Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation

Organization Trends
Unearthing the Tides Nexus: “Dark Money” Pioneer
The modern pass-through funding model dates back to the mid-1970s, when entrepreneurial political activist Drummond Pike created the Tides Foundation, launching the pass-through scheme that now dominates the nonprofit netherworld.
by Hayden Ludwig on March 8, 2022

Organization Trends
Unearthing the Tides Nexus: The Tides Nexus
Since the 1970s, Tides has become a brand that now encompasses eight distinct organizations, seven 501(c)(3) public charities and one 501(c)(4) advocacy group, collectively referred to as the Tides Nexus.
by Hayden Ludwig on March 8, 2022

Organization Trends
Unearthing the Tides Nexus: Incubation
While the Tides Foundation actually started incubating new groups in 1979, it spun off its fiscal sponsorship services into the Tides Center in 1996, possibly to insulate the main group…
by Hayden Ludwig on March 8, 2022

Organization Trends
Unearthing the Tides Nexus: Pushing Policy
Tides Advocacy combines the pass-through and incubation efforts of the Tides Foundation and Tides Center in order to service 501(c)(4) groups, which are allowed to spend significantly more on lobbying…
by Hayden Ludwig on March 8, 2022

CRC in the News, Organization Trends
ActBlue: The Left’s “Dark Money” Portal
On the Bill Meyer Show, Hayden Ludwig discusses ActBlue, the biggest “black money” fundraising arms of the Left. In 2020, ActBlue pulled in $407 million and distributed it to hundreds…
by Hayden Ludwig on March 7, 2022

CRC in the News
Black Lives Matter Financial Scandal
Scott Walter recently appeared on Your Voice Your Future Town Hall with Armstrong Williams to discuss the growing financial scandal over the $60 million in donations that Black Lives Matter…
by Scott Walter on March 3, 2022

Philanthropy
What to Make of Black Lives Matter’s Dysfunction
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF)—the primary organizational manifestation of the broader Black Lives Matter movement—has never been a model of clarity or transparency. Recent reports in the…
by Robert Stilson on February 16, 2022

Podcast
InfluenceWatch Podcast #205: When Rules Begin to Apply
In 2020, the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation raked in tens of millions of dollars from personal and corporate supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement amid demonstrations after…
by Michael Watson on February 11, 2022

CRC in the News
Black Lives Matter Is Lacking Accountability
Scott Walter discusses the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) as reports began circulating that BLMGNF had transferred millions to a Canadian charity to purchase a $6 million mansion…
by Scott Walter on February 3, 2022

CRC in the News
Sarah Lee talks about the “BLM Aftermath” project
Sarah Lee talks about the "BLM Aftermath," a new video series, sponsored by Capital Research Center and filmed and produced by No Filters Media. The series looks at Minneapolis one…
on November 24, 2021