Mercer Family Foundation
Private American grant-making foundation
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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]
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| Formation | 14 June 2004 |
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| Founder | Robert Mercer |
| Founded at | New York City, U.S. |
| Type | charitable foundation |
| 20-1982204 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Purpose | philanthropy |
| Headquarters | 51 Sawyer Rd, Waltham, Massachusetts, 02453-3448, U.S. |
Director | Rebekah Mercer[1] |
| Disbursements | $13,492,358 (2013)[2] |
Under Rebekah’s leadership, the family foundation invested about $70 million into conservative causes between 2009 and 2014.[6] Focusing on public policy, the foundation has donated to veterans charities and groups critical of climate change activism.[7]
Activities
The foundation's main interests are in the fields of public policy, higher education, and science.[8]
The foundation has donated to organizations and institutions, including The Heritage Foundation, Illinois Policy Institute, Heartland Institute, and SUNY Stony Brook.[9] 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."[8]
The Mercer Family Foundation has lobbied against efforts to fully fund the Internal Revenue Service.[10]
The organization has been linked to the funding of Donald Trump and other U.S. far-right entities. Similar allegations have been made about links to members of the UK government.[11]