DC group wants conservative Austin think tank’s tax-exempt status nixed for political work

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A Washington, D.C.-based, nonprofit group has filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service seeking to revoke the tax-exempt status of the conservative...

, which calls itself a watchdog on “malfeasance in public life,” said the Austin-based foundation abused its nonprofit status by making “brazen forays” into participating in political campaigns.

None of the invited speakers’ Democratic opponents in last year’s midterm election were invited to the 2022 Victory Summit, the Washington-based group noted.“This is dumb. Really, really dumb,” Phillips, the think tank’s chief communications officer, said in an email. At least five of the speakers were Republican candidates, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Austin, state Sen. Paul Bettencourt of Houston and Lake.

The complaint said the foundation used social media, traditional news outlets “and other channels” to impermissibly engage in political campaigns.

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