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“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.