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]

News and Controversies

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.

Koch Wiki

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]

About ALEC

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.

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]

Council for National Policy

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

Articles and resources

Related SourceWatch

IRS Form 990 Filings

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

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.

[1] Guidestar, Randolph Foundation, organizational website, accessed February 16, 2021.

[rf07-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Randolph Foundation, 2007 Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 14, 2008.

[rf08-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Randolph Foundation, 2008 Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 20, 2009.

[rf09-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Randolph Foundation, 2009 Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 9, 2010.

[rf10-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Randolph Foundation, 2010 Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 16, 2011.

[rf11-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 Randolph Foundation, 2011 Form 990, organizational tax filing, December 4, 2012.

[rf14-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 ^7.3 ^7.4 Randolf Foundation, 2014 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 5, 2015.

[rf15-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 Randolf Foundation, 2015 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, date censored.

[rf16-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 Randolf Foundation, 2016 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 10, 2017.

[rf17-10] 10.0 ^10.1 ^10.2 ^10.3 Randolf Foundation, 2017 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 8, 2018.

[rf18-11] 11.0 ^11.1 ^11.2 ^11.3 ^11.4 ^11.5 Randolf Foundation, 2018 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, October 28, 2019.

[12] Andy Kroll, "Exposed: The Dark-Money ATM of the Conservative Movement", Mother Jones, February 5, 2013, accessed February 17, 2021.

[13] 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.

[14] Southern Poverty Law Center, Hate Map: California. organizational website, accessed February 17, 2021.

[15] Trent Douthett, "Horowitz Funding Sources", report sent to Senator Fedor, April 6, 2005. Archived on March 5, 2011, accessed February 17, 2021.

[16] David Armiak, Revenue for State Policy Network and State Affiliates Tops $120 Million, ExposedbyCMD, November 13, 2019.

[17] 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.

[18] Jane Mayer, Is IKEA the New Model for the Conservative Movement?, The New Yorker, November 15, 2013.

[19] Ed Pilkington and Suzanne Goldenberg, State conservative groups plan US-wide assault on education, health and tax, The Guardian, December 5, 2013.

[cnp920-20] Council for National Policy, [copy provided by Brent Allpress "September 2020 Membership Directory"], Council for National Policy, September 2020.

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