Mackinac Center for Public Policy

| Funder : Purpose | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
Castle Rock Foundation |
$50,000 | |
| General operating support | $25,000 | 1/1/2005 |
| General operating support | $25,000 | 1/1/2003 |
Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation |
$60,000 | |
| General operating support | $40,000 | 12/31/2007 |
| General operating support | $10,000 | 12/31/2006 |
| General Operating Support | $10,000 | 12/31/2005 |
Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation |
$5,000 | |
| General Operating Support | $5,000 | 1/1/2001 |
Dick and Betsy Devos Foundation |
$150,000 | |
| $10,000 | 1/1/2008 | |
| Unrestricted Grant for General Fund | $20,000 | 12/31/2007 |
| Unrestricted Grant for General Fund | $10,000 | 12/31/2006 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $10,000 | 12/31/2005 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $10,000 | 12/31/2004 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $10,000 | 12/31/2003 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $10,000 | 12/31/2002 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $25,000 | 12/31/2001 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $20,000 | 12/31/2000 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $25,000 | 12/31/1999 |
Earhart Foundation |
$998,300 | |
| Support of the Labor and Education project | $300,000 | 1/1/2008 |
| Continued support of the labor and education project | $110,000 | 1/1/2007 |
| Continued support for labor and education project | $102,500 | 1/1/2007 |
| Continued support for the Labor and Education Project | $102,500 | 1/1/2006 |
| During calendar year 2005 to establish a Labor and Education Resource Center. | $250,000 | 12/31/2005 |
| During calendar year 2004 to support the Center's Science, Environment and Technology Initiative (SET). | $20,000 | 12/31/2004 |
| During calendar year 2003 to support the research work of Diane Katz, Director of the Center's Science, Environment and Technology Initiative (SET). | $20,000 | 12/31/2003 |
| To provide travel and accommodation expenses for Martin Chren to participate in the leadership conference in Midland, Michigan from October 30 - November 1, 2003. | $1,300 | 12/31/2003 |
| During calendar year 2002 to support the research work of Diane Katz, Director of the Center's Public Policy Science, Environment and Technology (SET) Initiative | $20,000 | 1/1/2002 |
| During 2001 for the Labor Policy Initiative, a research project directed by Mr. Robert P. Hunter | $22,000 | 1/1/2001 |
| To provide support during 1999 to prepare a monograph, RELIGIOUS OBJECTORS UNDER TITLE VII AND THE NLRA. | $20,000 | 1/1/1999 |
| John Attarian During 1998 to continue to prepare one or more journal article(s) and/or a book on the topic, "Social Security's Immorality: Roots of Crisis." |
$8,000 | 1/1/1998 |
| John Attarian During 1998 to continue to prepare one or more journal article(s) and/or a book on the topic, "Social Security's Immorality: Roots of Crisis." |
$2,000 | 1/1/1998 |
| To undertake an analysis of textbooks on economics presently used in Michigan schools. | $20,000 | 1/1/1997 |
Exxon Mobil |
$25,500 | |
| $10,000 | 1/1/2002 | |
| $15,500 | 1/1/2001 | |
Hickory Foundation |
$90,000 | |
| $10,000 | 1/1/2008 | |
| Charitable | $10,000 | 1/1/2007 |
| General fund | $10,000 | 1/1/2006 |
| General Fund | $10,000 | 12/31/2005 |
| General Fund | $10,000 | 1/1/2003 |
| General Fund | $10,000 | 1/1/2002 |
| General Fund | $10,000 | 1/1/2001 |
| General Fund | $10,000 | 1/1/2000 |
| General Fund | $10,000 | 1/1/1999 |
JM Foundation |
$115,000 | |
| $25,000 | 1/1/2006 | |
| Toward Leadership Conferences and Mentoring | $20,000 | 1/1/2004 |
| No purpose given. | $25,000 | 5/3/2002 |
| Toward Freedom in Education Training Seminars. | $20,000 | 1/1/1999 |
| To support leadership conferences for state think tanks | $15,000 | 1/1/1998 |
| To assist other state policy research centers | $10,000 | 1/1/1995 |
Jaquelin Hume Foundation |
$620,000 | |
| $60,000 | 1/1/2008 | |
| IRC Sec 501 "C" "3" Unrestricted | $60,000 | 1/1/2007 |
| IRC Sec 501 "C" "3" Unrestricted | $75,000 | 1/1/2006 |
| General support | $75,000 | 1/1/2005 |
