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Charles Koch’s “Stand Together” Donor Conduits Move $176 Million into his Network, Higher Education, and Right-Wing Policy, Advocacy, Litigation, and Media Groups in 2022

By David Armiak | December 20th, 2023 at 7:54 AM (CST)

In 2022, Stand Together Trust and Stand Together Chamber of Commerce contributed over $176 million to groups in Charles Koch’s “Stand Together” constellation of nonprofits as well as to higher education and right-wing policy, advocacy, litigation and media groups, the Center for Media and Democracy has found.

Bradley Funneled $86 Million to Right-Wing Litigation, Policy, Media, Youth Groups, and Higher Education in 2022

By David Armiak | December 13th, 2023 at 2:30 AM (CST)

The Milwaukee-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation and its “aligned” donor advised fund funneled a total of $86.4 million to right-wing litigation outlets, national and state policy groups, media outlets, youth groups, and higher education in 2022, according to an analysis of its most recent IRS filings obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.

DonorsTrust Funneled $134 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2022

By David Armiak | November 17th, 2023 at 2:26 PM (CST)

To hide their identities from public scrutiny, megadonors used the Koch political network’s favorite conduit, DonorsTrust, to funnel $134 million to groups promoting the Right’s culture wars and spreading climate misinformation, Trump’s big lie, and hate, as indicated in IRS filings obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.

“Dark Money ATM” Injected Right-Wing Groups with $123 Million in 2021

By David Armiak | November 18th, 2022 at 1:42 PM (CST)

DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund, the favorite donor conduits of the Koch political network, distributed $123 million in grants in 2021 to right-wing advocacy groups, litigation centers, media outlets, climate deniers, extremists, pro-gun groups, and other tax-exempt organizations that make up America’s right-wing infrastructure, the latest tax filings from both groups detail.

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The Dirty Dozen: The Biggest Nonprofit Funders of Climate Denial

By Alex Kotch | March 21st, 2022 at 6:00 AM (CDT)

A CMD report exposes the U.S.-based nonprofits most responsible for poisoning the discourse on climate change.

“Dark Money ATM” Pumped Over $137 Million into Right-Wing Groups in 2020

By David Armiak | November 19th, 2021 at 12:30 PM (CST)

Spurred by $158 million from one secret donor, DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund pumped a record amount of money into right-wing campaigns to remake the Supreme Court, spread election and climate disinformation, and support extremists last year.

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REVEALED: The Federalist Foundation’s Tax Records

By Alex Kotch | June 15th, 2021 at 2:24 PM (CDT)

The right-wing website took in $800,000 in 2019, some of it from extremist megadonors.