Sentences with phrase «dark money organizations»

Frontiers of Freedom, run by George Landrith, has received significant funding from Exxon, the Koch brothers and dark money organizations like Donors Trust.

From 1997 - 2015, the members of the Cooler Heads Coalition received upwards of $ 98 million dollars in donations from ExxonMobil, conservative foundations, and dark money organizations.

A look at how dark money organizations daisy - chain their contributions in order to fun politics.

A look at how dark money organizations daisy - chain their contributions in order to fun politics.

The group spearheading a campaign against Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), is a project of a low - profile progressive dark money organization with large assets.

One of the more prominent supporters was the American Action Network, a conservative dark money organization that spent roughly $ 28 million for activities that included «carrying out grassroots organizing at town halls to build momentum for a tax system that lowers rates and prioritizes working families and jobs creators.»

Not exact matches

Most of this «dark money» flows through tax - exempt non-profit organizations that aren't required to disclose their donors.

Spending by these «outside organizations» is at record levels, easily topping $ 300 million this election, with an expected $ 200 million in «dark money» — funds which can't be traced to their original source.

El Puente, a Latino organization based in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that focuses on social justice, education and climate change issues, has raised enough money to purchase thousands of lanterns — which Puerto Ricans on the island view as a glimmer of hope to help guide them through the dark.

One of the lovely quirks of our political finance system is the role of «dark money» spent by organizations that DO N'T have to disclose their donors.

During the 2012 elections, dark money groups — organizations that spend money on elections but do not have to disclose the sources of their contributions — focused their spending on races that gave them the best opportunity to change the outcome in favor of their preferred candidate.

This is likely the result of dark money in politics and the only political donations I am currently willing to give are to organizations like RootStrikers.

Strategic Advantage also took aim at Schneiderman's filing last month, which it says included «an irrelevant polemic against «dark money,» highlighting the Commission's bias against an out - of - state organization that has chosen to express opinions and support policies of which the Commission and the Governor disapprove.»

Such organizations have earned the moniker «dark money» groups because they can typically shield the names of donors from the public.

Through an analysis of the financial structure of the organizations that constitute the core of the countermovement and their sources of monetary support, Brulle found that, while the largest and most consistent funders behind the countermovement are a number of well - known conservative foundations, the majority of donations are «dark money,» or concealed funding.

Both organizations are conservative dark money funnels that advertise their ability to transfer huge sums to conservative groups without donor disclosure.

Traditionally «dark money» is money received by a political organization under the «shadow of darkness» — referring to political spending meant to influence the decision of a voter, where the donor is not disclosed and the source of the money is unknown in the form of a political action committee or SuperPAC.

Since that time, I've noticed that the term «dark money» has now evolved to include any funding that comes from an organization that the teachers unions don't like.

Through an analysis of the financial structure of the organizations that constitute the core of the countermovement and their sources of monetary support, Brulle found that, while the largest and most consistent funders behind the countermovement are a number of well - known conservative foundations, the majority of donations are «dark money,» or concealed funding.

Groups in this category range from conventional party committees to the more controversial super PACs and 501 (c) «dark money» organizations.

In late 2013, for example, researchers at Drexel University attempted to trace the sources of «dark money» — money that had been donated by industry interests to dubious «research» institutions and think tanks through organizations that obscure the original donors.

Before Christmas, I spotted Ross Gelbspan's Facebook page mention of a DailyClimate story on «dark money» corrupting organizations skeptical of man - caused global warming.

There are simply too many campaign spending vehicles to account for, from the «dark money» groups to national organizations like the Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) that funnel corporate money into state races.

Dark money is money used by groups like nonprofit organizations, corporations, or labor unions for political purposes.