Beldon Fund
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 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $1,955,000.00 | 1991 – 2005 |
| Environmental Support Center | $1,543,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Environmental Working Group | $1,350,000.00 | 1999 – 2005 |
| 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 |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | $600,000.00 | 2000 – 2005 |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils | $525,000.00 | 1996 – 2002 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility | $515,000.00 | 2000 – 2002 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | $400,000.00 | 2000 – 2005 |
| Tides Foundation & Tides Center | $380,000.00 | 1990 – 2004 |
| Center for Public Interest Research | $300,000.00 | 2002 – 2002 |
| National Environmental Trust | $250,000.00 | 2001 – 2002 |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | $225,000.00 | 2003 – 2005 |
| 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 |
| 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.
