by Robert Schmad
The organization, which has spent millions on ads in swing states ahead of the November election, describes itself as “nonpartisan” despite its extensive ties to a gigantic dim money network tied to Democrats, according to Washington Examiner.
Science Moms, which describes itself as a “nonpartisan group of scientists” working to combat climate change, has a parent organization that is heavily funded by the Windward Fund, a grantmaking organization within a immense multibillion-dollar network of nonprofits aligned with the Democratic Party and managed by the for-profit consulting firm Arabella Advisors, Examiner reported. The $2.5 million ad campaign, funded by Science Moms, will target Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Michigan, North Carolina and Georgia, According to Down American scientist.
“If you knew this was your last, best chance to protect all the places you love, what would you do?” the narrator of the ad asks. he asksThe ad is titled “climate change is taking away the places we love.”
Although Science Moms presents a nonpartisan, grassroots image, it began life as part of the Arabella Advisors dim money network. Science Moms is Hi a larger group called the Potential Energy Coalition (PEC), which until October 2020 was a Windward Fund-funded project, according to the Examiner.
Fiscal sponsorship is a tax arrangement that allows an established nonprofit, such as Windward Fund, to process tax-deductible donations to an allied group without having to register the nonprofit with the Internal Revenue Service, According to to the American Bar Association. Often these projects are not separate legal entities from the organization providing sponsoring services.
Arabella’s Network used nearly $1 billion in 2022, most of which will go to causes aimed at strengthening Democrats, according to tax forms. Among the hundreds of millions of dollars that Arabella-run nonprofits pumped into liberal groups in 2022 was more than $13 million in grants to PEC from the Windward Fund, tax forms show to show.
Windward Fund commits additional $4.5 million to PEC in 2021 According to for tax settlements.
PEC describes itself as “an innovative, fast-growing startup that employs the world’s best marketing talent to address climate challenges” by “leveraging deep analytics and creative storytelling,” According to to the group page on LinkedIn.
PEC, and by extension Science Moms, have deeper ties to Arabella Network than funding and past sponsorship, as PEC revealed in 2020 that the board secretary and chair were employed by Windward Fund, Examiner reported. Windward also paid PEC about $2 million in 2020-21 for “independent contractor” work.
“Any group associated with Arabella Advisors is not a grassroots organization,” said GOP strategist Alec Sears. Examiner“Dark money ad buys in key battleground states are a strategy designed solely to advance the political agenda of the billionaires behind Arabella and her funds.”
The Windward Foundation has spent hundreds of millions of dollars promoting left-wing environmental causes, abortion advocacy organizations, and anti-Trump groups, According to to Influence Watch. The Soros family’s Open Society Foundations also donated millions to the Windward Fund, According to to your grants database.
“The Windward Foundation is a nonpartisan financial supporter for many organizations, rather than a funder, meaning we provide administrative support, including payroll and HR, to new nonprofit projects, many of which later become fully independent organizations,” the Windward Foundation told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
PEC and Science Moms did not immediately respond to DCNF’s request for comment.
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Robert Schmad is a reporter for the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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