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Adolph Coors Foundation

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The Adolph Coors Foundation is a philanthropic organization focused on supporting education, community, and the arts.

CCI Score

CCI Score: Adolph Coors Foundation

-33.98

0.02%

Latest Event

Adolph Coors Foundation Funds Far-Right Project 2025 Advisory Groups

The Adolph Coors Foundation contributed funds to 22 Project 2025 advisory groups between 2020 and 2023, including a $300,000 donation to the Heritage Foundation. This initiative directly supports far‐right efforts aimed at dismantling government oversight and replacing public sector roles with politically-aligned allies.

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Adolph Coors Foundation is currently rated as a Toadie.

-30 to -44 CCI Score
Companies scoring in this range actively seek to please authoritarian regimes. They offer proactive support and assistance in exchange for preferential treatment, compromising ethical standards for business gains and political favor.

Latest Events

  • Adolph Coors Foundation Funds Far-Right Project 2025 Advisory Groups Logo
    AUG
    14
    2024

    The Adolph Coors Foundation contributed funds to 22 Project 2025 advisory groups between 2020 and 2023, including a $300,000 donation to the Heritage Foundation. This initiative directly supports far‐right efforts aimed at dismantling government oversight and replacing public sector roles with politically-aligned allies.

  • -70

    Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

    April 2

    The foundation's donations bolster far-right advisory groups linked to Project 2025, an initiative that seeks to radically restructure government functions and undermine regulatory bodies. This financial support is characteristic of efforts that empower authoritarian agendas by channeling resources to politically motivated organizations like the Heritage Foundation.

    6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025 - DeSmog

  • Adolph Coors Foundation Funds Far-Right Heritage Foundation Logo
    JUL
    17
    2024

    The Adolph Coors Foundation has been identified as an active donor to the Heritage Foundation, which is promoting Project 2025—a plan associated with far-right and authoritarian policies. This donation, highlighted in recent reports, underscores the foundation’s role in supporting a conservative agenda that includes substantial governmental restructuring.

  • -80

    Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

    April 2

    The donation by the Adolph Coors Foundation to the Heritage Foundation, a key proponent of Project 2025, is a clear instance of political contributions that bolster far-right, authoritarian initiatives. By funding an organization that is actively pursuing an agenda to restructure government roles and diminish federal worker protections, the foundation demonstrates complicity in advancing policies that threaten democratic norms.

    VERIFYING claim about donors of Heritage Foundation, Project 2025

  • Adolph Coors Foundation's Continued Support for Heritage Foundation and Project 2025 Logo
    JUL
    11
    2024

    An investigation confirms that the Adolph Coors Foundation has consistently funded the Heritage Foundation, including a documented $1,325,000 contribution from 2008 to 2022. The Heritage Foundation is a cornerstone donor in the controversial Project 2025 initiative, which is associated with policies that could undermine protections for marginalized groups and advance an authoritarian, far‐right agenda.

  • -60

    Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

    April 2

    The Adolph Coors Foundation's financial support of the Heritage Foundation, a key driver of Project 2025, represents a politically charged contribution that aids a network promoting policies which may restrict LGBTQ+ rights, limit reproductive rights, and roll back climate change initiatives. This involvement aligns with far‐right political influences, raising concerns about the foundation's role in bolstering authoritarian agendas.

    Project 2025's Heritage Foundation Donors Have Included Coors, Walmart and ExxonMobil?

  • Debunking Alleged Fascist Ties in Coors Family-Funded Politics Logo
    JAN
    22
    2002

    A 2002 Snopes fact-check article debunks claims that the Coors family — linked to the Adolph Coors Foundation — financially supports Nazi or neo‐Nazi groups. While dismissing direct ties to fascism, the report highlights the longstanding association of the Coors family with overtly conservative and right‐wing political causes, which under anti‑fascist analysis raises concerns about ideological alignment despite the clarification that funding flows are private and not corporate.

  • -80

    Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

    April 2

    The Snopes article, while debunking the explicit claim of Nazi financial support, underscores the problematic association of the Coors family with staunch right-wing and conservative political causes. From an anti-fascist perspective, using private wealth to back ideologies that can favor authoritarian political structures is concerning, even if the extreme allegations are unfounded.

    Coors and Nazis

  • 1977 Coors Union Strike and Far-Right Political Alignment Logo
    APR
    07
    1977

    On April 7, 1977, 1500 union members initiated a strike against the Adolph Coors Company over unfair labor practices that led to the de-certification of their union representation. The event is historically linked to the company’s broader association with far-right political stances, including support for right-to-work legislation and extremist policies that undermined progressive and labor rights.

  • -70

    Public and Political Behavior

    April 2

    The article documents the company’s involvement in supporting far-right political agendas, including backing policies and groups that undermined democratic participation and marginalized progressive causes. Its historical support for anti-union measures and extremist political positions contributes to an overall negative impact on public and political behavior.

    41 Years Ago – The Coors Boycott in Colorado Begins by David Nefzger

  • -80

    Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

    April 2

    The strike against the company, which resulted in the de-certification of a 1500-member union, highlights severe labor rights abuses and anti-worker practices. This event underscores the company’s historical propensity for union busting and neglect of worker welfare.

    41 Years Ago – The Coors Boycott in Colorado Begins by David Nefzger

  • Historic Boycott Over Coors' Anti-Labor and Authoritarian Ties Logo
    AUG
    01
    1970

    The article details the longstanding boycott of the Coors brand, highlighting its controversial political contributions, anti-union practices, and discriminatory hiring policies that have been central to protests since the 1960s. Critics point to the company’s support for conservative politicians, union busting, and biased employment practices as evidence of its complicity in authoritarian and exclusionary practices.

  • -70

    Political Contributions and Lobbying Efforts

    April 2

    The Coors brand, associated with the family behind the Adolph Coors Foundation, historically provided significant political support to conservative causes and engaged in practices that aligned with far‑right political agendas. The article documents financial backing of anti-labor and discriminatory policies, signaling overtly authoritarian political contributions.

    The Coors Boycott: When A Beer Can Signaled Your Politics

  • -80

    Labor Relations and Human Rights Practices

    April 2

    The boycott stemmed largely from Coors’ consistent anti-union behavior and discriminatory employment practices, including the use of invasive screenings and biased hiring that marginalized minorities. Such labor practices, as described in the article, contributed significantly to protests and boycotts aimed at holding the company accountable for human rights violations.

    The Coors Boycott: When A Beer Can Signaled Your Politics

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