Mmfa Grants -- The Daily Caller

GRANTS TO MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA

compiled by The Daily Caller

February 17, 2012

Foundation City State Amount Year Description

The A & A Fund Boston MA $5,000 2005

The A & A Fund $5,000

The Agnes Gund Foundation E Liverpool OH $15,000 2006

The Agnes Gund Foundation E Liverpool OH $20,000 2007

The Agnes Gund Foundation $35,000

The A.M. Fund Boston MA $25,000 2006



The A.M. Fund $65,000

Angelica Foundation La Jolla CA $7,700 2007

Angelica Foundation La Jolla CA $5,000 2008

Angelica Foundation $12,700

ARCA Foundation Washington DC $100,000 2004

For a new media research education and advocacy

organization

ARCA Foundation Washington DC $50,000 2006

To support a Religious Broadcasting Project to

expand the monitoring and fact‐checking of religious

broadcasts.

ARCA Foundation $150,000

Arches Foundation Aspen CO $25,000 2005





Arches Foundation $82,500

Arkay Foundation Berkeley CA $15,000 2006 General Support

Arkay Foundation Berkeley CA $40,000 2010 MM‐CEL joint initiative

Arkay Foundation $55,000

Ayco Charitable Foundation Latham NY $50,000 2005 General support

Ayco Charitable Foundation Latham NY $50,000 2006 General Support

Ayco Charitable Foundation $100,000

Barbara Lee Family Foundation, Inc. Cambridge MA $50,000 2005 General Operating Support

Barbara Lee Family Foundation, Inc. $50,000

Barbara Wetzel Charitable Foundation Trust San Diego CA $15,000 2008 General program support

Barbara Wetzel Charitable Foundation Trust $15,000

Barbra Streisand Foundation Santa Monica CA $10,000 2004 General use

Barbra Streisand Foundation Santa Monica CA $15,000 2005

Barbra Streisand Foundation Santa Monica CA $15,000 2006 General program support





Barbra Streisand Foundation $85,000

Bauman Family Foundation Washington DC $100,000 2005 General support

Bauman Family Foundation Washington DC $150,000 2006 General support ($50000 of which was through D.A.)


Bauman Family Foundation Washington DC $150,000 2009 For general support



Bauman Family Foundation $700,000

Baytree Fund Arcadia CA $75,000 2005 Research center support





Baytree Fund $215,000

Beatrice Snyder Foundation New York NY $10,000 2010

To aid the donee organizations to carry out their

exempt functions

Beatrice Snyder Foundation New York NY $25,000 2010

To aid the donee organizations to carry out their

exempt functions

Beatrice Snyder Foundation $35,000

Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation Waco TX $50,000 2005 Future planned growth & expansion



Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation Waco TX $50,000 2008 General operating funds



Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation $275,000

Bernard & Irene Schwartz Foundation, Inc. New York NY $25,000 2007

Bernard & Irene Schwartz Foundation, Inc. New York NY $10,000 2009

Bernard & Irene Schwartz Foundation, Inc. $35,000

Bohemian Foundation Ft. Collins CO $250,000 2005 Colorado operating support

Bohemian Foundation Ft. Collins CO $225,000 2005 National operating support

Bohemian Foundation Ft. Collins CO $800,000 2007 General support

Bohemian Foundation Ft. Collins CO $450,000 2008 2008 General operating / Colorado Media Matters

Bohemian Foundation Ft. Collins CO $100,000 2009 2009 General operations Colorado

Bohemian Foundation Ft. Collins CO $200,000 2009 2009 General operations National

