known berman supporters
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Known Berman Non-Profit Supporters
Phillip Morris1
R.J. Reynolds2
Alliance Gaming Corporation3
Anheuser-Busch Companies4
The Bruss Company5
Cargill Process Meat Products6
Harrah’s Entertainment7
International Gaming Corporation8
Overhill Farms9
Standard Meat Company10
Brinker International11
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.12
Chi-Chi’s13
Darden Restaurants14
1 Tobacco lawsuit documents, collected here: http://www.consumerdeception.com/append4.html; Ian T. Shearn, Investigative Report: CCF’s Richard Berman, The Humane Society of the United States, May 11, 2010. 2 Memo from Rob Meyne to Tommy Payne and Maura Payne, February 24, 1999, available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/nin60d00/pdf. 3 “Guest Choice Network, Supporters,” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/vtp27d00/pdf. 4 Id. 5 Id. 6 “Guest Choice Network, Supporters,” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/vtp27d00/pdf; Paul Barton, Poultry Firms Side with Lobbyist in PR Battle with Animal-Welfare Group, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, September 23, 2003 7 “Guest Choice Network, Supporters,” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/vtp27d00/pdf; “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/ABIDuesSchedule.pdf. 8 “Guest Choice Network, Supporters,” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/vtp27d00/pdf 9 Id. 10 “Guest Choice Network, Supporters,” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/vtp27d00/pdf; Mark Drajem and Brian Wingfield, Union Busting by Profiting From Non-Profit May Breach IRS, Bloomberg, November 2, 2012; Investigative Report: CCF’s Richard Berman, The Humane Society of the United States, May 2010. 11 “Guest Choice Network Members (as of February 20, 1996),” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/egl06c00/pdf; http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 12 Id. 13 Id.
Denny’s 15
El Torito16
Friday’s Hospitality Worldwide17
Host Marriot Corporation18
Johnny Rockets Group, Inc.19
Marie Callender’s20
Shoney’s21
Sizzler U.S.A.22
Ale House23
Bonanza Restaurants24
Hooter’s of America, Inc.25
Longhorn Steaks, Inc.26
Luby’s Cafeterias, Inc.27
Macheezmo Mouse28
Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc.29
National Milk Producers Federation30 14 Id; “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/ABIDuesSchedule.pdf.. 15 “Guest Choice Network Members (as of February 20, 1996),” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/egl06c00/pdf. 16 Id. 17 Id. 18 Id. 19 “Guest Choice Network Members (as of February 20, 1996),” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/egl06c00/pdf. 20 Id. 21 Id. 22 Id. 23 “Guest Choice Network Members (as of January 2, 1997),” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fup27d00/pdf. 24 Id. 25 Id: “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/ABIDuesSchedule.pdf. 26 “Guest Choice Network Members (as of January 2, 1997),” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fup27d00/pdf. 27 Id. 28 Id. 29 Id.
National Smokers Alliance31
Outback Steakhouse, Inc.32
Perkins Family Restaurants, L.P.33
Ponderosa Steakhouse34
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse35
S & A Restaurant Corporation36
Sfuzzi, Inc.37
The Ground Round38
UNO Restaurant Corporation39
VICORP Restaurants, Inc.40
Hormel41
Coca-Cola42
Tyson’s43
Pilgrim’s Pride44
IHOP45
30 Id. 31 “Guest Choice Network Members (as of January 2, 1997),” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fup27d00/pdf. 32 Id; “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/ABIDuesSchedule.pdf. 33 “Guest Choice Network Members (as of January 2, 1997),” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fup27d00/pdf. 34 Id. 35 Id; “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/ABIDuesSchedule.pdf. 36 Id. 37 “Guest Choice Network Members (as of January 2, 1997),” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fup27d00/pdf. 38 Id. 39 “Guest Choice Network Members (as of January 2, 1997),” available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/fup27d00/pdf. 40 Id. 41 Drajem and Wingfield, Bloomberg, Nov. 2, 2012; Investigative Report: CCF’s Richard Berman, The Humane Society of the United States, May 2010. 42 Melanie Warner, Striking Back at the Food Police, New York Times, June 12, 2005; “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 43 Paul Barton, Poultry Firms Side with Lobbyist in PR Battle with Animal-Welfare Group, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, September 23, 2003. 44 Id.
