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We didn't look at 501c3/c4 giving for this piece (individual donations to those nonprofits are much harder to track), but lots of billionaires give huge sums to charity. Here's a Musk nonprofit: projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/o...
Since 2013, the IRS has released data culled from millions of nonprofit tax filings. Use this database to find organizations and see details like their executive compensation, revenue and expenses, as...
This is fine.gif The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires’ influence in politics. From @ence.bsky.social @bethreinhard.bsky.social @aaronschaffer.com & Naftali Bendavid: Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
it would indeed seem that elites are capturing much of our politics
In the past decade, billionaires have been more empowered than ever before to spend money to influence American elections.
Here are the billionaires who make up the top 20 political spenders:
The group has spent nearly $5 billion on elections since 2015.
We looked at Bezos's giving, yep, along with the rest of the 902 American billionaires.
And we've got gift links! wapo.st/48nkqMN
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
Hi! Thanks for reading. We looked at state + federal political giving by all 902 American billionaires, including Bezos, for this — he just hasn't given that much, comparatively speaking! (I think he gave about $10m federally in 2018... not much $ otherwise.) www.opensecrets.org/elections-ov...
Who are the biggest donors in the 2024 election cycle? See the details.
hey now, what's wrong with a nice bar chart?
In the past decade, billionaires have been more empowered than ever before to spend money to influence American elections.
Here are the billionaires who make up the top 20 political spenders:
The group has spent nearly $5 billion on elections since 2015.
Chart of the decade, from a new blockbuster reportage on how billionaires took over American politics www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We do not! State-level disclosure laws vary, but we generally don't see total election spending until the January after at the earliest. Not sure what the situation is with NYC, they may be slightly earlier. But we just capped it at 2024 for our piece. (And hi Fed!)
And a "who's who" of the top 20 billionaires influencing American politics from @ence.bsky.social & @erxclau.me www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
The group has spent nearly $5 billion on elections since 2015.
The poll is part of an Washington Post series launching today examining billionaires' growing influence in American politics. Be sure to check out this sweeping story from a star-studded team www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
