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opened a window on some of them. They included the Donors Trust and the Donors Capital Fund, both secretive
right-wing funding instruments, as well as Altria, AT&T, Comcast, GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft Foods, Microsoft,
Reynolds American and Time Warner Cable. Multiple documents reviewed in the report also show that the Koch
brothers, known for their extensive funding of conservative activist causes, are major funders of the State Policy
Network and its affiliates through their linked foundations and Koch Industries.” [Huffington Post, 11/14/13]
• More Than Half Of SPN’s Funding Came From The Koch-Backed Donors Capital Fund. According to State
Policy Network tax documents, State Policy Network has received $14,828,024 from Donors Capital Fund since 2002,
and $24,878,738 overall since 1993. [State Policy Network Forms IRS Form 990, 1993-2013]
THE MACIVER INSTITUTE
The MacIver Institute Received Over $600,000 From Koch Groups Since 2009
The MacIver Institute Received $556,000 From Donors Capital Fund And DonorsTrust From 2009 – 2012. According
to MacIver Institute tax documents, the MacIver Institute for Public Policy received $556,000 from Donors Capital Fund and
DonorsTrust from 2009 – 2012. [MacIver Institute IRS Form 990 accessed via Conservative Transparency, 2009-2012]
The MacIver Institute Received $46,600 From The State Policy Network In 2014. According to MacIver Institute tax
documents, the MacIver Institute for Public Policy received $46,600 from the State Policy Network in 2014. [MacIver Institute
IRS Form 990, 2014]
The MacIver Institute Operated As A Free-Market Wisconsin Think Tank And News Service
The MacIver Institute Operated As A Free-Market Think Thank That And Acted As A “News Service.” According to
the Center for Media and Democracy, “The MacIver Institute, also known as the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy,
is a Wisconsin-based, free-market think tank formed in 2009 which also acts as a ‘news service,’ supplying videos and reports
to media outlets, like newspapers and television broadcasters.” [Center for Media and Democracy, 3/15/11]
The MacIver Institute Publishes Several Online Stories A Week, “Many Of Which Seek To Celebrate Republican
Policy.” According to the Capital Times, “Unlike WPRI, MacIver has a news service that releases at least several online stories
per week, some of which are straight, but many of which seek to celebrate Republican policy, discredit Democrats and — in
particular — to sound an alarm about alleged voter fraud.” [The Capital Times, 11/28/12]
The MacIver Institute’s Stories Have Described “What It Suggests Is The Questionable Behavior Of Democrats Or
The Bold Actions Of Walker Or Other Republicans.” According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s No Quarter blog,
“Bradley dollars have also been flowing to the MacIver Institute, which runs a ‘news service’ that provides stories detailing
what it suggests is the questionable behavior of Democrats or the bold actions of Walker or other Republicans.” [Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel’s No Quarter Blog, 8/7/11]
The MacIver Institute Teamed Up With AFP On A $3.7 Million Ad Campaign Promoting Gov. Walker’s
Policies
The MacIver Institute “Teamed Up” With Americans For Prosperity On An Estimated $3.7 Million Ad Campaign
Promoting Gov. Walker’s Policies. According to the Capital Times, “In 2011 and 2012, AFP teamed up with the MacIver
Institute, a conservative think-tank, on an ad campaign promoting Walker's policies. The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, an
election watchdog group, estimated that the ads cost $3.7 million. AFP President Tim Philips told CNN that his group spent
$10 million in 2011 and 2012 promoting Walker's policies.” [Capital Times, 1/15/14]
National Federation Of Independent Business
NFIB RECEIVED OVER $7.3 MILLION IN KOCH MONEY SINCE 2012