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Foundation for Defense of Democracies

think tank and policy institute originally funded by the Abramson Family Foundation
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Foundation for Defense of Democracies

Summary

Foundation for Defense of Democracies is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month, #14 of 3,287).[2]

Key Facts

  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's field of work was Lobbying in the United States[3].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies is located in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies is in the country of United States[5].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[6].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's instance of is recorded as think tank[7].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's instance of is recorded as foundation[8].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's instance of is recorded as research institute[9].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's instance of is recorded as pressure group[10].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[11].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's chief executive officer is recorded as Mark Dubowitz[12].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies is part of Israel lobby in the United States[13].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's Commons category is recorded as Foundation for Defense of Democracies[14].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's industry is recorded as research[15].
  • 2001 marks the founding of Foundation for Defense of Democracies[16].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's official website is recorded as http://www.defenddemocracy.org/[17].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's official website is recorded as https://www.fdd.org/[18].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's sponsor is recorded as Richard Stephen Sackler[19].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's political ideology is recorded as Islamophobia[20].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's affiliation is recorded as cabinet of Israel[21].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's affiliation is recorded as European Foundation for Democracy[22].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[23].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Foundation for Defense of Democracies'}[24].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FDD'}[25].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+9039436'}[26].
  • Foundation for Defense of Democracies's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+32652793'}[27].

Product Details

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  • Began / founded: 2001[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c2bb8d0c-7a6d-4e2c-9e25-a29a11a45ec6[29]

Body

Founding

2001 marks the founding of Foundation for Defense of Democracies[16].

Identity

Foundation for Defense of Democracies is part of Israel lobby in the United States[13]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FDD'}[25].

Leadership

Foundation for Defense of Democracies's chief executive officer is recorded as Mark Dubowitz[12].

Operations

Foundation for Defense of Democracies's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[11].

Industry

Foundation for Defense of Democracies's industry is recorded as research[15]. Its field of work was Lobbying in the United States[3].

Why It Matters

Foundation for Defense of Democracies ranks in the top 0.43% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (858 views/month, #14 of 3,287).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . The Family That Built an Empire of Pain. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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