Olive Garden46
American Express47
Bowling Proprietors Association of America48
Sheldon Adelson49
Anton Airfood50
Applebee’s International51
Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano52
BRAVO! Restaurants53
Buca di Beppo54
Cameron Mitchell Restaurants55
Damon’s International56
Dave & Buster’s57
HMSHost Corporation58
Houlihan’s Restaurants59
Houston’s Restaurants60
Lifestyle Ventures61
45 Robert Rosenblatt, News Analysis: Firms Uniting for Attack on Compulsory Coverage, Los Angeles Times, November 16, 1992. 46 Id. 47 Id. 48 http://www.bpaa.com/NewsArchives/newsRelease.asp?ID=111; http://www.bpaamax.com/Scripts/4Disapi.dll/4DCGI/logon/BPAA_Members_Only/pdf/berman/contCard_negDrive07.pdf. 49 Peter Stone, Business Nervously Eyes The Senate, National Journal, July 26, 2008. 50 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 51 Id. 52 Id. 53 Id. 54 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 55 Id. 56 Id. 57 Id. 58 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 59 Id. 60 Id.
Logan’s Roadhouse62
Max & Erma’s Restaurants63
O’Charley’s64
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro65
Palm Management Corporation66
RARE Hospitality International67
Rock Bottom Restaurants68
The Bistro Group69
The Cheesecake Factory70
Barton Beers71
Barton Brands72
Beer Institute73
Beringer Blass Wine Estates74
Boston Beer Company75
Bronco Wine Company76
Canandaigua Winery77
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States78
61 Id. 62 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 63 Id. 64 Id. 65 Id. 66 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 67 Id. 68 Id. 69 Id. 70 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 71 Id. 72 Id. 73 Id. 74 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 75 Id. 76 Id. 77 Id.
E & J Gallo Winery79
Fischer Beverages80
Franciscan Estates81
Heineken USA82
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates83
Kerry Foodservice84
Labatt USA85
National Beer Wholesalers Association86
Nolet Spirits U.S.A.87
Pacific Wine Partners88
Palm Bay Imports89
Paradise Beverages90
Remy Amerique91
The Robert Mondavi Corporation92
Scottish & Newcastle Importers93
SKYY Spirits94
Southcorp Wines, North America95
78 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 79 Id. 80 Id. 81 Id. 82 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 83 Id. 84 Id. 85 Id. 86 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 87 Id. 88 Id. 89 Id. 90 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 91 Id. 92 Id. 93 Id. 94 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf.
Stimson Lane Vineyards96
Todhunter International97
Trinchero Family Estates98
Wattle Creek Winery99
William Grant & Sons100
A New World Production101
American Beverage Corp.102
American Beverage Marketers103
Cardinal Glassware104
Coco Lopez105
Crystals International106
DiCotiisErhard107
Dr. Pepper/Seven Up108
Fred Tibbits & Associates109
Fruitridge Printing & Lithography110
Incentive Marketing111
Island Oasis Frozen Cocktail Company112
95 Id. 96 Id. 97 Id. 98 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 99 Id. 100 Id. 101 Id. 102 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 103 Id. 104 Id. 105 Id. 106 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 107 Id. 108 Id. 109 Id. 110 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 111 Id.
