The Prince Foundation, formerly known as the Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation, is a charitable

foundation Foundation may refer to: * Foundation (nonprofit), a type of charitable organization ** Foundation (United States law), a type of charitable organization in the U.S. ** Private foundation, a charitable organization that, while serving a good cause ...

that was founded in 1979 and is based in Holland, Michigan. It is a major financial supporter of the conservative Christian causes in the state of Michigan and at the national level. The foundation was formed by Western Michigan auto parts manufacturer

Edgar Prince Edgar Dale Prince (May 3, 1931 – March 2, 1995) was an American engineer and businessman who founded the Prince Corporation, now owned by Johnson Controls. Early life Edgar Dale Prince was born on May 3, 1931, in Holland, Michigan, the son of E ...

and his wife Elsa. Its vice president is

Erik Prince Erik Dean Prince (born June 6, 1969) is an American businessman, former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, and the founder of the private military company Blackwater. He served as Blackwater's CEO until 2009 and as its chairman until its sale to a group ...

, the founder of

Blackwater USA Blackwater was an American private military company founded on December 26, 1996 by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince. It was renamed Xe Services in 2009 and known as Academi since 2011 after it was acquired by a group of private investors ...

(now known as Academi).

Financial contributions

The Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation has donated millions of dollars to such American conservative Christian groups as

Alliance Defense Fund Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF, formerly Alliance Defense Fund) is an American conservative Christian legal advocacy group that works to curtail rights for LGBTQ people; expand Christian practices within public schools and in government; and ...

Council for National Policy The Council for National Policy (CNP) is an umbrella organization and networking group for conservative and Republican activists in the United States. It was launched in 1981 during the Reagan administration by Tim LaHaye and the Christian righ ...

Family Research Council The Family Research Council (FRC) is an American evangelical activist group and think-tank with an affiliated lobbying organization. FRC promotes what it considers to be family values. It opposes and lobbies against: access to pornography, emb ...

Focus on the Family Focus on the Family (FOTF or FotF) is a fundamentalist Protestant organization founded in 1977 in Southern California by James Dobson, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The group is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organizations ...

Promise Keepers Promise Keepers is an Evangelical Christian parachurch organization for men. It originated in the United States, but independent branches have also been established in Canada and New Zealand. Promise Keepers describes its goal as "to bring abou ...

and

American Family Association The American Family Association (AFA) is a Christian fundamentalist 501(c)(3) organization based in the United States.

. In 2003, the Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation contributed $4,800,000 over a series of 29 religious grants. In 2002, the Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation contributed $2,978,000 over a series of 38 religious grants. Between 2001 and 2014, the Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation donated 6.2 million dollars to the Family Research Council and 5.2 million dollars to Focus on the Family. The foundation is also a major financial supporter of the Michigan charter school movement.Detroit School Legislation Backed By Charter Advocates Was Years In The Making
Detroit Metro Times, accessed February 22, 2017

References

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