Paul Singer Family Foundation

Paul Singer Family Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation located in Wilmington, Delaware. Paul Singer, President and founder of the foundation, is also the founder of the hedge fund firm Elliott Management, which has oversight over $21 billion. Singer is an advocate for conservative political causes, but is also a huge supporter of gay rights and gay marriage, and even created a super PAC to support Republican candidates who favor gay rights Through his foundation, Singer gives many grants to members of the State Policy Network, such as American Enterprise Institute and the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, where he serves as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees.



Singer has played an important role as a "bundler" for many Republican campaigns, including Mitt Romney's in the 2012 election against Barack Obama. He donated $1 million to the Romney super PAC "Restore the Future," and contributed $220,000 to various Republican campaigns races after Obama's first election in 2008. Not only did Singer donate to the super PAC, he helped raise $5 million for Romney's campaign at one Manhattan fundraiser. A Republican party insider said of Singer's political influence, "All the candidates come to pick his brain."

In 2011, the foundation reported $172,974 in revenue, $1,216,722 in expenses, and $11,636,158 assets (fair market value).

Connections to State Policy Network, DonorsTrust
From 2009 to 2011, the foundation donated $1,495,000 of $14,798,097 in total contributions to members of the State Policy Network, a network of state-based think tanks focused on influencing public policy and opinions through its right-wing ideology. Members receiving funds from the Paul Singer Family Foundation in 2009 to 2011 include:


 * American Enterprise Institute received $500,000.
 * Atlas Economic Research Foundation received $25,000.
 * Ethics and Public Policy Center received $220,000.
 * Claremont Institute received $50,000.
 * Manhattan Institute for Policy Research received $600,000.
 * Philanthropy Roundtable received $25,000.
 * DonorsTrust received $75,000.

Singer also serves as Chairman on the Board of Trustees for the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, a New York-based conservative think tank that is a member of the State Policy Network.

Contributions and Grants
In addition to the foundation's $1,495,000 in grants to right-wing organizations and think tanks associated with State Policy Network, the foundation also contributes to organizations focused on American-Israeli relations such as the Israel Project and Birthright Israel, in addition to medical centers, universities, and community organizations. The remaining $13,303,097.79 in contributions from 2009 to 2011 include but are not limited to :


 * Witherspoon Institute received $75,000.
 * B'Nai B'Rith Youth Organization received $200,000.
 * Project Hope received $400,000.
 * Birthright Israel received $500,000.
 * Aish HaTorah NY received $400,000.
 * American Israel Education Foundation received $500,000.
 * Friends of the European Foundation received $500,000
 * Grace After Fire received $250,000.
 * Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women received $250,000.
 * Institute for Study of War received $250,000.
 * Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center received $500,000.
 * Military Families United received $500,000.
 * Success Charter Network received $150,000.
 * The Israel Project received $500,000.
 * Vital Voices received $502,298.79.
 * Gordon and Jenny Singer Foundation received $2,389,666.
 * Harvard Medical School received $1,000,000.

Board of Directors
According to the organization's 2011 Form 990, the board of directors include:


 * Paul E. Singer, President
 * Gordon Singer, Vice President
 * Andrew Morris-Singer, Vice President

Contact
Paul Singer Family Foundation 1105 N. Market St. Wilmington, DE 19801 (302) 651-8370

Forms 990

 * Paul Singer Family Foundation, 2011 Form 990, foundation's organizational IRS filing, April 16, 2012
 * Paul Singer Family Foundation, 2010 Form 990, foundation's organizational IRS filing, April 10, 2011.
 * Paul Singer Family Foundation, 2009 Form 990, foundation's organizational IRS filing, June 16, 2010.