Magnuson Industries113
Monin114
Patrick Henry Creative Promotions115
ShowTenders116
Weiss Foodservice Visions117
Hillstone Restaurant Group118
Loews119
Hard Rock Cafe120
Mainstreet Ventures121
Chevys122
Ted’s Montana Grill123
Gordon Biersch124
Carino’s125
Ruby Tuesday126
Red Lobster127
Quaker Steak and Lube128
112 Id. 113 Id. 114 “The ABI Members,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/TheABIMembers.pdf. 115 Id. 116 Id. 117 Id. 118 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 119 Id. 120 Id. 121 Id. 122 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 123 Id. 124 Id. 125 Id. 126 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 127 Id.
The Capital Grille129
Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar130
Del Frisco’s131
The Oceanaire132
Clyde’s133
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar134
Phillip’s Seafood Restaurants135
Bluewater Grille136
Not Your Average Joe’s137
A1A Aleworks138
Ragtime Tavern Seafood & Grill139
Margaritas140
Tavern League of Wisconsin141
Yard House142
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon143
128 Id. 129 Id. 130 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 131 Id. 132 Id. 133 Id. 134 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 135 Id. 136 Id. 137 Id. 138 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 139 Id. 140 Id. 141 Id. 142 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 143 Id.
Sinigual144
Bardenay Restaurant and Distillery145
Bandera146
Real Mex Restaurants147
BJ’s Restaurants148
Acapulco Restaurants149
Carrabba’s Italian Grill150
Big River Grille & Brewing Works151
Sullivan’s Steakhouse152
Chili’s153
Roy’s154
Cuba Libre Restaurant155
Seasons 52156
Ignite Restaurant Group157
Bahama Breeze158
Lee Roy Selmon’s159
144 Id. 145 Id. 146 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 147 Id. 148 Id. 149 Id. 150 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 151 Id. 152 Id. 153 Id. 154 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 155 Id. 156 Id. 157 Id. 158 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf.
Maggiano’s Little Italy160
Bonefish Grill161
Texas Land & Cattle162
Glory Days Grill163
National Restaurant Association164
Fox Restaurant Concepts165
Seven Bridges166
Casa Vincola Zonin USA167
Diageo168
Wente Vinyards169
The Patrón Spirits Company170
Foster’s Group171
Don & Sons172
Francis Ford Coppola Winery173
Bridgeview Winery174
159 Id. 160 Id. 161 Id. 162 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 163 Id. 164 Id. 165 Id. 166 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 167 Id. 168 Id. 169 Id. 170 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 171 Id. 172 Id. 173 Id. 174 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf.
Luxco175
Nightclub & Bar176
Crown Imports177
Proximo178
Treasury Wine Estates179
Sidney Frank Importing Co, Inc.180
Folio Fine Wine Partners181
Trellis Wine Group182
Wagner Family of Wine183
New Belgium Brewing Company184
Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.185
Foley Family Wines186
Freepour Controls187
Merryvale Vineyards188
Layer Cake Wines189
Rodney Strong Vineyards190
175 Id. 176 Id. 177 Id. 178 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 179 Id. 180 Id. 181 Id. 182 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 183 Id. 184 Id. 185 Id. 186 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 187 Id. 188 Id. 189 Id.
Beverage Metrics, Inc.191
Cheers (beverage magazine)192
Van Gogh Imports (Luctor International)193
Castle Brands, Inc.194
TGIC Importers, Inc.195
Star Brand Imports196
MarkeTeam, Inc.197
Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc.198
Purple Wine Company199
Rémy Cointreau USA200
Winebow201
Red Bull202
TapDynamics203
IMI204
Terlato Wines International205
190 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 191 Id. 192 Id. 193 Id. 194 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 194 Id. 195 Id. 196 Id. 197 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 198 Id. 199 Id. 200 Id. 201 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 202 Id. 203 Id. 204 Id.
