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In the world of big-time philanthropy, there are many bigger givers. The Ford Foundation gave away $491 million in 1998 alone. But by concentrating his giving on a specific ideological objective for nearly 40 years, and making most of his grants with no strings attached, Scaife's philanthropy has had a disproportionate impact on the rise of the right, perhaps the biggest story in American politics in the last quarter of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/scaifemain050299.htm]</ref>
 
In the world of big-time philanthropy, there are many bigger givers. The Ford Foundation gave away $491 million in 1998 alone. But by concentrating his giving on a specific ideological objective for nearly 40 years, and making most of his grants with no strings attached, Scaife's philanthropy has had a disproportionate impact on the rise of the right, perhaps the biggest story in American politics in the last quarter of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/scaifemain050299.htm]</ref>
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Scaife, like Olin, has also funded law and economics programs in colleges around the country.<ref>Sally Covington, Moving a Public Policy Agenda: The Strategic Philanthropy of Conservative Foundations, The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, July 1997</ref>
 
Scaife, like Olin, has also funded law and economics programs in colleges around the country.<ref>Sally Covington, Moving a Public Policy Agenda: The Strategic Philanthropy of Conservative Foundations, The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, July 1997</ref>
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