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The '''American Conservative Union''' (ACU) describes itself as , "America’s premier conservative voice, ACU is the nation's oldest [[leading entity in providing conservative]] lobbying organization.positions on issues to Congress, the Executive Branch, State Legislatures, the media, political candidates, and the public"<refname="About">American Conservative Union, [http://www.conservative.org/ Conservativeabout/ Who We Are, What We Do, What We Believe], ''ACU website'', Accessed August 5, 2017.</ref> ACU's purpose is to effectively communicate and advance the goals and principles of conservatism through one multi-issue, umbrella organization.org ACU's support of capitalism, belief in the doctrine of original intent of the framers of the Constitution, confidence in traditional values, and commitment to a strong national defense, its website states.]<ref name="About"/ref>

According to archived ACU pages, "Over the years, ACU's purpose is to effectively communicate and advance has been on the goals and principles cutting edge of conservatism through one multi-issue, umbrella organizationmajor public policy battles. The Statement of Principles makes clear Among ACU's support significant efforts, past and present, are fighting to keep [[OSHA]] off the back of capitalismsmall businesses, belief opposing the Panama Canal giveaway, opposing the SALT treaties, supporting aid to [[freedom fighters]] in Marxist countries, promoting the doctrine of original intent confirmation of conservative Justices to the framers of the Constitution[[Supreme Court]], confidence in traditional moral valuesbattling against higher taxes, and commitment to a strong national defenseadvocating the need for near-term deployment of strategic defenses," its <ref>American Conservative Union, [http://archive.li/rFgQt About Us: Overview], ''archive.org website states'' , Accessed August 5, 2017. </ref> The ACU is an associate member of the right-wing [[State Policy Network]] (SPN).<ref name="AboutSPN">State Policy Network, [httphttps://www.conservativespn.org/aboutdirectory/default.asp About#DC Directory, Washington,DC: Associates] Conservative.org", ''SPN website'', August 5, 2017.</ref>

"Over the years, The ACU has been on is closely affiliated with the cutting edge of major public policy battles. Among ACU's significant efforts''American Conservative Union Foundation''' (ACUF), which is "a 501(c)(3) educational foundation that influences, past converts and presenteducates those who may not know they are conservatives as well as informing, inspiring and motivating those who know they are fighting to keep conservatives." <ref name="About"/> The ACUF is an associate member of the right-wing [[OSHAState Policy Network]] off (SPN) <ref name="SPN"/> In July/August 2017, SPN featured the back of small businessesACUF's ''Family Prosperity Initiative (FPI), opposing '' which aims to show "the Panama Canal giveawaylink between economic policy, opposing social policy, and family prosperity variables at the SALT treatiesstate level." <ref>State Policy Network, supporting aid to [[freedom fightershttps://spn.org/associate-member-updates-julyaugust-2017/ Associate Member Updates: July/August 2017, American Conservative Union]] in Marxist countries, promoting the confirmation of conservative Justices ''SPN website'' , Accessed August 5, 2017. </ref> The ACUF is scheduled to present their FPI study findings at the 25th SPN Annual Meeting on August 31, 2017. <ref>State Policy Network, [[Supreme Court]https://spn.org/25th-spn-annual-meeting-thursday-breakfast-sessions/ 25th SPN Annual Meeting: Thursday Breakfast Sessions], battling against higher taxes''SPN website'', Accessed August 5, and advocating the need for near-term deployment of strategic defenses2017. </ref>

