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This kind of transaction appears to be misunderstood and even celebrated by the general public. The facade of generosity is enough. This is a superb analysis, and I think the role of smaller nonprofits and those 501c3 entities that establish an education or public awareness arm through a 501c4 also deserve more scrutiny. (A 501c4 is not as restricted by IRS rules as a 501c3 in certain activities.)

This has eroded DeToqueville’s vision as he expounded on in Democracy in America, but nonprofits are far from the quaint associations of a few people gathering to do something for their community.

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