Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Foundation

Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Foundation is a 501(c)(3) grant-making foundation located in Plano, Texas. Many of the foundation's contributions are given to conservative organizations seeking to promote private schools and public voucher school programs, in addition to think tanks such as DonorsTrust and State Policy Network.

In 2011, the foundation reported $1,044,824 in revenue, $2,016,897 in expenses, and $43,977,710 in assets (fair market value).

Connections to DonorsTrust, State Policy Network
Between 2009 and 2011, the foundation donated $225,000 to DonorsTrust, a Koch brothers-backed conservative grant-making body that distributes funds from donors to various right-wing think tank groups and organizations without disclosing the names of the true donors.

The foundation also has donated $585,000 from 2009 to 2011 to two members of the State Policy Network, a network of conservative think tanks attempting to influence public policy and opinion, the Cato Institute and the National Center for Policy Analysis.

Contributions and Grants
Many of their grants include universities and colleges, in addition to organizations devoted to educational reform. The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, previously known as the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation, received the largest contribution from the foundation at $1.15 million from 2009 to 2011. The Friedman Foundation is a huge advocate for parental choice programs, similar to provisions described in ALEC's model legislation. The foundation describes their founders' opinions towards parental choice programs as one of improving public schools by having them compete with private voucher schools:


 * “The major objective of educational vouchers is much more ambitious. It is to drag education out of the 19th century — here it has been mired for far too long — and into the 21st century, by introducing competition on a broad scale.”

Their second largest donation during these years went to the Children's Scholarship Fund, an organization that places children from low-income families into private schools. CSF described their endeavors on their web page:


 * "CSF knows that despite recent public education reforms, privately-funded choice is still the only way for thousands of children to have immediate access to a safe environment where they can get a quality education. In fact, a child who finishes 8th grade in a private school is twice as likely to graduate from high school and attend and graduate from college."

Another large donation went to the Hoover Institute, a conservative think tank organization located on the Stanford University campus.

Other grants from 2009 to 2010 include but are not limited to:
 * East Meets West Foundation received $126,000.
 * Children's Scholarship Fund received $1.1 million.
 * Columbia Business School received $100,000.
 * Commonweal Foundation received $120,000.
 * CPR Education Inc. received $100,000.
 * Endowment for Inner City Education received $75,000.
 * Floridians for School Choice received $45,000.
 * Hoover Institution, a conservative think tank in California, received $550,000.
 * Kappa Delta Foundation received $110,000.
 * Miami University Farmer School of Business received $239,027.
 * Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, previously known as the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation received $1.15 million.
 * National Academies received $190,600.
 * Vanguard Charitable Endowment received $961,000.

Board of Directors
According to their 2011 tax filing, the Board of Directors includes:


 * Jack R. Anderson, director and President
 * Rose-Marie Anderson, director
 * Neil R. Anderson, director, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary
 * Barbara Anderson McDonald, director Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer
 * Gail Anderson Canizares, director Assistant Treasurer, Secretary
 * Neil R. Anderson, director

Contact
Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Foundation 5000 Legacy Drive Plano, Texas 75024 (972) 248-7350

Forms 990

 * Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Foundation, 2011 Form 990, foundation's IRS tax filing, November 13, 2012.
 * Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Foundation, 2010 Form 990, foundation's IRS tax filing, November 21, 2011.
 * Rose-Marie and Jack R. Anderson Foundation, 2009 Form 990, foundation's IRS tax filing, November 19, 2010.