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ROBINHOOD FOUNDATION
http:// nymag.com/guides/money/2007/39959/
A dossier on the board of directors of the Robin Hood Foundation, where everybody either knows a rock star or is rich enough to buy one. I know this is an older article, however it is still relevent given that most are still there and it gives good insight into the operation.
https:// nonprofitquarterly.org/2017/04/25/author-nonprofit-leader-wes-moore-takes-helm-robin-hood-foundation/
New CEO April of 4/17 Author and Nonprofit Leader Wes Moore Takes Helm of Robin Hood The 38-year-old Moore is an Army veteran, a graduate from Johns Hopkins University, and an Oxford Rhodes Scholar. He has spent six years in finance, written four books, and founded a nonprofit, BridgeEdU, which he currently leads.
The RHF does not operate without controversy. Nearly 30 years old, the Robin Hood Foundation has raised $2.5 billion from individuals and other foundations, but the donors it is most closely identified with are hedge fund folks. Rick Cohen wrote about the cognitive dissonance in the wealth at the core of the operation in 2015. He was covering a report issued by a group called The Hedge Clippers when he wrote, “Annually, the Robin Hood Foundation holds a gala fund-raising dinner that generates some $50 million for its anti-poverty programs.”
http:// hedgeclippers.org/hedgepapers-no-14-the-gift-of-greed-how-hedgefund-philanthropists-increase-inequality/
This paper evaluates the extent to which Paul Tudor Jones and other hedge fund managers backing the Robin Hood Foundation are actually fueling poverty and inequality.
A few snippets:
“Poverty is a growth business.”– Robin Hood Foundation founder Paul Tudor Jones[3]
Failure: The New York City poverty rate has increased over the course of the Robin Hood Foundation’s history, from 20% in 1990 to 21.2% in 2012.
Success: The total wealth of the 19 billionaires on the Robin Hood Foundation’s boards has skyrocketed 93% since 2008, to $164 billion.
Neither statistic appears in the Robin Hood Foundation’s 142-page document spelling out its rigorous evaluation system, which has been dubbed “relentless monetization.”
The list of who's who is not surprising, although one might be and he was in the news this
week!
http:// thenonprofittimes.com/news-articles/robin-hood-gala-tops-54-million/
Check out the donations collected for one event!
This Foundation needs a DIGGER!!