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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

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James O'Keefe's group granted nonprofit status

IRS application reveals that "citizen journalist" organization hopes to raise $1.65M in three years

By Emma Mustich

 

James O'Keefe, whose conservative coterie's "rogue journalism" escapades have grown infamous in recent years -- his most recent prank resulted in the resignation of NPR's former CEO, Vivian Schiller -- has just scored a major victory: The IRS has classified his organization, Project Veritas, as a nonprofit (prompting the Huffington Post's Jason Linkins to quip: "Hey! Now they're more like NPR than ever!").
Although Project Veritas' application for nonprofit recognition was approved in early April, the Chronicle of Philanthropy first reported the news earlier this week, after gaining access to relevant papers through the Freedom of Information Act............................

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AP/Bill Haber
James O'Keefe.

2 comments:

Professor Chaos said...

So libel qualifies for non-profit status now?

Unknown said...

don't forget deceit and general douchebaggery