BLM Co-Founder Appears To Violate IRS Laws On CNN
A co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network weighed in on the 2020 election, in an apparent violation of Internal Revenue Service laws prohibiting 501(c)(3) organizations from engaging in campaign activity.
Patrisse Cullors, in her official capacity as a co-founder of the BLM Global Network,
told CNN on June 19 that “our goal is to get Trump out.”
“Trump not only needs to not be in office in November but he should resign now,” she insisted. “Trump needs to be out of office. He is not fit for office.”
According to the
IRS, a 501(c)(3) organization “may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates.”
The prohibition
includes “public statements of position (verbal or written) made on behalf of the organization in favor of or in opposition to any candidate for public office.” Organizations that violate this policy may lose their tax-exempt status.
The donation
page for BLM is linked with ActBlue Charities, the 501(c)(3) wing of the Democratic political action committee ActBlue.
The BLM Global Network is not individually registered as a 501(c)(3), but instead operates through a fiscal sponsorship agreement with the nonprofit organization
Thousand Currents. Fiscal sponsorships
allow the sponsoring organization to accept and direct donations on behalf of the sponsored group. But an organization sponsored by a 501(c)(3) is still required to comply with the regulations governing nonprofits, and is still prohibited from making partisan political statements.
Cleta Mitchell, an expert on campaign finance regulation and tax laws governing charitable organizations such as BLM, told The Federalist that partisan political activity by tax-exempt 501(c)(3) groups is “completely prohibited” by federal tax law.
BLM “must comply with all the rules that govern 501(c)(3) organizations,” Mitchell said.
Thousand Currents, the nonprofit that fiscally sponsors Black Lives Matter, was also recently
exposed for having a convicted terrorist on its board of directors.
The Black Lives Matter Global Network and the IRS did not return requests for comment.
Patrisse Cullors told CNN she wants to 'get Trump out,' but the IRS prohibits nonprofits such as the BLM organization from making such political statements.
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Typical... and A TRAINED Marxist to boot...so sad for the "believers".
Head of NYC's BLM chapter calls for probe into co-founder's finances
The head of New York City's Black Lives Matter chapter is calling for an independent investigation into the organization's finances after it was revealed a co-founder snapped up a $1.4 million home in a ritzy Los Angeles neighborhood.
Patrisse Cullors, 37, who is a co-founder of BLM and self-professed
'trained Marxist', recently purchased a plush property in Topanga Canyon complete with a separate guest house and an expansive back yard.
In Topanga Canyon, 88 per cent of residents are white and just 1.8 per cent are black, according to the
census.
Meanwhile, The New York Post reports that Cullors has also bought three other homes in recent years at a total cost of around $3 million.
One LGBTQ activist described BLM as 'a racket'.
Jason Whitlock, a sports journalist, tweeted that: 'She had a lot of options on where to live. She chose one of the whitest places in California. She'll have her pick of white cops and white people to complain about. That's a choice, bro.'
Author and activist Andy Ngo tweeted: 'Cullors identifies as a communist & advocates for the abolishment of capitalism.'
Another Twitter user called Cullors a 'fraud' and said her brand of 'Marxism' apparently included buying a $1.4 million house.