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Fidelity Won't Let Fund Holders Donate to Southern Poverty Law Center

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/business/fidelity-southern-poverty-law-center.html
30•JumpCrisscross•1h ago

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amerine•1h ago
https://archive.is/IvVBz
joemazerino•1h ago
Good
PopAlongKid•1h ago
DAFs (U.S. tax law) were never meant to benefit charities, they are a way to give donors a tax break today by putting money in the hands of for-profit entities like Fidelity in exchange for a vague promise to maybe someday donate to an actual charity.

https://blog.charitywatch.org/the-dark-side-of-donor-advised...

I wonder if Fidelity is putting a similar restriction on those age 70 and above who wish to make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from their Traditional IRA to Southern Poverty Law Center. This would be even worse, since it is not Fidelity's job to audit the charitable deductions made via QCDs.

bobsmooth•1h ago
I guess Fidelity doesn't want to help fund hate groups. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-grand-jury-charges-so...
burnte•1h ago
They were paying confidential informants for tips they would use in investigations and pass to law enforcement. Not QUITE the same as being a hate group.
Ancapistani•8m ago
Sure, sure - that's why they went to lengths to ensure the money wasn't traceable back to them, right?
unclebucknasty•34m ago
* >I guess Fidelity doesn't want to help fund hate groups

Your "guess" is not the stated reason. FTA:

>“Consistent with our grant-making standards and practices, the organization is not an eligible grant recipient during the ongoing investigation.”

In fact, WRT Fidelity's actual disposition on funding hate groups,the SPLC reported in 2023 that their donor advised fund had been consistently used to that effect, including anti-LGBTQ, anti-government, anti-Muslim, and hard right groups.[0]

[0]https://www.splcenter.org/resources/hatewatch/extremist-cryp...

mil22•52m ago
It's truly a sad reflection on the state of our government that when I read the DoJ's press release about these charges, all I could think is that the charges are probably not legitimate and are instead politically motivated. This administration has no credibility left whatsoever.

Then to see Fidelity take a political stand - well, given my terrible experiences with that company, I can't say I'm surprised.

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