…to $225,000. With all RAGA IRS filings in for 2023, The Concord Fund — a dark money group affiliated with the Trump “judge whisperer” Leonard Leo who has played a…
Republican State Financial Officers Group Doubled Its Revenue After Being Weaponized to Fight “Woke” Capitalism and Sustainable Investing Practices
…not listed in the Ohio disclosure. The Milwaukee-based Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation and its donor advised fund, the Bradley Impact Fund, contributed $522,813 to SFOF in 2022, accounting for…
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
…Education Fund. “VELA invests in everyday entrepreneurs — students, parents, educators, and community leaders — who are envisioning new approaches that meet learners’ and families’ needs,” the fund states on…
Bradley Funneled $86 Million to Right-Wing Litigation, Policy, Media, Youth Groups, and Higher Education in 2022
…Investments Charitable Gift Fund, another donor advised fund set up to mask the identities of donors. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), which received close to $1.1 million…
Koch’s Super PAC Endorses and Will Canvass For Nikki Haley
…super PAC spent, $20 million came from Charles Koch’s conglomerate, Koch Industries, and $26.5 million from the Koch-funded Stand Together Chamber of Commerce. AFP Action is the third largest Republican-aligned…
DonorsTrust Funneled $134 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2022
…advised funds as follows: Bradley Impact Fund ($12.7 million); Vanguard Charitable ($420,572); Greater Horizons ($62,322); and Fidelity Charitable ($20,001). The Bradley Impact Fund is managed by the Bradley Foundation, which…
Lawmakers à la Carte: How ALEC Sells Access to State Legislators
…companies in exchange for six-figure contributions to a fund to help reelect Republican attorneys general,” Pearson wrote. The State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF), an organization of GOP state treasurers and…
Parent Company of Taco Bell & KFC Pivots to Funding Right-Wing Causes
The fast food giant Yum! Brands has reversed its 2012 decision to stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and started paying annual dues to an association of right-wing…
After 50 Years, This Right-Wing Law Factory Is Crazier Than Ever
…pension funds from taking into account the climate crisis when making investment decisions. ALEC’s top sponsor at this summer’s annual meeting was Consumers’ Research, a Leonard Leo–funded group leading the…
Software Giant Oracle Joins American Legislative Exchange Council
…the GOP. During the 2022 midterm elections, Ellison gave more than $30 million to the Opportunity Matters Fund, a conservative independent expenditure campaign fund — or super PAC — he…