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Joyce Foundation, once again
Alphecca has a great post on how the Joyce Foundation is financing anti-gun studies at the Harvard School of Public Health.
I've discussed the $700 million Joyce Foundation before. They're using their millions to create fake grassroots groups, generate studies, stir up campaigns, you name it. They're financing Bloomberg's mayors group, putting $380,000 into the "Legal Community Against Gun Violence", funding "Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence", essentially buying issues of the Stanford Law & Policy Review and other law reviews.
Via Instapundit, which also has this earlier posting on the purchase of law reviews.
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Comments
Exactly how does one go about taking over a foundation?
I'd like to have $700 Million to cause trouble with ....
Posted by: Kristopher at January 13, 2007 10:56 PM
Where on earth did "The Joyce Foundation" acquire
700 million dollars? I sure hope none of that money came from government grant sources, as TJF is a clearly lefty policy-fabrication organization that only funds "research" supporting it's ideology.
Posted by: persiflage at January 15, 2007 02:05 PM
Where they got the money? - http://www.discoverthenetwork.org/funderProfile.asp?fndid=5310
Seems to be the same old story - wealthy philanthopist endows an organization, activists take over, original mission is distorted or ignored entirely.
They were intended to focus their efforts on local projects in the Great Lakes region - so much for that.
Posted by: moe at January 15, 2007 02:59 PM