was started with a $1.25 million grant from the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership, which is headed by Bill Clinton and Canadian mining executive and philanthropist Frank Giustra, as well as the charitable foundation of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Acceso buys feed, fertilizer and fungicide at bulk rates, then sells them to farmers for far less than normal prices. Acceso also hires tractors for farmers who otherwise would be using an ox and plow.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15] Washington Post: Through Acceso, Peanut Farming “Improvements Are Vastly Increasing Yields, Quality And Farmers’ Profits… [And Half Of Sales] Have Gone To Two Large Haitian Factories That Produce A Peanut-Based Paste That Is Given To Malnourished Children. “Robert Johnson, an American who runs the program, said the improvements are vastly increasing yields, quality and farmers’ profits. He said Acceso worked with about 1,000 farmers last year and bought about 120 metric tons of peanuts. This year, it expects to triple the number of farmers and buy almost five times as much peanut tonnage. At least half of Acceso’s sales have gone to two large Haitian factories that produce a peanut-based paste that is given to malnourished children. Most of the rest goes to local peanut-butter producers, he said. The program’s success, Johnson said, comes from its market-driven approach: It’s not a charity, it’s a business with a charitable purpose.” [Washington Post, 3/20/15] THE CLINTON FOUNDATION LISTED A SUBSIDIARY ENTITY CALLED “ACCESO WORLDWIDE FUND INC.” ON ITS TAX RETURNS The Acceso Worldwide Fund Inc. Was Registered In Delaware In January 2013. [Delaware Corporates, accessed 3/25/15] The Acceso Worldwide Fund Inc. Was Listed As A “Disregarded Entity” On Clinton Foundation Tax Returns, With No Income Or Assets And With The Foundation As Its “Directly Controlling Entity.” [Delaware Corporates, accessed 3/25/15] CLINTON FOUNDATION TRANSPARENCY TIMELINE 2004: SEVERAL MAJOR DONORS TO THE CLINTON LIBRARY, FUNDED BY THE CLINTON FOUNDATION, WERE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ACCIDENTALLY 2004: SEVERAL MAJOR DONORS TO THE CLINTON LIBRARY, FUNDED BY THE CLINTON FOUNDATION, WERE DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC ACCIDENTALLY Washington Post: “A Handful Of Major Donors' Names To The Clinton Library Were Disclosed In 2004 When A New York Sun Reporter Accessed A Public Computer Terminal At The Library That Provided A List Of Donors.” “A handful of major donors' names to the Clinton library were disclosed in 2004 when a New York Sun reporter accessed a public computer terminal at the library that provided a list of donors. Soon after the article appeared, the list of donors was removed.” [Washington Post, 12/14/07] DECEMBER 2007: MAJOR DONORS TO THE CLINTON LIBRARY, INCLUDING FOREIGN SOURCES, WERE REVEALED IN THE PRESS Washington Post: “Bill Clinton's Presidential Library Raised More Than 10 Percent Of The Cost Of Its $165 Million Facility From Foreign Sources, With The Most Generous Overseas Donation Coming From Saudi Arabia.” [Washington Post, 12/14/07] New York Times: A “$31.3 Million Donation, Which Was Previously Undisclosed, Came From The Radcliffe Foundation Run By Frank Giustra…Who Has Made Millions Financing Mining Deals Around The World.” “The $31.3 million donation, which was previously undisclosed, came from the Radcliffe Foundation run by Frank Giustra, a Canadian who has made millions financing mining deals Commented [BJ6]: Yup, my mistake, it should be this link: [Clinton Foundation, IRS Form 990, 11/19/14] Commented [SL7]: Shouldn’t we link to the Clinton foundation 990s here? The Delaware site doesn’t say this
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