $5,000
- Success Academy Charter School: $25,000
- Talent Market: $5,000
- Temple of Understanding: $4,000
- True the Vote: $100,000
- United States Holocaust Memorial: $1,000
- Urban Ministries of Wake County: $1,500
- Victory Programs: $5,000
- Wilson Center: $2,300
- Women’s Prison Association: $3,900
- Yale University: $20,000
- Zarephath Health Center: $10,000
2011
The Randolph Foundation distributed $2,111,450 in grants in 2011, broken down as follows:[6]
- Acton Institute: $210,000
- American Enterprise Institute: $200,000
- American Legislative Exchange Council: $75,000
- Americans for Tax Reform: $25,000
- Bill of Rights Institute: $25,000
- Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions: $10,000
- DonorsTrust: $290,000
- Ethics and Public Policy Center: $75,000
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: $55,000
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: $20,000
- Hoover Institute: $50,000
- Mercatus Center: $25,000
- Middle East Forum: $20,000
- National Center for Public Policy Research: $120,000
- Foundation for Fair Civil Justice: $75,000
- Harvard University: $150,000
- Tax Institute: $20,000
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform Foundation: $25,000
2010
The Randolph Foundation distributed $1,837,300 in grants in 2010, broken down as follows:[5]
- Acton Institute: $20,000
- American Enterprise Institute: $50,000
- Americans for Limited Government: $25,000
- Americans for Tax Reform: $25,000
- Children's Hospital: $485,000
- Committee for Economic Development: $4,000
- Constituting America: $25,000
- DonorsTrust: $145,000
- Galen Institute: $100,000
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: $20,000
- Hoover Institute: $25,000
- Human Rights Foundation: $10,000
- Independent Women's Forum: $645,000
- Institute for Energy Research: $50,000
- International Task Force on Euthanasia: $140,000
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research: $10,000
- Marine Corps: $25,000
- Middle East Media Research Institute: $50,000
- Pacific Research Institute: $50,000
- Stanford Constitutional Law Center: $20,000
- Tax Foundation: $10,000
2009
The Randolph Foundation distributed $2,407,900 in grants in 2009, broken down as follows:[4]
- Acton Institute: $15,000
- American Civil Liberties Union: $1,000
- American Enterprise Institute: $8,000
- Americans for Prosperity: $225,000
- Americans for Tax Reform: $25,000
- Atlas Economic Research Foundation: $10,000
- Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions: $10,000
- Center for Individual Rights: $25,000
- Center for Military Readiness: $5,000
- Common Good: $20,000
- Competitive Enterprise Institute: $75,000
- Council on Foreign Relations: $35,000
- DonorsTrust: $775,000
- DREAM Project: $2,000
- Ethics and Public Policy Center: $50,000
- Foundation for Individual Rights in Education: $7,000
- Freedom Alliance: $8,000
- George Mason Law & Economics: $40,000
- Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: $20,000
- Hoover Institute: $85,000
- Human Rights Foundation: $20,000
- Independent Women's Forum: $180,000
- Institute for Justice: $75,000
- Institute of World Politics: $20,000
- International Policy Network: $50,000
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research: $35,000
- Middle East Media Research Institute: $50,000
- National Legal and Policy Center: $20,000
- Our Lady of La Salette Church: $25,000
- Philanthropy Roundtable: $25,000
- Prison Entrepreneurship Program: $2:500
2008
The Randolph Foundation distributed $3,068,950 in grants in 2008, broken down as follows: [3]
- Acton Institute, $5,000
- Alliance for School Choice, $4,000
- American Civil Rights Institute, $20,000
- American Enterprise Institute, $157,500
- Association of American Educators, $150,000
- Becket Fund, $25,000
- Bill of Rights Institute, $2,150
- Center for Individual Rights, $170,000
- Center for Military Readiness, $98,000
- Committee for Economic Development, $5,000
- Council on Foreign Relations, $7,500
- Counterterrorism & Security Education, $100,000
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, $25,000
- DonorsTrust, $25,000
- Ethics and Public Policy Center, $200,000
- Free Enterprise Action Fund, $65,000
- Free Enterprise Education Institute, $100,000
- George Mason Law and Economics Center, $25,000
- History Education Fund, $25,000
- Hoover Institute, $75,000
- Human Rights Foundation, $120,000
- Independent Women's Forum, $422,000
- Institute for American Values, $5,000
- Institute for Justice, $75,000
- Institute on Religion and Democracy, $150,000
- International Policy Network, $100,000
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, $25,000
- Media Research Center, $10,000
- Middle East Forum, $25,000
- Middle East Media Research Institute, $25,000
- Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, $2,500
- National Center for Public Policy Research, $45,000
- National Fatherhood Initiative, $15,000
- National Legal and Policy Center, $25,000
- Our Lady of La Salette Church, $25,000
- Philanthropy Roundtable, $35,000
- Princeton University, $40,000
- Property and Environment Research Center, $20,000
- Public Multimedia, $25,000
2007
The Randolph Foundation distributed $2,965,100 in grants in 2007, broken down as follows:[2]
- American Enterprise Institute: $250,000
- American Textbook Council: $75,000
- Americans for Prosperity: $10,000
