The Kingmaker of the Left: Arabella Advisors
"If you’re trying to understand American politics and the Left, it is much more important to look at who heads Arabella Advisors, or the Ford Foundation, than it is to…
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The Bill Gates and Big Philanthropy Problems—and Ours
Money, including when it comes in the form of big donations, can solve a lot of problems, yes. Most of us would take it, along with the problems. The deceptive,…
Why Are ‘Charities’ Funneling Millions Into Climate Change Lawfare?
Over the last several years, dozens of dubious climate change lawsuits have been brought by state and local governments against the oil and gas industry. They are bringing these cases…
The Need for Foreign Grant Disclosure by Nonprofits
The nonprofit sector has a major transparency problem—one that is aptly illustrated by the network of foundations and other nonprofits linked to pro-China megadonor Neville Roy Singham and his wife…
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
UltraViolet: A Leader in Leftist Cancel Campaigns
UltraViolet is a left-wing nonprofit that focuses primarily on LGBT rights and the expansion of abortion access. The organization carries out social media campaigns, petitions, and small protests, often alongside…
The Open Society Foundation’s 2022 Grants Expose Arabella and Soros
In 2022, the Open Society Foundations gave $31,075,000 to the “Five Sisters”: the Sixteen Thirty Fund, New Venture Fund, Hopewell Fund, Windward Fund, and North Fund. The Five Sisters are…
The Activist Side Third-Party Litigation Support
Some tax-exempt groups—501(c)(3) public charities and giant private foundations—actively encourage, underwrite, and otherwise support strategic litigation aimed not at vindicating the rights of injured plaintiffs, but at achieving public policy…
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
Require Nonprofits to Disclose Their Foreign Grantmaking
Currently, nonprofits are required to publicly identify their domestic grant recipients, but not their foreign ones. This should not be the case—all grantees should be disclosed—but the Internal Revenue Service…