Trump Foundation
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The Trump Foundation was a private charitable organization founded and funded by Donald Trump and his businesses, later dissolved amid investigations into self-dealing and misuse of funds.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T146896 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Trump Foundation Context triple: [The Trump Organization, associatedWith, Trump Foundation]
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A.
Obama Foundation
The Obama Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on civic engagement, leadership development, and community initiatives inspired by the values and legacy of Barack Obama.
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B.
The Trump Organization
The Trump Organization is a privately held American conglomerate of real estate, hospitality, and branding businesses long controlled by Donald Trump and his family.
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C.
Trump Productions
Trump Productions is a media and television production company associated with Donald Trump, best known for producing shows like "The Apprentice."
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D.
Trump University
Trump University was a for-profit education company offering real estate and business seminars that became widely known for lawsuits alleging fraud and deceptive practices.
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E.
Trump family
The Trump family is a prominent American business and political dynasty best known for its real estate empire and for producing Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Trump Foundation Target entity description: The Trump Foundation was a private charitable organization founded and funded by Donald Trump and his businesses, later dissolved amid investigations into self-dealing and misuse of funds.
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A.
Obama Foundation
The Obama Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on civic engagement, leadership development, and community initiatives inspired by the values and legacy of Barack Obama.
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B.
The Trump Organization
The Trump Organization is a privately held American conglomerate of real estate, hospitality, and branding businesses long controlled by Donald Trump and his family.
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C.
Trump Productions
Trump Productions is a media and television production company associated with Donald Trump, best known for producing shows like "The Apprentice."
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D.
Trump University
Trump University was a for-profit education company offering real estate and business seminars that became widely known for lawsuits alleging fraud and deceptive practices.
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E.
Trump family
The Trump family is a prominent American business and political dynasty best known for its real estate empire and for producing Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
charitable organization
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private foundation ⓘ |
| accusation |
failure to follow nonprofit governance rules
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improper coordination with 2016 Trump presidential campaign ⓘ misuse of charitable assets ⓘ self-dealing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Trump Organization
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surface form:
Trump Organization
|
| beneficiary | various charities in the United States ⓘ |
| charityType | grantmaking foundation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolutionReason |
allegations of misuse of charitable funds
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allegations of self-dealing ⓘ legal settlement with New York Attorney General ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2018 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Donald Trump ⓘ |
| founder | Donald Trump ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Donald Trump
ⓘ
The Trump Organization ⓘ
surface form:
Trump Organization
|
| jurisdiction |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| keyPerson |
Donald Trump
ⓘ
Donald Trump Jr. ⓘ Eric Trump ⓘ Ivanka Trump ⓘ |
| legalForm | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
charitable donations to educational organizations
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charitable donations to health-related charities ⓘ charitable donations to veterans organizations ⓘ |
| notableCase | New York v. Trump Foundation civil lawsuit ⓘ |
| notableControversy |
payment of legal settlements using foundation money
ⓘ
purchase of a portrait of Donald Trump with foundation funds ⓘ |
| notableDonor |
WWE SmackDown (in certain years)
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surface form:
World Wrestling Entertainment
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| penalty |
court-ordered dissolution
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monetary restitution and penalties ⓘ |
| regulatingAuthority |
Attorney General of New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Attorney General
|
| status | dissolved ⓘ |
| successor | none (operations ceased after dissolution) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trump Foundation Description of subject: The Trump Foundation was a private charitable organization founded and funded by Donald Trump and his businesses, later dissolved amid investigations into self-dealing and misuse of funds.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Donald J. Trump Foundation
this entity surface form:
Donald J. Trump Foundation
this entity surface form:
Donald J. Trump was president of the Donald J. Trump Foundation
this entity surface form:
Eric Trump was a board member of the Donald J. Trump Foundation
this entity surface form:
Donald Trump Jr. was a board member of the Donald J. Trump Foundation