The Tide

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A few of the things they finance.

· environmental extremism

· exclusion of humans from

public and private wildlands

· anti-war protest

· opposition to free trade

· banning firearms ownership

· abolition of the death penalty

· abortion rights

· gay, lesbian, bisexual and

·  transgender advocacy

http://www.capitalresearch.org/news/news.asp?ID=168

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But what does this mean??????

The TIDE as in UAT?

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But what does this mean??????

The TIDE as in UAT?

Actually it is the Tides Foundation.

Nothing to do with UAT, but I could not help myself.

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But what does this mean??????

The TIDE as in UAT?

Actually it is the Tides Foundation.

Nothing to do with UAT, but I could not help myself.

What exactly is the Tides Foundation?

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In case the link at the top does not work for you.

The Tides Foundation

Liberal Crossroads of Money and Ideas

By Gretchen Randall and Tom Randall

Money. Money is to the Tides Foundation and Center what water is to the tide. You can’t be sure from what source any part comes. You can’t be sure where any part goes. But it can knock you off your feet and pull you down. And there is an ocean of it.

The Tides Foundation and its offspring, the Tides Center, effectively “launder” donor dollars when they give to other nonprofits. The San Francisco-based Foundation receives donations from individuals and foundations and then channels them to activist groups. The result is that the original donor can’t be linked to the ultimate recipient. According to the most recent available IRS form 990, the Tides Foundation received $86.1 million in grants, gifts and other contributions in 2001. It gave away over $76 million. Since it was established in 1976, the Foundation has given away over $300 million in grants. (Total 2001 income was $93.2 million; the Foundation had assets of more than $156 million.)

The Tides Center, established in 1979, has been legally separate from the Foundation since 1996. It helps manage the legal, accounting and other administrative aspects of start-up political advocacy “projects.” In effect, it shelters activists and their fledgling organizations under the umbrella of its own nonprofit tax-exempt status.

In theory, the Foundation raises and grants money, while the Center manages projects and organizations. A legal firewall divides the two organizations and keeps their functions separate. In fact, each does both. The Foundation awards grants to groups, including groups not managed by the Center, that are promoting a kaleidoscope of liberal issues.

· environmental extremism

· exclusion of humans from

  public and private wildlands

· anti-war protest

· opposition to free trade

· banning firearms ownership

· abolition of the death penalty

· abortion rights

· gay, lesbian, bisexual and

  transgender advocacy

As the epicenter of a large financial operation that collects and disperses millions of dollars to left-wing activist groups, the Tides Foundation and Tides Center are uniquely influential within the liberal movement.  Many policy projects established by the Foundation and managed by the Center are eventually spun-off as independent nonprofit organizations. In addition, Tides founder Drummond Pike has set up several for-profit companies. They donate a percentage of their profits to Tides and collaborate with Tides-affiliated nonprofits.

Here are a few notable nonprofits started, managed or funded by Tides: the Natural Resources Defense Council, Greenpeace, Union of Concerned Scientists, Environmental Working Group and the Ruckus Society. The Tides Foundation continues to fund many of these groups, which are in the forefront of left-wing activism. 

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OK. Thanks!!

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well, we had a tiger grab & kill a 10-year old kid up here in NC recently.