According to ACU, "Whether fighting for lower taxes Every year since 1973, ACU proudly hosts CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, the nation’s largest gathering of conservatives. Taking place in Washington, D.C., each year, CPAC educates, brings together and less government spendingenergizes thousands of attendees, more effective leading conservative organizations and efficient military protection, or speakers who impact conservative thought in the cause nation. From Presidents of freedom world-widethe United States to college students, by speaking for CPAC is the place to find our nation’s current and future leaders and set the entire conservative movement the American Conservative Union is always 'Your Conservative Voice in Washington',agenda each year." its website states.<ref name="About"/>

==Officers, Executive Staff, and DirectorsState Policy Network=={{About_SPN}}

*[[Jeffrey Bell]] (Arlington, VA)*[[Charles R. Black, Jr.]] (Washington, DC)*[[Morton Blackwell]] (Springfield, VA)*[[Beau Boulter]] (Arlington, VA) *[[Floyd Brown]] (Santa Barbara, CA)*[[Al Cardenas]] (Miami, FL)*[[Muriel Coleman]] (Madison,WI)*[[Becky Norton Dunlop]] (Arlington VA), VP, [[Heritage Foundation]]*[[M. Stanton Evans]] (Washington, DC)*[[Alan Gottlieb]] (Bellevue, WA)*Senator [[Jesse Helms]] (Washington, DC)*Rep. [[Duncan Hunter]] (Washington, DC) *[[James V. Lacy]] (Monarch Beach, CA)*[[Wayne LaPierre]] (Fairfax, VA)*[[Michael Long]] (Brooklyn, NY)*[[Robert Luddy]] (Raleigh, NC)*Senator [[Serphin Maltese]] (Glendale, NY)*[[Cleta Mitchell]] (Washington, DC)*[[Steve Moore]] (Washington, DC)*[[Joseph Morris]] (Chicago, IL) *[[Grover Norquist]] (Washington, DC)*[[Tom Pauken]] (Dallas, TX)*[[James Arthur Pope]] (Raleigh, NC)*[[Ron Robinson]] (Reston, VA)*[[Allen Roth]] (New York, NY)*[[Craig Shirley]][http://www.conservative.org/pressroom/speakers/shirley.asp] (Alexandria, VA)*[[Lewis K. Uhler]] (Roseville, CA)==Ties to the Koch Brothers==*[[Kirby Wilbur]] '''American Conservative Union (Duvall, WAACU) '''

== Contact details ==1007 Cameron StreetIn 2014, Koch Industries helped sponsor the ACU at two of their CPAC events, including ACU's“Top 10 Conservatives Under 40” event, <brref>AlexandriaAmerican Conservative Foundation, VA 22314<br>Phone[http: 703 836//conservative.org/acu-8602<br>Fax: 703 836announces-top-10-conservatives-under-860640/ ACU ANNOUNCES TOP 10 CONSERVATIVES UNDER 40], ''ACU website'', March 7, 2014. <br/ref>Email: acu AT conservativeand the ACU's Executive Director's opening remarks for CPAC 2014.org<brref>Web: American Conservative Foundation, [http://www.conservative.org/acu-executive-director-daniel-schneider-kicks-off-cpac-2014/ ACU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DANIEL SCHNEIDER KICKS OFF CPAC 2014], ''ACU website'', March 6, 2014. </ref>

'''The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF)''' According to the [[Charles Koch Institute]] website, in 2016, Pat Nolan, director of the American Conservative Union Foundation’s Center for Criminal Justice Reform collaborated with Vikrant Reddy, a senior research fellow at the Charles Koch Institute on a criminal justice reform initiative. Other members of the team included former Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli, and Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform. <ref>Charles Koch Institute, [https://www.charleskochinstitute.org/finding-justice-virginia-declaration-rights/ Finding Justice in the Virginia Declaration of Rights], ''Charles Koch Industries website'', June 10, 2016. </ref> <ref>Charles Koch Institute, [https://www.charleskochinstitute.org/news/smart-reforms-for-virginias-justice-system/ Smart Reforms for Virginia’s Justice System], ''Charles Koch Industries website'', February 9, 2016. </ref> <ref>Ken Cuccinelli, Pat Nolan, Grover Norquist, and Vikrant Reddy, [http://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/guest-columnists/article_34e1fc32-5d11-578b-8423-1144a7ee2668.html Cuccinelli, Nolan, Norquist and Reddy: Smart reforms for Virginia's justice system], ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'', February 2, 2016. </ref> According to the Koch Institute