Posted on 09/15/2009 7:27:19 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
Conservatives are on the march against the community organization ACORN, accusing its massive voter registration effort of fraud and faulting Obama for having any connections to the group. As we reported this morning, ACORN doesn't necessarily mind the attention.
But what exactly is ACORN? Actually, it's many, many things. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now has dozens of affiliated entities, from a home-buying assistance corporation to community radio stations to liberal research and training institutes. The giant web of ACORN organizations, primarily based in Louisiana, has been funded by a mix of labor union money, government grants (which really drive conservatives crazy) and charitable contributions from large foundations. See below for a breakdown of funding sources.
Plus, Project Vote -- the voter mobilization organization that works closely with and draws its leadership from ACORN -- paid ACORN and an affiliate $5.4 million in 2006. But where does Project Vote get its money? Normally it's hard to tell, but we obtained a 2006 tax return showing the nonprofit's funders, including: $4.5 million from the charitable trust of the investment management firm Vanguard; $425,000 from the Bauman Family Foundation, which also gives to the People for the American Way; and $396,000 from the liberal phone company Working Assets.
The breakdown on ACORN comes after the jump.
Union Money
ACORN's biggest union backer, the Service Employees International Union, gave more than $4 million to the community organization and its affiliates from 2006-07, according to Dept. of Labor filings. One SEIU local union, the Illinois Homecare Workers and Home Childcare Providers, sprouted from ACORN's organizing efforts and pays rent to ACORN.
ACORN's affiliates also pick up money from the Change to Win labor federation, the Food and Commercial Workers Union and the United Federation of Teachers, among others.
RICO anyone?
liberal phone company? As opposed to a conservative phone company?
“Conservatives are on the march against the community organization ACORN”
Oh bull! Why do they always make it a “Conservative” thing?
If it’s a corrupt organization, it’s a corrupt organization.
NPR (and any other true “Journalist” outfit) has as its responsibility the investigation of corruption no matter where it lies.
I know! That was my thought too.
I would bet that if ACORN is actually investigated, thourghly, you will find money being kicked back to individuals that got them much of the donations.
NPR?
Obama IS ACORN. ACORN is SEIU.
“Minority owned” phone company.
“NPR (and any other true “Journalist” outfit) has as its responsibility the investigation of corruption no matter where it lies”
Using true and responsibility in a sentence about journalistic ethics with NPR is going a little to far me thinks. LOL
Obama’s campaign gave them $850,000.00 large to aid in his election effort.
Democrats ARE a CORRUPT ORGANIZATION!!
ACORN is the Democrats
The Democrats is ACORN
NPR is Democrats....
Hey, wait a tick?! Where does the cancer end and the body begin??!!
Keep in mind the date on this...10-15-2008
WHERE ARE THE RATKE BROTHERS???? Do they still live in AMERICA???
NPR needs to also expose the teacher’s union and the money they have contributed to ACORN.
That’s a BIG bus that are using... OMG !!!
NPR is beginning to tell the truth about the corruption?
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