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Foundation on Economic Trends
4520 East West Highway, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone (301) 656-6272 | Fax (301) 654-0208 | Email dhjohnston@foet.org



Overview

Finances

for tax year ending 12/31/2004

Income$217,930.00 
Expenditures$466,591.00 
End-Of-Year Net Worth$177,451.00 
Tax Status501(c)3 

Selected Grants

Educational Foundation of America
Grant$150,000.00 in 2000
SourceIRS Form 990 or 990-PF
DetailsBiotech Litigation/ Public Education
John Merck Fund
Grant$100,000.00 in 2001
SourceIRS Form 990 or 990-PF
DetailsTo pursue two lawsuits in federal courts seeking to prevent biotechnology companies from monopolizing the world's supply of agricultural crop seeds, and to establish that genetic material cannot be patented.
Educational Foundation of America
Grant$150,000.00 in 2001
SourceIRS Form 990 or 990-PF
DetailsBiotech Litigation/Public Education
Rockefeller Family Fund
Grant$40,000.00 in 1998
SourceFoundation Annual Report
DetailsFunding for the Save Organic Standards (SOS) Campaign, which opposes the inclusion of irradiated and genetically engineered foods under the USDA's organic designation
John Merck Fund
Grant$150,000.00 in 1999
SourceIRS Form 990 or 990-PF
DetailsTo file two federal lawsuits aimed at slowing the current rapid transition to gentically engineered agriculture in the United States

Top Funders and Grantees

Funding From Foundations
& Corporations

Total Donated

Time Frame
Foundation for Deep Ecology $1,812,500.00 1994 – 2001
C. S. Fund $532,500.00 1997 – 2002
W.K. Kellogg Foundation $435,600.00 1998 – 2001
John Merck Fund $400,000.00 1999 – 2001
Nathan Cummings Foundation $350,000.00 1997 – 2001
Warsh-Mott Legacy $350,000.00 1997 – 2001
Educational Foundation of America $320,000.00 2000 – 2001
Alida R. Messinger Charitable Lead Trust $279,697.00 1998 – 2000
Rockefeller Family Fund $265,000.00 1998 – 2001
Goldsmith Foundation $250,000.00 1998 – 2000
California Wellness Foundation $130,000.00 1996 – 1996
Oak Foundation $100,000.00 2004 – 2004
Bydale Foundation $95,000.00 2000 – 2002
Arca Foundation $75,000.00 1996 – 1999
USB Warburg LLC $45,392.00 2001 – 2001
Marin Community Foundation $45,000.00 2001 – 2001
Carolyn Foundation $40,000.00 1992 – 1992
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors $35,000.00 2000 – 2000
Rockefeller Brothers Fund $30,000.00 2000 – 2000
Bauman Family Foundation $25,000.00 1996 – 1996
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Funding From IndividualsTotal DonatedTime Frame
Peter Buckley $123,703.00 2001 – 2001
Alida R. Messinger $95,000.00 2001 – 2001


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