Sixteen Thirty Fund

Organization Trends
Coastal Billionaires and “Dark Money” Groups Push for National Popular Vote in Michigan
For years prominent figures on the left have been calling for the abolition of the Electoral College, believing that presidential elections should be strictly democratic, decided solely by the national…
by Parker Thayer on May 2, 2023

Deception & Misdirection
Ludwig Talks Arabella Advisors
Hayden Ludwig talked about Arabella Advisors and “dark money” on Uncover California with Lori Mills radio show. He explained how Arabella runs a network of five nonprofits that funnel “dark…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 19, 2023

CRC in the News
Best of CRC Media Hits for 2022
From a communications perspective, CRC increased its reach into state media outlets, while continuing to develop news interest inside the Beltway. CRC staff topped out at over 300 media hits…
by CRC Staff on January 17, 2023

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

Commentary
‘Dark Money’ on the Left
CRC’s Hayden Ludwig calls out Arabella Advisor’s hypocrisy in a letter to the editor that the Wall Street Journal published on October 16, 2022.   In a letter (Sept. 29), …
by Hayden Ludwig on October 24, 2022

Organization Trends
Sixteen Thirty Fund’s “Dark Money” Boosting Democrats in Midterms
To no one’s surprise, the Arabella network’s advocacy arms are spending heavily to boost Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections. Since the beginning of the midterm cycle in January 2021,…
by Hayden Ludwig on October 19, 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