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> The Tides Foundation is a major center-left grantmaking organization and a major pass-through funder to numerous left-leaning nonprofits. The fact that they
by kodah 5y ago
> The Tides Foundation is a major center-left grantmaking organization and a major pass-through funder to numerous left-leaning nonprofits.
The fact that they declare themselves center-left is not a violation of 501(c)(3)?
- calcifer 5y agoNo? What provision do you think are they violating?
- YXNjaGVyZWdlbgo 5y agoWhy would it be?
- wolverine876 5y agoI forget the precise rules on political activity, but when the IRS investigated what was (blatent, IIRC) violations of it by right-wing organizations several years ago, the right and GOP pointed their propaganda cannons at the IRS and its head, a non-partisan public servant, making it clear that such rules were not to be enforced (and the rule of law is inferior to the GOP).
- mleonhard 5y agoWould you please share some links to more info about this?
- weeblewobble 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy#:~:text=In%20late%20September%202017%2C%20an,an%20Obama%2Dera%20partisan%20scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_targeting_controversy#:~:t....
- wolverine876 5y agoIt should be easy to find plenty, but here is one from the end of the saga: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/politics/irs-targeting-tea-party-liberals-democrats.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/politics/irs-targeting...
- chipotle_coyote 5y agoWhat you're quoting is InfluenceWatch's description of the Tides Foundation, not their description of themselves. Their own description (from their About page) is "Tides is a philanthropic partner and nonprofit accelerator dedicated to building a world of shared prosperity and social justice."
- labster 5y agoIANAL but declaring a political leaning is not the same as supporting a candidate for public office. Many, many political 527s have an associated 501(c)3 or (c)4 to handle donations for their charitable work, like the obviously left-leaning MoveOn.org.