website, Vikrant Reddy is a "senior research fellow at the Charles Koch Institute and former manager of Right on Crime—a project of TPPF, the American Conservative Union Foundation, and Prison Fellowship." <ref>Charles Koch Institute, [https://www.charleskochinstitute.org/inviting-transparency-lone-star-state/ Inviting Transparency in the Lone Star State], ''Charles Koch Industries website'', April 13, 2016. </ref> {{Template:KochConnection}} ==Ties to the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation== The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation website features work done by the ACU & ACUF in several of their monthly ON-Lion Newsletters: *"[http://www.bradleyfdn.org/On-Lion-Letter/ID/2359/Rhode-Island-Center-for-Freedom-and-Prosperity-and-American-Conservative-Union-Foundation-Unveil-Report-on-Underlying-Reasons-for-Rhode-Islands-Rank-48th-on-Family-Prosperity-Index Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity and American Conservative Union Foundation Unveil Report on Underlying Reasons for Rhode Island’s Rank (48th) on Family Prosperity Index]" <ref>The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, [http://www.bradleyfdn.org/On-Lion-Letter/ID/2359/Rhode-Island-Center-for-Freedom-and-Prosperity-and-American-Conservative-Union-Foundation-Unveil-Report-on-Underlying-Reasons-for-Rhode-Islands-Rank-48th-on-Family-Prosperity-Index Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity and American Conservative Union Foundation Unveil Report on Underlying Reasons for Rhode Island’s Rank (48th) on Family Prosperity Index], ''Bradley Foundation website'', February 2017.</ref> *"[http://www.bradleyfdn.org/On-Lion-Letter/ID/2309/American-Conservative-Union-Foundation-Granite-Institute-to-co-host-forum-on-New-Hampshires-heroin-epidemic American Conservative Union Foundation, Granite Institute to co-host forum on New Hampshire's heroin epidemic]" <ref>The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, [http://www.bradleyfdn.org/On-Lion-Letter/ID/2309/American-Conservative-Union-Foundation-Granite-Institute-to-co-host-forum-on-New-Hampshires-heroin-epidemic American Conservative Union Foundation, Granite Institute to co-host forum on New Hampshire's heroin epidemic], ''Bradley Foundation website'', September 2016.</ref> *"[http://www.bradleyfdn.org/On-Lion-Letter/ID/2260/American-Conservative-Union-Foundation-and-Wisconsin-Family-Council-issue-report-on-underlying-reasons-for-states-rank-of-No-18-on-Family-Prosperity-Index American Conservative Union Foundation and Wisconsin Family Council issue report on underlying reasons for state's rank of No.18 on Family Prosperity Index]" <ref>The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, [http://www.bradleyfdn.org/On-Lion-Letter/ID/2260/American-Conservative-Union-Foundation-and-Wisconsin-Family-Council-issue-report-on-underlying-reasons-for-states-rank-of-No-18-on-Family-Prosperity-Index American Conservative Union Foundation and Wisconsin Family Council issue report on underlying reasons for state's rank of No. 18 on Family Prosperity Index], ''Bradley Foundation website'', July 2016.</ref> *"[http://www.bradleyfdn.org/On-Lion-Letter/ID/2152/American-Conservative-Union-Foundation-launches-index-to-measure-impact-of-economy-on-families--and-families-on-the-economy--on-state-by-state-basis American Conservative Union Foundation launches index to measure impact of economy on families -- and families on the economy -- on state-by-state basis]" <ref>The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, [http://www.bradleyfdn.org/On-Lion-Letter/ID/2152/American-Conservative-Union-Foundation-launches-index-to-measure-impact-of-economy-on-families--and-families-on-the-economy--on-state-by-state-basis American Conservative Union Foundation launches index to measure impact of economy on families -- and families on the economy -- on state-by-state basis], ''Bradley Foundation website'', March 2016.