Nathan Cummings Foundation
Background
Nathan Cummings was the owner of Consolidated Foods (now known as Sara Lee), and was also a major investor in General Dynamics. He left the bulk of his estate to the foundation bearing his name.
Finances for tax year ending 12/31/2001 |
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| Total Assets | $386,896,912.00 | |
| Grants Awarded | $0.00 | |
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Officers and Other Supporters | |
| Name | Position |
| Kenneth Brecher | Trustee |
| Adam N. Cummings | Trustee |
| James K. Cummings | Chairman |
| Sonia Simon Cummings | Trustee |
| Ruth Durchslag | Trustee |
| Ruth Durchslag | Trustee |
| Reynold Levy | Trustee |
| Lance E. Lindblom | President |
| Bevis Longstreth | Trustee |
| Dick Mark | Former director of environmental programs |
| Beatrice Cummings Mayer | Trustee |
| Robert N. Mayer | Treasurer |
| Albert Siu | Secretary |
| Ruth Cummings Sorensen | Vice Chairman |
| Debra Weese-Mayer | Trustee |
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Selected Grants |
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| Environmental Working Group | |
| Grant | $40,000.00 in 1995 |
| Source | Donor's Website |
| Details | Grant made via the Tides Foundation. Advocacy for policies promoting sustainable agriculture. |
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| Sierra Club | |
| Grant | $75,000.00 in 2001 |
| Source | IRS Form 990 or 990-PF |
| Details | To support the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) campaign. |
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| Waterkeeper Alliance | |
| Grant | $75,000.00 in 2002 |
| Source | Donor's Website |
| Details | The grant will support litigation against major pork producers to enforce the Clean Water Act, order factory farms to pay penalties as a deterrent against future violations, and clean up contamination and remediate the damage to the environment and rural communities |
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Top Grants Made |
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| Funding To Activist Groups | Total Donated | Time Frame |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $5,884,095.00 | 1991 – 2005 |
| Center for the Advancement of Health | $2,810,000.00 | 1993 – 2001 |
| World Resources Institute | $1,509,000.00 | 1990 – 2002 |
| Environmental Defense | $1,403,425.00 | 1992 – 2001 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $1,220,000.00 | 1990 – 1999 |
| National Religious Partnership for the Environment | $1,206,670.00 | 1997 – 1999 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | $950,000.00 | 1990 – 2000 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | $894,100.00 | 1990 – 2002 |
| Sierra Club | $845,000.00 | 1991 – 2001 |
| ACORN | $740,000.00 | 1990 – 2002 |
| Environmental Working Group | $730,000.00 | 1992 – 2005 |
| Green Corps | $714,000.00 | 1997 – 2000 |
| Environmental Support Center | $655,000.00 | 1990 – 2000 |
| Northwest Environment Watch | $490,000.00 | 1994 – 2000 |
| Environmental Media Services | $480,000.00 | 1995 – 2000 |
| Center for Respect of Life and Environment | $460,000.00 | 1996 – 2000 |
| Redefining Progress | $455,000.00 | 1995 – 2000 |
| Friends of the Earth | $440,000.00 | 1993 – 2001 |
| Earthjustice | $405,000.00 | 1991 – 2001 |
| Humane Society of the United States | $385,000.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| Philanthropic Collaborative | $370,000.00 | 1996 – 1997 |
| National Wildlife Federation | $370,000.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| U.S. Public Interest Research Group | $367,000.00 | 1995 – 2001 |
| Earth Island Institute | $362,500.00 | 1991 – 2002 |
| Land Stewardship Project | $361,000.00 | 1990 – 2002 |
| Foundation on Economic Trends | $350,000.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| Center for Rural Affairs | $330,000.00 | 1990 – 1995 |
| Wilderness Society | $310,000.00 | 1999 – 2001 |
| Center for a Sustainable Economy | $290,000.00 | 1999 – 2002 |
| Economic Policy Institute | $270,000.00 | 1995 – 2003 |
| Global Action Plan for the Earth | $257,000.00 | 1998 – 1999 |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils | $250,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Center for a New American Dream | $250,000.00 | 1999 – 2001 |
| Public Health Institute | $250,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Farmers' Legal Action Group | $250,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| New York City Environmental Justice Alliance | $235,000.00 | 1997 – 2001 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $225,000.00 | 1991 – 1992 |
| Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics | $225,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $210,000.00 | 1993 – 1996 |
| Sustainable Northwest | $175,000.00 | 1996 – 1998 |
| Green Seal | $170,000.00 | 1991 – 1992 |
| Winrock Int'l Institute for Agricultural Developmt | $160,000.00 | 1991 – 1995 |
| Greenpeace | $152,000.00 | 1990 – 2003 |
| New America Foundation | $150,000.00 | 1999 – 2000 |
| Consultative Group on Biological Diversity | $136,000.00 | 1990 – 2001 |
| Waterkeeper Alliance | $127,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Worldwatch Institute | $125,000.00 | 1994 – 1996 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | $110,000.00 | 1990 – 1992 |
| Center for Health, Environment and Justice | $100,000.00 | 1990 – 1998 |
| Center for Commercial-Free Public Education | $100,000.00 | 2000 – 2001 |
| Center for Resource Economics | $100,000.00 | 1992 – 2001 |
| Land Institute | $90,000.00 | 1990 – 1992 |
| Advocacy Institute | $75,000.00 | 1990 – 1990 |
| Organization for Competitive Markets | $75,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | $50,200.00 | 1994 – 2002 |
| American Farmland Trust | $50,000.00 | 1994 – 1995 |
| Center for Health and the Global Environment | $50,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Alliance for Sustainable Jobs and the Environment | $50,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| Community Farm Alliance | $40,000.00 | 1994 – 1994 |
| Essential Information | $35,000.00 | 1990 – 1990 |
| Fund for Global Awakening | $25,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Rainforest Action Network | $22,582.00 | 1990 – 1997 |
| Public Citizen | $20,000.00 | 1998 – 2002 |
| Consumers Union of the United States | $20,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Earth Day Network | $20,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
| Rainforest Alliance | $10,000.00 | 1994 – 1994 |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | $8,700.00 | 2001 – 2001 |
| Oregon Natural Resources Council | $5,000.00 | 1990 – 1990 |
| Global Green USA | $5,000.00 | 1999 – 1999 |
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