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Formerly the Foundation for Partnerships Trust, the '''Edgerly Foundation''' is a charitable organisation based in Chicago, Illinois. In 1993 it received its exempt organization status from the IRS.
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Formerly the Foundation for Partnerships Trust, the '''Edgerly Foundation''' is a charitable organisation based in Chicago, Illinois.  
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==Purpose==
 
Its stated purpose and activities are 'giving primarily for education and community development', but its interests also include 'foreign policy' and 'legal services'. <ref name=edgerly> [https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker-profile/?collection=grantmakers&activity=result&key=FOUN228 Edgerly Foundation], ''Foundation Directory'', accessed December 1 2016. </ref>
 
Its stated purpose and activities are 'giving primarily for education and community development', but its interests also include 'foreign policy' and 'legal services'. <ref name=edgerly> [https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker-profile/?collection=grantmakers&activity=result&key=FOUN228 Edgerly Foundation], ''Foundation Directory'', accessed December 1 2016. </ref>
  
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==Grants==
 
The foundation funds several counterjihad organisations, most notably the [[Middle East Forum]].  Between 2000 and 2009 it gave MEF $75,000 in grants,<ref>[http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/images/uploads/Right_Web_Nov._2011_-_MEF_Funding_.pdf MEF Funding], ''rightweb.irc'', accessed 29 January 2016</ref> , and from 2009 to 2015, a total of  USD $180,000.  <ref> Spinwatch analysis of Form 990s from 2009-2015 </ref>>
 
The foundation funds several counterjihad organisations, most notably the [[Middle East Forum]].  Between 2000 and 2009 it gave MEF $75,000 in grants,<ref>[http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/images/uploads/Right_Web_Nov._2011_-_MEF_Funding_.pdf MEF Funding], ''rightweb.irc'', accessed 29 January 2016</ref> , and from 2009 to 2015, a total of  USD $180,000.  <ref> Spinwatch analysis of Form 990s from 2009-2015 </ref>>
  
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The Foundation's latest financial records show it brings in $540,052 in annual income.
 
The Foundation's latest financial records show it brings in $540,052 in annual income.
  
==Grants==
 
 
===2010===
 
===2010===
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Grants included:
 
*[[Federalist Society]]: $10,000
 
*[[Federalist Society]]: $10,000
 
*[[Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis]]: $100,000
 
*[[Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis]]: $100,000
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*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $1,000 <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2010. </ref>
 
*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $1,000 <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2010. </ref>
 
===2011===
 
===2011===
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Grants included:
 
*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $10,000  
 
*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $10,000  
 
*[[Middle East Forum]]: $10,000
 
*[[Middle East Forum]]: $10,000
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===2012===
 
===2012===
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Grants included:
 
*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $17,000
 
*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $17,000
 
*[[Middle East Forum]]: $5,000
 
*[[Middle East Forum]]: $5,000
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===2013===
 
===2013===
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Grants included:
 
*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $25,000
 
*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $25,000
 
*[[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]: $1,000
 
*[[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]: $1,000
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===2014===
 
===2014===
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Grants included:
 
*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $200,000
 
*[[Americans for Peace and Tolerance]]: $200,000
 
*[[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]: $1,000
 
*[[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]: $1,000
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===2015===
 
===2015===
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From a total of $197,000 USD in grants that included the following organisations:
 
*[[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]: $2,100
 
*[[David Horowitz Freedom Center]]: $2,100
 
*[[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]: $1,000
 
*[[Foundation for Defense of Democracies]]: $1,000
*[[Middle East Forum]]: $50,000
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*[[Middle East Forum]]: $50,000 - 'general' purpose
 
*[[Heritage Foundation]]: $10,000
 
*[[Heritage Foundation]]: $10,000
 
*[[Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis]]: $50,000
 
*[[Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis]]: $50,000
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*[[Media Research Center]]: $1,000
 
*[[Media Research Center]]: $1,000
 
*[[Act for America Education]]: $1,000 <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2015. </ref>
 
*[[Act for America Education]]: $1,000 <ref> Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2015. </ref>
 
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
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==Address==
 
==Address==
 
PO BOX 803878, <br>Chicago, IL <br>60680-3878 <ref name=edgerly> [https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker-profile/?collection=grantmakers&activity=result&key=FOUN228 Edgerly Foundation], ''Foundation Directory'', accessed December 1 2016. </ref>
 
PO BOX 803878, <br>Chicago, IL <br>60680-3878 <ref name=edgerly> [https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/grantmaker-profile/?collection=grantmakers&activity=result&key=FOUN228 Edgerly Foundation], ''Foundation Directory'', accessed December 1 2016. </ref>
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In 1993 it received its exempt organisation status from the IRS.
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
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[[Category: Counterjihad Funders]][[Category: Foundations]]
 
[[Category: Counterjihad Funders]][[Category: Foundations]]

Latest revision as of 02:49, 8 March 2017

Formerly the Foundation for Partnerships Trust, the Edgerly Foundation is a charitable organisation based in Chicago, Illinois.

Purpose

Its stated purpose and activities are 'giving primarily for education and community development', but its interests also include 'foreign policy' and 'legal services'. [1]

Grants

The foundation funds several counterjihad organisations, most notably the Middle East Forum. Between 2000 and 2009 it gave MEF $75,000 in grants,[2] , and from 2009 to 2015, a total of USD $180,000. [3]>

Smaller sums have been given to other organisations, including the David Horowitz Freedom Center.

The Foundation's latest financial records show it brings in $540,052 in annual income.

2010

Grants included:

2011

Grants included:

2012

Grants included:

2013

Grants included:

2014

Grants included:

2015

From a total of $197,000 USD in grants that included the following organisations:

People

The foundation has trustees but no staff. They are:

Address

PO BOX 803878,
Chicago, IL
60680-3878 [1]

In 1993 it received its exempt organisation status from the IRS.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Edgerly Foundation, Foundation Directory, accessed December 1 2016.
  2. MEF Funding, rightweb.irc, accessed 29 January 2016
  3. Spinwatch analysis of Form 990s from 2009-2015
  4. Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2010.
  5. Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2011.
  6. Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2012.
  7. Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2013.
  8. Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2014.
  9. Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2015.
  10. Freedom Foundation, Source Watch, accessed 27 October 2016.
  11. THE PIONEER INSTITUTE: PRIVATIZING THE COMMON WEALTH, Political Research, 13 July 2002. Accessed 27 October 2016.
  12. Edgerly Foundation, Form 990, 2015.