</ref> {{Bradley}} ==Funding== '''American Conservative Union (ACU)''' Between 2005 and 2014, the American Conservative Union received $445,825 in donations. <ref>Conservative Transparency, [http://conservativetransparency.org/basic-search/?q=American+Conservative+Union&sf%5B%5D=candidate&sf%5B%5D=donor&sf%5B%5D=recipient&sf%5B%5D=transaction&sf%5B%5D=finances Total Value Of Contributions: American Conservative Union], ''Conservative Transparency website'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref> Top Donors (2005-2014):* [[Wellspring Committee]] - $240,000 <ref name="ACU">Conservative Transparency, [http://conservativetransparency.org/top/?recipient=1195&yr=&yr1=2005&yr2=2014&submit= Top Supporters of American Conservative Union], ''Conservative Transparency website'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>* [[Judicial Watch]] - $108,000 <ref name=Resources"ACU"/> * [[American Petroleum Institute]] - $58,500 <ref name="ACU"/>* [[Vernon K. Krieble Foundation]] - $30,000 <ref name="ACU"/>* [[John William Pope Foundation]] - $5,000 <ref name="ACU"/>* [[Roe Foundation]] - $2,000 <ref name="ACU"/>* [[Patrick Henry Center for Individual Liberty]] - $1,325 <ref name="ACU"/>* Dunn's Foundation for the Advancement of Right Thinking - $1,000 <ref name="ACU"/>  '''The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF)''' Top Donors (2015):* [[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] - $1,250,000 to support the Family Prosperity Index <ref name=Related "SW">SourceWatch articles, [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Family_Foundations#2015_.5B14.5D Contributions of the Bradley Foundation], ''SourceWatch website'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>* [[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] - $35,000 to support the Jean Kirkpatrick Academic Freedom Award and Ronald Reagan Banquet at CPAC 2016 <ref name="SW"/>* [[Koch Family Foundations]] - $3,000 <ref>SourceWatch, [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Koch_Family_Foundations#2015_.5B14.5D Koch Family Foundations], ''SourceWatch website'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref> Between 1998 and 2014, the American Conservative Union Foundation received $1,125,270 in donations. <ref>Conservative Transparency, [http://conservativetransparency.org/basic-search/?q=American+Conservative+Union&sf%5B%5D=candidate&sf%5B%5D=donor&sf%5B%5D=recipient&sf%5B%5D=transaction&sf%5B%5D=finances Total Value Of Contributions: American Conservative Union Foundation], ''Conservative Transparency website'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>  Top Donors (1998-2014):* [[Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] - $390,000 <ref name="ACUF">Conservative Transparency, [http://conservativetransparency.org/top/?recipient=824&yr=&yr1=1998&yr2=2014&submit= Top Supporters of American Conservative Union Foundation], ''Conservative Transparency website'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>* National Christian Charitable Foundation - $390,000 <ref name="ACUF"/>* National Rifle Association Foundation - $108,520 <ref name="ACUF"/>* [[Exxon Mobil]] - $90,000 <ref name="ACUF"/>* Armstrong Foundation - $62,500 <ref name="ACUF"/>* [[DonorsTrust]] - $19,750 <ref name="ACUF"/>* [[Americans for Tax Reform]] - $14,500 <ref name="ACUF"/>* [[Donors Capital Fund]] - $12,000 <ref name="ACUF"/>* Bill and Berniece Grewcock Foundation - $10,000 <ref name="ACUF"/>* [[Castle Rock Foundation]] - $10,000 <ref name="ACUF"/>* [[American Values]] - $10,000 <ref name="ACUF"/>* [[Claude R. Lambe Charitable Foundation]] - $4,000 <ref name="ACUF"/>* Joyce and Donald Rumsfeld Foundation - $2,000 <ref name="ACUF"/>* [[William E. Simon Foundation]] - $2,000 <ref name="ACUF"/> ==Core Financials== '''American Conservative Union (ACU)''' '''<big>2015</big>''' <ref name="Form 990PF">ProPublica, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/520810813 American Conservative Union], ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>*Total Revenue: $9,130,446*Total