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‘This is not feeding the poor’: Nonprofit raises legal alarms by funding bodyguards for conservative influencers

The Independent·Josh Marcus·18 days ago
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A new nonprofit has reportedly channeled hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations towards providing free security for professional conservative influencers, including Nick Shirley , potentially running afoul of tax law, according to experts. Conservative activist Brandon Tatum, a former police officer, founded the Blackline Guardian Fund last year after the assassination of Charlie Kirk , he has said. Since then, according to a New York Times analysis , the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit has directed at least $436,000 to right-wing content creators, including through an unusual arrangement passing donations through a related for-profit entity called Blackline Security Operations, of which Tatum is CEO. Experts told the paper that the fund’s activities, channeling donations to for-profit content creators, could violate tax law. The IRS requires that tax-exempt organizations be dedicated to the public good.…

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