Investigative Journalism & In-Depth Reporting
Following the money behind non-profits and dark money networks
A Delaware 501(c)(4) recognized by the IRS in October 2025 — led by a former Arabella Advisors fiscal-sponsorship chief — has channeled at least $3.85 million into Democratic-aligned PACs supporting…
An IRS complaint, a Senate Commerce Committee report, and Form 990 disclosures together trace how a tax-exempt charity with nearly $900 million in 2023 receipts routed millions through a fiscally…
Arabella Advisors shut down in November 2025 and rebranded as Vital Impact and Sunflower Services—but the $1.5B dark-money machine runs on.
Form 990s released in November 2025 show the Arabella-managed network moved $1.5 billion in 2024. The Sunflower Services rebrand changed the name, not the machinery.
Current lobbying registries in state capitals reveal that well-funded dark money organizations continue to push bail elimination legislation despite mounting statistical evidence that previous reforms have increased violent crime and…
IRS 990 filings and FEC independent expenditure reports reveal the funding behind organizations that claim to protect election integrity while operating as highly partisan advocacy vehicles bankrolled by dark money…
When a major international charity decided it needed to “reimagine its operating model” in 2021, it turned to McKinsey & Company. The resulting engagement lasted eight months, produced a 200-page…
Federal court records and Equal Access to Justice Act fee data reveal a pattern of environmental litigation designed not to protect the environment, but to delay and destroy nuclear energy…
When a catastrophic earthquake struck in the early morning hours, killing thousands and displacing hundreds of thousands more, the international community responded with an outpouring of generosity. Within weeks, governments…
IRS 990 filings and foundation grant databases reveal the institutional donors behind the organizations that determine what information Americans are allowed to see on social media. The fact-checkers have funders.…