- Bill of Rights Institute: $20,000
- Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions: $5,000
- Center for Media and Public Affairs: $62,500
- Center for Military Readiness: $95,000
- Center for Study of Popular Culture: $75,000
- Center for Visions and Values: $15,000
- Committee for Economic Development: $5,000
- Council on Foreign Relations: $10,000
- Center for Independent Thought: $25,000
- Ethics and Public Policy Center: $175,000
- Evergreen Freedom Foundation: $20,000
- Foundation for Cultural Review: $39,000
- Free Congress Foundation: $15,000
- Free Enterprise Education Institute: $170,000
- Freedom Alliance: $10,000
- George Mason Law and Economics Center: $70,000
- Hoover Institute: $100,000
- Human Rights Foundation: $100,000
- Institute for American Values: $25,000
- Institute on Religion and Democracy: $150,000
- Institute for Justice: $200,000
- International Policy Network: $25,000
- Manhattan Institute for Policy Research: $25,000
- Pacific Research Institute: $50,000
- Philanthropy Roundtable: $90,000
- Princeton University: $60,000
- Property and Environment Research Center: $20,000
Core Financials
2018[11]
- Total Revenue: $4,329,973
- Total Expenses: $3,982,597
- Net Assets: $48,926,498
2017[10]
- Total Revenue: $1,950,773
- Total Expenses: $3,740,193
- Net Assets: $56,486,988
2016[9]
- Total Revenue: $1,309,665
- Total Expenses: $4,540,720
- Net Assets: $51,314,259
2015[8]
- Total Revenue: $5,018,138
- Total Expenses: $4,124,025
- Net Assets: $43,025,384
2014[7]
- Total Revenue: $2,973,464
- Total Expenses: $5,082,719
- Net Assets: $42,991,351
2011[6]
- Total Revenue: $2,476,471
- Total Expenses: $4,222,516
- Net Assets: $49,586,134
2010[5]
- Total Revenue: $3,747,946
- Total Expenses: $3,937,571
- Net Assets: $49,565,109
2009[4]
- Total Revenue: -$266,999
- Total Expenses: $4,244,132
- Net Assets: $49,754,734
2008[3]
- Total Revenue: -$4,418,215
- Total Expenses: $5,289,286
- Net Assets: $54,265,865
2007[2]
- Total Revenue: $9,395,680
- Total Expenses: $5,415,478
- Net Assets: $63,973,366
Personnel
Staff
As of 2018[11]
- Heather Richardson Higgins, President; Board Chairman, Independent Women's Forum
- Lisa Warner, Vice President-Administrator
Board of Trustees
As of 2018[11]
- Heather Richardson Higgins, President
- James E Higgins, Treasurer
- Joann Beyer
- Polly Jackson Friess
Former Trustees
- R. Randolph Richardson, trustee
- James Q. Wilson, trustee
Contact Information
Randolph Foundation
255 East 49th Street #23D
New York, NY 10017
EIN 47-0892971
Phone: (212) 752-7148
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References
- ↑ Guidestar, Randolph Foundation, organizational website, accessed February 16, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Randolph Foundation, 2007 Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 14, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Randolph Foundation, 2008 Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 20, 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Randolph Foundation, 2009 Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 9, 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Randolph Foundation, 2010 Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 16, 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Randolph Foundation, 2011 Form 990, organizational tax filing, December 4, 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Randolf Foundation, 2014 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 5, 2015.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Randolf Foundation, 2015 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, date censored.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Randolf Foundation, 2016 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 10, 2017.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Randolf Foundation, 2017 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 8, 2018.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 Randolf Foundation, 2018 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, October 28, 2019.
- ↑ Andy Kroll, "Exposed: The Dark-Money ATM of the Conservative Movement", Mother Jones, February 5, 2013, accessed February 17, 2021.
- ↑ David Horowitz and Joseph Light, "New Study of 18 Elite Law and Journalism Faculties Shows that Democrats Outnumber Republicans by 7-1", Students for Academic Freedom Report, October 11, 2005, accessed February 17, 2021.
- ↑ Southern Poverty Law Center, Hate Map: California. organizational website, accessed February 17, 2021.
- ↑ Trent Douthett, "Horowitz Funding Sources", report sent to Senator Fedor, April 6, 2005. Archived on March 5, 2011, accessed February 17, 2021.
- ↑ David Armiak, Revenue for State Policy Network and State Affiliates Tops $120 Million, ExposedbyCMD, November 13, 2019.
- ↑ Rebekah Wilce, Center for Media and Democracy, EXPOSED: The State Policy Network -- The Powerful Right-Wing Network Helping to Hijack State Politics and Government, organizational report, November 13, 2013.
- ↑ Jane Mayer, Is IKEA the New Model for the Conservative Movement?, The New Yorker, November 15, 2013.
- ↑ Ed Pilkington and Suzanne Goldenberg, State conservative groups plan US-wide assault on education, health and tax, The Guardian, December 5, 2013.
- ↑ Council for National Policy, [copy provided by Brent Allpress "September 2020 Membership Directory"], Council for National Policy, September 2020.