Media Transparency

Potomac Foundation, The

McLean, VA

Total Grants to Potomac Foundation, The
Total $ Granted: $ 604,673
For Years: 2004 2002 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
# Grants: 14

Grants to Potomac Foundation, The

Date Amount Purpose Funder
12-30-2004 102,620 Chinese Biographical and Media Databases
David Gries will create a searchable biographical database to enable scholars and policy experts to conduct analysis of Chinese leadership politics.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2002 25,000 Afghan Nightmare: The Rise and Retreat of Muslim Extremism in Afghanistan
Peter Tomsen will research and write a book on Muslim extremism in Afghanistan. He will analyze primary and secondary sources, including personal papers and recently de-classified U.S. government documents, and conduct extensive interviews in Afghanistan.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-2002 50,000 Democratization of Vietnam
Stephen Young will convene an International Committee for Vietnam and engage Vietnamese activists in a dialogue to develop a political program for an evolution toward democracy.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-30-2000 100,000 General support Gilder Foundation
12-31-1999 15,000 No purpose given. JM Foundation
12-31-1998 10,000 The Center for the American Founding
The activities of the Center
John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1998 20,000 The Center for the American Founding
The Center's 50 state bus tour, Re-Elect America
John M. Olin Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1998 15,000 To support the Center for the American Founding The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.
12-31-1998 15,400 The Rand Corporation and the Dynamics of American Strategic Thought, 1946-1962
Andrew May will research and write a book Rand’s role in the evolution of U.S. strategic thought and doctrine during the first half of the cold war.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1998 33,333 No purpose given. William H. Donner Foundation
12-31-1997 8,334 No purpose given. William H. Donner Foundation
12-31-1996 94,936 Comparing Islamist Movements: The Factor of Political Culture
This grant supports the research and writing of a book that explores the nature of political Islam. The project will involve extensive fieldwork to explore the variations in Islamist groups across both the Arab and non-Arab Muslim world. The research will result in a book that analyzes how differences in political culture across various countries and regions affect the behavior and goals of Islamist groups.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1996 90,050 The History of Net Assessment
This grant supports the research and writing of a book on the history of net assessment. The project will examine the development of net assessment as an analytical tool and make recommendations for how it can beused to inform contemporary security policy making.
Smith Richardson Foundation
12-31-1995 25,000 Project on America's Security
This grant supports a seminar series designed to foster debate about the U.S. role in the world and the broad outlines of U.S. national security and foreign policy.
Smith Richardson Foundation