Expenses: $9,075,427*Net Assets: -$734,671 '''<big>2014</big>''' <ref name="Form 990PF">ProPublica, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/520810813 American Conservative Union], ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>*Total Revenue: $6,423,057*Total Expenses: $6,055,518*Net Assets: $530,224 '''<big>2013</big>''' <ref name="Form 990PF">ProPublica, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/520810813 American Conservative Union], ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>*Total Revenue: $8,050,271*Total Expenses: $7,985,208*Net Assets: $226,621 '''<big>2012</big>''' <ref name="Form 990PF">ProPublica, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/520810813 American Conservative Union], ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>*Total Revenue: $6,478,581*Total Expenses: $6,858,227*Net Assets: $198,865 '''<big>2011</big>''' <ref name="Form 990PF">ProPublica, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/520810813 American Conservative Union], ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>*Total Revenue: $4,755,800*Total Expenses: $4,191,267*Net Assets: $598,341 '''<big>2010</big>''' <ref name="Form 990PF">ProPublica, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/520810813 American Conservative Union], ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>*Total Revenue: $3,877,587*Total Expenses: $3,875,732*Net Assets: $36,965  '''The American Conservative Union Foundation (ACUF)''' '''<big>2015</big>''' <ref name="Form 990PFACUF">ProPublica, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521294680 American Conservative Union Foundation], ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>*Total Revenue: $2,610,461*Total Expenses: $1,894,416*Net Assets: $682,092 '''<big>2014</big>''' <ref name="Form 990PFACUF">ProPublica, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521294680 American Conservative Union Foundation], ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>*Total Revenue: $881,049*Total Expenses: $1,855,873*Net Assets: -$33,953 '''<big>2013</big>''' <ref name="Form 990PFACUF">ProPublica, [https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/521294680 American Conservative Union Foundation], ''ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>*Total Revenue: $1,439,439*Total Expenses: $1,022,567*Net Assets: $801,219 ==Personnel== '''The American Conservative Union'''<br>Staff <ref>The American Conservative Union, [http://conservative.org/staff/ Staff], ''ACU website'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>* Hon. Matt Schlapp, Chairman* Dan Schneider, ACU Executive Director* Ian Walters, Communications Director* Zach Crandell, Creative* Chandler Ball, Communications Coordinator* Luke Schneider, Development* Carin Walters, Director of CPAC & Events* Grace Morgan, Deputy Director of CPAC & Events* Carly Conley, CPAC & Events Coordinator* Jackie Anderson, Director of Policy and Public Affairs* Michi Iljazi, Director of Government Affairs* Francis Finnegan, Government Relations Associate* Fred McGrath, Government Relations Associate* Susan Marshall, Executive Assistant* Ryan McGowan, Financial Manager Board of Directors <ref>The American Conservative Union, [http://conservative.org/board/ Board of Directors], ''ACU website'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>* Alan M. Gottlieb* Amy Frederick, Secretary* Becky Norton Dunlop* Bob Beauprez, Treasurer* Carolyn D. Meadows* Charlie Gerow, Vice Chairman* Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser* Ed Yevoli* Ed McFadden* Jackie Arends* John Bolton* John Eddy* Jose Cardenas* Kimberly Bellissimo* Larry Beasley* Luis Fortuno* Matt Schlapp, Chairman* Matt Smith* Michael R. Long* Mike Rose* Morton C. Blackwell* Muriel Coleman* Ned Ryun* Peter Samuelson* Priscilla O’Shaughnessy * Ron Christie* Ron Robinson* Sabrina Schaeffer* Stephen E. Biegun* Terry Schilling* Thomas Winter* Van D. Hipp, Jr. Former Officers and Executive Staff:* David A. Keene, Chairman* Dennis