Bohemian Foundation Ft. Collins CO $100,000 2009 General operations

Bohemian Foundation Ft. Collins CO $200,000 2010 General operating

Bohemian Foundation $2,325,000

Boston Foundation, Inc. Boston MA $50,000 2007



Boston Foundation, Inc. Boston MA $50,000 2008 Rodgers Community Fund

Boston Foundation, Inc. Boston MA $10,000 2008 Villers Fund

Boston Foundation, Inc. Boston MA $55,000 2009 Operating support

Boston Foundation, Inc. Boston MA $50,000 2010 Operating support

Boston Foundation, Inc. $300,000

Brett Family Foundation Boulder CO $10,000 2005 Operating support

Brett Family Foundation Boulder CO $10,000 2005 Operating support

Brett Family Foundation $20,000

Brian and Lavina Snyder Foundation Trust New York NY $25,000 2005

Brian and Lavina Snyder Foundation Trust $25,000

California Community Foundation Los Angeles CA $10,000 2005

California Community Foundation Los Angeles CA $10,000 2007 Arts and culture



California Community Foundation Los Angeles CA $10,000 2010 Support for education

California Community Foundation $50,000

Carnegie Corporation of New York New York NY $50,000 2008

6 month grant of $50000 Toward its analysis of the

media coverage on immigrant integration issues

Carnegie Corporation of New York $50,000

Children's Wellness Fund Miami FL $25,000 2007 To support accurate and reliable media information

Children's Wellness Fund Miami FL $5,000 2009 To give access to public to reliable media

Children's Wellness Fund $30,000

Chorus, Inc. Boston MA $145,000 2010 Environmental initiative training

Chorus, Inc. $145,000

CJM Foundation New York NY $10,000 2005

CJM Foundation $10,000

Cloud Mountain Foundation New York NY $5,000 2005

Cloud Mountain Foundation New York NY $10,000 2006 Media and information

Cloud Mountain Foundation $15,000

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. Boston MA $37,500 2007 Social service

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. Boston MA $200,000 2008 Social research

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. Boston MA $125,000 2010 Donor advised funds other distributions

Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. $362,500

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region Washington DC $25,000 2010 Programs, admin, fundraising and capacity building

