A loophole in US charity law enables anonymous donors to contribute hundreds of millions to global 'culture war' groups opposing women's and LGBTIQ rights.
– and nearly $12.7m to the Fellowship Foundation which, like FWI, was linked to anti-gay organising in Uganda.
Once someone deposits money into a donor-advised fund, U.S. charity law treats the funds as belonging to the DAF operator itself. This means the donor gets an immediate tax break for charitable giving even if the money has yet to be passed on to its ultimate recipient. Others, including DonorsTrust, vigorously support their depositors’ right to donate to whomever they choose, no matter the destination. “DonorsTrust is committed to safeguarding our account-holders’ right to express themselves through their charitable giving,” Lawson Bader, president and CEO of the Virginia-based DAF operator told. “We also do not presume to know what motivates a donor to recommend a grant in the first place.
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