Castle Rock Foundation
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The Castle Rock Foundation is a conservative foundation started in 1993 with an endowment of $36.6M from the Adolph Coors Foundation
. It ranked as Colorado
's 15th largest foundation by assets at the end of 2001. The foundation gathered media attention during Pete Coors
' unsuccessful 2004 Senate run, when opponents pointed at the dichotomy between the Coors Brewing Company
's attempt to appeal to a broad audience, in particular with minorities and gay customers, while the Castle Rock Foundation was used by the Coors family to fund several conservative initiatives intent on curtailing the rights of these same customers.
Adolph Coors Foundation
The Adolph Coors Foundation was founded in 1975 with funds from the Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust. Adolph Coors, Jr. was the son of the founder of the Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado. The foundation has awarded $135.3 million USD since 1975 . It focuses its efforts generally within the state...
. It ranked as Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
's 15th largest foundation by assets at the end of 2001. The foundation gathered media attention during Pete Coors
Pete Coors
Peter Hanson Coors is a U.S. businessman and entrepreneur. He currently is the Chairman of the Molson Coors Brewing Company and Chairman of MillerCoors, a joint operating venture, announced October 9, 2007 and completed June 30, 2008. Molson Coors headquarters are located in Colorado and...
' unsuccessful 2004 Senate run, when opponents pointed at the dichotomy between the Coors Brewing Company
Coors Brewing Company
The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Canadian Molson Coors Brewing Company and is the third-largest brewer in the United States...
's attempt to appeal to a broad audience, in particular with minorities and gay customers, while the Castle Rock Foundation was used by the Coors family to fund several conservative initiatives intent on curtailing the rights of these same customers.
Mission
- "Promote a better understanding of the free enterprise system"
- "Preserve the principles upon which our democracy was founded to help ensure a limited role for government and the protection of individual rights as provided for in the Constitution"
- "Encourage personal responsibility and leadership"
- "Uphold traditional American values"