?xg Smithsonian Institution Office of General Counsel VIA US MAIL August 8, 2012 Mr. Kert Davies Greenpeace 702 Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20001 RE: Your Request for Smithsonian Records (request number 37627) Dear Mr. Davies: This responds to your e--mail dated and received in this Office on March 13, 2012 in which you (I) requested a list of grants received by Dr. Willie Soon from February 2010 through the present, (2) inquired about the identity of the individual or corporation associated with the Donors Trust grants, and (3) inquired about "Heartland Institute funding received (or not received) by Dr. Soon." The Smithsonian responds to requests for records in accordance with Smithsonian Directive 807 -- Requests for Smithsonian Institution Information (SD 807) and applies a presumption of disclosure when processing such requests. SD 807 does not require that we perform research for requesters, answer written questions, or create a record in response to a request. The policy is posted on our website at The Office of General Counsel contacted the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) as well as the Office of Advancement to conduct a search for Smithsonian records responsive to your request. In response to item 1 of your e-mail, SAO compiled the enclosed list of grants received by Dr. Soon from February 2010 through June 2012. With respect to items 2 of your e-mail, I am enclosing a copy of Smithsonian Directive 318 (Externally Funded Grants and Sponsored-Project Contracts). No additional responsive records were located. With respect to item 3 of your e-mail, I am providing you with a copy of Smithsonian Directive 103 (Smithsonian Institution Standards of Conduct). No additional responsive records were located. This concludes the Smithsonian's response to your request. Thank you for your interest in the Smithsonian. Sincerely, fissica Sanet Assistant General Counsel Enclosures Office of General Counsel Smithsonian Institution Mail: P.O. Box 37012. MRC 012 - Washington DC 20013-7012 Street: 1000 Iefferson Drive SW - Washington DC 20560-0012 Telephone: 202.633.5115 Fax: 202.357.4310 FEBRUARY 2010 - JUNE 2012 88!' 501558 2010 2011 2010-2012 501631 501670 Koch Foundation Solar Radiation and Donors Trust and 2011 1 1: Solar To-Pole 201 1-2012 201 1-201 2 Southem Donors rust Teleconnection Vcew of Sun-Climate