Foundation funding flows to very diverse activities, including welfare programs, the
arts, academia, and the media. It has been argued that all such funding, no matter
how apparently non-political the activity, has political significance, strengthening
the hegemony of the ruling classes. By their very nature, foundation interventions
in social movements play a political role.
This includes their involvement with apparently “grassroots”
protests such as the World Social Forum, where the individuals, organizations, and
institutions assisted by foundations span a wide range, some even espousing radical
views. This flexibility and range in fact increase the reach and influence of
foundations, allowing them to intervene in rapidly changing social developments.
Since foundations are largely created and sustained by the ruling classes and state
powers of the imperialist countries, foundation intervention in social movements in
the imperialist countries as well as in the third world should be seen as part of
imperialism's efforts to prevent the emergence of systemic challenges to its rule at
home and its sway abroad.
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