GFC Foundation
GFC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private foundation founded by Gaylord Swim in 1941, and is based in Orem, Utah. His son, Stan Swim, is the current president of the foundation. GFC stands for God, Family, County, and in turn, serve as inspiration for which organizations receive grants from the foundation. The foundation's mission statement includes, "to bless the lives of God’s children by fostering faith in God and that faith’s practical application in daily life, to strengthen the natural family as the incubator and fundamental unit of the good society, and to defend and advance the cause of freedom under law as the framework under which the first two objectives can best be realized.”[1]
In 2012, the foundation reported $1,039,545 in total revenue, $2,153,256 in expenses, and $30,911,647 in assets (fair market value) [2]
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Ties to the State Policy Network, DonorsTrust, Philanthropy Roundtable
The largest contributions from the GFC Foundation have gone to the Sutherland Institute, a conservative think tank and a member of the State Policy Network, a large network of like-minded conservative groups working to shape public policy and opinion, and DonorsTrust, a conservative non-profit organization designed to give donors the opportunity to split a sum of funds between separate accounts while hiding the true donor. The largest contributors to DonorsTrust include the Knowledge and Progress Fund, a Charles Koch-run organization, and other conservative family foundations, such as the Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation, Donald & Paula Smith Family Foundation, and more.
Some smaller contributions have also been given to Philanthropy Roundtable, a 501(c)(3) organization created by the Bradley Foundation to facilitate grant-making to conservative and right-wing causes.
Groups Funded
In addition to supporting their conservative causes, many of the foundation's include organizations working to better families and marriage, such as the Marriage Law Foundation, and the Ruth Institute, improve private schools such as the American Heritage Schools in Utah, in addition to smaller donations to a variety of local organizations in Utah such as Children First Utah and the Utah Festival Opera. However, their largest donations go to conservative think tank and advocacy groups such as the Sutherland Institute, associated with the State Policy Network, and DonorsTrust