Conservative Foundations
primary bankrollers of conservative politics
The Koch Family Foundations, controlled by David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch, the billionaire owners of Koch Industries.
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, with assets exceeding $532 million, was founded by brothers Lynde and Harry Bradley, who made their fortunes producing electronic and radio components. Harry Bradley was an active member of the John Birch Society and a contributor to William F. Buckley, Jr.’s National Review. It has played a key role in promoting the privatization of education, funding research and pilot projects in school vouchers in its home state of Wisconsin.
The Scaife Foundations, controlled by billionaire Richard Mellon Scaife.
The Adolph Coors Foundation, funded by the family that owns the Adolph Coors brewery. Recipients of its funding have included the Heritage Foundation, Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum and STOP ERA campaign, the John Birch Society and a variety of organizations affiliated with the religious right.