Better Way LA PAC
Up to $499,999
PAC--Kevin James for Mayor of Los Angeles. James ran on an anti-pension platform.
Source: http://www.lauraandjohnarnold.com/personal-advocacy-and-political-contributions/California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility
$150,000
To perform a financial analysis of California's public pension plans and proposed reforms.
Source: http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grantsCalifornia Pension Reform
Up to $499,999
Source: http://www.lauraandjohnarnold.com/personal-advocacy-and-political-contributions/Californians for Innovation
$250,000
PAC for Congressional candidate Ro Khanna. Khanna made attacking public pensions part of his campaign platform.
Source: http://www.rokhanna.com/latest/honda-launches-attack-ad-against-khannaCommittee for Pension Fairness
Up to $150,000
Ballot initiative to end public pensions in Ventura County.
Source: http://camajorityreport.com/ventura-county-pension-supporters-call-on-opponents-to-return-contributions-from-texas-enron-billionaire-john-arnolds-political-committeePivot Learning Partners
$601,087
To conduct research on public pension plan and benefit obligations costs in the state of California.
Source: http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/San Diego County Taxpayers Association
$300,000
Anti-pension platform.
Source: http://pdfs.citizenaudit.org/2013_12_EO/45-4083809_990O_201212.pdfSan Diego Regional Chamber Foundation
$50,000
To evaluate the impact of Proposition B, a 2012 pension reform initiative in San Diego, in order to educate other cities and the general public.
Source: http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/San Jose Sillicon Valley Chamber
Up to $499,999
The Chamber was supportive of anti-pension "Measure B" -- a ballot measure that cut worker pensions.
Source: http://www.lauraandjohnarnold.com/personal-advocacy-and-political-contributions/Stanford University
$160,080
To support educational efforts related to California's municipal public sector pensions.
Source: http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grantsStanford University - 2
$252,823
To expand the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Pension Tracker.
Source: http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/Stanford University - 3
$88,995
To support the Institute for Economic Policy Research.
Source: http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/Stanford University - 4
$352,170
To support the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research in its efforts to increase transparency around public sector pension plans.
Source: https://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/University of California, Berkeley
$165,600
To develop a dataset of local government pension expenditures, finances, and employment data and research around the impacts of public pension systems.
Source: http://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/California
Arnold has poured millions of dollars into efforts to eliminate retirement security for California's public employees. In 2013, Arnold was the leading financier of former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed’s failed effort to put a statewide pension-gutting initiative on the ballot. Later, Arnold funded two-thirds of the pension-ending ballot initiative in Ventura County, an effort that was deemed illegal by the courts. He also has poured more than $150,000 into the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility and California Pension Reform, two anti-pension efforts in the Golden State.