NCC: Money In, Money (Running) Out
NCC: Money In, Money (Running) Out
by Barton Gingerich
http://www.theird.org/
September 28, 2011
The National Council of Churches continues to pontificate for liberal policies thanks to the ever-decreasing funding of private donors. Recently, IRD looked into some of these donations while also taking note of the NCC's latest activities.
Ever since IRD's full-blown expose of the organization's secular funding, the receiving end of the NCC remains stalwartly for progressive causes. Some bordered on absurd, such as the Warsh Mott Legacy giving $13,200 for the Human Genetics Project in 2007. Other funds were funneled from feminist organizations, such as generous grants from the interfaith Sister Fund. Yet more funds supported the environmentalist agenda. The most donations came from this group: the Marisla Foundation gave $100,000 to chemical regulatory activism and $75,000 for an "environmental health initiative"; the John Merck Foundation gave $350,000 for "comprehensive chemical reforms"; the Blue Moon Fund, Inc. provided $15,000 "to support the African American Church climate and energy justice initiative"; the Energy Foundation took a similar move by offering $159,000 for "to support the engagement of African American faith leaders in climate change issues." Unfortunately, the processed information only reached up to 2009. As IRD discovered earlier this year, George Soros was funding the NCC's budget. It will be interesting to see what the next 990 will show for the ecumenical group.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
by Barton Gingerich
http://www.theird.org/
September 28, 2011
The National Council of Churches continues to pontificate for liberal policies thanks to the ever-decreasing funding of private donors. Recently, IRD looked into some of these donations while also taking note of the NCC's latest activities.
Ever since IRD's full-blown expose of the organization's secular funding, the receiving end of the NCC remains stalwartly for progressive causes. Some bordered on absurd, such as the Warsh Mott Legacy giving $13,200 for the Human Genetics Project in 2007. Other funds were funneled from feminist organizations, such as generous grants from the interfaith Sister Fund. Yet more funds supported the environmentalist agenda. The most donations came from this group: the Marisla Foundation gave $100,000 to chemical regulatory activism and $75,000 for an "environmental health initiative"; the John Merck Foundation gave $350,000 for "comprehensive chemical reforms"; the Blue Moon Fund, Inc. provided $15,000 "to support the African American Church climate and energy justice initiative"; the Energy Foundation took a similar move by offering $159,000 for "to support the engagement of African American faith leaders in climate change issues." Unfortunately, the processed information only reached up to 2009. As IRD discovered earlier this year, George Soros was funding the NCC's budget. It will be interesting to see what the next 990 will show for the ecumenical group.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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