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The [Iona Institute](https://ionainstitute.ie/) was founded by David Quinn in 2007 and is registered in Ireland as a charity. The Iona Institute campaigns against [social](https://ionainstitute.ie/a-gay-man-argues-against-gay-marriage/) and [reproductive](https://ionainstitute.ie/some-good-news-on-the-pro-life-front-in-the-us/) rights. The Iona Institute is [reported](https://www.epfweb.org/sites/default/files/2021-08/Tip%20of%20the%20Iceberg%20August%202021%20Final.pdf) to be in receipt of funding from the Italian organisation Fondazione Novae Terrae, [“The laundromat channelled €2.39 million into Volontè’s Novae Terrae Foundation that in turn supported Ireland’s Iona Institute, CitizenGO, the ECI Mum, Dad & Kids initiative against equal marriage and Steve Bannon-linked Dignitatis Humanae Institute”. ](https://bylinetimes.com/2021/06/21/the-money-men-behind-citizengos-anti-rights-agenda/)