Underdog Wine & Spirits206
Pernod Ricard USA207
Ste Michelle Wine Estates208
Constellation Wines U.S.209
J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines210
Samuel Adams211
MillerCoors212
Caymus Vineyards213
Banfi Vinters214
Moët Hennessy215
Brown-Forman216
DFV Wines217
Tito’s Handmade Vodka218
Fintech219
Champps Americana220
205 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 206 Id. 207 Id. 208 Id. 209 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 210 Id. 211 Id. 212 Id. 213 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 214 Id. 215 Id. 216 Id. 217 “American Beverage Institute, Join Us,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/2011_ABI_JoinUs_Final.pdf. 218 Id. 219 Id. 220 “American Beverage Institute, Who We Are,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/WhoWeAre.pdf.
Ruth’s Chris Steak House221
Cheeseburger in Paradise222
Paul Lee’s Chinese Kitchen223
Bugaboo Creek224
Rockfish Seafood Grill225
Walnut Brewery226
Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill227
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom228
Sing Sing229
On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina230
Texas Roadhouse231
Lindey’s232
Bon Vie Bistro233
Brio Tuscan Grille234
Romano’s Macaroni Grill235
Chophouse & Brewery236
ABP Corporation237
221 Id. 222 Id. 223 Id. 224 “American Beverage Institute, Who We Are,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/WhoWeAre.pdf. 225 Id. 226 Id. 227 Id. 228 “American Beverage Institute, Who We Are,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/WhoWeAre.pdf. 229 Id. 230 Id. 231 Id. 232 “American Beverage Institute, Who We Are,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/WhoWeAre.pdf. 233 Id. 234 Id. 235 “American Beverage Institute, Who We Are,” available at http://abionline.org/downloads/WhoWeAre.pdf. 236 Id.
Allied Domecq QSR238
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc.239
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.240
Buffets, Inc241
Carlson Hospitality Worldwide, Inc.242
CEC Entertainment, Inc.243
Chart House Enterprises, Inc.244
Einstein/Noah Bagel Corp.245
Garb-Ko, Inc.246
Jack in the Box, Inc.247
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation248
RTM, Inc.249
Sbarro, Inc.250
Steak N Shake Co.251
237 Letter from Richard Berman to Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, July 13, 2001, available at http://www.citizensforethics.org/page/-/PDFs/Legal/FOIA/DOL_FOIA_Response_Berman_20060622.pdf?nocdn=1. 238 Id. 239 Id. 240 Id. 241 Letter from Richard Berman to Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, July 13, 2001, available at http://www.citizensforethics.org/page/-/PDFs/Legal/FOIA/DOL_FOIA_Response_Berman_20060622.pdf?nocdn=1. 242 Id. 243 Id. 244 Id. 245 Letter from Richard Berman to Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, July 13, 2001, available at http://www.citizensforethics.org/page/-/PDFs/Legal/FOIA/DOL_FOIA_Response_Berman_20060622.pdf?nocdn=1. 246 Id. 247 Id. 248 Id. 249 Letter from Richard Berman to Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, July 13, 2001, available at http://www.citizensforethics.org/page/-/PDFs/Legal/FOIA/DOL_FOIA_Response_Berman_20060622.pdf?nocdn=1. 250 Id.
The Restaurant Company252
Whataburger, Inc.253
Yorkshire Global Restaurants254
Known Berman and Company Clients
Bowling Proprietors Association of America255
Indoor Tanning Association256
AFC Enterprises257
American Restaurant Group, Inc.258
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.259
Family Restaurants, Inc.260
Foodmaker, Inc.261
Friday’s Hospitality Worldwide, Inc.262
Hooters of America, Inc.263
Houston’s Restaurants, Incorporated264
251 Id. 252 Id. 253 Letter from Richard Berman to Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, July 13, 2001, available at http://www.citizensforethics.org/page/-/PDFs/Legal/FOIA/DOL_FOIA_Response_Berman_20060622.pdf?nocdn=1. 254 Id. 255 Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, IRS Form 990, Initial Return 2009, filed November 11, 2010; Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, IRS Form 990, Initial Return 2010, filed August 10, 2011; Bowling Proprietors’ Association of America, IRS Form 990, Initial Return 2011, filed October 5, 2012. 256 Shawn Zeller, Shedding Light on Tanning Salons, Congressional Quarterly Weekly, April 6, 2008; Press Release, Indoor Tanning Association, Indoor Tanning Association Launches Campaign Attacking Melanoma Hype, March 26, 2008; Bridget Huber Fairwarning, Tanning Industry Fights Back, The Times-Union, September 2, 2012. 257 Berman And Company, Client Companies, available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/ptp27d00/pdf. 258 Id. 259 Id. 260 Id. 261 Berman And Company, Client Companies, available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/ptp27d00/pdf. 262 Id. 263 Id. 264 Id.
