Investigating Power
Last year, when the Missouri General Assembly failed to pass legislation to discourage investments in companies, funds, and banks that promote environmental, social, or governance (ESG) goals, Secretary of State…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…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…
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…
…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…
