Nearly $1.4 million more flowing to Kansas Values Institute from progressive groups
Recent contributors include teachers unions, other unions, and an abortion advocate
A review of IRS 527 data through Oct 22, and FEC electronic data through yesterday, revealed $1,365,000 in new funds for Kansas Values Institute since the August primary election.
Contributors included teachers’ unions ($950,000), other unions ($100,000), an abortion advocate ($250,000), and others ($65,000).
This is likely only a fraction of the money spent for the Nov. 2022 election. An article after the August primary election identified only 30% of contributions to Kansas Values Institute since its inception in 2011 could be documented.
The union contributors are possibly dividends from a fundraising trip Governors Kathleen Sebelius and Laura Kelly made in May 2022 to a DC union event hosted by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to benefit Kansas Values Institute.
Here’s the breakdown by source:
IRS 527 Contributions: $565,000
Reported on IRS 8872 forms filed with the IRS. See an explanation of a 527 group here.
The End Citizens United PAC is a bit of hypocrisy here since their goal is “to end Big Money in politics.”
EMILY’s List Non-Federal is dedicated to electing Democratic women who support abortion.
KANA CRNA PAC is run by the Kansas Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
AFSCME Working Families Fund is part of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO union.
AFT Solidarity 527 is part of the American Federation of Teachers’ union.
FEC Contributions: $800,000
Reported on FEC Form 3X forms, which are filed by unauthorized committees. See an explanation of FEC PACs here.
Pipefitters Local #533 Volunteer Political Fund is a union PAC in Kansas City, Missouri. This union operates in Leavenworth, Johnson, Miami and Wyandotte counties in Kansas.
“Smart TD PAC” is a union PAC, the SMART Transportation PAC.
The NEA Advocacy PAC is part of the National Education Association (NEA). For some reason NEA Advocacy PAC sends payments to the Hartenstein Poor LLC office in Wichita.
A side note: FEC records showed a $2 contribution from Claire Hersh in Wichita to ActBlue earmarked for Fetterman for PA (C00765800). Hersh is a Kansas Values Institute fundraiser.
IRS 990 Contribution Information from Non-Profits?
The IRS is making research of recent non-profit money trails quite difficult.
The IRS has taken IRS 990 XML information offline for unknown reasons, including files from 2021 that had been online. XML files are the most searchable way to study IRS 990s.
Update
KNEA PAC Report, Oct. 27, 2022
