dark money

Article
Bill Gates to Stop Grantmaking via Arabella Advisors
With the nation’s attention elsewhere last night, the New York Times reported that the Gates Foundation has broken off grantmaking to the nonprofit “dark money” network managed by Arabella…
by Michael Watson on August 27, 2025

Book Profile
ARABELLA
The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Transforming America
While figures like George Soros, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg are known for their hefty political donations, few Americans have heard of Arabella Advisors. Even more powerful than these standalone…
by CRC Staff on July 22, 2025

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the Quincy Institute’s Nick Cleveland-Stout (Part 1 of 2)
The former Fulbright Scholar and research fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the new report he’s co-authored on the funding of American think tanks, the online repository of data…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 12, 2025

Philanthropy
A Conversation with the Quincy Institute’s Nick Cleveland-Stout (Part 2 of 2)
The former Fulbright Scholar and research fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann about the upward trend in foreign funding of American think tanks, the applicability of the Foreign Agents Registration…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 12, 2025

Deception & Misdirection
Foreign Grants: The Darkest of “Dark Money”
New tax filings reveal tens of millions of dollars in “dark money” flowing from the massive nonprofit network managed by the consulting firm Arabella Advisors. But it’s not of…
by Robert Stilson on January 15, 2025

Green Watch
The Southern Environmental Law Center and Its Misanthropic Donor
One lesser-known environmentalist group bringing in nearly as much revenue as Greenpeace and the Sierra Club is the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), a left-of-center environmentalist 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in…
by Sebastian Tuininga, Sebastian Tuininga on January 13, 2025

Organization Trends
The Immigration Industrial Complex: Woke Immigration Policy
The woketopus—an interlocking constellation of nonprofits, far-left donors, and government bureaucracies—favors the large influx of illegal aliens America has witnessed under President Biden, perhaps thinking that these aliens will support…
by Tyler O’Neil on September 24, 2024

Organization Trends
The Immigration Industrial Complex: Where Does the Money Go?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) directs billions in grants through programs to house and transport illegal aliens throughout the country. The HHS' Administration for Children and…
by Tyler O’Neil on September 24, 2024

Organization Trends
The Immigration Industrial Complex: Global Refuge
When Biden won the 2020 election, Global Refuge President Krish O’Mara Vignarajah called the results “a new dawn in America for immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, DREAMers, and all those who…
by Tyler O’Neil on September 24, 2024

Organization Trends
The Immigration Industrial Complex: Influencing Elections?
The influx of at least 9 million illegal immigrants may impact America’s elections. Even if a very small amount of these illegals register to vote and successfully cast ballots, they…
by Tyler O’Neil on September 24, 2024