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To: KLP who wrote (222352)	10/3/2007 10:09:08 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 794298

And the rest of the Funders for Media Matters... Peter Lewis: Owner from father of Progressive Insurance Companies en.wikipedia.org Donations With an estimated net worth in excess of a billion dollars, Lewis frequently donates money to charities and political groups. He is a patron of the arts and supports many artistic pursuits. Lewis's personal and corporate contemporary art collection is well known—the corporate collection is displayed at Progressive Insurance offices. Lewis has made donations to: Princeton University (A Gehry designed science library, $60 million; the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, $55 million; arts initiative, $101 million. Total $233 million to date.) Case Western Reserve University (The Weatherhead School of Management Peter B. Lewis Building, another Gehry, $39.6 million, out of $61.7 spent on building the building) Marijuana Policy Project (Donated $3,000,000 to MPP in 2007.) The Guggenheim Museum ($50 million) America Coming Together and MoveOn.org (with George Soros matching his $10 and $2.5 million, respectively) American Civil Liberties Union The Democratic Party MAPS-sponsored MDMA/PTSD Research in the US, Switzerland and Israel $250,000 [www.maps.org] Menorah Park (Peter B. Lewis Aquatic & Therapy Center) 88888888>>> Then there is the Democracy Alliance: Democracy Alliance en.wikipedia.org Organizations Funded ACORN Air America Radio America Votes Center for American Progress Center for Community Change Center for Progressive Leadership Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) Data Warehouse EMILY's List Media Matters for America Sierra Club USAction