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U.S. tax returns for 2008 and 2009 show that the U.S. Tides Foundation and Tides Canada paid a total of 36 organizations that campaign against Alberta oil sands. Of the 36 groups, 26 groups were funded as of 2009.
The total amount paid to these 36 organizations was $5.9 Million in 2009, according to calculations based on U.S. tax returns. Of that, $4.3 Million (73 percent) was specifically ear-marked "Tar Sands Campaign" (see below).
Tides and Tides Canada have been asked by e-mail to verify this information and analysis. So far, no reply.
The data on which the above figure is based, is presented in the table below. Excerpts from U.S. tax returns on which this table is based, are below the table. For a larger or printable version of the table, please click on the table itself.
Excerpts from U.S. Tax Returns for 2009 showing grants from the U.S. Tides Foundation to 17 U.S. organizations to campaign against Alberta oil:
The excerpts below are from U.S. tax returns for 2009 showing grants made by the U.S. Tides Foundation to 12 Canadian organizations:
The excerpts below are from the 2008 U.S. tax returns of Tides Canada, showing grants made to 10 Canadian organizations:
Note: If you add up 17 + 12 + 10, you get 39, not 36. The reason that I say that it seems to me that 36 campaign organizations were funded by Tides - and not 39, is that three Canadian organizations were funded by both the U.S. Tides Foundation, and Tides Canada. These organizations are the Driftwood Foundation, Environmental Defense Canada Inc. and the Sierra Club of Canada.
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