Posted on 04/23/2026 3:13:31 AM PDT by Libloather
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has been funded by big name businesses and philanthropists including George Soros, JPMorgan, ex-Apple CEO Tim Cook and George Clooney.
The group — indicted Tuesday for allegedly funneling millions to the hate groups it says it is ideologically against — also holds over $786 million in assets, yet still solicits donations.
In fact, it took in $106 million in donated cash 2024, according to its latest available financial disclosures, yet still ran “urgent” appeals for “emergency” cash.
Over the years, donations have been made by big name donors, many of whom pledged to the organization after clashes at a 2017 by “Unite the Right” white supremacist rally in Virginia, which resulted in the death of one protester.
That year, George Clooney’s foundation donated $1 million, and longtime donor JPMorgan gave an additional $500,000 for “disaster relief,” records show.
Then-Apple CEO Tim Cook pledged $1 million, CBS reported, and MGM said it would match employee donations to the SPLC and other social justice groups, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Little did those donors know that the SPLC was allegedly sending money to one of the people involved in organizing the “Unite the Right” rally, according to the indictment from the Department of Justice, revealed Tuesday.
According to the indictment the informant, known only as “F-37,” was paid $270,000 between 2015 and 2023 by the group.
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Well, well, well. They sure bought a lot of racism.
IMHO the SPLC wouldn’t exist without propping up red herrings.
SPLC bought the tiki torches!
Maybe that’s why Tim Cook suddenly resigned as CEO of Apple.
More treason. We desperately need someone to start enforcing the laws against treason and sedition.
“Maybe that’s why Tim Cook suddenly resigned as CEO of Apple.”
He is 65 years old. Perhaps he simply decided to retire and enjoy his billions.
“George Soros, JPMorgan, ex-Apple CEO Tim Cook and George Clooney.”
Does anybody here think these entities/individuals had absolutely no idea what was going on with the SPLC?
Just the usual suspects.
Well, Clooney is an intellectual lightweight (He’s a Leftist) but more importantly he is classified as a RUI (Rich Useful Idiot). Cook is intelligent in his swim lane, but still an RUI as well.
Soros certainly knew.
A 2014 Obama executive order mandates support of certain leftist causes. Other states may require support of leftist causes to get contracts.
Prattling on about donors who most likely are in on the scam. And yet again, no names of the people running the SPLC. Ho hum.
“Bryan Fair is the current interim president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).
Bryan Fair assumed the role of interim president and CEO in July 2025 following the resignation of Margaret Huang, who stepped down to prioritize family life after serving five years as SPLC’s president and CEO. Fair, a constitutional law scholar and former SPLC board chair, took leave from the University of Alabama School of Law to serve in this interim capacity. He has extensive experience in civil rights law and nonprofit leadership, including prior service on boards such as the Equal Justice Initiative and the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice.
Southern Poverty Law Center
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As interim president, Fair oversees SPLC’s ongoing work in civil rights advocacy, monitoring hate groups, and promoting racial justice across the United States. He has publicly addressed challenges facing the organization, including federal investigations and political pressures, emphasizing SPLC’s commitment to its mission despite external scrutiny. The SPLC board is conducting a nationwide search for a permanent president while Fair provides steady leadership during this transition.
Wikipedia
The SPLC, founded in 1971 by Morris Dees, Joseph J. Levin Jr., and Julian Bond, is a nonprofit legal advocacy organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, known for its litigation against white supremacist groups and its educational programs promoting tolerance and civil rights. Under Fair’s interim leadership, the organization continues to focus on dismantling white supremacy, advancing human rights, and addressing systemic inequality.
Wikipedia
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The SPLC has added Turning Point to their ridiculous “hate group” list, right next to the KKK and neo-Nazis, a cheap smear from a washed-up org that’s been fleecing scared grandmas for decades. They somehow still rake in over $100 million a year peddling their “hate map”…— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 25, 2025
Twenty years ago SPLC was known as a business that did nothing but fundraising and building a huge bank account for itself, a constant massing of wealth for itself.
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