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==Ties to DonorsTrust, State Policy Network, Philanthropy Roundtable==
In 2011 alone, the foundation donated just under to $800,000 to [[State Policy Network]] think tanks and its associate members, including the [[Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions]], [[Commonwealth Foundation]], and the [[Mackinac Center for Public Policy]]. Many of the associate members who received funds are organizations in favor of charter schools, voucher programs, and school choice programs, such as [[Alliance for School Choice]] and the Center for Education Reform. <refname = "2011 Form 990> [http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2011/208/934/2011-208934367-08b3eec6-F.pdf 2011 Form 990]</ref>
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. Peters also chaired the Roundtable from 2002 to 2008. <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 Form 990] </ref> Peters expressed how his foundation has benefitted from its association with [[Philanthropy Roundtable]]:
