Page - March 30, 2010
$1,000,000 provided to climate denial front groups 2005-2011 [Total funds given to front groups 1997-2011: $8,901,700]
The David H. Koch Foundation historically had a wide array of conservative, anti-environmental grant recipients.
In 2008, the Foundation contributed $1 million to the Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP). AFP is currently the only climate denial organization receiving money from the David H. Koch Foundation.
David Koch is a co-founder and chairman of the Americans for Prosperity Foundation.
The small staff of the David H. Koch Foundation Includes:
- David H. Koch - President/Director
- Ruth E. Williams - Secretary
- Vonda Holliman - Treasurer
Click here to view the David H. Koch Foundation's IRS 990 filings.
David H. Koch Foundation: Funds provided to climate denial front groups by year, 1997-2011
| Year | Total funds provided to front groups |
|---|
| 1997 |
$2,051,700 |
| 1998 |
$100,000 |
| 1999 |
$2,050,000 |
| 2000 |
$2,150,000 |
| 2001 |
$1,550,000 |
| 2002 |
- |
| 2003 |
- |
| 2004 |
- |
| 2005 |
- |
| 2006 |
- |
| 2007 |
- |
| 2008 |
$1,000,000 |
| 2009 |
- |
| 2010 |
- |
| 2011 |
- |
| Total funds given out by the David H. Koch Foundation from 2005-2011: $1,000,000 |
| Total funds given out by the David H. Koch Foundation from 1997-2011: $8,901,700 |
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