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Good question. Uncovering some more things here, with a wider web. Another tax-exempt org was established in 2021 (like the others), named NORTH CAROLINA VOLUN
by jodacola 2y ago
Good question. Uncovering some more things here, with a wider web.
Another tax-exempt org was established in 2021 (like the others), named NORTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEER CORPS. This one, though, was established in Asheville, NC. Like the others, it was moved to the same P.O. Box in 2022. It was registered under the care of a different name. Its taxes were also filed by ChurchBiz.
Another entity registered at this address is AMA AL PROMIJO. This has a web presence like the other original sites[0]. It was also registered in 2021 and changed address in 2022 to the P.O. Box, but was registered in care of another different name. The fact that the website has the same feel as those others that branched off Small Town Truth is odd, though.
There is also a BORN BROWN INSTITUTE, which has some different presences on LinkedIn and such[1].
Now that this address appears associated with some different non-profits, I wonder if there’s some entity that acts as an agent for helping establishing non-profits operating out of this P.O. Box, hence the mix of entities I’m now bumping into.
Still. It’s an interesting web here I can’t quite make sense of. I’m also being a little circumspect here in order to not accidentally dox someone, but the research is fairly straightforward with the Exempt Organization Search site and some googling.
[0] https://www.ama-al-projimo.org/ https://www.ama-al-projimo.org/
[1] https://www.wjbf.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/676457138/spiritual-entrepreneurs-team-up-to-offer-a-wellness-retreat-and-indigenous-culture-experience-in-costa-rica/ https://www.wjbf.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/6...
- jodacola 2y agoOne more interesting update: AMA AL PROMIJO was established in care of an individual named Eric Sapp. Some googling landed me on an org’s site named Public Democracy. One of the other team members at the company[0] is the person named in care of one of the NORTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEER CORPS. Seems we have some glue here! Time to learn more about this Public Democracy thing to try to figure out their angle. [0] https://www.publicdemocracy.io/teammates https://www.publicdemocracy.io/teammates
- riley123 2y agoHere's the website that has info about the program, and lists AMA AL PROMIJO as a 'partner': https://www.publicdemocracyamerica.org/better-angels-program https://www.publicdemocracyamerica.org/better-angels-program All these orgs are taking advantage of the 'Google Grants' program, which provides up to $10,000 per month in free search advertising for registered nonprofits. $120,000/yr in free ads for the cost of registering a nonprofit seems like a no-brainer for spreading a message. Likely drives up ad prices and gives a nice tax-break to Google, so they win too. https://www.google.com/grants/faq/ https://www.google.com/grants/faq/
- fHr 2y agothis is insane and shows how dangerous big tech is, break them up already
- actionfromafar 2y agoThese incentives are incredibly misaligned. How big is this tax loop hole to Google? Truck sized or Battlestar sized?
- rapind 2y agoSo to summarize, someone saw the Google Grants program, figured out how to abuse it and scaled it up. I wouldn't even call this much of a loop hole because it seems so obvious. How widespread / prevalent is this? Does Google care? Is Google incentivized to not care? Is it such a small drop in the bucket that it's basically irrelevant (and boring)? I wonder if we'd see the same on other ad platforms like Facebook.