An Unusual $1.6 Billion Donation Bolsters Conservatives

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The nonprofit, called the Marble Freedom Trust, then received all of the proceeds from the sale, in a transaction that appears to have been structured to allow the nonprofit group and Mr. Seid to avoid paying taxes on the proceeds.
53% : Here is how it works: Marble Freedom Trust is registered under a section of the tax code -- 501(c)4 -- for organizations that focus primarily on what the Internal Revenue Service calls "social welfare" and as a result are exempt from paying taxes.
37% : In 2020, groups linked to Mr. Leo spent a total of $122 million on issues that animate the conservative base, including working to confirm conservatives to federal judgeships, fighting to restrict access to abortion and defending measures that Republicans cast as protections against voter fraud but that Democrats contend are hurdles to voting.

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