Palmer R. Chitester Fund
Erie, PA 16506
The Palmer R. Chitester Fund was created by the combative Bob Chitester, with startup money from the Bradley Foundation (see grants), to create right wing "popular" media, and lately has taken to selling educational materials based on the error-prone reporting of ABC TV's arch-conservative correspondent John Stossel. It's Idea Channel distributes "intellectual" videotapes on conversations between mostly members of the right wing movement on topics ranging from political science to economics to history. [more]
Web address: www.prcfund.org
| Total Grants to Palmer R. Chitester Fund | |
| Total $ Granted: | $ 1,353,575 |
| For Years: | 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1994 1992 1990 1989 1987 |
| # Grants: | 42 |
Grants to Palmer R. Chitester Fund
| Date | Amount | Purpose | Funder |
| 12-30-2005 | 7,500 | Stossel in the Classroom economic education | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-30-2005 | 11,000 | In The Classroom Media General funding |
Rodney Fund |
| 12-30-2005 | 30,000 | General support | Ruth and Lovett Peters Foundation |
| 12-30-2005 | 25,000 | General support | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-15-2005 | 15,000 | To complete funding for the Friedman Biography | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 5-10-2005 | 250,575 | General support | Barre Seid Foundation |
| 12-30-2004 | 7,500 | In The Classroom Media | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-30-2004 | 7,500 | Stossel in the Classroom project | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-30-2004 | 5,000 | General support | Gilder Foundation |
| 12-30-2004 | 8,000 | In The Classroom Media General funding |
Rodney Fund |
| 12-2-2004 | 5,000 | To support the "In The Classroom" project | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 11-10-2004 | 400,000 | General support | Barre Seid Foundation |
| 5-15-2004 | 10,000 | General support | Barre Seid Foundation |
| 1-29-2004 | 25,000 | General support | William E. Simon Foundation |
| 12-30-2003 | 5,000 | General support | Gilder Foundation |
| 12-30-2003 | 8,000 | In The Classroom Media General funding |
Rodney Fund |
| 12-30-2003 | 10,000 | Stossel in the Classroom project | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-11-2003 | 5,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-2002 | 10,000 | General Fund | Hickory Foundation |
| 12-30-2002 | 10,000 | Stossel in the Classroom project | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-30-2002 | 7,000 | General funding | Rodney Fund |
| 12-12-2002 | 1,000 | To support general operations | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 8-8-2002 | 15,000 | To support distribution of the documentary series "In the Classroom" | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-2001 | 10,000 | General Fund | Hickory Foundation |
| 12-30-2001 | 20,000 | Stossel in the Classroom project | Armstrong Foundation |
| 12-30-2001 | 7,000 | General funding | Rodney Fund |
| 8-9-2001 | 25,000 | To support the "Stossel in the Classroom" series | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-2000 | 20,000 | General Fund | Hickory Foundation |
| 12-31-2000 | 10,000 | No purpose given. | William H. Donner Foundation |
| 12-30-2000 | 5,000 | Stossel in the Classroom project | Armstrong Foundation |
| 4-9-2000 | 25,000 | To support the "Stossel in the Classroom" series | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1999 | 35,000 | General Fund | Hickory Foundation |
| 12-30-1999 | 10,000 | General support | Gilder Foundation |
| 12-31-1998 | 20,000 | No purpose given. | William H. Donner Foundation |
| 12-31-1998 | 50,000 | "Stossel in the Classroom" | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1998 | 25,000 | General Fund | Hickory Foundation |
| 12-31-1994 | 10,000 | To support the development of a pilot program and Internet component for the TV Series entitled DAMN RIGHT! | JM Foundation |
| 11-5-1992 | 16,000 | To support establishment of "The Idea Channel" | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1990 | 10,000 | General | Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation |
| 10-8-1990 | 25,000 | To support the Free To Choose video series. | The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc. |
| 12-31-1989 | 150,000 | To support an episode of Milton Friedman's "Free to Choose" television series on Eastern Europe | John M. Olin Foundation, Inc. |
| 9-30-1987 | 2,500 | Tape Sponsorship | Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation |