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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you wandered into a group that sounds reasonable on its face but is not. APE has bullied teachers and parents, belittled teachers, admins, Dr. Duran. Screamed at the School Board.  They have a terrible reputation in APS. Be careful about associating with them.

APE is not just a parent group. APE is a 501c4 lobbying group. Do they not disclose that to their new members? That's shady. [/quote]

It’s very shady. You have to dig on the website to find the information about the being a 501c4. Most other organizations have it very visible. They even have a link to donate to APE (why??), but again it doesn’t make it  clear that you’re donating to a registered lobbying organization.  [/quote]

You don't have to dig, it's on the About Us page and the Donate page. My organization has a C4 affiliate and the status is in fine print at the very bottom of the page. You can attack APE all you want, but saying that the C4 status is shady or not disclosed clearly enough is silly. [/quote]

Do C4 orgs need to disclose donors? [/quote]

To the IRS, yes. To you, no. Same as C3s.[/quote]

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