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1. Templeton, John M. Jr. (Bryn Mawr, Pa.)
$100,000
2. Family Foundation (Richmond, Va.)
$44,277
3. Arlington Group (Washington)
$5,970
4. Corkery, Ann M. (Manassas)
$5,000
5. CDR Communications (Burke, Va.)
$4,672
6. James, Charles M. (Manakin Sabot, Va.)
$4,100
7. Long, William J. Jr. (Harrisonburg, Va.)
$3,300
8. Barrett Capital Management LLC (Midlothian, Va.)
$2,500
9. Friends of Cantor - Eric for Congress (Richmond, Va.)
$2,500
10. Benefit Design Corp (Glen Allen, Va.)
$2,000
Commonwealth Coalition (anti-amendment)
1. Arnold & Porter Partners (Washington)
$190,642
2. Commonwealth Coalition (Richmond, Va.)
$132,171
3. Gill Action Fund (Denver)
$75,000
4. Equality Virginia (Richmond, Va.)
$65,173
5. Field, Thomas F. (Arlington)
$50,000
6. Weinstein Properties (Richmond, Va.)
$50,000
7. Human Rights Campaign
$25,000
8. One Virginia PAC
$25,000
9. Ivor Massey
$10,000
10. PFLAG of Washington Metropolitan Area (Washington)
$10,000
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was doing a public service by providing information.”
Nickel didn’t know if the effort would spur other organizations and individuals to give large amounts to defeat the amendment, but said it was a challenging experience for the lawyers and associates involved.
“It was a complicated amendment,” she said. “It was a good exercise for them to analyze such a complicated proposal and determine the potential impact of it.”
The report includes contributions made through the end of September, but money continues to roll in. “To Keep Us Safe” is a consortium of Washington-area professional associations of doctors, lawyers and business owners who came together to raise funds to defeat the amendment at a fundraising party last week.
The party, held at HRC headquarters in the District, raised $40,000 for the coalition, organizers said. Speakers included James Hormel, the gay U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg; gay D.C. Councilmember David Catania; former HRC Executive Director Tim McFeeley; and Kristen Muenzen of GAYLAW. Kelly Young was the organizer of the event and said it was the largest single fundraising event for the Commonwealth Coalition with 100 people in attendance.
“We did better than we thought,” Young said. “Our initial hopes were a good bit lower. We did it all in about three or four weeks as a personal project with volunteers.”
HRC provided the space and the coalition helped get the word out, supplied literature and provided staffing.
The largest donation to Va4Marriage came from John Templeton, Jr., a retired physician from Bryn Mawr, Pa., and president of the John Templeton Foundation. The foundation’s mission is “to encourage progress in scientific and religious knowledge and enhancement of character development and free enterprise,” according to the group’s website.
Templeton has also given smaller sums to conservative groups and politicians this year, including $1,000 to Building a Better Virginia, $2,500 to Republican House Del. Jeff Frederick and $500 to Virginia Conservative Action Political Action Committee. Templeton was out of the country and unavailable for comment this week.
Other large contributors to Va4Marriage included Family Foundation, Richmond, at $44,277; the Arlington Group, at $5,970; Ann M. Corkery, $4,672; and CDR Communications at $4,100. Many of the other contributors were businesses and individuals who donated smaller amounts ranging from $3,300 down to $5.
In the last month of election season, some conservative politi
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