Clarion Project

Clarion Fund, Inc. is a non-profit organisation created in November 2006 by Rabbi Raphael Shore of Aish HaTorah. 
It has been renamed the Clarion Project and describes itself as 'dedicated to exposing the dangers of Islamist extremism while providing a platform for the voices of moderation and promoting grassroots activism'. 
Clarion has produced and distributed several pro-Israel propaganda films, including the Islamophobic Obsession in 2008. Its latest film project in 2015 is called 'Faithkeepers'.
==People==
===Principals===
*Raphael Shore - founder
*Gregory Ross, spokesperson
===Staff and consultants===
*Ryan Mauro, who is also associated with Brigitte Gabriel's ACT! for America is the Clarion Project’s Shillman Fellow and National Security Analyst. 
*David Harris, editor in chief Clarion Project.
*Paula Kweskin, consultant. An attorney specializing in humanitarian and human rights law. Producer of Honor Diaries, which Clarion describes as an 'award-winning documentary on women’s rights and gender empowerment' and Faithkeepers.
====Former====
*Clare Lopez (now works for Center for Security Policy
===Advisory Board circa 2017-18===
*Raheel Raza, also president of The Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow, a founding member of The Muslim Reform Movement, author of the book Their Jihad – Not My Jihad'. Narrator of Clarion’s short film By The Numbers and stars in Honor Diaries. Has spoken in the UK, Swedish and Israeli parliaments. Is accredited with the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva through The Centre for Inquiry (CFI). Clarion Project, About Us webpage, accessed 3 February 2018 
*Dr Zuhdi Jasser founder of The American Islamic Forum for Democracy
==Affiliations==
*Aish HaTorah
*HonestReporting
*RadicalIslam.org
*Hank Sheinkopf, a long-time Democratic consultant in New York, who worked on President Clinton's re-election campaign, was hired by Clarion in 2008 to respond to the press coverage resulting from the release of Obsession and accusations that the non-profit had overstepped its charitable aims.
==Funding received==
===2014===
In 2014 Clarion received USD$2,339,518 in contributions and grants, including from the following foundations: 
*Jewish Communal Fund: $232,082 Jewish Communal Fund, 990 Form, 2014. accessed 26 October 2016.
*Randolph Foundation: $25,000 Randolph Foundation, 990 Form, 2014. 
Of this, $308,495 was spent on advertising and promotion, and $453,528 on a 'FILM'. Clarion Fund, Inc., 990 Form, 2014, 
*Snider Foundation" gave Clarion $10,000 Snider Foundation, 990 Form, 2014 
===2013===
In 2013 it received $2,377,372 in contributions and grants, including: 
*Abstraction Fund: $10,000 Abstraction Fund, 990 Form, 2013. 
*Jewish Communal Fund: $36,200 Jewish Communal Fund, 990 Form, 2014. accessed 26 October 2016.
*Snider Foundation: $7,500 Snider Foundation, 990 Form, 2013 
Of it, it spent $138,465 on advertising and promotion, and $314,031 on a 'FILM'. Clarion Fund, Inc., 990 Form, 2013, 
===2012===
It received $1,315,581 in contributions and grants:
*The Joe R Lee Family Foundation gave $50,000. Joe R Lee Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2012. accessed 15 August 2015 
*The Donors Capital Fund gave $125,000	
*Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation gave $25,000
*Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego gave $12,500 Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, 990 Form, 2012 
*Joseph & Florence Mandel Family Foundation gave $2,500 Joseph & Florence Mandel Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2012. Accessed 27 October 2016. 
*Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego: $12,500 Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, 990 Form, 2012.
===2011===
*Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation: $25,000 Conservative Transparency database, Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation, accessed 2 March 2015 
*The Joe R Lee Family Foundation gave $25,000 Joe R Lee Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2011. accessed 15 August 2015 
*Joseph & Florence Mandel Family Foundation gave $5,500 Joseph & Florence Mandel Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2011. Accessed 27 October 2016. 
*Donors Trust: $225,000 </ref> Donors Trust, 990 Form, 2014 </ref>
*Anchorage Charitable Trust: $25,000 Anchorage Charitable Trust, 990 Form, 2011 
*Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego: $10,000Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, 990 Form, 2011.
===2010===
*Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation: $15,000 Newton D. & Rochelle F. Becker Foundation, Top Recipients, 2010, accessed 21 October 2016 
*Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego gave $10,000 Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego, 990 Form, 2010 
===2009===
*The Joe R Lee Family Foundation gave $10,000 Joe R Lee Family Foundation, 990 Form, 2009. accessed 15 August 2015 
===2008===
In 2008, CF received a grant of $17,778,600 from right wing 'slush fund' Donors Capital Fund, which also funded Security Research Associates, a group run by Tom Trento who assisted in the distribution of Clarion's film Obsession.Eli Clifton, Right Wing “Slush Fund” Behind 2008 Islamophobia Campaign, Lobelog.com, 28 October 2010Form 990 filing for Donors Capital Fund, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, 2008
*The Newton and Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust gave $15,000 Newton and Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust Donations, Conservative Transparency, accessed 20 October 2016. 
==Grants given==
The fund has not given any grants during the years 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. 
===2008===
In 2008 the Clarion Fund gave a grant to Imagination Productions of $190,000. Donor record, Clarion Fund, accessed 2 March 2015 
==Films==
*Iranium - 'explores the scenarios we may face if the radical Iranian regime comes to possess the world’s most powerful weapons'.
*Honor Diaries- 'features nine courageous women’s rights advocates with connections to Muslim-majority societies who are engaged in a dialogue about gender inequality'.
*Obsession - 'reveals an ‘insider's view' of the hatred the Radicals are teaching, their incitement of global jihad, and their goal of world domination'.
*The Third Jihad - 'a documentary that alerts Americans to the danger radical Islam poses to the United States and to Western civilization as a whole'.
==Contact==
Mailing Addresss
*Clarion Fund, Inc.
*255 W. 36th Street #800
*New York, NY 10018
Telephone
Telephone
*General: 888.610.2221 & 646.308.1230 
*Press & media: 646.308.1202
By 2015 this was now:
:Clarion Project, Inc.
:1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
:Suite 1025
:Washington DC 20006
 
Websites:
*http://clarionfund.org
*http://www.radicalislam.org
*http://www.thethirdjihad.com
*http://www.obsessionthemovie.com
*http://iraniummovie.com/
E-mail
*General: info@clarionfund.org
*Press & media: press@clarionfund.org
==External Resources==
*Justin Elliott, Mystery of who funded right-wing "radical Islam" campaign deepens, Salon.com, 16 November 2010.
*Eli Clifton, Clarion Fund Discloses Hawkish “Advisory Board” Before Launch Of Iran Documentary, Lobelog, 17 November 2010.
==Notes==
category: Israel Lobby
category: Eurabia
category: Propaganda
category: Target Iran
Category:Counterjihad
Category:Islam Critics