The liberal spigot that funded the Southern Poverty Law Center might be drying up.
Two of the country’s largest backers of donor-advised funds have warned customers not to donate to the Southern Poverty Law Center, according to The New York Times.
The SPLC has been indicted by the Justice Department for sending money to leaders of hate groups while not reporting that they did so. The SPLC in turn fundraised to fight the allegations.
But Fidelity Charitable and Vanguard Charitable warned donors away from the embattled liberal icon.
Fidelity Charitable told their customers, who own about 350,000 charitable giving accounts that offer tax savings when they donate to eligible nonprofits, that it would not facilitate those donations.
“Fidelity Charitable is aware of an ongoing governmental investigation into Southern Poverty Law Center,” an email it sent to a donor said.
“Consistent with our grant-making standards and practices, the organization is not
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