Sources of Funding
The IWF operates through funds provided by donor organizations. It has been described by the left-wing group MediaTransparency as being "largely funded by the conservative movement." Sources of funding include three of Richard Mellon Scaife's four Scaife Foundations. A full breakdown of foundation donors is given below:
| Body | Donations | Total (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Scaife Foundation* | 10 | 1,675,000 |
| Brady Education Foundation | 6 | 1,604,000 |
| Randolph Foundation | 14 | 1,559,000 |
| John M. Olin Foundation | 11 | 776,000 |
| Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation | 15 | 490,000 |
| Castle Rock Foundation | 5 | 300,000 |
| Carthage Foundation* | 3 | 300,000 |
| Jaquelin Hume Foundation | 6 | 265,000 |
| William H. Donner Foundation | 5 | 200,000 |
| Scaife Family Foundation* | 1 | 100,000 |
| JM Foundation | 5 | 95,000 |
| Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation | 4 | 70,000 |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation | 6 | 61,000 |
| Gilder Foundation | 1 | 50,000 |
| Earhart Foundation | 2 | 35,000 |
| Ruth and Lovett Peters Foundation | 1 | 25,000 |
| Roe Foundation | 5 | 22,500 |
| Hickory Foundation | 4 | 17,500 |
| William E. Simon Foundation | 2 | 6,000 |
| Total | 106 | 7,651,000 |
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