The Lynde and Harry BRADLEY FOUNDATION 2017 Annual Report
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Board of Directors of The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Seated, left to right: Patrick J. English, Vice Chairman Richard W. Graber, President & CEO James Arthur Pope, Chairman Cleta Mitchell, Secretary
Standing, left to right: James T. Barry III Diane M. Hendricks Victor Davis Hanson Curt S. Culver Terry Considine Robert P. George
(not pictured Reid J. Ribble)
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The Bradley Foundation
Officers James Arthur Pope, Chairman Patrick J. English, Vice Chairman Richard W. Graber, President and CEO Cleta Mitchell, Secretary Carl Helstrom, Vice President for Programs Jessica F. Dean, Vice President for External Relations Cynthia K. Friauf, Vice President for Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary R. Michael Lempke, Vice President for Investments Terri L. Famer, Vice President for Events and Assistant Secretary Mandy L. Hess, Controller and Assistant Treasurer Jennifer L. Charles, Director for Human Resources and Assistant Secretary
Program Staff Carl Helstrom, Vice President for Programs Alicia L. Manning, Senior Program Director Ingrid A. Gregg, Senior Program Director Jason S. Crye, Program Officer Dionne M. King, Program Manager Jamie L. Freier, Program Assistant William J. Bergeron, Librarian Aaron F. Jakel, Intern
External Relations Staff Jessica F. Dean, Vice President for External Relations Benjamin M. Hannemann, Marketing and Communications Manager Kala J. Hill, Manager of External Relations Operations
Finance and Investment Staff Cynthia K. Friauf, Vice President for Finance R. Michael Lempke, Vice President for Investments Mandy L. Hess, Controller Laura M. Davis, Senior Accountant Marion E. Dow-Vass, Grants Administrator Renee L. Krebs, Information Technology Manager Tierney P. Kamine, Accounting Assistant
Administrative Staff Dianne J. Sehler, Senior Advisor to the President Terri L. Famer, Vice President for Events Carol A. Brick, Executive Assistant Diane M. Lask, Receptionist/Clerical Assistant Susan R. Millard, Office Assistant Dennis H. Grueneberg, Operations
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Table of Contents
The Bradley Brothers’ Legacy ...... 5
Grantmaking Policies & Application Process ...... 6
2017 Grants ...... 7
The Bradley Prizes ...... 18
The Bradley Symposium ...... 20
Financial Highlights ...... 21
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The Bradley Brothers’ Legacy
In 1903, Lynde and Harry Bradley established a new business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It took courage and confidence for them to risk resources in a new venture, based only on their judgment of what was and their vision of what could be. The Bradleys’ confidence was bolstered by the knowledge that in America, not only were they free to start a business, they could also begin again if they failed. The Bradleys, however, would not fail. Their business grew to become the internationally recognized Allen-Bradley Company.
When the Allen-Bradley Company was acquired by Rockwell International Corporation in 1985, a significant portion of the proceeds was dedicated to establishing The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. Although it has no direct ties to the Allen-Bradley Company, the purpose of the Foundation is to commemorate Lynde and Harry Bradley by preserving and extending the principles and philosophy by which they lived and upon which they built their company. As their efforts succeeded, their business grew and eventually extended far beyond its Milwaukee headquarters. Lynde and Harry Bradley remained devoted to the city where they began their enterprise and in which they lived and worked for so many years. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation is proud to continue its commitment to improving the quality of life in the Milwaukee metropolitan area and throughout Wisconsin.
The Bradleys lived and worked according to several philosophical principles. They believed that, over time, the consequences of ideas were more decisive than the force of political or economic movements. They recognized the interdependence of human endeavors – cultural, educational, philosophical, economic – and they rejected exclusionary emphasis on any single element. The brothers had an abiding belief in the dignity and decency of each person. They felt that only in an environment of political and economic freedom could individuals develop their talents, hone their skills and intellects, and contribute to the improvement of the human condition. The success of the Allen-Bradley Company stands as eloquent testimony to the enduring quality of these principles.
