Grants Shaped Evangelical Movement

Politically conservative foundations have helped to increase the influence of religion in U.S. politics by giving millions of dollars to evangelical Christian nonprofit organizations, says a new report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, a liberal group in Washington that seeks to hold grant makers accountable to the public.

According to the report, 37 foundations from 1999 to 2002 provided $168-million to about 700 evangelical Christian organizations that focus on

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