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Capital Research Center (CRC) is an American
conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization ...
non-profit organization located in
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Its stated purpose is "to study non-profit organizations, with a special focus on reviving the American traditions of
charity Charity may refer to: Giving * Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons * Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing * C ...
,
philanthropy Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private good, focusing on material ...
, and voluntarism." According to '' The Washington Post'', it also discourages donations by corporations and non-profits supporting what it sees as liberal or anti-business policies. It monitors the giving of major liberal donors in the U.S.


History


Foundation

CRC was founded in 1984 by Willa Johnson, former senior vice president of the
Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation (abbreviated to Heritage) is an American Conservatism in the United States, conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. that is primarily geared toward public policy. The foundation took a leading role in the Conser ...
, Deputy Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel in the first term of the Reagan administration, and a legislative aide in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Journalist and author
Marvin Olasky Marvin Olasky (born June 12, 1950) is a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute and an affiliate scholar at the Acton Institute. He also chairs the Zenger House Foundation, serves as a Zenger Prize judge, and is the author of 29 books. From 1992 ...
previously served as a senior fellow at CRC. In 2011, ''Politico'' reported that CRC had received millions of dollars from conservative philanthropists over the years, with a total budget in 2009 of $1.4 million. Donors have included foundations run by the
Koch family The Koch family ( ) is an American family engaged in business, best known for their political activities and their control of Koch Industries, the 2nd largest privately owned company in the United States (with 2019 revenues of $115 billion). ...
, the Scaifes, and the Bradleys. As of 2017, CRC had received more than $265,000 from
ExxonMobil ExxonMobil Corporation (commonly shortened to Exxon) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, and was formed on November 3 ...
. David Clarke, the former sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, is the chair of CRC's American Law and Culture program. In 2017, the CRC launched the website "Influence Watch," which focuses on identifying funding sources of progressive organizations and initiatives, and of progressive politicians.


Publications and policy stances

CRC has been highly critical of animal rights activists and the environmental movement. In 2006, it published ''The Green Wave: Environmentalism and Its Consequences'', a book by Bonner Cohen. In 2007, it published the third edition of ''The Great Philanthropists and the Problem of "Donor Intent"'' by Martin Morse Wooster, a senior fellow at the Center. In 2008, it published ''Guide to Nonprofit Advocacy,'' by James Dellinger. The CRC said
Al Gore Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. Gore was the Democratic nom ...
's campaign to control
carbon emission Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect, contributing to climate change. Most is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas. The largest emitters include coal in China and larg ...
s is motivated by the likelihood that he will make an "immense fortune" if laws are passed to control them, and has published authors who deny human influence in climate change. They have argued that organized labor is bad for America, and criticized government efforts to weaken intellectual property protection of prescription medications.


Film production

CRC has a film production arm called Dangerous Documentaries, which partially funded ''
No Safe Spaces ''No Safe Spaces'' is a 2019 American documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical recor ...
'' by
Adam Carolla Adam Carolla (born May 27, 1964) is an American radio personality, comedian, actor and podcaster. He hosts '' The Adam Carolla Show'', a talk show distributed as a podcast which set the record as the "most downloaded podcast" as judged by ''Guin ...
and radio host
Dennis Prager Dennis Mark Prager (; born August 2, 1948) is an American conservative radio talk show host and writer. He is the host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show ''The Dennis Prager Show''. In 2009, he co-founded PragerU, which creates five-m ...
, about
political correctness ''Political correctness'' (adjectivally: ''politically correct''; commonly abbreviated ''PC'') is a term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in socie ...
on college campuses.


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* {{Authority control Political and economic think tanks in the United States Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C. Think tanks established in 1984 Conservative organizations in the United States 1984 establishments in Washington, D.C.