Episode 510: How 501c Nonprofits are Exploited to Hide Political Donors
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American Democracy Minute Radio Report for April 29, 2024
How 501c Nonprofits are Exploited to Hide Political Donors
While Brian is on vacation, we're rerunning our 2023 series explaining Dark Money, starting with “charitable” & “social welfare” 501c3 groups. Most of these groups do great work and don’t engage in sketchy political activity. But the tax code has been exploited by Conservative and Liberal political operatives to keep YOU from seeing who is influencing elections.
Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
Open Secrets - Dark Money Basics
Brennan Center for Justice - Dark Money in the 2020 Election
Issue One - What is Dark Money?
Issue One - Dark Money & Super PACs
Internal Revenue Service - Can a tax-exempt organization endorse candidates for public office?
Internal Revenue Service - A History of the Tax-Exempt Sector: An SOI Perspective
Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington (CREW) - The IRS is not enforcing the law on political nonprofit disclosure violations
Groups Taking Action
End Citizens United, Common Cause, Issue One, Public Citizen, Free Speech for People, People for the American Way
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