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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let me explain to you how non-profits work.  People work to get a paycheck.  They then decide who they'd like to give money to.  Then they donate to them.

There you go!

Do you ask Habitat for Humanity or American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network or any other 501 c3 or c4 for their list of donors?  501 c 4's aren't even tax exempt so it's not like there is a benefit for donors.

If you disagree with APE advocacy, form your own group.  That's the genius idea of freedom of opinion, thought and expression.

C4's nor C3's form to 'hide money' it's the mechanism the IRS uses to ensure donations are tracked and not misused. You sound like a Q conspiracy theorist.

Arlington schools are not so terribly important that some secret dark money web is funding a parent group to advocate for less ipad time are for smaller class sizes. The horror.[/quote]

If APE wanted to be a non profit they could have incorporated as a 501c3.

They chose not to though. They are a lobbying and astroturf group that does not have to disclose who donates to it. 
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You obviously don't understand the tax code.  501c3's are also not obligated to disclose donors publicly.  They do file 990s (same for c4s).  I'm beginning to understand why some think there is something afoot.  You don't understand the basics of the way 501c3's and 501c4's work. I highly encourage you to look up the code and read a little before you come onto a site trying to accuse a group of doing something disingenuous or nefarious.  Here's some info on 990s https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-annual-filing-requirements-overview[/quote]

Don't they have to disclose any donors over $5k? 
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C3s have to disclose donors to the IRS. Not to the public. [/quote]

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