140 foundations funneled almost 600 million dollars to about 100 climate denial organizations since then. You can funnel money to a 501C4 that funnels money to that political action committee. Chuck: Yeah, but it's still having the same effect, the same outcome.
In 2017, the ESPD celebrated its 50th anniversary by hosting a conference and publishing a commemorative box set of the original 67 volumes plus a 2017 volume. Now, five years later, a follow-up conference has been planned.
Chief, a women's networking and community platform, raised $100 million in funding at a $1.1 billion valuation, just three years after their public launch with close to 15,000 members and a waitlist of almost 60,000.
The acquisition of Ando Media by Triton Digital for $50 million in 2009 was met with skepticism due to the lack of technology development, but with a $72 million upfront cash payment and the potential for $1.2 billion in earn outs, Triton was willing to take the risk despite concerns from some team members. However, audio ads eventually died down and the acquisition did not end up being as successful as hoped.
John and Mary, anonymous husband and wife from Northern California, discovered 1400 rare gold coins worth $10 million buried on their property in February 2013. Known as the Saddle Ridge Hoard, the discovery is still a mystery as no one knows who the coins belong to or how they got there.