Kirsch Foundation Political Reform

"The rejection of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty by the U.S. Senate clearly pointed out the need for political reform."

Political Reform

Until December 2004, the Foundation was actively committed to the issue of campaign finance reform, particularly the pursuit of public financing of elections. Due to Board decisions driven by the Foundation's limited assets, we are no longer making grants in this field, nor working on legislative changes. You can read about what we have done in the past and refer to the sources listed below for current information about public financing and other campaign finance reform efforts.

You can find the following on our site:

Find out about organizations we have previously supported through Political Reform and Global Theme Grants. Our major commitment has been to Public Campaign, to which we have contributed more than $1 million over the past five years.
Read a Final Report about our Feasibility Study: Evaluating a California "Public Financing of Elections" Initiative.
Learn about past campaign finance reform initiatives.

You may also want to visit the following sites if you are interested in becoming more educated about campaign finance reform:

Public Campaign: www.publicampaign.org
Center for Governmental Studies: www.cgs.org
Campaign Finance Institute: www.cfinst.org
Brennan Center at New York University: www.brennancenter.org
National Voting Rights Institute: www.nvri.org
Center for Responsive Politics: www.opensecrets.org
Hoover Institution at Stanford: www.-hoover.stanford.edu

If you want to understand Steve Kirsch's views about political giving and the value of campaign finance reform, read his personal political pages.

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