The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region $25,000

Community Foundation of the United Jewish Federation of

San Diego San Diego CA $100,000 2009 General assistance


San Diego San Diego CA $50,000 2010 General support


San Diego $150,000

Cox Family Fund Minneapolis MN $25,000 2008 social values and education

Cox Family Fund Minneapolis MN $15,000 2009 Social values and education

Cox Family Fund Minneapolis MN $15,000 2010 Social values and education

Cox Family Fund $55,000

Crosscurrents Foundation, Inc. Washington DC $20,000 2009 General support

Crosscurrents Foundation, Inc. $20,000

The Dallas Foundation Dallas TX $75,000 2006

The Dallas Foundation Dallas TX $75,000 2007

The Dallas Foundation Dallas TX $100,000 2008 Operating support

The Dallas Foundation $250,000

Daniel M Neidich and Brooke Garber Foundation New York NY $15,000 2007




General purpose fund of public charitable

organizations that were classified under section 501

C (3) of the internal revenue code

Daniel M Neidich and Brooke Garber Foundation $50,000

David Berger Foundation Philadelphia PA $100,000 2005 General support

David Berger Foundation Philadelphia PA $90,000 2007

David Berger Foundation $190,000

David Bohnett Foundation Beverly Hills CA $50,000 2009

Media Matters for America 2009 general operating

support

David Bohnett Foundation Beverly Hills CA $37,500 2010 General operation

David Bohnett Foundation Beverly Hills CA $37,500 2010 Gun safety issue pod

David Bohnett Foundation Beverly Hills CA $37,500 2010 LGBT issue pod

David Bohnett Foundation Beverly Hills CA $25,000 2010 LGBT media

David Bohnett Foundation $187,500

Douglas H Phelps Foundation Wilmington DE $5,000 2010 General unrestricted

Douglas H Phelps Foundation $5,000

Dwoskin Family Foundation Wilmington DE $25,000 2006

Dwoskin Family Foundation Wilmington DE $25,000 2007

Dwoskin Family Foundation Wilmington DE $50,000 2008 General & unrestricted

Dwoskin Family Foundation Wilmington DE $12,500 2009 General support

Dwoskin Family Foundation Wilmington DE $12,500 2010 General unrestricted

Dwoskin Family Foundation $125,000

Dyson Foundation Millbrook NY $100,000 2005

Dyson Foundation Millbrook NY $200,000 2006 General operating support






Dyson Foundation $2,150,000

East Bay Community Foundation Oakland CA $10,000 2010 General support

East Bay Community Foundation $10,000

Edlis‐Neeson Foundation Chicago IL $50,000 2009 General Support

Edlis‐Neeson Foundation Chicago IL $100,000 2010 General support

Edlis‐Neeson Foundation $150,000

Enfranchisement Foundation Washington DC $10,000 2008

Enfranchisement Foundation $10,000

Engelberg Foundation Palm Beach FL $12,500 2009 Unrestricted Grant

Engelberg Foundation $12,500

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Cincinnati OH $50,000 2005













Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Cincinnati OH $15,000 2009 General support

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $490,500

Ford Foundation New York NY $500,000 2010

Protecting Immigrant and Migrant Rights ‐‐

Advocacy, Litigation and Reform

Ford Foundation New York NY $466,466 2011

Advancing Media Rights and Access ‐‐ Research and

Public Policy Analysis

Ford Foundation $966,466

Foundation to Promote Open Society New York NY $75,000 2010 To provide general support



Foundation to Promote Open Society $1,075,000

Furman Foundation, Inc. New York NY $50,000 2006 To support general operation

Furman Foundation, Inc. New York NY $75,000 2007 To support general operation

Furman Foundation, Inc. $125,000

Gage Fund, Inc. Pound Ridge NY $5,000 2008

Gage Fund, Inc. Pound Ridge NY $5,000 2009 General support

Gage Fund, Inc. $10,000

Gill Foundation Denver CO $100,000 2006 General operating support


Gill Foundation Denver CO $10,000 2006 Support of 2005 women and AIDS fund convening

Gill Foundation Denver CO $250,000 2007



General operating support for Colorado media

matters


Gill Foundation $1,160,000

Glaser Progress Foundation Seattle WA $100,000 2005 General support

Glaser Progress Foundation Seattle WA $100,000 2006 General support

Glaser Progress Foundation Seattle WA $100,000 2009 Progressive branding study

Glaser Progress Foundation Seattle WA $100,912 2010 Progressive branding study

Glaser Progress Foundation $400,912

Glickenhaus Foundation Scarsdale NY $5,000 2004

Glickenhaus Foundation $5,000

Global Village Charitable Trust Coral Springs FL $99,849 2009 Operating support

Global Village Charitable Trust $99,849

The Goatie Foundation Brooklyn OH $150,000 2004

The Goatie Foundation $150,000

Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Albany NY $100,000 2008 General support

Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund Albany NY $12,500 2009 General support

Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund $112,500

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation Kansas City MO $35,000 2008

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation $35,000

Gruber Family Foundation Ross CA $100,000 2004 General support

Gruber Family Foundation Ross CA $100,000 2005






Gruber Family Foundation $510,000

H Van Ameringen Foundation New York NY $10,000 2006





H Van Ameringen Foundation $160,000

Hull Family Foundation Chicago IL $15,000 2009

Hull Family Foundation $15,000

J M Kaplan Fund, Inc. New York NY $7,500 2005 General Support

J M Kaplan Fund, Inc. New York NY $70,000 2009 2010 immigration initiative

J M Kaplan Fund, Inc. $77,500

Jeht Foundation New York NY $250,000 2008

Jeht Foundation $250,000

Jewish Communal Fund New York NY $4,000 2008

Jewish Communal Fund New York NY $25,000 2009 General support

Jewish Communal Fund New York NY $14,500 2010 Unrestricted general support

Jewish Communal Fund $43,500

Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Cleveland OH $5,000 2006

Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Cleveland OH $15,000 2009 General support

Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Cleveland OH $15,000 2010 General support

Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland $35,000

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula,

Marin and Sonoma Counties San Francisco CA $5,180 2010 Gen/program

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the

Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties $5,180

Joseph & Florence Mandel Foundation Cleveland OH $5,000 2008

Joseph & Florence Mandel Foundation $5,000

Joseph and Marie Field Foundation Malvern PA $50,000 2010 Grant to another 501 (C) (3) organization

Joseph and Marie Field Foundation $50,000

Joseph H and Barbara I Ellis Foundation Albany NY $100,000 2009

Joseph H and Barbara I Ellis Foundation Albany NY $50,000 2010 General charitable purposes

Joseph H and Barbara I Ellis Foundation Albany NY $100,000 2010 General charitable purposes

Joseph H and Barbara I Ellis Foundation $250,000

Joyce Foundation Chicago IL $400,000 2010 To support a gun and public safety issue initiative.

Joyce Foundation $400,000

Kanter Family Foundation Vienna VA $30,000 2006 Support for cultural endeavors

Kanter Family Foundation Vienna VA $25,000 2007 Support for education

Kanter Family Foundation Vienna VA $25,000 2009

8/12/2009 media matters (processed through

network for good)

Kanter Family Foundation Vienna VA $17,500 2010 Media matters/democracy in action

Kanter Family Foundation Vienna VA $20,000 2010 Media matters/democracy in action

Kanter Family Foundation $117,500

Lear Family Foundation Beverly Hills CA $15,000 2005 Charitable/ Educational

Lear Family Foundation Beverly Hills CA $20,000 2007

Lear Family Foundation Beverly Hills CA $20,000 2008

Lear Family Foundation $55,000

Leland Fikes Foundation, Inc. Dallas TX $100,000 2007 General support






Leland Fikes Foundation, Inc. $600,000

Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund San Francisco CA $25,000 2010

Support for social service programs or educational

program

Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund $25,000

Lewis B & Dorothy Cullman Foundation, Inc. Jericho NY $100,000 2006



Lewis B & Dorothy Cullman Foundation, Inc. $300,000

The Libra Foundation Chicago IL $5,000 2009 General operating

The Libra Foundation $5,000

Lotus Foundation Houston TX $50,000 2005 Operational support






Lotus Foundation $370,000

Mai Family Foundation New York NY $25,000 2007

Mai Family Foundation New York NY $100,000 2008

Mai Family Foundation New York NY $100,000 2009 Charitable Contribution

Mai Family Foundation New York NY $100,000 2010 Charitable Contribution

Mai Family Foundation $325,000

Marisla Foundation Laguna Beach CA $100,000 2007 Support for research and information center

Marisla Foundation Laguna Beach CA $120,000 2008 Support for research and information center

Marisla Foundation Laguna Beach CA $150,000 2009 General support for research & information center

Marisla Foundation Laguna Beach CA $200,000 2009 General support for research & information center

Marisla Foundation $570,000

Mark Torrance Foundation Seattle WA $50,000 2009

Mark Torrance Foundation Seattle WA $50,000 2010 Program support ‐ social services

Mark Torrance Foundation $100,000

Maurice Falk Fund Pittsburgh PA $30,000 2010

Grant of $30000 approved Decemember 2, 2009 for

initiative to coordinate litigation

Maurice Falk Fund $30,000

Max Simon Charitable Foundation Indianapolis IN $25,000 2005 Researching influential opinion sectors

Max Simon Charitable Foundation Indianapolis IN $100,000 2006 Researching influential

Max Simon Charitable Foundation Indianapolis IN $25,000 2007 General fund

Max Simon Charitable Foundation $150,000

The Mckay Foundation San Francisco CA $50,000 2005

The Mckay Foundation San Francisco CA $50,000 2006

The Mckay Foundation $100,000

The Miner Anderson Family Foundation Wilmington DE $100,000 2010 General & unrestricted

