…CNP membership filed briefs, including Advancing American Freedom, Becket Fund, Concerned Women for America, Family Research Council, Judicial Watch, and the Pacific Justice Institute. With midterm elections taking place only…
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The Dirty Dozen: The Biggest Nonprofit Funders of Climate Denial
…and Donors Capital Fund, two donor-advised fund sponsors that pass along their clients’ donations to other charities approved by their boards of directors. While the two funds give exclusively to…
Dark Money Group Spends $100K to Back Sen. Ron Johnson’s Reelection Bid
…he was motivated to lead NVAF because its “new model of fundraising” will likely help other candidates avoid the problems he faced in 2020, when he claims funds arrived too…
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How Dark Money Shaped the School Safety Debate
…nonprofit heavily funded by the Charles Koch Foundation and Charles Koch Institute, also published articles in March 2020 in favor of using public school funds to pay parents to homeschool…
Billionaires Bet Big to Influence 2022 Elections
…to Americans for Prosperity Action, $500,000 to Club for Growth Action, and $500,000 each to Congressional Leadership Fund and Senate Leadership Fund. Hedge fund manager Paul Singer gave close to…
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Republican Group of State Financial Officers Takes on Woke Capitalism
…bill that would punish financial companies that stop investing in oil, gas, and coal by barring them from receiving state government contracts or managing state funds, CMD first reported. The…
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RAGA Revenues Continue Their Post-Insurrection Slide
…American, primarily to fund the campaigns of Republican attorneys general candidates. Together with the Rule of Law Defense Fund (RLDF), its 501(c)(4) affiliate, RAGA runs a cash-for-influence operation that coordinates…
Tea Party Backers Pour Millions into Key 2022 Senate Races
…according to Federal Election Commission data. Richard Uihlein was exposed last year as a major funder of the Tea Party Patriots, a group that helped organize the pro-Trump rally on…
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Two Koch-Tied Candidates Vie for Colorado’s New 8th CD
…committee of Koch’s astroturf operation Americans for Prosperity, and ALEC receives cash from Koch funding vehicles and his corporation, Koch Industries. In addition, Koch Companies Public Sector has held a…
Bradley and Koch Cash Fuels Push to Eliminate Wisconsin Income Tax
…$310,000 (2020-2021) and has funded the tax-exempt affiliates of other coalition members, including the AFP Foundation, the ATR Foundation, and the WMC Foundation. Bradley’s donor advised fund, the Bradley Impact…
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