The Bradley Brothers were committed to preserving and defending the tradition of free, representative government and private enterprise that has also enabled the American nation and, in a larger sense, the entire Western world to flourish intellectually and economically. The Bradleys believed that the good society is a free society. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation envisions a nation invigorated by the principles and institutions that uphold our unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Its mission is to restore, strengthen and protect the principles and institutions of American exceptionalism. Its programs are guided by the following principles: fidelity to the Constitution, with its principles of limited government, federalism, separation of powers, and individual liberties; commitment to free markets that allow for private enterprise, entrepreneurship and voluntary exchange within the rule of law; commitment to the fundamental institutions of civil society that cultivate individuals capable of self-governance; and dedication to the formation of informed and capable citizens.
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Grantmaking Policies & Application Process
The program’s priority giving areas and funding decisions of The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation are the responsibility of its Board of Directors. The Foundation’s grantmaking policies and priorities may be modified at the Board’s discretion.
The Foundation –
can only support organizations that are exempt from Federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and publicly supported under Section 509(a)(1), (2), or (3); cannot provide grants to individuals; will not fund unspecified overhead costs; considers requests from religious organizations only when the impact of the project extends into the broader community; and requires grantees to provide periodic progress reports.
Application Procedure
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation accepts Letters of Inquiry and Proposals on an ongoing basis.
Letters of Inquiry should be brief explanations about the organization and project to be supported. If the project falls within the Foundation’s current program interests, a proposal may be invited.
Proposals are more extensive and should include:
A thorough description of the project, its objectives and significance, and the qualifications and roles of participants. An organizational budget, a project budget, a specific request, and supporting documentation. A copy of the organization’s Internal Revenue Service tax determination letter. The Foundation can only support organizations that are tax-exempt under Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a), respectively, of the Internal Revenue Code.
All requests should be mailed to:
Program Team The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation 1241 North Franklin Place Milwaukee, WI 53202
All requests are reviewed by the Foundation’s Program staff, but all grantmaking authority rests with the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors currently meets four times a year. Every effort is made to review proposals for the next scheduled Board meeting, but Board consideration may be deferred to gather more information. Many worthwhile projects do not fall within the Foundation’s program interests or the scope of its annual budget. Numerous demands on the Foundation’s resources also limit grant size and its ability to make extended commitments.
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2017 Grants
CENTER FOR PUBLIC JUSTICE CIVIL SOCIETY Washington, DC To support the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance ...... 25,000
ABOVE THE CLOUDS Milwaukee, WI CITY ON A HILL To support general operations ...... 15,000 Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 30,000
ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND LIBERTY COLLEGIATE CULTURAL FOUNDATION Grand Rapids, MI Media, PA To support general operations ...... 150,000 To support Love and Fidelity Network programs ...... 15,000
ACTS HOUSING COMMUNITY WAREHOUSE Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 90,000 To support general operations ...... 200,000 To support a capital campaign ...... 200,000
CONCORD CHAMBER ORCHESTRA ALMA CENTER Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 20,000 To support general operations ...... 125,000
CONVERGENCE RESOURCE CENTER AMERICAN ISLAMIC FORUM FOR DEMOCRACY Milwaukee, WI Phoenix, AZ To support general operations ...... 40,000 To support general operations ...... 75,000
COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL POLICY AMERICA’S FUTURE FOUNDATION Washington, DC Arlington, VA To support the Conservative Action Project...... 25,000 To support general operations ...... 35,000
DISCOVERY WORLD BEL CANTO CHORUS OF MILWAUKEE Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 90,000 To support general operations ...... 20,000
DONORS TRUST CAPITAL RESEARCH CENTER Alexandria, VA Washington, DC To support Talent Market ...... 50,000 To support general operations ...... 250,000
EPIC CENTER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION CAPTAIN FREDERICK PABST MANSION Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 10,000 To support general operations ...... 25,000
FLORENTINE OPERA COMPANY CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA Milwaukee, WI Washington, DC To support general operations ...... 95,000 To support the Marriage and Religion Research Institute ...... 75,000
