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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. <ref name = "2011 Form 990>, [http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2011/208/934/2011-208934367-08b3eec6-F.pdf], 2011 organizational tax filing, 2011 </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 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==