Pan American Development Foundation
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The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) is a non-governmental and non-political organization created in 1962 by the Organization of American States
(OAS), the public sector and the private sector to focus on issues of pressing concern in the Western Hemisphere. PADF, a non-profit organization, has worked in every country in the region. In 2009, its programs reached more than 10 million people in 22 countries. PADF aims to bring together stakeholders to create sustainable economic development, strengthen civil society and respond to natural disasters for the most-disadvantaged people in Latin America and the Caribbean.
PADF is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization in the United States. It receives donations from individuals, corporations, multilateral organizations (such as the World Bank, the UN, the Inter-American Development Bank, among others) and governments. It is audited each year and the statement is published in its Annual Report. PADF, which also works to support the principles of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, is an independent affiliate of the OAS.
showed at least $4m in US State Department funding to PADF from 2007 to 2009, of which at least $700,000 was to be distributed to Venezuelan NGOs and journalists. At least in the case of Venezuela (the only documents released so far), the State Department waived the usual requirement that publications acknowledge the support given. Most names involved remain secret, but the Venezuelan NGOs Espacio Público and Instituto Prensa y Sociedad are known to have received "subgrants".
Organization of American States
The Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
(OAS), the public sector and the private sector to focus on issues of pressing concern in the Western Hemisphere. PADF, a non-profit organization, has worked in every country in the region. In 2009, its programs reached more than 10 million people in 22 countries. PADF aims to bring together stakeholders to create sustainable economic development, strengthen civil society and respond to natural disasters for the most-disadvantaged people in Latin America and the Caribbean.
PADF is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization in the United States. It receives donations from individuals, corporations, multilateral organizations (such as the World Bank, the UN, the Inter-American Development Bank, among others) and governments. It is audited each year and the statement is published in its Annual Report. PADF, which also works to support the principles of the Inter-American Democratic Charter, is an independent affiliate of the OAS.
US State Department funding
In 2010 documents released under the US FOIAFreedom of Information Act (United States)
The Freedom of Information Act is a federal freedom of information law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government. The Act defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure...
showed at least $4m in US State Department funding to PADF from 2007 to 2009, of which at least $700,000 was to be distributed to Venezuelan NGOs and journalists. At least in the case of Venezuela (the only documents released so far), the State Department waived the usual requirement that publications acknowledge the support given. Most names involved remain secret, but the Venezuelan NGOs Espacio Público and Instituto Prensa y Sociedad are known to have received "subgrants".