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Lovett & Ruth Peters Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation based in Cincinatti, Ohio, with Daniel S. Peters as serving as President. The foundation primarily donates money to conservative think tanks, such as [[State Policy Network]], and [[DonorsTrust]], a [[Koch brothers]] backed organization to distribute funds to right-wing groups. Its other causes are geared toward reform towarda reforming public education by supporting privatization of education through voucher schools, private schools, charter schools, and organizations with the same values. Some of these organizations include [[Alliance for School Choice]] and the Center for Education Reform. Peters spent 17 years in executive positions at [[Procter & Gamble]], <ref name = Philanthropy Roundtable Board of Directors> [http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/who_we_are/board/daniel_s_peters], Board of Directors: Daniel S. Peters, </ref> who was a member of [[ALEC]]'s Private Enterprise Board, until they cut ties in April 2012. <ref>Color of Change, [http://colorofchange.org/press/releases/2012/4/23/colorofchange-applauds-procter-gambles-decision-en/ ColorOfChange Applauds Procter & Gamble's Decision to End its Membership in ALEC], press release, April 23, 2012, accessed April 2012</ref>
==Ties to DonorsTrust, State Policy Network, Philanthropy Roundtable==
Peters is also a board member of [[Philanthropy Roundtable]], an organization established by the [[Bradley Foundation]] to facilitate donations to conservative think tanks and organizations. <ref name = Philanthropy Roundtable Board of Directors> [http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/who_we_are/board/daniel_s_peters], Board of Directors: Daniel S. Peters, </ref> The foundation also donated $60,000 to [[Philanthropy Roundtable]] from 2009-2011. <ref name = "2011 Form 990>, [http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2011/208/934/2011-208934367-08b3eec6-F.pdf], 2011 organizational tax filing, 2011 </ref>
Between 2009 and 2011, Lovett & Ruth Peters Foundation has donated $375,000 to [[DonorsTrust]], where donors can separate a large sum of funds to separate accounts to distribute to various right-wing causes. However, this process makes it extremely difficult to locate the true donor, and make it easy for wealthy individuals and corporations to hide their distributions when "funding sensitive or controversial issues." <ref>DonorsTrust, [http://www.donorstrust.org/AboutUs/FAQs.aspx FAQ], organizational website, accessed December 2012.</ref>
==Groups Funded==
