First, what are the criteria to be a 501(c)3 organization?
Here is your answer. The bold print is mine:
To be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an organization must be organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3), and none of its earnings may inure to any private shareholder or individual. In addition, it may not be an action organization, i.e., it may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates.
Next we have this, from John Hinderaker’s article at powerlineblog.com:
A plan titled “Democracy Matters: Strategic Plan for Action” found its way into the public domain some months ago, and is currently getting quite a bit of attention. It is a fundraising document created on behalf of four left-wing organizations: Media Matters, American Bridge, CREW and Shareblue. All four organizations were founded by David Brock, and it is likely that he wrote the “strategic plan.”
The document appears to have been written around the time of President Trump’s inauguration, and may have been prepared for use at this Democratic donor conference. It sets out a plan to destroy the Trump administration and return Democrats to power. The document is embedded in its entirety at the end of this post, so you can read it and draw your own conclusions.
And, again from Mr. Hinderaker’s article, here is the document itself:
337535680 Full David Brock Confidential Memo on Fighting Trump by John Hinderaker on Scribd
Now: Can someone explain to me why mediamatters.org is a 501(c)3 organization? Why it isn’t unceremoniously dumped from that status immediately? For that matter, why it wasn’t dumped from that status years ag…..oh, wait. That was in the Obama era. Never mind, I already know.