The Miner Anderson Family Foundation $100,000

Mitchell Kapor Foundation San Francisco CA $10,000 2007

Mitchell Kapor Foundation San Francisco CA $10,000 2009 Civic participation

Mitchell Kapor Foundation $20,000

MoveOn.org Civic Action Berkley CA $50,000 2010

MoveOn.org Civic Action $50,000

New World Foundation New York NY $7,500 2010 In support of Yeo

New World Foundation $7,500

The New York Community Trust New York NY $10,000 2006

The New York Community Trust New York NY $10,000 2007

The New York Community Trust New York NY $255,000 2010 For general support

The New York Community Trust $275,000

Park Foundation, Inc. Ithaca NY $10,000 2005 General operating costs

Park Foundation, Inc. Ithaca NY $10,000 2006

Park Foundation, Inc. Ithaca NY $10,000 2007 General operations

Park Foundation, Inc. Ithaca NY $10,000 2008 General operating support



Park Foundation, Inc. $60,000

The PBL Fund Coral Gables FL $200,000 2008 General support

The PBL Fund $200,000

The Peninsula Foundation E Liverpool OH $20,000 2008 General support

The Peninsula Foundation $20,000

Peter and Linda Solomon Foundation New York NY $10,000 2006

Peter and Linda Solomon Foundation New York NY $10,000 2007

Peter and Linda Solomon Foundation $20,000

The Philip D & Tammy S Murphy Foundation New York NY $25,000 2008

The Philip D & Tammy S Murphy Foundation $25,000

Picower Foundation Palm Beach FL $100,000 2008 General Operating Support

Picower Foundation $100,000

Pritzker Family Foundation Evanston IL $250,000 2007

Pritzker Family Foundation Evanston IL $50,000 2008

Pritzker Family Foundation Evanston IL $100,000 2009 General charitable purposes

Pritzker Family Foundation $400,000

Rebecca and Nathan Milikowsky Family Foundation Chestnut Hill MA $50,000 2010 Charitable contribution

Rebecca and Nathan Milikowsky Family Foundation $50,000

The Resource Foundation, Inc. New York NY $25,000 2006 General purposes

The Resource Foundation, Inc. New York NY $5,000 2007



The Resource Foundation, Inc. $60,000

Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund San Francisco CA $25,000 2008

Web‐based progressive research and information

center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring,

analyzing and correcting conservative

misinformation in the US media

Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund San Francisco CA $5,000 2009

Environment ‐ special projects ‐ Web‐Based

Progressive Research and Information Center

dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing

and correcting conservative misinformation in the

U.S. media

Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund $30,000

Richard H Driehaus Foundation Chicago IL $10,000 2007 General operating support



Richard H Driehaus Foundation $45,000

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc. New York NY $10,000 2006 Social justice and advocacy

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc. New York NY $10,000 2008 Social justice & advocacy

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc. New York NY $5,000 2009 General support

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc. $25,000

Rodel Foundation of Delaware Wilmington DE $5,000 2010 Support for education

Rodel Foundation of Delaware $5,000

Sagner Family Foundation Livingston NJ $5,000 2004 Programs to monitor public radio




Sagner Family Foundation $70,000

San Francisco Foundation San Francisco CA $10,000 2005 For general support

San Francisco Foundation San Francisco CA $5,000 2009 For general support

San Francisco Foundation $15,000

Sandler Foundation San Francisco CA $100,000 2005

Sandler Foundation San Francisco CA $300,000 2008 General support

Sandler Foundation $400,000

Schooner Foundation Boston MA $49,717 2006 General support




Schooner Foundation $334,717

Schumann Center for Media and Democracy, Inc. Montclair NJ $500,000 2005

A grant of $500,000 for general efforts to monitor

and analyze the US media

Schumann Center for Media and Democracy, Inc. Montclair NJ $100,000 2008

A grant of $100,000 to support efforts to monitor

and analyze the U.S. media

Schumann Center for Media and Democracy, Inc. $600,000

Schwab Charitable Fund San Francisco CA $10,000 2008

Schwab Charitable Fund San Francisco CA $50,000 2009 Social Services

Schwab Charitable Fund $60,000

Scott A. Nathan Charitable Trust Boston MA $50,000 2007 General support

Scott A. Nathan Charitable Trust $50,000

Semrod Family Private Foundation Naples FL $6,000 2006

Semrod Family Private Foundation $6,000

Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mountain View CA $250,000 2008 Building Community







