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Arabella’s version of “strategic philanthropy” usually takes the form of guiding grants to left-wing causes, a service that evidently pays well. The company has grown rapidly since its
creation in 2005 and today represents clients with collective assets totaling more than $100 billion, according to its website.16 Worth reported in November 2017 that Arabella is the largest philanthropy consultancy in America and has a staff of 160, catering to more than half of the 50 largest grant making foundations in the country.17 18 Eric Kessler founded Arabella Advisors and currently works as a principal and senior managing director for the firm. Kessler comes from a wealthy Chicago family whose fortune originated with the 1998 sale of Fel-Pro, their autoparts manufacturer and “fifth-generation family-owned business,” for a reported $750 million.19 20
Prior to joining the Clinton administration, Kessler was national field director for the League of Conservation Voters, a major 501(c)(4) environmental advocacy group that has
been described as a “dark money heavyweight” by the left leaning Center for Public Integrity.
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