Progress & Freedom Foundation

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The Progress & Freedom Foundation (PFF) is a think tank originally associated with Newt Gingrich. Although Gingrich always maintained that there was no formal relationship, the PFF was, during Gingrich's rise to and service in the Speakership, headed by Jeffrey Eisenach, who had previously been Executive Director of GOPAC, a PAC Gingrich then headed.

During the House Ethics Committee investigation of Gingrich, it was revealed that more than 80% of PFF's first year expenses went to two programs designed to give Gingrich national television exposure, most infamously, his course entitled "Renewing American Civilization," on which PFF spent $291,536. -- "Think Tank Spent Most First-Year Money on Gingrich's Projects," David Morris, Associated Press. Feb. 17, 1995.

Gingrich-Era Associates

Gingrich-Era Funding

According to Media Transparency, PFF received $255,000 between 1993 and 1995 from the following organizations:

According to Common Cause's February 1995 report "The X Files: Speaker Newt Gignrich's Financial Empire," PFF received contributions in undisclosed (unless noted) amounts from the following individuals, corporations and organizations:

Neal Allen, Invesco Captial Management
AT&T
Mr/Mrs. K. Tucker Andersen, Cumberland Assoc.
The Associated Group (insurance)
BellSouth
Burroughs Wellcome
Coca-Cola
Competitive Long Distance Coalition
Cox Cable Communications
Cracker Barrel
Employment Policies Institute
Federal Express
Ford Motor Company
General Instrument
Genzyme
Georgia Power/Southern Co.
Glaxo Inc.
Golden Rule Insurance
Frank J. Hanna III, HBR Capital/Nationwide Credit
HealthSouth[1]
Intel
Johnson & Johnson/Direct Access ($30,000)
Mortgage Insurance Companies of America
Northwestern National Life
Pro Staff Personnel Services
Owen J. Roberts, Capital Formation
SCANA Corp.
Scientific Atlanta
Joseph E. Seagrams & Sons
Searle/Monsanto
Siemens Corp.
Solvay Pharmaceuticals ($30,000)
Southwire
Stanton L. Triester, Triester Group
Turner Broadcasting System
Waffle House International
Robert Weingarten, First Capital Holdings
Thomas Weisel, Montgomery Securities
Windway Capital/Terry & Mary Kohler

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