Posted on 02/15/2024 9:27:13 AM PST by MtnClimber
Multiple major charities throughout the country are using blacklists compiled by far-left groups to prevent conservative, Christian, and other right-wing organizations from receiving donations, according to a new report.
As reported by the Daily Caller, various public records and other documents show that some charities rely on donor-advised funds (DAFs), and thus turn to left-wing groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for lists of groups that should not receive donations. The SPLC has a reputation for simply labeling every remotely conservative, right-wing, or Christian group as a “hate group” and recommending them for blacklisting.
“‘Hate group’ is a serious charge, one very few donors would be keen to have their names associated with,” said Robert Stilson, research specialist at the Capital Research Center. Even though most conservatives know not to take the SPLC’s lists seriously, “the bigger risk is that charitable intermediaries and facilitators such as DAFs will continue to substitute the SPLC’s biased views for those of the donors themselves.
The report by the Caller determined that at least 11 community foundations utilize the SPLC and other left-wing groups for such blacklists. These 11 groups combined reported over $12 billion in assets as of 2022.
In many cases, despite an individual donor often stating where they want their donations to go, the charity itself has the final say over where the money goes, and has the authority to deny a donation towards a particular recipient. Grant policies and public statements from various charities have reaffirmed this authority, and some have even admitted to relying on the SPLC.
In one such example, the Pittsburgh Foundation refused to send a donor’s $5,000 grant to Turning Point USA, a conservative student organization, because the left-wing group Horizon Forum had falsely labeled it as a “hate group.”
Other charities that rely on the SPLC’s blacklists include the Boston Foundation, the Cleveland Foundation, and the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. Regional community foundations that defer to the SPLC include those in the Greater Washington, Napa Valley, Stonewall, Delaware, Fox Valley Region, and Western Massachusetts.
“The SPLC’s ‘hate map’ may discourage would-be donors from contributing to mainstream conservative and Christian causes, as it suggests these causes are hateful along similar lines to the Ku Klux Klan,” said Tyler O’Neil, Managing Editor of the Daily Signal.
As a result of such systematic blacklist efforts, conservatives have been forced to create alternative charities that do not discriminate among recipients, such as the Christian crowdfunding alternative GiveSendGo.
SPLC? You have to be kidding.
The biggest hate group in the country.
Sounds like lawsuit time again against splc. Maybe a class action since there are a number of defamed/injured parties.
Money is getting tight on the left.
Works both ways!
Make sure you know what your charitable contributions are funding!
“You have to be kidding.”
They even baneed a protestant Baptist Church from receiving donations. Description of the church below:
At Sure Foundation Baptist Church we believe in going back to the old paths. We sing classic doctrinally sound hymns, we believe the King James Bible is the Word of God, and we aren’t afraid to preach hard on sin. All of our services are family-integrated, meaning children and infants are always welcome in the service. We have Mother-baby rooms, and father-baby rooms available should you need a more private area for yourself and the children. Each room has a monitor and sound so you are still able to enjoy the service.
Our church takes joy in fellowship with fellow believers, whether that be before and after services or enjoying a meal together, you will find the congregation and leadership to be warm and welcoming. In addition to our scheduled services we hold additional activities regularly including homeschooling field trips, men’s fellowship, women’s fellowship, and men’s preaching nights. For more information about upcoming events and activities please contact us here.
So since the SPLC doesn’t support religious beliefs that do not advertise politics, does that make them satanic? Nice group the left uses.
wy69
The very most thing that makes me stop taking a “news” outlet seriously is when they cite Southern Poverty Law Center as a reputable source.
What?
Conservative Groups should make sure none of their money ends up with these groups unless they print their own money ,LOL
The SPLC is the group that corrupted the FBI with their Bullsh*t lies about ‘the vast right wing conspiracy’... and yeah they pushed that crap before Hillary spilled the beans. It was a lie - and they knew it. As a friend who wrote for my local paper said, “If cops were being murdered by right wingers to ‘move up in their organizations’ that the press would be aware of it. Cops aren’t murdered in silence’
Time for another crypto scam.
My favorite charity now is our bank account. Even the salivating army has gone to crap. I don’t think we saw a single bell ringer this past Christmas either.
Why doesn’t anyone sue these people for these public characterizations?
Who are the major charities?
“Southern Poverty Law Center”
Not Southern
Not Poverty
Not Law
Not “Center”—it is extreme left.
Lol.
I’m not sure how this works. I give directly to specific charities, not through some middleman. (I haven’t given to United Way in years.)
Somebody needs to sue the SPLC for defamation and perhaps racketeering.
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