Examples of Mainly Corporate Funded Think Tanks: Brookings Institution With a budget of US$ 23 million and assets worth US$ 192 million the Among the 138 corporate donors are: Bell Atlantic, |
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The Washington Post Morning daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the dominant newspaper in the U.S. capital and usually counted as one of the greatest newspapers in that country, equaled or excelled only by The New York Times. |
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DuPont Company American corporation engaged primarily in the manufacture of chemicals, plastics, and synthetic fibers. The company was founded by éleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834) in Delaware in 1802 to produce black powder and later other explosives, which remained the company's main products until the 20th century, when it began to make many other chemicals as well. Today DuPont has plants, subsidiaries, and affiliates worldwide. Its headquarters are in Wilmington, Del. |
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VISA Visa International's over 21,000 member financial institutions have made VISA one of the world's leading full-service payment network. Visa's products and services include Visa Classic card, Visa Gold card, Visa debit cards, Visa commercial cards and the Visa Global ATM Network. VISA operates in 300 countries and territories and also provides a large consumer payments processing system. |
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Chevron Chevron is a U.S. petroleum corporation formed in 1926 with the merger of Standard Oil Company of California and Pacific Oil Company. Headquartered in San Francisco, it operates today in more than 90 countries, either directly or through affiliates. |
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