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Clifford Yonce

Clifford M. Yonce

Industry: Investment Banking
Primary Company: Siguler Guff
Age: 36 years old as of May 2005.1Susan Shoaf and Clifford Yonce,” The New York Times, May 15, 2005. Archived July 20, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/EZnpR Born 1968.2Cliff M Yonce,” Profile at Nuwber. Archived September 10, 2020. Archive URL: https://archive.vn/u0kkX
Location: Greenwich, Connecticut
Estimated Worth: Unconfirmed

Background

Clifford Miller Yonce is a managing director at the investment firm Siguler Guff. Prior to joining Siguler Guff in 2006, he was a vice president for private wealth management at Goldman Sachs & Co. for six years.3Clifford Yonce,” Siguler Guff. Archived July 21, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/N78nW

According to Yonce’s profile at the Siguler Guff website, his past experience also includes brand management for the tobacco company Phillip Morris, as well as merchant banking at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. in New York City.4Clifford Yonce,” Siguler Guff. Archived July 21, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/N78nW

Yonce serves on the board of advisors of the George C. Marshall Foundation, among other charitable boards, and previously served on the investment committee for the endowment of the Virginia Military Institute. Clifford M. Yonce is married to Susan Yonce, whose last name was formerly Shoaf.5Clifford Yonce,” Siguler Guff. Archived July 21, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/N78nW

Funding

Political Spending

Below is a partial list of Clifford and Susan Yonce’s political spending, via campaign finance data exported from the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC). Note that while efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of this data, errors may have been introduced in the original records.

View the attached spreadsheet for a complete list of Clifford and Susan Yonce’s political spending by year (.xlsx).

CommitteeYONCE, CLIFFORD MYONCE, SUSANGrand Total
ROMNEY VICTORY INC $2,000$2,000
ROMNEY FOR PRESIDENT INC. $2,000$2,000
BILL MANGER FOR CONGRESS INC.$1,080 $1,080
HEANEY FOR CONGRESS$250$250$500
BUSH-CHENEY ’04 INC$350 $350
Grand Total$1,680$4,250$5,930

George C. Marshall Foundation as Recipient

The Conservative Transparency project collected the following information from IRS Form 990 filings by the George C. Marshall Foundation.6George C. Marshall Foundation,” Conservative Transparency. Data retrieved July 24, 2019.

DonorTotal Contributions
Exxon Mobil$140,000
2002$90,000
2011$25,000
2003$15,000
2007$10,000
Gilder Foundation$2,500
2000$2,500
John M. Olin Foundation$10,000
1986$10,000
Joyce and Donald Rumsfeld Foundation$3,800
2008$1,000
2012$1,000
2006$500
2002$500
2007$500
2001$200
2011$100
Sarah Scaife Foundation$100,000
2000$50,000
1999$50,000
Smith Richardson Foundation$415,084
2005$252,070
1997$89,514
2003$30,000
2012$10,000
2000$10,000
2004$7,500
2008$5,000
2007$5,000
2006$3,500
2002$2,500
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation$20,000
1997$20,000
William H. Donner Foundation$3,000
1999$3,000
Grand Total$694,384

George C. Marshall Foundation IRS Form 990 Filings

Koch Events

June 2010

Clifford and Susan Yonce attended the June 2010 meeting of the Koch network in Aspen, Colorado. A list of attendees and a schedule for the Aspen summit was obtained by ThinkProgress.7MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election,” ThinkProgress, October 20, 2010. Archived July 10, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/KUNp3

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