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	Since the 1980s, the Koch foundations have given more than $100 million to ] and ] policy and advocacy groups in the United States.<ref name="Zernike">{{cite journal\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20koch.htm \|title=Secretive Republican Donors Are Planning Ahead \|journal=] \|date=October 19, 2010 \|first=Kate \|last=Zernike \|authorlink=}}</ref>, including ] like the ] and the ], and more recently ].<ref> of the '']''. May 6, 2006.</ref>		Since the 1980s, the Koch foundations have given more than $100 million to ] and ] policy and advocacy groups in the United States.<ref name="Zernike">{{cite journal\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20koch.htm \|title=Secretive Republican Donors Are Planning Ahead \|journal=] \|date=October 19, 2010 \|first=Kate \|last=Zernike \|authorlink=}}</ref>, including ] like the ] and the ], and more recently ].<ref> of the '']''. May 6, 2006.</ref> Americans for Prosperity and ] are Koch-linked organizations that have been linked to the ].<ref>{{Citation\| last = Vogel\| first = Kenneth P. \| title = Tea party's growing money problem \| newspaper = ]\| date = August 9, 2010\| url = http://dyn.politico.com/members/forums/thread.cfm?catid=1&subcatid=70&threadid=4355176 \| accessdate = 2011-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{Citation\| last = Fenn\| first = Peter \| author-link = Peter Fenn \| title = Tea Party Funding Koch Brothers Emerge From Anonymity \| newspaper = ]\| date = February 2, 2011\| url = http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/Peter-Fenn/2011/02/02/tea-party-funding-koch-brothers-emerge-from-anonymity\| accessdate = 2011-06-13}}</ref><ref>http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/04/01/416264/americans-for-prosperity-to-host.html</ref>

	According to the Koch Family Foundations and Philanthropy website, "the foundations and the individual giving of Koch family members" have financially supported organizations "fostering entrepreneurship, education, human services, at-risk youth, arts and culture, and medical research." <ref>http://kochfamilyfoundations.org/Foundations.asp</ref>		According to the Koch Family Foundations and Philanthropy website, "the foundations and the individual giving of Koch family members" have financially supported organizations "fostering entrepreneurship, education, human services, at-risk youth, arts and culture, and medical research." <ref>http://kochfamilyfoundations.org/Foundations.asp</ref>

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It has been suggested that this article be merged into Fred C. Koch. (Discuss) Proposed since July 2012.

The Koch family (/ˈkoʊk/ kohk) of industrialists and businessmen is most notable for their control of Koch Industries, the second largest privately owned company in the United States. The family business was started by Fred C. Koch, who developed a new cracking method for the refinement of heavy oil into gasoline. Fred's four sons litigated against each other over their interests in the business during the 1980s and 1990s.

David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch—the two brothers still with Koch Industries—are affiliated with the Koch family foundations. They have funded conservative and libertarian policy and advocacy groups in the United States. Annual revenues for Koch Industries have been "estimated to be a hundred billion dollars."

Political activities

Main article: Political activities of the Koch family

Since the 1980s, the Koch foundations have given more than $100 million to conservative and libertarian policy and advocacy groups in the United States., including think tanks like the Heritage Foundation and the Cato Institute, and more recently Americans for Prosperity. Americans for Prosperity and FreedomWorks are Koch-linked organizations that have been linked to the Tea Party movement.

According to the Koch Family Foundations and Philanthropy website, "the foundations and the individual giving of Koch family members" have financially supported organizations "fostering entrepreneurship, education, human services, at-risk youth, arts and culture, and medical research."

Family members

Fred C. Koch (1900–1967), American chemical engineer and entrepreneur who founded the oil refinery firm that later became Koch Industries
Mary Robinson Koch (October 17, 1907 – December 21, 1990), wife of Fred C. and namesake of the company tanker vessel Mary R. Koch
Four sons of Fred C. and Mary Robinson Koch:
- Frederick R. Koch (born 1933), collector and philanthropist
- Charles G. Koch (born 1935), Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Koch Industries
- David H. Koch (born 1940), Executive Vice President of Koch Industries
- William Koch (born 1940), businessman, sailor, and collector

