Previously Unknown Koch Group was Second Largest Donor in Last Election
Previously Unknown Koch Group was Second Largest Donor in Last Election
Posted on September 13, 2013 by Alisha Mims •
http://www.ringoffireradio.com/2013/09/previously-unknown-koch-group-second-largest-donor-last-election/
An Arlington, Virginia-based conservative group, Freedom Partners, has recently released information to POLITICO, revealing that the group’s purpose is to act as an outlet for ideas and funds of the Koch Brothers. The group, “whose existence until now was unknown to almost everyone in politics,” spends “time, money and resources” to influence public policy, POLITICO reports.
Freedom Partners reportedly has about 200 donors, each of whom pays a minimum of $100,000 in annual dues. Last year, the group raised and spent $250 million on shaping politics across the country. It was the second largest funding source for conservative groups in the last election, spending second only to Karl Rove’s American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS, which spent a combined total of approximately $300 million.
The group’s president, Marc Short, told POLITICO that, while he would not reveal the individuals behind the fund, “Koch-linked entities” provide a “minority” of the funds. Short also said that the largest single donor gave about $25 million. Short gave POLITICO access to a draft of a soon-to-be public IRS filing for his group, which gave grants totaling $236 million:
The filing offers a rare tour of the conservative movement and how it gets its funds:
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