Background
The MacArthur Foundation was created by John D. MacArthur, shortly before his death in 1978. MacArthur owned a variety of businesses, most notably Bankers Life & Casualty Company, as well as prime New York and Florida real estate.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2001 |
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| Total Assets | $4,215,930,831.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| Lloyd Axworthy | Director |
| John Seeley Brown | Director |
| John E. Corbally | Chairman |
| Drew Saudners Days III | Director |
| Robert E. Denham | Director |
| Jonathan F. Fanton | President |
| William H Foege MD | Director |
| James M. Furman | Director |
| Murray Gell-Mann | Director |
| Jamie S. Gorelick | Director |
| Carolyn C. Graham | Director |
| Alan M. Hallene | Director |
| Paul Harvey | Director |
| John P. Holdren | Director |
| Shirley Mount Hufstedler | Director |
| Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot | Director |
| Margaret E. Mahoney | Director |
| Elizabeth J. McCormack | Vice Chairman |
| George A. Ranney Jr. | Director |
| Adele Smith Simmons | President Emerita |
| Thomas C. Theobald | Director |
| Woodward A. Wickham Jr. | Vice President |
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Selected Grants |
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| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | |
| Grant | $25,000.00 in 1999 |
| Source | Chronicle Of Philanthropy |
| Details | To study the use of certification methods for promoting coffee that is produced in an environmentally sustainable way and traded in a fair and equitable manner |
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| Environmental Working Group | |
| Grant | $182,351.00 in 1993 |
| Source | The Foundation Center |
| Details | For U.S. pesticide policy program |
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| Environmental Media Services | |
| Grant | $40,000.00 in 1999 |
| Source | Chronicle Of Philanthropy |
| Details | For a media campaign on the environmental and public-health implications of increasing economic globalization |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Conservation International | $32,814,450.00 | 1992 – 2001 |
| World Resources Institute | $9,499,000.00 | 1992 – 2005 |
| Center for the Advancement of Health | $8,899,221.00 | 1995 – 2001 |
| World Wildlife Fund | $8,741,000.00 | 1992 – 2003 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $6,588,195.00 | 1988 – 2001 |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $6,388,969.00 | 1990 – 2003 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | $5,208,545.00 | 1994 – 2003 |
| Environmental Defense | $3,803,975.00 | 1992 – 2005 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $2,696,000.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| Worldwatch Institute | $1,800,000.00 | 1992 – 2001 |
| Ocean Conservancy | $1,778,183.00 | 1996 – 2001 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | $1,348,000.00 | 1997 – 2002 |
| National Audubon Society | $1,131,500.00 | 1992 – 2003 |
| Global Exchange | $1,036,600.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $925,000.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| Friends of the Earth | $870,000.00 | 1992 – 2001 |
| Public Media Center | $700,000.00 | 1999 – 2000 |
| Environmental Working Group | $617,351.00 | 1992 – 1993 |
| Greenpeace | $615,365.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| Sierra Club | $601,000.00 | 1994 – 1997 |
| Consumer's Choice Council | $589,500.00 | 1997 – 2000 |
| International Union for Conservation of Nature | $537,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| National Religious Partnership for the Environment | $532,000.00 | 1998 – 2000 |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | $530,100.00 | 1991 – 2001 |
| Consumer Federation of America | $450,000.00 | 1993 – 2002 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity | $445,000.00 | 1992 – 2001 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $421,000.00 | 1998 – 2001 |
| International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Dev | $400,000.00 | 1999 – 2000 |
| Rainforest Alliance | $308,400.00 | 1991 – 2000 |
| Biodiversity Action Network | $305,000.00 | 1996 – 1998 |
| Council For a Livable World Education Fund | $300,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Environmental Media Services | $295,000.00 | 1999 – 2000 |
| Co-op America | $280,000.00 | 1997 – 1998 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | $275,000.00 | 1998 – 2000 |
| International Forum on Globalization | $175,000.00 | 1997 – 2000 |
| Public Health Institute | $150,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| Wilderness Society | $150,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| Earthjustice | $138,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| Rainforest Action Network | $110,000.00 | 1997 – 1999 |
| SeaWeb | $105,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| Sustainable Northwest | $80,000.00 | 1997 – 1999 |
| Global Action Plan for the Earth | $60,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
| Northwest Environment Watch | $60,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
| Center for Resource Economics | $54,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| John Snow Institute (JSI) | $50,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse | $50,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Institute for Food & Development Policy | $50,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
| Center for a New American Dream | $50,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
| Redefining Progress | $50,000.00 | 1997 – 1997 |
| ACORN | $50,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
| Environmental Media Association | $40,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Earth Day Network | $25,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Public Citizen | $25,000.00 | 1994 – 1994 |
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