Chart of Shame: Groups Pour Millions into Climate Denial
by Natalie Lubsen on Jul 2, 2014 | Views: 232 | Score: 2
| Donors Trust/Donors Capital Fund (78.8 million) | 78.8 |
|---|---|
| Scafe Affiliated Foundations (39.6) | 39.6 |
| The Lynda and Harry Bradley Foundation (29.6) | 29.6 |
| Koch Affiliated Foundations (26.3) | 26.3 |
| Howard Charitable Foundation (24.8) | 24.8 |
| John William Pope Foundation (21.9) | 21.9 |
| Searle Freedom Trust (21.7) | 21.7 |
| John Templeton Foundation (20.2) | 20.2 |
| Dunn's Foundation for the Advancement of Right Thinking (13.7) | 13.7 |
| Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc. (13.5) | 13.5 |
| Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program (13.1) | 13.1 |
| The Kovner Foundation (12.8) | 12.8 |
| Annenberg Foundation (11.3) | 11.3 |
| Lilly Endowment Inc. (10.3) | 10.3 |
| The Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation (10.0) | 10 |
| ExxonMobil Foundation (7.2) | 7.2 |
| Brady Education Foundation (6.8) | 6.8 |
| The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (6.7) | 6.7 |
| Coors Affiliated Foundations (6.2) | 6.2 |
| Lakeside Foundation (5.8) | 5.8 |
| Herrick Foundation (5.7) | 5.7 |
| 118 Others <1% (170.4) | 170.4 |
Sources:
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A Drexel University study delved into who funds climate denial. The study analyzed "140 foundations making 5,299 grants totaling $558 million to 91 organizations from 2003 to 2010." Even scarier is that "Approximately 75% of the income of these organizations comes from unidentifiable sources." Donors Trust, for example, "is a donor-directed foundation whose funders cannot be traced."