Should The Law Require Nonprofits to Reveal Their Donor Lists?
Transparency is always a good thing, right? Maybe not. Nonprofit organizations in New York State, for example, aren’t happy about having to comply with Governor Andrew Cuomo‘s 2011 ethics law, which requires tax-exempt organizations to release lists of donors who contribute more than $5,000.
The issue they raise concerns donors’ privacy and personal safety. The law doesn’t just affect shadowy groups with “freedom” or “victory” in their names that solicit millions to pay for presidential candidates’ attack ads: it also includes groups that support and oppose abortion rights, gay marriage, and other hot-button topics.
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