Revealed: Right-wing group’s secret donors include 2 longtime supporters of liberal causes

22 November 2023

American Compass is a right-wing nonprofit that, according to the Daily Beast, has been connected to Project 2025 — MAGA Republicans' radical plan to fill the federal government with unquestioning Donald Trump loyalists if he wins the 2024 GOP presidential nomination and defeats Democratic incumbent President Joe Biden in the general election.

The Daily Beast's Roger Sollenberger, in an article published on November 22, reports that a 2022 tax statement reveals who some of American Compass' donors are — and they include groups associated with liberal and progressive causes.

"The page header says, 'Do Not File' and 'Not Open to Public Inspection,' indicating the donors may have been accidentally disclosed," Sollenberger explains. "Of the five groups, two stand out for their prominent histories of supporting liberal causes — the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Omidyar Network Foundation."

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Sollenberger adds, "According to the tax statement, the Omidyar Network has contributed a total of $400,000 to American Compass since 2020. In reality, Omidyar has donated $500,000, including forthcoming installments. The Hewlett Foundation — a longtime supporter of National Public Radio — has accounted for more than one-third of American Compass' total public support, giving a combined $1,486,000 over the same period, with an extra $475,000 dose this January. That's more than Hewlett gave to NPR or the Planned Parenthood Federation of America in the same timeframe."

The Omidyar and Hewlett donations, Sollenberger emphasizes, are "striking" in light of American Compass' connection to Project 2025.

The reporter notes, "Project 2025 backers include xenophobic Trump advisers Stephen Miller and Steve Bannon, as well as Christian nationalist and former Trump budget chief Russ Vought, one of the group's top advisers. According to The Washington Post, Project 2025 has been crafting 'specific plans for using the federal government to punish critics and opponents,' with Trump himself 'naming individuals he wants to investigate or prosecute.' The group is also 'drafting plans to potentially invoke the Insurrection Act on his first day in office to allow him to deploy the military against civil demonstrations,' the Post reported."

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