Mercer Family Foundation

Mercer Family Foundation
Founder Robert Mercer
Type Charitable foundation
Headquarters New York, New York
Director
 Rebekah Mercer[1]
Disbursements $13,492,358 (2013)[2]

The Mercer Family Foundation is a private grant-making foundation in the United States. As of 2013, it had $37 million in assets.[3] The foundation is run by Rebekah Mercer, the daughter of computer scientist and hedge fund manager Robert Mercer.[4][5]

Activities

The foundation's main philanthropic interests are in the fields of public policy, higher education, and science.[6] The foundation has donated to organizations and institutions including the Heritage Foundation, Illinois Policy Institute, Heartland Institute, and SUNY Stony Brook.[7] Mercer provides funding to the Home Depot Foundation, whose mission is to "improve the homes and lives of U.S. military veterans and their families."[6]

References

  1. ↑ Delevingne, Lawrence (November 8, 2014). "Have Mercer! The money man who helped the GOP win". CNBC. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "IRS Form 990 2013" (PDF). GuideStar. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Sellers, Frances (October 6, 2015). "How a reclusive computer programmer became a GOP money powerhouse". Washington Post (New York). Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "The Man Who Out-Koched the Kochs". Bloomberg (New York). October 22, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Eliana (April 8, 2015). "Meet Ted Cruz’s Billionaire Donors". National Review. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  6. 1 2 Adeniji, Ade (April 14, 2015). "Meet the New Best Friend of Conservative Policy Groups: Robert Mercer". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Robert Mercer". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
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