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FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE DEFENSE FUND MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM Rancho Santa Fe, CA Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 100,000 To support general operations ...... 100,000
GOD TOUCH MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE CHAMBER THEATRE Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 10,000 To support general operations ...... 20,000
GRAND AVENUE CLUB MILWAUKEE CHRISTIAN CENTER Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 30,000 To support general operations ...... 40,000
GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION MILWAUKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support the Nonprofit Management Fund ...... 75,000 To support general operations ...... 20,000
HOPE STREET MINISTRIES MILWAUKEE COUNTY WAR MEMORIAL Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 30,000 To support general operations ...... 30,000 To support a capital campaign ...... 200,000
HUDSON INSTITUTE Washington, DC MILWAUKEE HOMELESS VETERANS INITIATIVE To support the Center for American Common Culture ...... 35,000 Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 10,000
INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES Charlottesville, VA MILWAUKEE JOBS WORK To support general operations ...... 75,000 Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 65,000
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OF THE ROCKIES Denver, CO MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY To support general operations ...... 100,000 Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 65,000
LIGHTHOUSE YOUTH CENTER Milwaukee, WI MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM To support general operations ...... 60,000 Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 150,000 To support a capital campaign ...... 200,000 LITERACY SERVICES OF WISCONSIN Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 15,000 MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 100,000 MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH To support a capital campaign ...... 25,000 New York, NY To support general operations ...... 200,000 To support the Adam Smith Society ...... 125,000 MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 30,000 META HOUSE Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 15,000
8 2017 Grants
MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA REVITALIZE MILWAUKEE Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 325,000 To support general operations ...... 20,000 To support a capital campaign ...... 6,000,000
RISEN SAVIOR EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH AND MILWAUKEE YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SCHOOL Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 15,000 To support outreach ministries ...... 60,000
NETWORK OF ENLIGHTENED WOMEN RUNNING REBELS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION Washington, DC Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 20,000 To support general operations ...... 110,000 To support a capital campaign ...... 500,000
NEU-LIFE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER Milwaukee, WI RUTH INSTITUTE To support general operations ...... 60,000 Lake Charles, LA To support general operations ...... 35,000
NEW BEGINNINGS ARE POSSIBLE Milwaukee, WI ST. MARCUS LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL To support general operations ...... 25,000 Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 50,000
NEW CREATURES IN CHRIST OUTREACH MINISTRY Milwaukee, WI SAFE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN ALLIANCE To support general operations ...... 25,000 Chicago, IL To support general operations ...... 40,000
NEW THREADS OF HOPE Wauwatosa, WI SERENITY INNS To support general operations ...... 30,000 Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 25,000 To support a capital campaign ...... 100,000 NIA IMANI FAMILY Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 20,000 SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 75,000 OPERATION DREAM Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 75,000 STRONGER FAMILIES Bellevue, WA To support the Oxygen Local Chapter Initiative...... 25,000 PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE Washington, DC To support general operations ...... 250,000 TALIESIN NEXUS Los Angeles, CA To support general operations ...... 50,000 PIANO ARTS OF WISCONSIN Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 15,000 TEEN CHALLENGE OF WISCONSIN Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 20,000 RACINE VOCATIONAL MINISTRY Racine, WI To support the Second Chance Prison Reentry Program ...... 25,000
9 2017 Grants
TEENS GROW GREENS WOODSON CENTER Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 10,000 To support the Violence Free Zone Initiative ...... 190,000
TENEO NETWORK WORD OF HOPE MINISTRIES Austin, TX Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 50,000 To support general operations ...... 20,000
THE HEALING CENTER ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 15,000 To support general operations ...... 70,000
THE HOWARD CENTER FOR FAMILY, RELIGION & SOCIETY Total Civil Society Rockford, IL $12,605,000 To support a journal ...... 30,000
CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER THE INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY Washington, DC To support general operations ...... 90,000 AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS UNION Alexandria, VA To support general operations ...... 100,000 THE MILWAUKEE BALLET COMPANY Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 95,000 AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL Arlington, VA To support general operations ...... 250,000 THE PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY Jerome, MI To support general operations ...... 10,000 AMERICAN MAJORITY Purcellville, VA To support the Wisconsin Chapter ...... 200,000 THREE HARBORS COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 40,000 BADGER INSTITUTE Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 375,000 UNITY IN MOTION Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 30,000 BUCKEYE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SOLUTIONS Columbus, OH To support the Economic Research Center ...... 150,000 WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 75,000 CENTER FOR COMPETITIVE POLITICS Alexandria, VA To support general operations ...... 150,000 WISCONSIN LUTHERAN CHILD & FAMILY SERVICE Milwaukee, WI To support the Urban School Counseling Program...... 50,000 CENTER FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Falls Church, VA To support general operations ...... 175,000 WISCONSIN PRESERVATION FUND Milwaukee, WI To support a project in Sherman Park ...... 250,000 CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES Washington, DC To support a public safety program ...... 10,000
10 2017 Grants
CENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS LUCY BURNS INSTITUTE Washington, DC Middleton, WI To support public interest litigation ...... 75,000 To support program activities ...... 20,000
CIVITAS INSTITUTE MOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION Raleigh, NC Lakewood, CO To support the Center for Law and Freedom ...... 50,000 To support public interest litigation ...... 50,000
EMPIRE CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK LEGAL DEFENSE & Albany, NY EDUCATION FOUNDATION To support general operations ...... 50,000 Springfield, VA To support the Strategic Legal and Public Information Program .... 100,000
FREEDOM FOUNDATION Olympia, WA PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION To support the Union Transparency and Reform Project ...... 500,000 Sacramento, CA To support the Center for the Separation of Powers ...... 75,000
FREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION Washington, DC PUBLIC INTEREST LEGAL FOUNDATION To support the Regulatory Action Center ...... 250,000 Indianapolis, IN To support general operations ...... 300,000
GOLDWATER INSTITUTE Phoenix, AZ STATE POLICY NETWORK To support the Strategic Policy and Litigation Initiative ...... 175,000 Arlington, VA To support general operations ...... 100,000
INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE Denver, CO THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY FOR LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY To support program activities ...... 185,000 STUDIES Washington, DC To support general operations and a project on Article 1 ...... 525,000 INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE Arlington, VA To support general operations ...... 200,000 THE MACKINAC CENTER Midland, MI To support general operations ...... 175,000 JOHN K. MACIVER INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY Madison, WI To support general operations ...... 170,000 WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND LIBERTY Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 500,000 KANSAS POLICY INSTITUTE Wichita, KS To support general operations ...... 25,000 Total Constitutional Order
$4,960,000
LAW ENFORCEMENT LEGAL DEFENSE FUND Alexandria, VA To support a public safety program...... 25,000
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FREE MARKETS GREENHOUSE SOLUTIONS Aledo, TX To support the Wisconsin Chapter ...... 200,000 AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY Burr Ridge, IL To support the Open the Books Project ...... 100,000 HOOVER INSTITUTION Stanford, CA To support the Working Group on Economic Policy ...... 125,000 AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORM FOUNDATION Washington, DC To support general operations ...... 100,000 LAKELAND UNIVERSITY Plymouth, WI To support the Office for the Advancement of Free ASSET BUILDERS OF AMERICA Enterprise Education ...... 200,000 Madison, WI To support general operations ...... 45,000 MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH New York, NY ATLAS ECONOMIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION To support the Center for Energy Policy and the Environment ..... 200,000 Washington, DC To support United States Programs ...... 50,000 MILWAUKEE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Milwaukee, WI BENJAMIN RUSH INSTITUTE To support a regional economic development initiative ...... 100,000 DFW Airport, TX To support general operations ...... 35,000 MOUNT MARY UNIVERSITY Milwaukee, WI CATO INSTITUTE To support the Financial Fitness for Life Program ...... 34,800 Washington, DC To support the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives and First Amendment Program ...... 200,000 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH Cambridge, MA To support the Summer Institute and a tax project ...... 150,000 COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE Washington, DC To support finance, labor, and regulatory reform efforts ...... 200,000 PACIFIC ACADEMY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES Encino, CA To support the Alamos Alliance ...... 30,000 DISCOVERY INSTITUTE Seattle, WA To support the George Gilder Fellows program ...... 50,000 PACIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY San Francisco, CA To support the Center for Health Care and the FOUNDATION FOR GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY Young Leaders Circle ...... 75,000 Naples, FL To support the Restore the Working Class initiative ...... 350,000 PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT Washington, DC FOUNDATION FOR TEACHING ECONOMICS To support general operations ...... 50,000 Washington, DC To support the Economics for Leaders Program ...... 50,000 SAGAMORE INSTITUTE Indianapolis, IN GALEN INSTITUTE To support the Secretaries’ Innovation Group ...... 350,000 Alexandria, VA To support general operations ...... 150,000
