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New River Education Fund

Washington, DC

Goes by the name New River Media.

Web address: www.nrmedia.com/

Total Grants to New River Education Fund
Total $ Granted: $ 3,502,500
For Years: 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
# Grants: 29

Grants to New River Education Fund

Date Amount Purpose Funder
9-8-2005 40,000 To support "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-30-2004 150,000 Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg
Ben Wattenberg will produce and host a weekly half-hour television program with guest panelists who discuss and debate public policy topics.
Smith Richardson Foundation
10-7-2004 25,000 To support TV program "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
9-16-2004 25,000 To support TV program "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
10-9-2003 50,000 To support production of "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
1-12-2003 75,000 To support production of "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-2002 175,000 Public Policy Television Project on PBS YOU
Andrew Walworth will program and manage PBS YOU, a digital television channel affiliated with the Public Broadcasting System. He will acquire, develop, and air 350 hours per year of prime-time public policyprogramming.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2002 150,000 Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg
Ben Wattenberg will produce and host a weekly half-hour television program with guest panelists who discuss and debate public policy analysis.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2002 37,500 Axis of Evil: North Korea
Andrew Walworth will produce a documentary on the history of the North Korean nuclear crisis. The documentary will explore the danger that North Korea poses to the Asia-Pacific religion and to U.S. security.
Smith Richardson Foundation
8-8-2002 75,000 To support production of "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
5-9-2002 75,000 To support production of the "Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism" program The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
1-9-2002 75,000 To support production of "Think Tank" The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-2001 75,000 the public television series, "Think Tank" John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-2001 200,000 Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2001 375,000 Public Policy Television Project on PBS YOU Smith Richardson Foundation
9-9-2001 100,000 To support "Think Tank" and related special programs The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
8-9-2001 75,000 To support "Think Tank" and related special programs The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
7-19-2001 100,000 To support "Think Tank" and related special programs The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
2-11-2001 75,000 To support production of the "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" television series ($150K) and promotion of "The First Measured Century" television documentary ($100K) The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-2000 200,000 New River Media
Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg
Ben Wattenberg will produce and moderate Think Tank, a weekly television program on public policy research and ideas.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2000 100,000 The public television series, "Think Tank" John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
10-19-2000 175,000 To support production of "Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg" television series ($150K) and promotion of "The First Measured Century" television documentary ($100K) The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
2-10-2000 62,500 To support "Think Tank, with Ben Wattenberg" The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1999 200,000 Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg
Ben Wattenberg will produce and moderate Think Tank, a weekly television program that focuses on public policy research and ideas.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1999 150,000 The public television series "Think Tank." John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1998 250,000 A public television special series, "The First Measured Century" John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1998 200,000 Think Tank with Ben Wattenberg
Ben Wattenberg will produce and moderate Think Tank, a weekly television program that focuses on public policy research and ideas.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998 62,500 To support production of the series "Think Tank" The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1998 150,000 The public television series, "Think Tank" John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.