It turns out the American Cult Awareness Network ("new"CAN), which was established as an independent information centre on Cults was purchased and now is run by the Church of Scientology.

Prior to the purchase in 1991, Time magazine reported:

According to the Cult Awareness Network("old"CAN), whose 23 chapters monitor more than 200 "mind control" cults, no group prompts more telephone pleas for help than does Scientology. Says Cynthia Kisser, the network's Chicago-based executive director: "Scientology is quite likely the most ruthless, the most classically terroristic, the most litigious and the most lucrative cult the country has ever seen. No cult extracts more money from its members.'"

http://www.cultawarenessnetwork.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_Awareness_Network

How interesting.  What a good way to silence critics, buy them out!  Almost like russia government taking control of tv and radio.  If you own the media or group, then you can dictate what they will say.  But, scientology is a cult and unfortunately, a very powerful one.  I personally haven't read anything about if they donate money to projects and what not.