The Carthage Foundation

Media Transparency Profile

For years:

1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Total contributed: $ 76,945,420
Name Total
Free Congress Foundation, Inc. 10,960,000
Judicial Watch 4,275,000
Maldon Institute, The 3,180,000
Washington Legal Foundation 3,060,000
Heritage Foundation, The 2,759,000
American Spectator Educational Foundation, Inc. 1,969,000
Accuracy in Media, Inc. 1,720,000
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc. 1,668,000
Landmark Legal Foundation 1,500,000
Brandywine Conservancy, Inc. 1,500,000
Federation for American Immigration Reform 1,354,500
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace 1,223,400
Allegheny Institute for Public Policy 1,173,500
Atlas Economic Research Foundation 1,005,000
American Jewish Committee 935,000
University of Virginia Law School Foundation 914,000
Counterterrorism & Security Education and Research Foundation 900,000
Center for Security Policy 875,000
Center for Individual Rights, The 850,000
Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow 845,000
Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE) 830,000
Defenders of Property Rights 785,000
American Foreign Policy Council 780,000
Hudson Institute, Inc. 775,000
National Center for Public Policy Research, Inc. 715,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. 693,000
Institute on Religion and Democracy, Inc. 635,000
Center for the Study of Popular Culture 625,000
Center for Immigration Studies 607,500
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 600,000
Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy 600,000
Harvard University 594,000
High Frontier 585,000
American Defense Institute, Inc. 560,000
Institute for Health Freedom 550,000
Americans Back In Charge 550,000
Social Philosophy and Policy Foundation 550,000
Freedom House, Inc. 540,000
Michigan State University 532,000
National Center for Policy Analysis 525,000
George Mason University Foundation, Inc. 515,000
George C. Marshall Institute 507,500
California, University of, Los Angeles (UCLA) 500,000
National Legal and Policy Center 497,000
Bowling Green State University 480,500
Collegiate Network, Inc. 480,000
Institute on Religion and Public Life, Inc. 460,000
Jamestown Foundation 460,000
Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Inc. 436,300
Institute for Humane Studies 430,000
Center for Media and Public Affairs, Inc. 412,000
Southeastern Legal Foundation 400,000
National Defense University Foundation, Inc. 376,000
Reason Foundation 366,000
Pacific Legal Foundation 350,000
Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation 350,000
Criminal Justice Legal Foundation 325,000
Americans for Tax Reform Foundation 325,000
University of Virginia 316,000
Defense Forum Foundation, Inc. 310,000
Independent Women's Forum 300,000
Foundation Endowment 295,000
National Taxpayers Union Foundation 275,000
Property and Environment Research Center (PERC - formerly Political Economy Research Center) 275,000
Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, The 275,000
Institute for Contemporary Studies 250,500
American Civil Rights Union 250,000
Institute for Policy Innovation 245,000
National Strategy Information Center, Inc. 240,000
Johns Hopkins University -- SAIS 237,000
Mountain States Legal Foundation 230,000
ETV Endowment of South Carolina, Inc. 225,000
Media Institute 225,000
America's Survival, Inc. 225,000
Capital Research Center 225,000
Foreign Policy Research Institute 220,000
New York University 215,000
Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty 210,000
United States Global Strategy Council 210,000
Tax Foundation 205,000
Committee on the Present Danger 200,000
American Studies Center, The 200,000
Cinema Foundation, Inc., The 200,000
National Affairs, Inc. 200,000
Center for Security Studies 190,000
Cato Institute 180,000
Foundation for American Communications 175,000
Capital Legal Foundation 175,000
American Bar Association Fund for Public Education 175,000
Smith College 173,000
Toward Tradition 155,000
Citizens for a Sound Economy Foundation 150,000
Pacific Forum 145,000
Carnegie Mellon University 140,000
Institute for International Studies 135,000
Diversity Alliance for a Sustainable America 135,000
Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education, Ltd. 135,000
Women for Freedom 134,500
Naval War College Foundation, Inc. 127,000
National Institute for Public Policy 125,000
Morley Publishing Group 125,000
Women's Freedom Network 125,000
Center for Peace and Freedom 125,000
One Nation/One California Research and Education Fund 120,000
Association of Literary Scholars and Critics 120,000
Institute for Educational Affairs 120,000
Foundation for Cultural Review, Inc. 117,000
Pacific Academy for Advanced Studies 110,000
Critical Review Foundation, Inc. 105,000
New Citizenship Project, Inc. 105,000
United States Strategic Institute 100,000
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Inc. 100,000
Wheaton College 100,000
Foundation for Democratic Education, Inc. 100,000
Statistical Assessment Service 100,000
Drug Free America Foundation, Inc. 100,000
Safe Streets Alliance 100,000
Clemson University Foundation 100,000
Mid-America Institute for Public Policy Research 100,000
Gallatin Writers, Inc. 100,000
University of Texas at Arlington 100,000
Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute 95,000
National Forum Foundation 85,000
International Projects Assistance Services 80,000
Ethics and Public Policy Center, Inc. 80,000
Villanova University 77,300
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh 75,000
George Mason University 75,000
Issues and Views Open Forum Foundation, Inc. 75,000
National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise 71,000
Committee for the Free World, Inc. 70,000
Better Government Association, Inc 68,500
American Legal Foundation 66,500
New York Law School 61,000
University of San Diego 60,000
New England Legal Foundation 60,000
Competitive Enterprise Institute 60,000
George Washington University 60,000
First Principles, Inc. 60,000
Claremont McKenna College 54,500
Boston University (Boston) 54,000
American Council of Trustees and Alumni 50,000
FreedomWorks 50,000
Citizens Committee for the Pro-Democratic Coalition in Central America 50,000
Evergreen Freedom Foundation 50,000
Coalition for Local Sovereignty 50,000
Center for Strategic and International Studies 50,000
Institute for Philosophical and Social Research 50,000
Fraser Institute, The 50,000
Public Research, Syndicated 50,000
Freedom Federation, Inc. 50,000
Institute for Political Economy 50,000
University of Southern California 50,000
University of South Carolina 50,000
Center for a Free Cuba 40,000
American Civil Rights Institute 40,000
Discovery Institute for Public Policy 40,000
American Security Council Foundation 40,000
Frontiers of Freedom Institute 35,000
Foundation for Economic Education 35,000
Mont Pelerin Society, The 35,000
Center for the Study of Public Choice Foundation 35,000
Taxpayers' Foundation 35,000
Council for Basic Education 30,000
Institute for the Study of the Americas 30,000
American Foundation for Resistance International 30,000
American Association for Small Property Ownership 30,000
League for Industrial Democracy 28,000
Society for the Education of Physicians and Patients 25,000
Lawyers for the Republic, Inc. 25,000
Pro Demca 25,000
Center for Judicial Studies 25,000
Center for Education Reform 25,000
American Tort Reform Foundation 25,000
Washington University 25,000
Institute for Humane Studies (Menlo Park) 25,000
Pepperdine University 25,000
Florida State University 22,500
Philadelphia Society, The 20,000
Sabre Foundation, Inc. 20,000
National Strategy Forum 20,000
Boston College 19,920
Catholic University of America 15,000
Alexis de Tocqueville Institution 15,000
American Society of Local Officials, The 15,000
National Legal Center for The Public Interest 15,000
European American Institute for Security Research 15,000
Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives 10,000
American Geological Institute 10,000
Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowships Foundation 10,000
Heartland Institute 10,000
Media Research Center, Inc. 10,000
Connecticut Association of Scholars 5,000
National Flag Foundation 5,000
John Locke Institute 5,000
Texas A&M University 5,000
Johns Hopkins University 4,000

Allegheny Foundation

Media Transparency Profile

For years:

