Tides Center is a non-profit organization in the United States which provides fiscal sponsorship for progressive groups. Tides Center is classified a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization by the IRS. The organization is based in San Francisco with offices in the Presidio.
It is administratively linked to but separate from the Tides Foundation. Tides Center and Tides Foundation are part of a family of organizations linked by a commitment to social change, innovation, and responsible stewardship of resources.
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Donors
Among hundreds of charitable foundations, the Heinz Endowments, of which Teresa Heinz Kerry is Chair, contributed $8 million to Tides Center, mainly for community projects in southwestern Pennsylvania.
The Heinz Endowments also gave a total $230,000 to Tides Foundation from 1994 to 1998, but has not given grants to Tides Foundation since. Others associated with Tides, or who have given important donations, include George Soros, David Fenton, Wade Rathke, the New World Foundation, the Charles H. Revson Foundation, ProPublica and the Pew Charitable Trusts.[1]
Functions
Tides Center handles administrative functions such as payroll, benefits, insurance, and tax form 990 in exchange for a fee, which varies, and which is taken out of grant monies.
Projects
People for the American Way is among the organizations that began as projects of Tides Center.[2]
Current
Current projects of Tides Center include:
- Americans For Gun Safety Foundation
- Campaign to Defend the Constitution
- Rockridge Institute[3]
- Citizendium Foundation
- Women, Food and Agriculture Network
- Traction
History
Tides Center’s roots lie in the Tides Foundation, founded by Drummond Pike in 1976. In 1977, the Tides Foundation began working with initiative campaigns, an arrangement that was formalized into the Projects Program in 1979. In 1996, this program became Tides Center, an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Since 1996, Tides Center has provided fiscal sponsorship to over 800 projects with combined revenues of over $700 million, and has worked with well over 1000 projects since the first days as the Projects Program.
External links
- Tides Center Official site
- Urban Legends Reference Pages: John Kerry and Tides Foundation
- The Truth About Tides Foundation, Tides Center, and the Heinz Endowments from the Tides website
- Internet "Whispering Campaigns" Falsely Accuse Teresa Heinz Kerry
References
- ^ Center for Consumer Freedom, Profile of Tides Foundation & Tides Center.
- ^ "Tides Center: Projects & Impact". Tides Center. http://www.tidescenter.org/projects-impact/index.html. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
- ^ "Rockridge Institute Home Page". Rockridge Institute. http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
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