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New Stealth PACs Report

Posted on 09-20-2004 12:38 AM EDT

Exploiting loose regulations and lax oversight, "New Stealth PACs" have poured millions of dollars into elections without revealing the identities of their donors or how they spend their money to influence elections, according to a new report by Public Citizen.

Public Citizen estimates that at least $91 million – and almost certainly many millions more – was spent by 26 non-profit groups registered under Section 501(c) of the tax code to influence at least 117 contests in 2000 and 2002.  In 2004, at least thirteen 501(c) groups have been active.

• Read this report, The New Stealth PACs: Tracking 501(c) Non-Profit Groups Active in Elections.
• Read a letter to the IRS regarding concerns about electioneering activity by some 501(c) non-profit groups.
• Read a letter to the Federal Election Commission asking the agency to give due attention to the findings of our report.
• View a chart of the New Stealth PACs' 2004 electioneering activities, organized by states.
• Read a statement concerning the Sierra Club's political expenditures.
• Read a statement concerning Planned Parenthood Action Fund's expenditures.