References

"Forbes America's Largest Private Companies". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2011-10-04.
Koch, Charles C. (2007). The Science of Success: How Market-Based Management Built the World's Largest Private Company. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-470-13988-2. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
"Koch Industries, Inc". Company Profile Report. Hoover's, Inc. 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-10. hen he tried to market his invention, the major oil companies sued him for patent infringement. Koch eventually won the lawsuits (after 15 years in court), but the controversy made it tough to attract many US customers.
"Epic struggle among Koch brothers ends". Houston Chronicle. May 26, 2001. p. 2.
^ Zernike, Kate (October 19, 2010). "Secretive Republican Donors Are Planning Ahead". New York Times.
Mayer, Jane (August 10, 2010) http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/30/100830fa_fact_mayer Covert Operations: The billionaire brothers who are waging a war against Obama The New Yorker
Charles Koch, in interview with Stephen Moore of the Wall Street Journal. May 6, 2006.
Vogel, Kenneth P. (August 9, 2010), "Tea party's growing money problem", Politico, retrieved 2011-06-14
Fenn, Peter (February 2, 2011), "Tea Party Funding Koch Brothers Emerge From Anonymity", U.S. News & World Report, retrieved 2011-06-13
http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/04/01/416264/americans-for-prosperity-to-host.html
http://kochfamilyfoundations.org/Foundations.asp
^ Fred and Mary Koch Foundation

v t e Koch Industries
Georgia-Pacific	Angel Soft Brawny Colhogar Delica Demak'Up DensArmor Plus Dixie KittenSoft Lotus Mardi Gras Moltonel Okay Plytanium Quilted Northern Sparkle Tenderly ToughRock Tutto Vanity Fair
Infor	CERTPOINT Systems Geac Computer Corporation D&B Software GT Nexus TradeCard MAPICS SSA Global Technologies Baan Corporation Epiphany, Inc.
Invista	Antron Comforel Cordura Dacron Polarguard SolarMax Stainmaster
Other units	ABKO Properties Guardian Industries Flint Hills Resources Koch Chemical Technology Group Koch Fertilizer Koch Minerals KochPAC Koch Pipeline Company Koch Supply & Trading Matador Cattle Company Molex
Key people	Charles Koch David Koch Richard Fink Kevin Gentry J. Howard Marshall

v t e Koch family
First generation	Harry Koch: 1867–1942
Second generation	Fred C. Koch: 1900–1967
Third generation	Frederick R. Koch: 1933–2020 Charles Koch: 1935 David Koch: 1940–2019 Julia Koch: 1962 William Koch: 1940
Fourth generation	Elizabeth Koch: 1976 Chase Koch: 1977 Wyatt : 1986 William: 1997 Charlotte: 1996 Robin: 1999 Kaitlin: 2006 David Jr.: 1998 Mary Julia: 2001 John: 2006
Major companies	Koch Industries
Other organizations	Americans for Prosperity Bill of Rights Institute Cato Institute Charles Koch Institute Citizens for a Sound Economy Koch family foundations Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
See also	Political activities of the Koch brothers Mary R. Koch (ship) The Science of Success (book) Good Profit (book) Mercatus Center Charles Koch Arena David H. Koch Theater Koch Brothers Exposed

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	Since the 1980s, the Koch foundations have given more than $100 million to ] and ] policy and advocacy groups in the United States.<ref name="Zernike">{{cite journal\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20koch.htm \|title=Secretive Republican Donors Are Planning Ahead \|journal=] \|date=October 19, 2010 \|first=Kate \|last=Zernike \|authorlink=}}</ref>, including ] like the ] and the ], and more recently ].<ref> of the '']''. May 6, 2006.</ref>		Since the 1980s, the Koch foundations have given more than $100 million to ] and ] policy and advocacy groups in the United States.<ref name="Zernike">{{cite journal\|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20koch.htm \|title=Secretive Republican Donors Are Planning Ahead \|journal=] \|date=October 19, 2010 \|first=Kate \|last=Zernike \|authorlink=}}</ref>, including ] like the ] and the ], and more recently ].<ref> of the '']''. May 6, 2006.</ref> Americans for Prosperity and ] are Koch-linked organizations that have been linked to the ].<ref>{{Citation\| last = Vogel\| first = Kenneth P. \| title = Tea party's growing money problem \| newspaper = ]\| date = August 9, 2010\| url = http://dyn.politico.com/members/forums/thread.cfm?catid=1&subcatid=70&threadid=4355176 \| accessdate = 2011-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{Citation\| last = Fenn\| first = Peter \| author-link = Peter Fenn \| title = Tea Party Funding Koch Brothers Emerge From Anonymity \| newspaper = ]\| date = February 2, 2011\| url = http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/Peter-Fenn/2011/02/02/tea-party-funding-koch-brothers-emerge-from-anonymity\| accessdate = 2011-06-13}}</ref><ref>http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/04/01/416264/americans-for-prosperity-to-host.html</ref>

	According to the Koch Family Foundations and Philanthropy website, "the foundations and the individual giving of Koch family members" have financially supported organizations "fostering entrepreneurship, education, human services, at-risk youth, arts and culture, and medical research." <ref>http://kochfamilyfoundations.org/Foundations.asp</ref>		According to the Koch Family Foundations and Philanthropy website, "the foundations and the individual giving of Koch family members" have financially supported organizations "fostering entrepreneurship, education, human services, at-risk youth, arts and culture, and medical research." <ref>http://kochfamilyfoundations.org/Foundations.asp</ref>

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Political activities

Family members

See also

References