U.S. Treasury Exempts Some Nonprofits From Identifying Donors

ALARMING

Critics fear move will allow politically active groups like the NRA to protect “dark-money” donors.

Published Jul. 16 2018 11:34PM EDT

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The U.S. Treasury announced Monday that it would free some politically active nonprofit groups from a requirement to identify their financial donors, a move critics fear will allow organizations like the NRA to receive “dark-money” contributions without scrutiny.

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U.S. Treasury Exempts Some Nonprofits From Identifying Donors

Critics fear move will allow politically active groups like the NRA to protect “dark-money” donors.

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U.S. Treasury Exempts Some Nonprofits From Identifying Donors

Critics fear move will allow politically active groups like the NRA to protect “dark-money” donors.

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