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TAX FOUNDATION AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH Washington, DC New York, NY To support general operations ...... 100,000 To support general operations ...... 30,000 To support the Center for State Tax Policy ...... 150,000
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RESEARCH College Station, TX Washington, DC To support a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study ...... 100,000 To support the Education Policy Studies Program ...... 100,000 To support economic policy research ...... 60,000
AMERICAN PRINCIPLES PROJECT TEXAS PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION Washington, DC Austin, TX To support the Deconstructing the Administrative To support the Center for Fiscal Policy...... 75,000 State Project ...... 100,000
THE REASON FOUNDATION ARCHDIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE Los Angeles, CA Milwaukee, WI To support research ...... 50,000 To support the Pallium Lecture Series...... 10,000
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND THOMAS JEFFERSON INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY AFRICA Springfield, VA Washington, DC To support State Energy Policy Summits ...... 50,000 To support an annual conference ...... 30,000
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CAROLINE D. BRADLEY ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS Chicago, IL Pasadena, CA To support the George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the To support the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Program Economy and the State ...... 150,000 and Bradley Scholars ...... 5,390,000
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION CENTER FOR EDUCATION REFORM Madison, WI Washington, DC To support the Center for Research on the Wisconsin Economy ... 200,000 To support general operations ...... 30,000
UWM RESEARCH FOUNDATION CENTER FOR URBAN TEACHING Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI To support the Bradley Catalyst Grant Program ...... 150,000 To support the Summer School Program ...... 200,000
Total Free Markets CLAREMONT INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF $3,929,800 STATESMANSHIP AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Upland, CA To support general operations ...... 100,000 INFORMED CITIZENS
CLASSROOM, INC. ACCELERATE INSTITUTE New York, NY Chicago, IL To support general operations ...... 50,000 To support the Ryan Fellowship Program ...... 75,000
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ALEXANDER HAMILTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF Clemson, SC WESTERN CIVILIZATION To support the Institute for the Study of Capitalism ...... 50,000 Clinton, NY To support an undergraduate program on national security ...... 55,000
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CO2 COALITION FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION Arlington, VA Atlanta, GA To support general operations ...... 50,000 To support program activities ...... 75,000
COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS IN EDUCATION Lakewood, CO Philadelphia, PA To support the Centennial Institute’s Western To support general operations ...... 100,000 Conservative Summit...... 50,000
FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION Washington, DC Washington, DC To support history education programs ...... 55,000 To support general operations ...... 100,000
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION DAVID HOROWITZ FREEDOM CENTER Arlington, VA Sherman Oaks, CA To support the project on free speech...... 120,000 To support program activities ...... 185,000 To support the federal judges and attorneys general initiatives ...... 100,000
DREXEL FUND GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Milwaukee, WI Washington, DC To support HOPE Christian Schools ...... 50,000 To support the Center for the Constitution ...... 100,000 To support the Tocqueville Forum for Political Understanding ...... 25,000
DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham, NC GOOD NEWS COMMUNICATION To support a conference ...... 12,000 Camarillo, CA To support Movieguide Faith and Freedom Award ...... 100,000
EASTBROOK ACADEMY Milwaukee, WI HOOVER INSTITUTION To support general operations ...... 30,000 Stanford, CA To support Education Next ...... 50,000 To support the Military History Working Group ...... 150,000 EDCHOICE Indianapolis, IN To support outreach programs ...... 15,000 iCIVICS Cambridge, MA To support general operations ...... 25,000 EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE Washington, DC To support a study ...... 75,000 INDEPENDENT WOMEN’S FORUM Washington, DC To support program activities ...... 200,000 ENCOUNTER FOR CULTURE AND EDUCATION New York, NY To support Encounter Books ...... 1,100,000 INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT To support The Jeane Kirkpatrick Award and dinner ...... 20,000 Pasadena, CA To support general operations, technology development and public policy initiatives ...... 265,000 ETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY CENTER Washington, DC To support general operations ...... 300,000 INSTITUTE FOR HUMANE STUDIES Arlington, VA To support general operations ...... 50,000 FOUNDATION FOR CULTURAL REVIEW New York, NY To support general operations ...... 200,000
