F.M. Kirby Foundation
The F.M. Kirby Foundation was established in 1931 by one of the founders of the F.W. Woolworth Company. The foundation has made routine payments to an inner core Islamophobic organization. Grants tend to be awarded based on an already established relationship between the grantee and a member of the Kirby family. According to the foundation’s […]
Randolph Foundation
The New York-based Randolph Foundation was originally a trust of the Smith Richardson Foundation but became its own distinct entity around 1993. The foundation has granted money to a number of organizations in the inner core of the U.S. Islamophobia Network. Between 2011 and 2013, the foundation provided $140,000 in funds to groups dedicated to […]
Allegheny Foundation
The Allegheny Foundation is one of a group of three grantors known collectively as the Scaife Foundations. The Foundation “concentrates its giving in the Western Pennsylvania area and confines most of its grant awards to programs for historic preservation, civic development and education.” Over a five-year period, $600,000 was gifted to the David Horowitz Freedom […]
Stephen Harold Schimmel Foundation
Type: Private Family Foundation The Stephen Harold Schimmel Foundation is a California-based, private, tax-exempt entity founded in 1995. According to its tax filings, the president, secretary, and treasurer of the Foundation is Rosalba Schimmel, the wife of millionaire Stephen Harold Schimmel. There is little other publicly available information about the Schimmels’ or the Foundation. Between […]
Newton and Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust
Type: Private Family Foundation Established by the late entrepreneur Newton Becker in 2006, the California-based Newton and Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust is a private, tax-exempt charitable foundation possessing millions in revenue. The Trust’s grantmaking focuses exclusively on Jewish organizations including the Zionist Organization of America and Birthright Israel. Between 2014 and 2016, the Trust poured […]
Islamophobia in the 2016 Presidential Election
As of September 28, 2016, the threshold for inclusion on this list is participation in a debate hosted by the Commission on Presidential Debates. This page is intended to provide readers with insights into the presidential candidates’ views on Islam, anti-constitutional policy proposals and connections with the U.S. Islamophobia network.
Family Security Matters
Family Security Matters is a conservative news source sponsored by Frank Gaffney’s Center for Security Policy. The site regularly carries Islamophobic articles. In “The Fraudulent Frankenstein of Islam” Edward Cline asserts, “[Islam] is a totalitarian horror patched together by successive generations of cackling, malevolent mystics and haters of life stretching back twelve centuries.” Contributing Editor […]
Pat Robertson
Robertson is a commentator for Christian Broadcasting Network and the co-founder of American Center for Law and Justice. He is a media executive and Baptist minister known for being a key face of Christian conservative politics. Robertson compared Islam to Nazism on at least two separate occasions, in 2011 and 2013. In 2013, he said […]
Mirowski Family Foundation
Type: Private Family Foundation The Mirowski Family Foundation is a private tax-exempt family foundation established in 1997. The Foundation has no public presence and does not provide any mission statement on its financial documents. Over the years it has funded an array of causes, including health and various Jewish and pro-Israel groups. Recipients include Oxfam, […]
Heavenly Father’s Foundation
Type: Private Family Foundation The Heavenly Father’s Foundation was founded in 2011 by Dan Wilks and his wife, Staci. Wilks is a Texan billionaire who made his fortune with his brother Farris from the fracking boom in the early 2000s. Both brothers, with their wives, operate independent foundations that avidly and primarily fund right-wing politicians […]