Students for Academic Freedom
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| Founded | 1988 |
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| Founder |
David Horowitz Peter Collier |
| Type | Conservative think-tank |
| 95-4194642 | |
| Focus | Media |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 34°09′05″N 118°27′16″W / 34.1514°N 118.4544°W |
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Area served
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United States |
| Product | FrontPage Magazine |
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Key people
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David Horowitz, Founder & CEO Peter Collier, Vice President of Publications Michael Finch, President |
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Revenue (2013)
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$7,095,015 |
| Website | www.horowitzfreedomcenter.org |
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Formerly called
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Center for the Study of Popular Culture |
The David Horowitz Freedom Center, formerly the Center for the Study of Popular Culture (CSPC), is a conservative foundation founded in 1988 by political activist David Horowitz and his long-time collaborator Peter Collier. It was established with funding from groups including the John M. Olin Foundation, the Bradley Foundation and the Scaife Foundation. It runs several websites and blogs, including FrontPage Magazine, Students for Academic Freedom and Jihad Watch.
In July 2006, the center changed its name from the Center for the Study of Popular Culture to the David Horowitz Freedom Center, giving the following explanation:
"We took this action for two reasons," said Board Chairman Jess Morgan. "First, when the Center began, just as the Cold War was ending, we thought that the significant issue of our time would be the political radicalization of popular culture. The culture is still a battleground, but after 9/11, it is clear that freedom itself was under assault from the new totalitarianism of terror. Secondly, David Horowitz, the Center's founder, has become increasingly identified with issues of freedom at home and abroad. We wanted to honor him and also support the efforts he has undertaken. The name change does this and rededicates us to the mission at hand."
The original intention of the CSPC was to establish a foothold in Hollywood, California. It was to serve as a platform for conservative speakers and debates between conservative and liberal speakers.
In 2003 Horowitz expanded the scope of the CSPC to include monitoring what CSPC views as an ingrained hostility towards conservative scholarship and ideas within academia. He established Students for Academic Freedom (SAF) to further that goal.
DHFC is a 501(c)(3) charity. In 2005 it had revenues of $4.9 million, expenses of $4.0 million, 8.4% of which was $336,000 compensation for David Horowitz. For 2008 the DHFC reported on IRS Form 990 revenues of $5,466,103 and expenses of $5,994,547 with total compensation to David Horowitz of $480,162 and to vice-president Peter Collier of $228,744.
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