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INTELLECTUAL TAKEOUT MILWAUKEE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Bloomington, MN Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 20,000 To support the fourth edition of The Making of Milwaukee book ...... 25,000
INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE Wilmington, DE MILWAUKEE EXCELLENCE CHARTER SCHOOL To support general operations ...... 150,000 Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 50,000
JAMES G. MARTIN CENTER FOR ACADEMIC RENEWAL Raleigh, NC MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION To support a fellowship program ...... 45,000 Milwaukee, WI To support a study ...... 28,000 To support a capital campaign ...... 200,000
KINGDOM PREP LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL MINDING THE CAMPUS Wauwatosa, WI New York, NY To support general operations ...... 50,000 To support general operations ...... 50,000
LA CASA DE ESPERANZA MOVING PICTURE INSTITUTE Waukesha, WI New York, NY To support a capital campaign ...... 50,000 To support general operations ...... 35,000
LAKELAND UNIVERSITY NATIONAL AFFAIRS Plymouth, WI Washington, DC To support the cooperative education initiative...... 250,000 To support general operations ...... 50,000 To support Teaching Economics in American History ...... 75,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOLARS LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION OF GREATER New York, NY MILWAUKEE To support general operations ...... 50,000 West Allis, WI To support the Red Knight Institute ...... 150,000 NATIONAL REVIEW INSTITUTE New York, NY LUTHERAN URBAN MISSION INITIATIVE To support general operations and the Rhodes Fellowship ...... 200,000 Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 75,000 NATIVITY JESUIT ACADEMY Milwaukee, WI MANHATTAN INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH To support a capital campaign ...... 50,000 New York, NY To support the Future of Cities Project...... 75,000 NEW YORK UNIVERSITY New York, NY MESSMER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS To support the Classical Liberal Institute ...... 75,000 Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 200,000 To support a capital campaign ...... 200,000 PARTNERS ADVANCING VALUES IN EDUCATION To support the Building 2 Learn Consortium ...... 75,000 Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 100,000
MILWAUKEE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL Milwaukee, WI PATHWAYS MILWAUKEE To support general operations ...... 50,000 Glendale, WI To support general operations ...... 50,000
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PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION THE INSTITUTE ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE Sherman Oaks, CA New York, NY To support general operations ...... 200,000 To support First Things ...... 25,000
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Princeton, NJ Tucson, AZ To support the James Madison Program ...... 75,000 To support the Center for American Culture and Ideas ...... 30,000
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES Rochester, NY Los Angeles, CA To support the Center for Statesmanship, Law and Liberty ...... 100,000 To support the Center for the Liberal Arts and Free Institutions ...... 25,000
SCHOOL CHOICE WISCONSIN Brookfield, WI UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION To support general operations ...... 290,000 Madison, WI To support a conference ...... 55,000
SCHOOLS THAT CAN MILWAUKEE Milwaukee, WI UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON To support general operations ...... 100,000 Madison, WI To support the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy ...... 145,000 To support the Center for the Study of the American STANFORD UNIVERSITY Constitution ...... 110,000 Stanford, CA To support the Center for the Study of the American To support the Religious Liberty Clinic ...... 50,000 Constitution ...... 56,000
STUDENT FREE PRESS ASSOCATION UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE Hillsdale, MI Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 15,000 To support the Bradley Distinguished Lecture Series ...... 40,000
SUMMIT EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY, JR. PROGRAM AT YALE Milwaukee, WI New Haven, CT To support general operations ...... 20,000 To support general operations ...... 15,000
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN ACADEMIC DECATHLON Lubbock, TX Green Bay, WI To support the Institute for the Study of Western Civilization ...... 20,000 To support general operations ...... 10,000
THE AMERICAN STUDIES CENTER WISCONSIN COUNCIL OF RELIGIOUS AND INDEPENDENT Arlington, VA SCHOOLS To support general operations and the Goodpaster Lecture ...... 100,000 Madison, WI To support general operations ...... 100,000
THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES Washington, DC WISCONSINEYE PUBLIC AFFAIRS NETWORK To support academic programs and journalism fellowships ...... 80,000 Madison, WI To support general operations ...... 50,000
