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Key Donor Profiles

AgroEcology Fund

AgroEcology Fund

14455 N. Hayden Road,
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85260, US
501c3 nonprofit
AgroEcologyFund.org
Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Daniel Moss, Executive Director
  • Edie Mukiibi, Advisory Board Member
  • Sarojeni Rengam, Advisory Board Member
  • Solome Lemma, Advisory Board Member
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Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc

Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc

25 East 78th Street
New York, NY 10075
501c3 nonprofit
Bloomberg.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Mike Bloomberg, Founder
  • Patricia E. Harris, Chief Executive Officer
  • Maya Lin, Director, Board of Directors
  • Allison Jaffin, Manager of Operations
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Ceres Trust

Ceres Trust, The

150 South Wacker Drive Suite 2400
 Chicago IL 60606
501c3 nonprofit
CeresTrust.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Judith Kern, Trustee
  • Kent Whealy, Trustee
  • Kathryn Gilje, Executive Director
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Chicago Community Trust

Chicago Community Trust

225 North Michigan Avenue Suite 2200
Chicago IL 60601
501c3 nonprofit
CCT.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Linda S. Wolf, Chair
  • Mary B. Richardson-Lowry, Vice-Chair
  • Carol Lavin Bernick, Executive Committee 
  • Leslie Bluhm, Executive Committee
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Christensen Fund

Christensen Fund

487 Bryant Street, 2nd Floorbr>
San Francisco, CA 94107 USA
501c3 nonprofit
ChristensenFund.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Diane Christensen, President
  • Sanjay Bavikatte, Executive Director Biocultural Landscapes
  • China Ching, Director of Grantmaking
  • Kyra Busch, Agrobiodiversity and Resilient
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Cloud Mountain Foundation

Cloud Mountain Foundation

237 W 35TH ST STE 1001, NEW YORK, NY 10001
501c3 nonprofit

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Benjamin Friedman, President
  • Sarah Stranahan, Grant-Making Consultant
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CS Fund

CS Fund

469 Bohemian Highway
 Freestone, CA 95472
501c3 nonprofit
CSFund.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Bailey Malone, Executive Director
  • Maryanne Mott, trustee
  • Melanie Adcock Program Director, Food Sovereignty
  • Monica Moore Program Director, Emerging Technologies
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David and Lucile Packard Foundation

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

343 Second Street Los Altos, CA 94022 USA
501c3 nonprofit
Packard.org

Key People

  • Carol S. Larson President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Chris DeCardy Vice President and Director of Programs
  • Craig Neyman Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  • Julie E. Packard Vice Chairman
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Firedoll Foundation

Firedoll Foundation

1460 Maria Lane, Suite 400 Walnut Creek CA 94596
501c3 nonprofit
http://www.Firedoll.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Sandor Straus, Co-Founder
  • Faye Strous, Co-Founder
  • Melissa Boilon, Program Officer
  • Stephen Hoeft, Program Officer
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Foundation for the Carolinas

Foundation for the Carolinas

220 N. Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28202
501c3 nonprofit
FFTC.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Michael Marsicano, PH.D. President & CEO
  • Brian Collier, Executive Vice President
  • Holly Welch Stubbing, J.D. Executive Vice President & In-house Counsel
  • Todd Mansfield, Chair Board of Directors
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Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

1055 Broadway Blvd., Suite 130
Kansas City, MO 64105
501c3 nonprofit
GrowYourGiving.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Debbie Wilkerson, President & CEO
  • Jennifer Jones, Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
  • Katie Gray, Senior Vice President of Finance and Foundation Services
  • Corey Ziegler, Vice President & Corporate Counsel
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John Merck Fund

John Merck Fund

31 St. James Avenue Suite 888
Boston, MA 02116
501c3 nonprofit
JMFund.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Christine H. James, Executive Director
  • Nancy Stockford, Director of Operations
  • Ninya Loeppky, Program Associate
  • Karen R. Harris, Clean Energy Program Consultant
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MacArthur Foundation

MacArthur Foundation

140 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60603-5285
501c3 nonprofit
MacFound.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Julia Stasch, President
  • Valerie Chang, Managing Director, Programs
  • Susan E. Manske, Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
  • Cecilia A. Conrad, Managing Director
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New Field Foundation

New Field Foundation

1623 Fifth Ave, San Rafael, CA 94901
501c3 nonprofit
NewFieldFound.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Jonathon Landeck, Managing Director
  • Janis Burger, Board Secretary
  • Ellen Friedman, Board Treasurer
  • Tabara Ndiaye, Program Consultant
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NoVo Foundation

