New Venture Fund

Deception & Misdirection
Arabella’s “Dark Money” Wants to Silence Free Speech
Enemies of free speech apparently feel right at home in the country’s largest “dark money” lobbying empire. Case-in-point, the Dangerous Speech Project aims to “inoculate” Americans against right-wing “hate” and…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 31, 2023

Philanthropy
Gates, Soros, and Ford Foundations Pushing Policy Through Arabella’s “Dark Money” Machine
New filings reveal how three of the largest foundations in the world are using Washington’s top “dark money” lobbying network to change policy in America, further evidence that the Left…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 11, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
We Broke New Ground on Arabella’s “Dark Money” in 2022 [REPOST]
This year (2022) was a big year for exposing the activist Left and the well-heeled, secretive interests bankrolling them. At the center is Arabella Advisors and its $1.6 billion nonprofit…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 2, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
We Broke New Ground on Arabella’s “Dark Money” in 2022
This year (2022) was a big year for exposing the activist Left and the well-heeled, secretive interests bankrolling them. At the center is Arabella Advisors and its $1.6…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 22, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
Arabella’s $1.6 Billion “Dark Money” Haul in 2021
The country’s largest and perhaps most influential “dark money” network pulled in nearly $1.6 billion in 2021, according to new IRS filings, a mere $148 million drop from the record…
by Hayden Ludwig, Parker Thayer on November 16, 2022

Organization Trends
What Is the North Fund, Anyway?
In 2019, a new member of Arabella Advisors’ $1.7 billion “dark money” network appeared: the North Fund. Unlike the Arabella network’s other nonprofits, North Fund doesn’t share Arabella’s L Street…
by Hayden Ludwig on November 11, 2022

Special Report
BREAKING: Arabella-Aligned Groups Sued for Racial Discrimination, Violating Civil Rights Laws
The largest member of DC’s most powerful liberal lobbying force is facing legal action from a former employee for discrimination and wrongful discharge, according to filings posted with the…
by Hayden Ludwig on November 3, 2022

Organization Trends
Is the Arabella Network Telling the Truth About Itself? Part 1
Arabella Advisors is one of the Left’s top consultancies to foundations and mega-donors who want to make grants to “mission-driven” nonprofits. Its killer app is the Arabella network: a set…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 12, 2022

Organization Trends
Is the Arabella Network Telling the Truth About Itself? Part 2
In an internal memo, Arabella and New Venture Fund makes little distinction between Arabella and its nonprofit "client"—evidence that the network internally refers to itself as “Arabella” instead of making…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 12, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
Hayden Ludwig on the Schiffer Report
CRC senior investigative researcher Hayden Ludwig pulls back the curtain on the lobbying power of the huge, left-wing network Arabella Advisors in an interview with radio host Paul Schiffer of…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 5, 2022