THE INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSHIP Washington, DC WISCONSIN FORENSIC COACHES’ ASSOCIATION To support a seminar on America’s founding principles ...... 25,000 Milwaukee, WI To support the State Tournament and the scholarship program ...... 10,000
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WISCONSIN HISTORICAL FOUNDATION HUDSON INSTITUTE Madison, WI Washington, DC To support an early American history program and resources ...... 40,000 To support the Center on Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World ...... 175,000
WISCONSIN LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL Milwaukee, WI INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS To support general operations ...... 30,000 Cambridge, MA To support the Washington, DC office ...... 65,000 To support the Latin American Seminar Series ...... 65,000 YESHIVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Milwaukee, WI To support general operations ...... 30,000 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ASIAN RESEARCH Seattle, WA To support program activities ...... 230,000 YOUNG AMERICA’S FOUNDATION Reston, VA To support an awards dinner and conferences ...... 250,000 THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION Washington, DC To support the George C. Marshall Fellows Program ...... 80,000 Total Informed Citizens $14,346,000 Total National Defense and Foreign Policy $1,212,000 NATIONAL DEFENSE AND FOREIGN POLICY
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH GRAND TOTAL ...... $37,052,800 Washington, DC To support Foreign and Defense Policy Studies ...... 100,000
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY COUNCIL Washington, DC To support general operations ...... 100,000
ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY West Point, NY To support the Combating Terrorism Center ...... 75,000
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Pittsburgh, PA To support the Educating Citizens and Soldiers Initiative ...... 127,000
FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE Philadelphia, PA To support history institutes for teachers and civic education activities ...... 50,000 To support a senior fellowship ...... 45,000
FOUNDATION FOR THE DEFENSE OF DEMOCRACIES Washington, DC To support the Project on International Law ...... 100,000
17 The Bradley Prizes
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation awarded its 2017 Bradley Prizes to scholar and author Peter Berkowitz, public intellectual Christopher DeMuth, legal scholar Philip Hamburger, and economist Walter Williams in an inspiring and entertaining ceremony at Sidney Harmon Hall, followed by a gala reception at the National Building Museum. The $250,000 prizes recognize and celebrate the honorees’ achievements in areas consistent with the Foundation’s mission. 2017 Bradley Prizes Award Recipients
Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He serves as dean of students for the Hertog Political Studies Program and for The Public Interest Fellowship and teaches for the Tikvah Fund in the United States and in Israel. Dr. Berkowitz is the author of Constitutional Conservatism: Liberty, Self-Government, and Political Moderation; Israel and the Struggle over the International Laws of War; Virtue and the Making of Modern Liberalism; and Nietzsche: The Ethics of an Immoralist. A leading public intellectual, Dr. Berkowitz is a contributor at RealClearPolitics and has written hundreds of articles, essays, and reviews on a range of subjects for both scholarly journals and the popular press. Dr. Berkowitz has led seminars on the principles of freedom and the American constitutional tradition for foreign students. From 1999 to 2006, he taught constitutional law and jurisprudence at George Mason University School of Law. From 1990 to 1999, he taught political philosophy in the department of government at Harvard University. Dr. Berkowitz holds a J.D. and a Ph.D. in political science from Yale University; an M.A. in philosophy from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and a B.A. in English literature from Swarthmore College.
Christopher DeMuth is a distinguished fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C. He was president of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research from 1986 to 2008 and D.C. Searle Senior Fellow at AEI from 2009 to 2011. Mr. DeMuth graduated from The Lawrenceville School, Harvard College, and the University of Chicago Law School. He served two tours in government as staff assistant to President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1970. During President Ronald Reagan’s first term, he was administrator for information and regulatory affairs in the Office of Management and Budget and executive director of the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief. From 1977 to 1981, Mr. DeMuth taught at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and directed the Harvard Faculty Project on Regulation. He practiced law with Sidley & Austin in Chicago and the Consolidated Rail Corporation in Philadelphia. In addition, Mr. DeMuth has been an economic consultant with Lexicon, Inc. and was publisher and editor-in-chief of Regulation magazine in 1986. He is chairman of the AHA Foundation, co-chairman of the Board of Visitors of The Federalist Society, and a senior fellow of Scalia Law School’s Center for the Study of the Administrative State. His writings have appeared in numerous academic publications, newspapers, and opinion magazines.
