Mercer Family Foundation
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The Mercer Family Foundation is a private grant-making foundation in the United States. As of 2013, it had $37 million in assets.[3] The foundation is run by Rebekah Mercer, the daughter of computer scientist and hedge fund manager Robert Mercer.[4][5]
Quick Facts Formation, Founder ...
Formation | 14 June 2004 (19 years ago) (2004-06-14) |
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Founder | Robert Mercer |
Founded at | New York City, U.S. |
Type | charitable foundation |
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Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
Purpose | philanthropy |
Headquarters | 51 Sawyer Rd, Waltham, Massachusetts, 02453-3448, U.S. |
Director | Rebekah Mercer[1] |
Disbursements | $13,492,358 (2013)[2] |
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Under Rebekah’s leadership, the family foundation invested about $70 million into conservative causes between 2009 and 2014.[6] The foundation has also donated to groups that reject the scientific consensus on climate change.[7]