Silicon Valley Community Foundation $587,000

SKB Foundation Sunnyvale CA $5,000 2004 General support

SKB Foundation Sunnyvale CA $8,889 2007

SKB Foundation Sunnyvale CA $5,000 2008 General support

SKB Foundation $18,889

Small Change Foundation San Francisco CA $25,000 2010

Media Matters for America is a web‐based non profit

progressive research and information center

dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing

and correcting conservative misinformation in the

U.S. media. Grant is for LGBT‐related work projects.

Small Change Foundation $25,000

Stephen M Silberstein Foundation Belvedere CA $100,000 2003 Research & Education

Stephen M Silberstein Foundation Belvedere CA $475,000 2005 Educational radio broadcasting






Stephen M Silberstein Foundation $2,225,000

Stride Rite Charitable Foundation, Inc. Boston MA $25,000 2009 General support

Stride Rite Charitable Foundation, Inc. $25,000

Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation San Francisco CA $200,000 2004 Media matters for America

Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation San Francisco CA $100,000 2005 Media matters for America

Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation $300,000

Susman Family Foundation Houston TX $10,000 2008




Susman Family Foundation $60,000

The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson Foundation Pittsburgh PA $50,000 2007

The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson Foundation Pittsburgh PA $50,000 2008

The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson Foundation Pittsburgh PA $25,000 2009 General operating support

The Thomas Phillips and Jane Moore Johnson Foundation $125,000

Tides Foundation San Francisco CA $122,475 2003 General support

Tides Foundation San Francisco CA $2,165,497 2004

Tides Foundation San Francisco CA $1,074,454 2005

Tides Foundation San Francisco CA $30,000 2006 General Support

Tides Foundation San Francisco CA $26,223 2006 General Support

Tides Foundation San Francisco CA $15,000 2007

Tides Foundation San Francisco CA $23,225 2007

Tides Foundation San Francisco CA $75,000 2008 Michigan chapter expansion project


Tides Foundation San Francisco CA $25,000 2009 New pundit training program



Tides Foundation $4,384,702

Unbound Philanthropy New York NY $150,000 2009

2010 Immigration Initiative (immigration Monitoring

and Research & Immigration Progressive Talent

Initiative)

Unbound Philanthropy $150,000

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Boston MA $25,000 2007 Human services

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Boston MA $25,000 2008 Support for civic projects

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Boston MA $25,000 2010 General op expenses

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $75,000

Wallace Global Fund II Washington DC $35,000 2008

For a rapid response progressive communications

network and to push back against conservative

disinformation.


General support to this D.C.‐based news watchdog

organization, which comprehensively monitors,

analyzes and corrects conservative misinformation

and inaccuracies in the media.


General support for efforts to systematically monitor

a cross section of print, broadcast, cable, radio, and

Internet media outlets for conservative

misinformation. Program strategies also include

informing activists, journalists, and the general

public about misinformation, as well as training

progressive spokespeople to counter reactionary

voices in mainstream media.

Wallace Global Fund II $210,000

Wasserman Foundation Los Angeles CA $50,000 2006

Wasserman Foundation Los Angeles CA $100,000 2008

Wasserman Foundation $150,000

Weissberg Foundation Arlington VA $20,000 2010 To support progressive talent initiative training

Weissberg Foundation $20,000

Yavanna Foundation Wilmington DE $20,000 2009 General & unrestricted

Yavanna Foundation $20,000

Yen Chuang Charitable Corporation Sunnyvale CA $5,000 2008 General Support

Yen Chuang Charitable Corporation $5,000

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