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Here’s How Colleges Are Spending Money From the Koch Foundation

As part of a transparency effort following ethical controversies, the organization shared its newest grant agreement with <em>The Atlantic.</em>
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On Tuesday, the Charles Koch Foundation announced that it would be making a significant change: The philanthropic behemoth would begin publishing details about the multiyear contracts that it makes with universities. The contracts, known as “grant agreements,” lay out the of the funds the foundation gives to organizations. The effort at transparency was big news, not least because it came on the heels of a controversy over what exactly was in the libertarian organization’s

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