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation265
La Madeleine266
Luby’s Cafeterias Inc.267
Marie Callender Pie Shops, Inc.268
Metromedia Restaurant Group269
Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc.270
Panda Management Company, Inc.271
Perkins Family Restaurants, L.P.272
Shoney’s, Inc.273
Triarc Restaurant Group274
Uno Restaurant Corporation275
Vicorp Restaurants Inc.276
Carlson Restaurants Worldwide277
KKR Enterprises, Inc.278
Brinker International, Inc.279
Applebee’s International, Inc.280
265 Berman And Company, Client Companies, available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/ptp27d00/pdf. 266 Id. 267 Id. 268 Id. 269 Berman And Company, Client Companies, available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/ptp27d00/pdf. 270 Id. 271 Id. 272 Id. 273 Berman And Company, Client Companies, available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/ptp27d00/pdf. 274 Id. 275 Id. 276 Id. 277 Letter from Richard Berman to Montgomery County Executive Douglas Duncan, March 4, 1999, available at http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/bbq27d00/pdf. 278 Id. 279 Berman and Company, Second Quarter 2003 Report of Lobbying Coalition, California Secretary of State, Political Reform Division, available at http://cal-access.ss.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=943840&amendid=0
Buffets, Inc.281
Darden Restaurants, Inc.282
Del Taco283
Houston’s Restaurants, Inc.284
Outback Steakhouse, Inc.285
Rare Hospitality, Inc.286
Wendy’s International, Inc.287
Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc.288
IHOP Corp289
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro290
Covance Laboratories291
Smithfield Foods292
Gutknecht For US Congress Committee293
OSI Restaurant Partners Political Action Committee294
Friends of Mary Brooks Beatty295
280 Id. 281 Id. 282 Id. 283 Berman and Company, Second Quarter 2003 Report of Lobbying Coalition, California Secretary of State, Political Reform Division, available at http://cal-access.ss.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=943840&amendid=0. 284 Id. 285 Id. 286 Id. 287 Berman and Company, Second Quarter 2003 Report of Lobbying Coalition, California Secretary of State, Political Reform Division, available at http://cal-access.ss.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=943840&amendid=0. 288 Id. 289 Id. 290 Berman and Company, Third Quarter 2003 Report of Lobbying Coalition, California Secretary of State, Political Reform Division, available at http://cal‐access.ss.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfgen.prg?filingid=969303&amendid=0. 291 Investigative Report: CCF’s Richard Berman, The Humane Society of the United States, May 2010. 292 Drajem and Wingfield, Bloomberg, Nov. 2, 2012. 293 Gutknecht for US Congress Committee, FEC Form 3, 2002 July Quarterly, Amended, March 31, 2003. 294 OSI Restaurant Partners LLC, Political Action Committee, FEC Form 3X, 2009 September Quarterly, September 18, 2009.
