Background
The Beldon Fund originally got its money from William Upjohn and John R. Hunting, the founders of Steelcase (manufacturers of office furniture).
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2001 |
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| Total Assets | $87,613,861.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| Patricia Bauman | Trustee |
| Newell Flather | Trustee |
| Wade Greene | Trustee |
| John Hunting | President, Board Chair, Treasurer |
| Diane Ives | Treasurer |
| Gene Karpinski | Trustee |
| Dick Mark | Paid Consultant |
| Roger Milliken Jr. | Vice Chairman |
| Holly Schadler | Secretary, General Counsel |
| Lael Stegall | Trustee |
| Ann Fowler Wallace | Consultant |
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Selected Grants |
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| Dakota Rural Action | |
| Grant | $30,000.00 in 2000 |
| Source | Donor's Website |
| Details | To organize citizens and promote public policy that protects human health and the environment and challenges corporate control of the food industry in South Dakota |
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| Dakota Resource Council | |
| Grant | $30,000.00 in 2000 |
| Source | Donor's Website |
| Details | To organize citizens and promote public policy that protects human health and the environment and challenges corporate control of the food industry in North Dakota. |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Environmental Support Center | $1,543,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Green Corps | $890,000.00 | 1998 – 2001 |
| Sierra Club | $696,000.00 | 2000 – 2002 |
| Center for Health, Environment and Justice | $655,000.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| U.S. Public Interest Research Group | $600,000.00 | 2000 – 2002 |
| League of Conservation Voters | $600,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $530,000.00 | 1991 – 2000 |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils | $525,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $515,000.00 | 2000 – 2002 |
| Environmental Working Group | $500,000.00 | 1999 – 2002 |
| Center for Public Interest Research | $300,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | $300,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $280,000.00 | 1990 – 2001 |
| National Environmental Trust | $250,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Earthjustice | $200,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Northern Plains Resource Council | $180,000.00 | 1990 – 2001 |
| Sustain | $175,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| Dakota Resource Council | $165,000.00 | 1995 – 2001 |
| Western Colorado Congress | $162,500.00 | 1996 – 2001 |
| Environmental Media Services | $160,000.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Powder River Basin Resource Council | $157,500.00 | 1996 – 2001 |
| Dakota Rural Action | $155,000.00 | 1995 – 2001 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | $150,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Californians for Pesticide Reform | $150,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Friends of the Earth | $150,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement | $130,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| National Audubon Society | $120,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $105,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Toxics Action Center | $100,000.00 | 1998 – 2000 |
| National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticide | $100,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Environmental Advocates | $100,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Idaho Rural Council | $90,000.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| Earth Day Network | $75,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Environmental Research Foundation | $70,000.00 | 1998 – 2000 |
| National Religious Partnership for the Environment | $66,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| Greenpeace | $60,000.00 | 1995 – 2000 |
| Center for a New American Dream | $50,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | $40,000.00 | 1998 – 2001 |
| Public Citizen | $36,000.00 | 1996 – 1998 |
| Environmental Defense | $30,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance | $15,000.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Preamble Center | $15,000.00 | 2000 – 2000 |
| Wilderness Society | $10,000.00 | 1996 – 1996 |
| Center for a Sustainable Economy | $5,000.00 | 1998 – 1998 |
Foundations listed on ActivistCash.com may provide funding to a wider variety of nonprofit groups than those profiled here. This website focuses on activist groups that concentrate on food- and beverage-related issues.