NoVo Foundation

535 Fifth Avenue 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10017
501c3 nonprofit
NovoFoundation.org/

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Peter Buffett, Co-President
  • Jennifer Buffett, Co-President
  • Gary D. Schwartz, Senior Director
  • Wendy Cheung, Grants Manager
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Park Foundation

Park Foundation

140 Seneca Way Suite 100 Ithaca, NY 14850
501c3 nonprofit
ParkFoundation.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Adelaide P. Gomer President
  • Alicia P. Wittink Vice President
  • Amy B. Panek Senior Program Officer, Environment
  • Roberta M. Norman Finance Director
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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

440 West El Camino Real, Suite 300
Mountain View, California 94040-1498
501c3 nonprofit
SiliconValleyCF.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of larger philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Greg Avis, Interim Chief Executive Officer and President
  • Misti Sangani, Chief Philanthropy Officer
  • Casey Kellogg, Vice President, Donor Engagement
  • Melany Duval, Vice President, Development
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Tides Foundation

Tides Foundation

PO Box 29198, San Francisco, CA 94129
501c3
Tides.org
Donor to anti-GMO activism as part of broader philanthropic strategy
Tides is both a recipient and a donor and operates under multiple names, including Tides Foundation and Tides Center
Key People

  • Drummond Pike, Founder
  • Kriss Deiglmeier, Tides CEO
  • Wade Rathke, Chairman
  • Peter Mellen, Treasurer
  • Amanda Keton, General Counsel
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Tomkat Charitable Trust

Tomkat Charitable Trust

Also including Tomkat Foundation and Tomkat Ranch Educational Foundation
111 Sutter Street 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104
501c3 nonprofit
Tomkatfoundation.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Tom Steyer, Co-Founder
  • Kathryn Taylor, Co-Founder
  • Kevin Watt, Strategic Initiatives and Policy Manager
  • Kathy Webster, Education and Outreach Director
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Walton Family Foundation

Wallace Genetic Foundation Inc.

4910 Massachusetts Avenue, NW  Suite 221  Washington, DC 20016
501c3 nonprofit
WallaceGenetic.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Ann Douglas Cornell, President
  • David Wallace Douglas, Secretary/Treasurer
  • Cynthia Duffy, Co-Executive Director
  • Michaela Oldfield, Co-Executive Director
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Walton Family Foundation

Walton Family Foundation

P.O. Box 2030
Bentonville, AR 72712
501c3 nonprofit
WaltonFamilyFoundation.org

Donor to anti-GMO organizations as part of a broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Kyle Peterson, Executive Director
  • Marc Holley Strategy, Learning & Evaluation Director
  • Daphne Moore Communications Director
  • Barry Gold, Environment Program Director
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William Penn Foundation

William Penn Foundation

Two Logan Square, 11th Floor 100 North 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2757
501c3 nonprofit
WilliamPennFoundation.org

Donor to anti-GMO causes as part of broader philanthropic strategy

Key People

  • Shawn McCaney, Executive Director
  • John Cross, Director of Investments
  • Amy Chan, Director Investment Team
  • Jessica Richards, Director of Program Operations & Planning
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Note that there are three “levels” of both donors and recipients.

Donors
Donations to advocacy groups are sometimes designated to support a specific cause, such as organic agriculture or mitigating climate change. There is no way for us to know from publicly-available documents on what the money will be spent, as we can only see the total amount donated. When we assign the levels below to donors and recipients, we assume that all donations are available to the recipient for all advocacy, including anti-GMO advocacy.

  • Level 1: Donates primarily to dedicated anti-GMO organizations
  • Level 2: A large portion of donations go to anti-GMO organizations; some donations go to organizations without a position on GMOs
  • Level 3: A small portion of donations go to anti-GMO organizations
    * Most donations go to organizations without a formal position on GMOs but which have aligned themselves with anti-GMO activists

Recipients
For Level 1 recipients, all donations are used for anti-GMO advocacy. For Level 2 and 3 recipients, we don’t know how much of each donation is used for anti-GMO advocacy.

  • Level 1: Dedicated to anti-GMO advocacy
  • Level 2: Involved in anti-GMO advocacy along with other causes
  • Level 3: No specific anti-GMO advocacy, but general support
    * Organizations without a formal position on GMOs but which have aligned themselves with anti-GMO activists