Homan for DC NCW296
Republican Committee, DC297
The International Dairy Foods Association298
No On 202 (National Restaurant Association, OSI Restaurant Partners, Arizona Restaurant and Hospitality Association, Arizona Chamber of Commerce, Western Growers Association, and NFIB/AZ)299
Californians Against Government Run Healthcare300
Ohioans to Protect Personal Privacy301
American Principles in Action302
StudentEquityNow.org303
The Mont Pelerin Society304
Coalition for Educational Freedom305
American Majority306
VoicesofSchoolChoice.org307
National Aquarium308
Institute for Humane Studies309
Corn Refiners Association310
295 Friends of Mary Brooks Beatty, DC OCF 2012 December 10th Report, December 10, 2012. 296 Homan for DC, DC OCF 2012 June 10th Report, Amended, June 27, 2012. 297 Republican Committee, DC, DC OCF 2013 8 Day Pre Special Election Report, April 15, 2013. 298 http://www.bermanco.com/advertising/television/; International Dairy Foods Association, IRS Form 990, Initial Return 2012, filed May 10, 2013. 299 http://www.bermanco.com/advertising/television/. 300 Id. 301 Id. 302 Id. 303 http://www.bermanco.com/advertising/print/. 304 http://www.bermanco.com/advertising/branding/. 305 Id. 306 Id. 307 http://www.bermanco.com/advertising/outdoor/. 308 Id. 309 Institute for Humane Studies, IRS Form 990, Initial Return 2011, filing date unknown. 310 Western Sugar Cooperative, et al. v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, et al. 2:11-cv-03473-CBM-MAN, Exhibit 6, available at http://sweetsurprise.com/sites/default/files/pdf/Plaintiffs_Declaration_Exhibits.pdf.
Known Foundation Funders of Berman Nonprofits
The Bradley Foundation311
The Jaquelin Hume Foundation312
The Donors Trust313
The Donors Capital Fund314
The Gleason Foundation315
The Searle Freedom Trust316
The Rodney Fund317
The JR Simplot Company Foundation318
The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation319
The Hormel Foods Corporation Charitable Trust320
The Ecolab Foundation321
The Triad Foundation, Inc.322
The Dupps Company Charitable Foundation323
311 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, 2009 Grant Awards, available at http://www.bradleyfdn.org/pdfs/Grants2009/09-Bradley-Grantees.pdf; The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, 2010 Grant Awards, available at http://www.bradleyfdn.org/pdfs/Grants2010/10PublicDiscourse.pdf. 312 Jaquelin Hume Foundation, IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2006 (filing date obscured). 313 Donors Trust, IRS Form 990, Initial Return 2006, filed August 14, 2007. 314 Donors Capital Fund, IRS Form 990, Initial Return 2007, filed November 17, 2008; Donors Capital Fund, IRS Form 990, Initial Return 2008, filed November 13, 2009. 315 Gleason Family Foundation, IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2006, filed November 2, 2007; Gleason Family Foundation, IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2007, filed November 12, 2008; Gleason Family Foundation, IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2008, filed February 2, 2011; Gleason Family Foundation, IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2010, filed November 12, 2011. 316 Searle Freedom Trust, IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2007, filing date unknown. 317 The Rodney Fund, IRS Form 990, Statement 10, Initial Return 2007, filing date unknown. 318 JR Simplot Company Foundation, Inc., IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2010, filing February 21, 2012. 319 Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation, Inc., IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2009, filed May 17, 2010; Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation, Inc., IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2010, filed May 17, 2011; Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation, Inc., IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2011, filed August 10, 2012. 320 Hormel Foods Corporation Charitable Trust, IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2009, filed May 14, 2010. 321 The Ecolab Foundation (A/K/A Ecolab Industry Foundation), IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2007, filed November 19, 2008; The Ecolab Foundation (A/K/A Ecolab Industry Foundation), IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2009, filed November 16, 2010. 322 The Triad Foundation, Inc., IRS Form 990-PF, Initial Return 2007, filed June 20, 2008.
The Anschutz Foundation324
The Castellini Foundation325
The Edward A. & Catherine L. Lozick Foundation326
The William A. Hanger Fund327
The Cortopassi Institute328
The Janx Foundation329
The Parker Hannifin Foundation330
The Ward Family Foundation331
The Wold Foundation332
The Daniels Fund333
The Farmer Family Foundation334
The McMurry Foundation335
The Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation336
The Atwater Kent Foundation337
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