Roy moves to strip SPLC’s tax break
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wasted little time after Tuesday’s fiery hearing. On Wednesday, he introduced legislation that would revoke the Southern Poverty Law Center’s tax-exempt status. That is not just a slap on the wrist. It is a direct hit to a nonprofit that has long benefited from the special privileges that come with 501(c)(3) status. Roy said the group has turned smearing Christians and conservatives into a business model, while using the language of charity to keep the tax benefits flowing. In plain English, he thinks the SPLC wants the public’s money, the government’s blessing, and the right to play partisan attack dog all at once. That is a pretty sweet deal if you can get it, but taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize it.
The hearing put the group under a brighter spotlight
Roy’s bill came after he pressed Bryan Fair, the SPLC’s interim chief executive, during an oversight hearing over the group’s habit of labeling mainstream conservative organizations as extremists or hate groups. The SPLC’s annual hate map has included groups like Turning Point USA, the Family Research Council, and Moms for Liberty alongside neo-Nazi and white supremacist outfits. GOP lawmakers questioned why conservative Christian groups keep showing up on that list while left-wing groups appear to get a pass. Roy asked Fair how many leftist anti-Jewish groups or extremist Islamic groups were on the website, and Fair did not name any that fit the bill. Roy’s point was hard to miss: if the SPLC is really about fighting hate, why does it seem so selective about where it looks?
New financial allegations raise the stakes
The push on Capitol Hill lands as the SPLC faces more serious trouble than hurt feelings and bad press. The group has been accused of routing $4.1 million in tax-exempt donor funds to extremist organizations, including the Ku Klux Klan and the United Klans of America, between 2010 and 2023. According to the allegations, the money moved through fictitious accounts and bank fraud was used to hide the payments. Prosecutors say some of the funds helped with recruitment and even paid for materials used in cross burnings and KKK paraphernalia. The SPLC says its informant program saved lives, but those claims now sit next to federal accusations that are far uglier than any newsletter headline. If true, that would turn the SPLC’s moral crusade into a self-inflicted mess of elite hypocrisy.
Conservatives say the SPLC got too comfortable
Roy is not acting alone. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., pointed to the SPLC’s massive financial footprint, saying the group had over $829 million in assets in 2024, along with an endowment of about $730.8 million and $120.9 million in revenue. She said that money came from donors who likely thought they were funding charity, not partisan warfare. Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk also blasted the group after Fair defended the organization’s treatment of her husband’s group, saying TPUSA stood for open debate and that the real hate group was the SPLC. Fair, for his part, denied wrongdoing and largely sidestepped the toughest questions. That is becoming a pattern on the left: claim moral high ground, dodge accountability, and hope the paperwork never catches up.
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Chip Roy moves to strip SPLC of tax-exempt status
Roy moves to strip SPLC’s tax break
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wasted little time after Tuesday’s fiery hearing. On Wednesday, he introduced legislation that would revoke the Southern Poverty Law Center’s tax-exempt status. That is not just a slap on the wrist. It is a direct hit to a nonprofit that has long benefited from the special privileges that come with 501(c)(3) status. Roy said the group has turned smearing Christians and conservatives into a business model, while using the language of charity to keep the tax benefits flowing. In plain English, he thinks the SPLC wants the public’s money, the government’s blessing, and the right to play partisan attack dog all at once. That is a pretty sweet deal if you can get it, but taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize it.
The hearing put the group under a brighter spotlight
Roy’s bill came after he pressed Bryan Fair, the SPLC’s interim chief executive, during an oversight hearing over the group’s habit of labeling mainstream conservative organizations as extremists or hate groups. The SPLC’s annual hate map has included groups like Turning Point USA, the Family Research Council, and Moms for Liberty alongside neo-Nazi and white supremacist outfits. GOP lawmakers questioned why conservative Christian groups keep showing up on that list while left-wing groups appear to get a pass. Roy asked Fair how many leftist anti-Jewish groups or extremist Islamic groups were on the website, and Fair did not name any that fit the bill. Roy’s point was hard to miss: if the SPLC is really about fighting hate, why does it seem so selective about where it looks?
New financial allegations raise the stakes
The push on Capitol Hill lands as the SPLC faces more serious trouble than hurt feelings and bad press. The group has been accused of routing $4.1 million in tax-exempt donor funds to extremist organizations, including the Ku Klux Klan and the United Klans of America, between 2010 and 2023. According to the allegations, the money moved through fictitious accounts and bank fraud was used to hide the payments. Prosecutors say some of the funds helped with recruitment and even paid for materials used in cross burnings and KKK paraphernalia. The SPLC says its informant program saved lives, but those claims now sit next to federal accusations that are far uglier than any newsletter headline. If true, that would turn the SPLC’s moral crusade into a self-inflicted mess of elite hypocrisy.
Conservatives say the SPLC got too comfortable
Roy is not acting alone. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., pointed to the SPLC’s massive financial footprint, saying the group had over $829 million in assets in 2024, along with an endowment of about $730.8 million and $120.9 million in revenue. She said that money came from donors who likely thought they were funding charity, not partisan warfare. Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk also blasted the group after Fair defended the organization’s treatment of her husband’s group, saying TPUSA stood for open debate and that the real hate group was the SPLC. Fair, for his part, denied wrongdoing and largely sidestepped the toughest questions. That is becoming a pattern on the left: claim moral high ground, dodge accountability, and hope the paperwork never catches up.
WE’D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS! PLEASE COMMENT BELOW.
JIMMY
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