1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

Total contributed: $ 31,186,760
Name Total
Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Inc. 2,693,500
Brandywine Conservancy, Inc. 2,442,000
Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation 2,284,000
Pittsburgh Symphony 1,675,000
Extra Mile Education Foundation 1,572,000
American Legislative Exchange Council 1,495,000
Salvation Army 1,110,000
Nantucket Atheneum 820,000
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, The 806,125
Goodwill Industries of Pittsburgh 770,500
Pennsylvania Railway Museum Association, Inc. 730,600
River City Brass Band 726,500
Carnegie Library of Homestead 709,675
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum, Inc. 704,340
Boys and Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania 609,300
Enterprise and Education Foundation 503,000
Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research 485,000
Braddock's Field Historical Society 465,000
Allegheny Institute for Public Policy 465,000
Frick Art & Historical Center 385,000
Brownsville Area Revitalization Corporation 361,800
Youth Opportunities Unlimited, Inc. 356,900
Center for the Study of Popular Culture 350,000
Historic Red Clay Valley, Inc. 315,000
Asticou Terraces Trust 275,000
Duquesne University 263,000
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh Foundation, The 250,000
Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union 250,000
United States Industrial Council Educational Foundation 235,000
National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise 225,000
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank 210,000
Children Requiring a Caring Kommunity 205,000
Washington Legal Foundation 200,000
Pittsburgh Board of Public Education 200,000
Railroader's Memorial Museum 181,000
Tutwiler Community Education Center 170,000
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy 158,000
Fund for Animals, Inc., The 151,000
Manchester Citizens Corporation, The 150,000
Philanthropy Roundtable 150,000
Free Congress Foundation, Inc. 144,000
Light of Life Rescue Mission, Inc. 135,000
Point Park College 125,000
Carnegie Mellon University 125,000
Pennsylvania State University 123,000
South Side Local Development Company 117,000
Allegheny Conference on Community Development 112,000
Rangeley Foundation 105,000
Gateway Rehabilitation Center 100,000
Epiphany Catholic Church 100,000
Saint Vincent Archabbey 100,000
Kiskiminetas Springs School 100,000
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild 100,000
Free Enterprise Partnership 100,000
Pittsburgh Model Railroad Historical Society 96,000
Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations 95,000
Maldon Institute, The 90,000
Public Policy Education Fund, Inc. 85,000
Westmoreland Museum of Art 83,500
Homestead of Nantucket 83,000
Nantucket Conservation Foundation, Inc. 75,000
Mon Yough Riverfront Entertainment & Cultural Council 75,000
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc. 75,000
Westmoreland Fayette Historical Society 70,000
Best Friends Foundation 65,000
Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor 60,500
American Literary Society 60,000
City of Greensburg 55,620
Youth Guidance 55,000
Southside Local Development Company 52,000
Bishop's Education Fund 50,000
Nantucket Boys and Girls Club, Inc. 50,000
Institute for Functional Medicine 50,000
John Bartram Association, The 50,000
Salvation Army-Pittsburgh 50,000
Ellis School 50,000
Carriage House Children's Center Inc. 50,000
Crossroads Foundation 50,000
Capital Center for the Arts 50,000
UCLA Foundation 50,000
Westmoreland Trust 50,000
Friends of George C. Marshall, Inc., The 50,000
Carnegie Institute 47,500
Midway Boys Club 40,000
Landmark Legal Foundation 40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of America 40,000
Braddock Housing Task Force 40,000
Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives 40,000
Ladew Topiary Gardens, Inc., The Trustees of the 40,000
Westmoreland County Food Bank 40,000
Great Harbor Collection, Inc. 35,000
Church of the Good Sheperd 35,000
Pittsburgh Civic Garden Center 30,000
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 30,000
Community Design Center of Pittsburgh, Inc. 25,500
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh 25,500
American Chestnut Foundation 25,000
