NCRP Sets The Record Straight

Our friends at the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy wanted to set the record straight:

“Contrary to the claims of Wal-Mart spokesperson Melissa O’Brien in a New York Sun article dated 10/5/2005, NCRP never received money from Target Stores or the Target Foundation. In the 1990s, NCRP received several grants from the Dayton-Hudson Foundation, whose parent company owned several retail chains. The Target Corporation emerged from the dissolution of the Dayton-Hudson Corporation. During the transition, NCRP was notified that it would not receive money from the newly formed Target Foundation, largely because of NCRP’s progressive mission and role as a philanthropic reform organization.”

“We are more than willing to engage the Wal-Mart Corporation in an honest debate about its philanthropy, but we will not tolerate blatant lies being spread about NCRP in an effort to discredit our research programs or publications.”

Wal-Mart’s false allegation stems from an NCRP report that found the retailer’s charity is often tied to advancing their corporate agenda.

Posted by Media Team on Monday, October 17, 2005

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