Philip Hamburger is the Maurice and Hilda Friedman Professor of Law at Columbia Law School. He was the John P. Wilson Professor at the University of Chicago Law School, where he was the Director of the Bigelow Program and the Legal History Program. Earlier, Professor Hamburger was the Oswald Symyster Colclough Research Professor at George Washington University Law School and a professor at the University of Connecticut Law School. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Virginia Law School and at Northwestern Law School, where he was the Jack N. Pritzker 18
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law. He practiced business and corporate tax law. Professor Hamburger writes on religious liberty, freedom of speech and the press, judicial office, administrative power, and other questions of constitutional law and its history. He is the author of Separation of Church and State; Law and Judicial Duty; and Is Administrative Law Unlawful? His recent articles include: Chevron Bias; Equality and Exclusion: How Exclusion from the Political Process Renders Religious Liberty Unequal; Inversion of Rights and Power; The Censorship You’ve Never Heard Of; and Unconstitutional Conditions: The Irrelevance of Consent. Professor Hamburger has twice received the Sutherland Prize for contributions to English legal history and has been awarded the Henry Paolucci - Walter Bagehot Book Award and the Hayek Book Prize.
Walter E. Williams has served on the faculty of George Mason University as the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics since 1980. He also served on the faculties of Los Angeles City College; California State University Los Angeles; Temple University; and Grove City College. Dr. Williams is the author of over 150 articles which have appeared in scholarly journals and popular publications. He is also the author of ten books, including: America: The State Against Blacks, which was made into the PBS documentary Good Intentions; Do the Right Thing: The People's Economist Speaks; Race and Economics: How Much Can Be Blamed on Discrimination?; and Up From the Projects: An Autobiography, which was made into the PBS documentary Suffer No Fools. Dr. Williams writes a nationally syndicated column carried by 140 newspapers and several websites. He has made television appearances on Nightline; Firing Line; Face the Nation; Milton Friedman’s Free to Choose; Crossfire; MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour; and Wall Street Week. Dr. Williams was a regular commentator for CNBC’s Nightly Business Report, and an occasional substitute host of The Rush Limbaugh Show for 20 years. Dr. Williams has received prestigious awards from the Fund for American Studies; Foundation for Economic Education; Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge; and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He has also received fellowships from the Hoover Institution and Ford Foundation. A member of the Mont Pelerin Society and American Economic Association, Dr. Williams holds a B.A. in economics from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Ph.D. in economics from UCLA.
Board of Directors with 2017 Bradley Prize Award Recipients
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The Bradley Symposium
2017 Bradley Symposium examines “The Future of Education Reform”
Between controversies over Common Core and the reassertion of teachers’ union power in key states, the last few years have been a challenging time for education reform. And yet, with new avenues for parental rights in education developing in some states, the cause of reform may be poised for a revival.
The 2017 Bradley Symposium, The Future of Education Reform, addressed the state of the K-12 education debate as well as opportunities that may now be emerging. The event was held in April 2017 in Washington, D.C. Speakers included four leading thinkers in education reform: Director of Policy for EdChoice Jason Bedrick, The Heritage Foundation Education Policy Researcher Lindsay Burke, Distinguished Senior Fellow and President Emeritus at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute Chester Finn, Jr., and Director of Education Policy at the American Enterprise Institute Frederick Hess.
The 2017 Bradley symposium was sponsored by The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Ethics and Public Policy Center, and National Affairs.
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Financial Highlights
Unaudited
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION December 31, 2017 (000’s omitted)
ASSETS Investments and other assets $ 905,288 TOTAL ASSETS $ 905,288
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Grants and other payables $ 12,003 Net assets 893,285 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 905,288
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY Year ended December 31, 2017 (000’s omitted)
REVENUES AND GAINS Investment activity: Interest and dividend income $ 10,983 Realized gain on investments 45,304 Unrealized gain on investments 70,093 Less investment expenses (4,511) Contributions 2 TOTAL REVENUES AND GAINS $ 121,871
GRANTS AND EXPENSES Grants approved for charitable purposes - net $ 33,503 General and administrative 8,420 Excise and income taxes 363 TOTAL GRANTS AND EXPENSES $ 42,286
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS 79,585 NET ASSETS - BEGINNING OF YEAR 813,700 NET ASSETS - END OF YEAR $ 893,285
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