Capital Research Center

Founded in 1984, the Capital Research Center (CRC) aims to investigate how foundations, charities, and various nonprofit organizations allocate their funds and engage in political activities—often in ways that donors may not have intended and might find troubling. From its inception, CRC has highlighted how these organizations can be influenced by special interest groups, which can lead to actions that threaten the freedoms of Americans. Currently, our work encompasses the analysis of labor unions, environmental organizations, and a wide range of activist groups. We also monitor crony capitalists who seek to benefit from government regulations and misuse taxpayer funds. We’re committed to challenging the political establishment in Washington, regardless of party affiliation—be it Republican, Democrat, or others. Our findings are shared through articles on our website, contributions to newspapers and magazines, and published books. We also serve as a reliable resource for commentators and members of the media. While we have a distinct perspective that champions free markets, constitutional governance, and individual freedom, our commitment to the truth guides our journalists and researchers as they follow the evidence. The Capital Research Center operates as a tax-exempt organization and maintains strict independence. We do not engage in contract work or accept any government funding—not a single dollar. Our vital efforts are supported entirely by voluntary donations. We are proud to be the Capital Research Center—"America’s investigative think tank."

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US and Israeli Strikes on Israeli Nuclear Sites

4 days ago | capitalresearch.org | Ryan Mauro

Ryan Mauro discusses the U.S. attack on Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan and what made them hard targets that only American bombs could reach and destroy. Each site had underground tunnels, including deeper tunnels at Natanz designed to withstand even American bombs. Iran will certainly retaliate but Iranian leadership will want to avoid going “too far” and provoke an American attack on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or his son. VIDEO
The Storm Before the Calm

1 week ago | capitalresearch.org | Ryan Mauro

Ryan Mauro talks about the ongoing Iran-Israeli war and debates about potential U.S. involvement. Informed by his study of Islamic extremism, Mauro discusses the particular strain of Islamic extremism that rules Islamic Republic of Iran and internal power dynamics at play in Iran, cautioning that regime change is not certain and may not happen quickly if it does happen. The stakes are high.
Ryan Mauro Discusses Israeli Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites

1 week ago | capitalresearch.org | Ryan Mauro

CRC’s Ryan Mauro joined Fox & Friends First over the weekend to discuss Israeli’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and what might follow, including possible attacks in America. Mauro noted that the radical anti-American protesters going around in the U.S. committing violence and rioting seem “very demoralized” in their online chats.
Some of the Threats Facing America

2 weeks ago | capitalresearch.org | Ryan Mauro

Ryan Mauro talked about current threats facing America, building on his recent report Marching Toward Violence, which exposed how pro-Hamas extremism is taking root in the United States from college campuses to city streets.
Capital Research Center

2 weeks ago | capitalresearch.org | Michael E. Hartmann

“From Oxfam to the British Heart Foundation, many British charities are going well beyond their core missions of saving lives and helping the needy and have branched out into political lobbying, whether it’s for sugar taxes or so-called climate justice,” the conservative policy analyst and commentator writes in the piece. “The third sector has relegated old-fashioned charity work to second place, behind lobbying the government for ‘progressive’ policies.
A Conversation with the U.K.’s Jason Reed (Part 2 of 2)

2 weeks ago | capitalresearch.org | Michael E. Hartmann

We’ve long had an interest in tracking international trends, perhaps particularly in the United Kingdom, that may either inform the interpretation of or even be related to helping spur similar philanthropic trends here in the U.S.—and thus noted Jason Reed‘s article in the London-based spiked earlier this month, “When did charities turn into insufferable activist groups?” “From Oxfam to the British Heart Foundation, many British charities are going well beyond their core missions of saving...
A Conversation with IPS’s Helen Flannery and OSU’s Brian Mittendorf (Part 1 of 2)

3 weeks ago | capitalresearch.org | Michael E. Hartmann

Helen Flannery is an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Research (IPS), for which her research and writing focuses on charity reform. Prior to coming to IPS, she worked for nonprofit clients at both the Target Analytics and ROI Solutions software-development firms. Brian Mittendorf is the H.P. Wolfe Chair in Accounting at The Ohio State University’s Max M. Fisher College of Business.
Professional-Class Liberalism’s “Philanthropic Governance”

1 month ago | capitalresearch.org | Michael E. Hartmann

Mastery and Drift: Professional-Class Liberals Since the 1960s collects an interesting set of scholarly essays about “professional-class liberalism,” and some of that which it has wrought, during the past six decades. Collectively, they well-cover the benefits that the class has brought to liberalism; the writers are mostly in that class, after all, and one can understand them seeing value in both its and their own contributions.
IRS Revokes Sierra Club’s (c)(3) Status, in 1966

1 month ago | capitalresearch.org | Michael E. Hartmann

Earlier this month, there were rampant rumors that President Donald Trump was going to sign an executive order (EO) revoking the status of environmental organizations as charities under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, perhaps among other such groups, which would mean financial contributors to them couldn’t deduct the donations from their own taxes.
Prizing Conservative Philanthropy and Its History

1 month ago | capitalresearch.org | Michael E. Hartmann

Remembering and honoring the best of conservatism, philanthropy, and conservative philanthropy. There are many reasons to appreciate The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation’s honoring of James Piereson with one of its Bradley Prizes. Among them are its recognition of the important role of conservative philanthropy overall and, in particular, the value of and understanding—and, for conservatives, cherishing—its history.