CitizenLink evngchr4
Promoting Government Intervention in Private Affairs
Although the Kochs have recently been on a PR blitz framing themselves as "classical liberals" who oppose government intervention into private affairs, both Gardner and Ernst are vehemently opposed to a woman's right to choose.
The Kochs also directly funded organizations that oppose abortion rights and same sex marriage, but which work to elect candidates who—like Ernst and Gardner--will support deregulatory efforts that benefit the Kochs' bottom line.
Freedom Partners gave over $1 million to CitizenLink, the political arm of the religious right group Focus on the Family.
CitizenLink is currently campaigning to defund Planned Parenthood and has been a big supporter of anti-LGBT candidates who "work against basic civil rights and legal protections," according to the Human Rights Campaign. Freedom Partners also reported giving $1.3 million to CitizenLink in its previous tax filing.
Freedom Partners additionally gave $5.7 million to "EVNGCHR4 Trust," another evangelical religious right entity that in past years has passed most of its Koch funding to CitizenLink.
Freedom Partners also gave $225,000 to Susan B Anthony List, another anti-abortion group.
Complex Web of Interlocking Entities
The Evangchr4 Trust is a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt nonprofit. According to documents filed with the IRS, its mission is "to develop, disseminate and apply Biblical principles to economics, politics and society as a whole in order to make the United States a country where spiritual and economic prosperity flourishes."[1]
The Washington Post describedthe trust as "a pastor outreach effort that gave nearly $1.2 million to CitizenLink, an advocacy arm of the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family. CitizenLink spent more than $2.5 million on ads on behalf of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and other Republicans in 2012."[2]
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The $400 million Koch network uses a maze of nonprofit groups and LLCs to conceal donations and campaign activity
Source: Robert Maguire with the Center for Responsive Politics. Matea Gold and Cristina Rivero/The Washington Post.
Contents
- 1 Ties to Koch brothers
- 2 Funding
- 3 Grants
- 4 Affiliated entities
- 5 Personnel
- 6 Contact information
- 7 References
Ties to Koch brothers
The Evangchr4 Trust appears to have received money from organizations with links to the Koch brothers. Through ORRA, LLC, a disregarded entity, it received $775,000 from the TC4 Trust. The Evangchr4 Trust is also a "related tax-exempt organization" to the Themis Trust, which was listed as the recipient of $2.5 million from TC4 Trust, and to Themis-related disregarded entities DAS MGR, LLC and STN, LLC, which together received $7,425,000 from TC4.
Paul W. Brooks is listed on IFWE's documents as a trustee. According to OpenSecrets, Paul W. Brooks "is the same name as that of a former Koch Industries senior vice president."[3]
Funding
As a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, the Evangchr4 Trust is not required to disclose its donors.
Core Financials
2011[1] For the period June 1, 2011-May 31, 2012
- Total Revenue: $1,980,914
- Total Expenses: $1794,520
- Net Assets: $186,394
Grants
A report by OpenSecrets noted that the Evangchr4 Trust gave almost all of the grant funds it disbursed in 2011 to Citizenlink, "the c4 arm of the social conservative group Focus on the Family. The last link in that particular daisy chain of grants, CitizenLink reported to the FEC that it spent $2.6 million on independent expenditures in 2012, most of it on behalf of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney."[4]
2011
- CitizenLink: $1,185,000
- The Institute for Faith, Work & Economics: $7,000[1]
Affiliated entities
Evangchr4 Trust's tax filings list it as the controlling entity for ORRA, LLC, a disregarded entity. The trust also lists two "related tax-exempt organizations," The Institute for Faith, Work & Economics and Themis Trust. The trust identifies two additional related organizations, Thoco, Inc, listed as a holding company, and Demeter Analytics Services, Inc.
Personnel
- Paul W. Brooks, Trustee (listed on tax filing)
- Hugh Whelchel, Executive Director (listed on tax filing)
Contact information
Evangchr4 Trust
11300 Rockvill Pike, Ste. 1200
Rockville, MD 20852-3040
References
- ↑ ^Jump ^up to:1.0 1.1 1.2 Evangchr4 Trust, 2011 Form 990, organizational IRS Filing, April 23, 2013.
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