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Leonard Leo said the donation would help the new group go “toe-to-toe in the fight to defend our constitution and its ideals.” Conservative Dark Money Group Gets $1.6 Billion Donation In Huge ...
His donation of Tripp Lite, worth $1.6 billion to the Marble Freedom Trust, a new conservative "dark money" group led by Leonard Leo, was called the largest single known contribution to a politically focused nonprofit as of 2022. [3] He also gave at least $775 million in charitable donations between 1996 and 2018. [2]
Leonard Anthony Leo [2] was born on Long Island, New York, in November 1965, and raised in suburban New Jersey. His grandfather, an Italian immigrant, was a vice president of fashion company Brooks Brothers. [3] [4] [5] He grew up in a family of practicing Catholics. [3] Leo's father was a pastry chef who died when Leo was a toddler. [6]
In 2021, Barre Seid donated stock worth $1.6 billion to Marble Freedom Trust, a 501(c)(4) conservative political group led by Leonard Leo, a former adviser to Donald Trump. [38] The donation was made anonymously, but Seid's identity was first confirmed by The New York Times based on public financial disclosures.
Thanks to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, a trove of so-called "dark money" was about to be unleashed. Two activists prepared to seize the moment.
The Concord Fund, a Virginia 501(c)(4) nonprofit tied to conservative activist Leonard Leo, donated half a million to an Amendment G opponent.
They also donate a portion of ticket sales in every city visited a local charity (predominantly food banks) Michael Bloomberg – donations include over US$1.1 billion to Johns Hopkins University Michael Dell – established the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation , which focuses on grants, urban education, childhood health, and family economic ...
The same document estimated that Quebec organized crime groups made profits of $30 billion in 1993 with the Mafia and the Hells Angels taking the largest share. [27] Between 1988 and 1995, Quebec-based organized crime groups were responsible for 90 percent of all the cocaine and hashish seized in Canada.