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Mercer Family Foundation

Private American grant-making foundation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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]

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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 critical of climate change activism.[7]

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Activities

The foundation's main interests are in the fields of public policy, higher education, and science.[8]

The foundation has donated to organizations and institutions, including The Heritage Foundation, Illinois Policy Institute, Heartland Institute, and SUNY Stony Brook.[9] Mercer provides funding to the Home Depot Foundation, whose mission is to "improve the homes and lives of U.S. military veterans and their families."[8]

The Mercer Family Foundation has lobbied against efforts to fully fund the Internal Revenue Service.[10]

The organization has been linked to the funding of Donald Trump and other U.S. far-right entities. Similar allegations have been made about links to members of the UK government.[11]

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