Commonwealth Education Organization 25,000
Civic Light Opera 25,000
Aquidneck Island Land Trust 25,000
Rosedale Block Cluster, Inc. 25,000
National Association for Olmsted Parks 25,000
Northside Leadership Conference 25,000
Ellis Memorial and Eldredge House, Inc. 25,000
Housing Opportunities, Inc. 25,000
East Liberty Development, Inc. 25,000
Perry Hilltop Assocation for Successful Enterprises, Inc. 25,000
City Theatre Company 25,000
Union Project, The 25,000
Former Agents of the FBI Foundation 25,000
Pennsylvania Economy League, Inc. 25,000
Ligonier Borough Volunteer Hose Company No. 1 25,000
Pennsylvanians for Effective Government Education Committee 25,000
National Forum Foundation 25,000
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall and Museum Trust, Inc. 25,000
Maryland Historical Society 23,000
Operation Outward Reach 20,000
Mel Blount Youth Home of Washington County, Inc. 20,000
National Academy of Social Insurance 20,000
Loyalhanna Watershed and Environmental Association, Inc. 20,000
Johns Hopkins University 20,000
Boy Scouts of America, Greater Pittsburgh Council 20,000
Business and Industrial Development Corporation 20,000
Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science 20,000
Holy Trinity School 20,000
Lemington Home for the Aged 18,000
Fayette County Society Prevention Cruelty to Animals 17,500
Garden Club of McKeesport, The 16,000
University of Pittsburgh 15,000
Allegheny Youth Development 15,000
Girl Scouts 15,000
Western Pennsylvania Humane Society 15,000
Humane Society of Westmoreland County 15,000
Go Greensburg Community Development Corporation 15,000
Monroeville Council of Senior Citizens 15,000
Crime Prevention Offices of Western Pennsylvania 15,000
Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum 12,000
First Presbyterian Church 11,000
Cornerstone Church of Muskegon 10,500
Latrobe Area Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation 10,000
Johnstown Flood Museum Association 10,000
Historical Society of Carnegie, Pennsylvania 10,000
Action for Animals, Inc. 10,000
Animal Rescue League of Western Pennsylvania, Inc., The 10,000
Guiding Eyes for the Blind 10,000
Pittsburgh Mercy Foundation 10,000
Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation 10,000
Fineview Citizens Council 10,000
Pittsburgh Project, The 10,000
Operation Dig, Inc. 10,000
Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind 10,000
Golden Triangle Radio Information Center 10,000
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. 10,000
Community College of Allegheny County Educational Foundation 10,000
Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh 10,000
Holy Family Foundation 10,000
Ligonier Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 10,000
Meyersdale Area Historical Society 10,000
Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, The 10,000
Ligonier Valley Historical Society 9,300
South Hills Interfaith Ministries 8,600
Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines 6,000
University of Pennsylvania 5,000
West Chester Railroad Heritage Association 5,000
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum 5,000
Saint Vincent College 5,000
Johnstown Area Heritage Association 5,000
Mountain Watershed Association 5,000
Cleveland Police Historical Society, Inc. 5,000
Easter Seal Society of Allegheny County 5,000
Mars Area History and Landmark Society 5,000
Pittsburgh Architects Workshop, Inc. 5,000
United Service Organizations 5,000
Mexican War Streets Society, Inc., The 5,000
St. Peter's Child Development Centers 5,000
Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation 5,000
Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, Inc. 5,000
Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc. 5,000
Neighborhood House Club 5,000
Animal Guardians 4,500
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 4,000
Ligonier Valley Association of Churches 2,500
Homestead Carnegie Library 2,500
Blatent Image Gallery 2,000
American Daffodil Society 1,000

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Those two groups alone total equal $100,000,000.00 in donations to "think tanks" and various other "charties". Now some are real and others are just front groups. But this is just two of their four "mega" inner groups that support many of the Right-wing outter groups. Can we match them for dollar for dollar?