| General support | $50,000 | 1/1/2004 |
| General support | $75,000 | 1/1/2003 |
| No purpose given. | $75,000 | 1/1/2002 |
| No purpose given. | $100,000 | 1/1/2001 |
| No purpose given. | $50,000 | 1/1/1999 |
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation |
$542,500 | |
| To support the Labor and Education Resource Center | $75,000 | 1/1/2007 |
| To support the activities of the Center's new education and labor program | $50,000 | 3/10/2005 |
| To support the activities of the Center's new education and labor program | $50,000 | 12/10/2004 |
| To support a feasibility study of Local-Only Teacher Unions | $72,500 | 10/10/2003 |
| To support general operations | $40,000 | 12/13/2001 |
| To support general operations ($60K) and a study of school choice ($30K) | $50,000 | 11/7/2000 |
| To support general operations | $50,000 | 1/1/1999 |
| To support general operations | $25,000 | 8/10/1998 |
| To support general operations | $25,000 | 4/9/1998 |
| To support general operations | $30,000 | 5/5/1997 |
| To support education reform projects | $30,000 | 2/20/1995 |
| To support research on educational reform | $45,000 | 11/22/1993 |
Orville D. and Ruth A. Merillat Foundation |
$360,000 | |
| $15,000 | 1/1/2009 | |
| Operations Support | $25,000 | 1/1/2007 |
| Operations Support | $30,000 | 6/7/2005 |
| Operations support | $35,000 | 2/28/2005 |
| Operations support | $40,000 | 2/28/2004 |
| Operations support | $40,000 | 2/28/2003 |
| General support | $50,000 | 2/28/2002 |
| General support | $50,000 | 2/28/2001 |
| General support | $75,000 | 2/28/1999 |
Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation |
$135,000 | |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $15,000 | 1/1/2008 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $15,000 | 1/1/2007 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $15,000 | 1/1/2006 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $35,000 | 12/31/2005 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $10,000 | 12/31/2003 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $10,000 | 1/1/2002 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $10,000 | 1/1/2001 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $20,000 | 1/1/2000 |
| Unrestricted Grant to General Fund | $5,000 | 1/1/1998 |
Rodney Fund |
$2,070,831 | |
| General funding | $325,000 | 1/1/2009 |
| General funding | $244,853 | 1/1/2008 |
| General funding 501(c)(3) | $249,000 | 1/1/2007 |
| General funding 501(c)(3) | $190,500 | 1/1/2006 |
| General funding | $131,100 | 12/31/2005 |
| General funding | $176,700 | 12/31/2004 |
| General funding | $189,900 | 12/31/2003 |
| General funding | $125,500 | 12/31/2002 |
| General funding | $121,300 | 12/31/2001 |
| General funding | $113,920 | 12/31/2000 |
| General funding | $75,000 | 12/31/1999 |
| General funding | $128,058 | 12/31/1998 |
Roe Foundation |
$255,000 | |
| General operating expense | $30,000 | 1/1/2009 |
| General operating expense | $25,000 | 12/31/2006 |
| General operating fund | $25,000 | 12/31/2005 |
| General operating fund | $25,000 | 12/31/2004 |
| General operating fund | $25,000 | 12/31/2003 |
| General operating fund | $25,000 | 1/1/2002 |
| General operating fund | $25,000 | 1/1/2001 |
| No purpose given. | $25,000 | 1/1/2000 |
| No purpose given. | $25,000 | 1/1/1999 |
| No purpose given. | $25,000 | 2/11/1998 |
Ruth and Lovett Peters Foundation |
$827,500 | |
| $75,000 | 1/1/2007 | |
| $115,000 | 1/1/2006 | |
| General support | $75,000 | 12/31/2005 |
| General support | $107,500 | 12/31/2004 |
| General support | $150,000 | 9/15/2003 |
| General Funds | $150,000 | 9/1/2002 |
| General Funds | $150,000 | 11/5/2001 |
| General Funds | $5,000 | 1/1/2000 |
Sarah Scaife Foundation |
$100,000 | |
| No purpose given. | $50,000 | 1/1/2000 |
| No purpose given | $50,000 | 1/1/1999 |
State Policy Network |
$50,000 | |
| $50,000 | 1/1/2008 | |
Walton Family Foundation |
$300,000 | |
| Charitable | $100,000 | 1/1/2002 |
| Charitable | $200,000 | 1/1/2000 |
William H. Donner Foundation |
$175,000 | |
| No purpose given. | $43,750 | 1/1/1999 |
| No purpose given. | $131,250 | 1/1/1998 |

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