E. Whitfield, Executive Vice President * Thomas S. Winter, First Vice Chairman* Donald J. Devine, Ph.D., Second Vice Chairman* Jameson Campaigne, Jr., Secretary* Tish Leonard, Finance Director* Diana Carr, Administrative Director* Lisa De Pasquale, CPAC Director* Larry Hart, Director of Government Relations* Lynn Bradshaw, Director of Development* Heather Madden, Deputy Director of Development* Vincent Galatro, Program Assistant* Jennifer Needam, Administrative Assistant* Elizabeth Neaton, Finance Assistant* Joseph Logue, Assistant to the CPAC Director Former Directors: * Joe Bast (Chicago, IL)* Jeffrey Bell (Arlington, VA)* Morton Blackwell (Springfield, VA)* John Bolton (Washington, DC)* Floyd Brown (Santa Barbara, CA)* Al Cardenas (Miami, FL)* Muriel Coleman (Madison,WI)* Tom DeLay (Washington, DC)* Becky Norton Dunlop (Arlington VA), VP, [[Heritage Foundation]]* Larry Eastland (Santa Monica, CA)* M. Stanton Evans (Washington, DC)* Alan Gottlieb (Bellevue, WA)* Van D. Hipp, Jr. (Washington, DC)* Suhail Khan (Washington, DC)* James V. Lacy (Monarch Beach, CA)* Wayne LaPierre (Fairfax, VA)* Michael Long (Brooklyn, NY)* Senator Serphin Maltese (Glendale, NY)* Carolyn D. Meadows (Marietta, GA)* M.J. Mintz (Washington, DC)* Cleta Mitchell (Washington, DC)* Steve Moore (Washington, DC)* Joseph Morris (Chicago, IL) * Grover Norquist (Washington, DC)* Ron Robinson (Reston, VA)* Allen Roth (New York, NY)* Matt Schlapp (Washington, DC)* Tracie Sharp (Richmond, CA)* Lewis K. Uhler (Roseville, CA)* Kirby Wilbur (Duvall, WA)* Thomas S. Winter (Washington, DC)  '''The American Conservative Union Foundation'''<br>Board of Directors <ref>The American Conservative Union Foundation, [http://acufoundation.conservative.org/board/ Board of Directors], ''ACU website'', Accessed August 3, 2017. </ref>* Adam Laxalt* Carolyn D. Meadows* Charlie Gerow* Colin Hanna* Jonathan Garthwaite* Jose Cardenas* Kimberly Bellissimo, Secretary* Mary Matalin* Matt Schlapp, Chairman* Millie Hallow, Vice Chairman* Niger Innes* Randy Neugebauer* Thomas Winter* Van D. Hipp, Jr., Treasurer* Willes K. Lee ==Contact Information== '''American Conservative Union''' EIN: 52-0810813 (ACU) 1331 H Street, NW, Suite 500<br>Washington, DC 20005<br>Tel: 202-347-9388<br>Fax: 202-347-9389<br> Web: http://conservative.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACUConservative<br>Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACUConservative<br>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-american-conservative-union-4366a925<br>  '''American Conservative Union Foundation''' EIN: 52-1294680 (ACUF) 1331 H Street, NW, Suite 500<br>Washington, DC 20005<br>Tel: 202-347-9388<br>Fax: 202-347-9389<br> Web: http://acufoundation.conservative.org/<br>Blog: http://conservative.org/acu-blog/<br>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ACUFforJustice/<br>Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACUFForJustice<br>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-american-conservative-union-4366a925<br> ==Books==* Allan C. Brownfeld, The financiers of revolution: A special study of how foundations and organizations are using Federal "tax exemption" laws to promote political and social upheaval in America (American Conservative Union, 1969).

*Randy Hall, [httphttps://www.cnsnewsarchive.comli/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200709/POL20070920a.html DVcQv "'General Betray Us' Ad Violated Election Law, Group Says,"] [[, ''Cybercast News Service]]'', September 20, 2007. re * Mike Allen, [http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25072_Page2.html "Exclusive: Conservative group offers support for $2M"], ''Politico'', July 17, 2009.* Dennis Whitfield, ACU Executive Vice President, [MoveOnhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090722155809/http://www.conservative.org/pressroom/2008/StatementfromACU.asp "Statement from ACU regarding false headline by Washington publication POLITICO "]], Media Release, July 17, 2009.