BREAKING: Fidelity won't let customers donate to the SPLC anymore via their charitable gift/donor-advised funds.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Chris Geidner
‪@chrisgeidner.bsky.social‬

Another situation in which the presumption of regularity regarding the government is leading to unfair consequences for those outside the government.

‪Ron Lieber‬
‪@ronlieber.bsky.social‬
· 9h

BREAKING: Fidelity won't let customers donate to the SPLC anymore via their charitable gift/donor-advised funds, citing Trump admin indictment of SPLC. No response yet from Schwab, Vanguard... but soon.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/business/fidelity-southern-poverty-law-center.html

Fidelity Won’t Let Fund Holders Donate to Southern Poverty Law Center
www.nytimes.com
9:32 AM · Apr 29, 2026

Another situation in which the presumption of regularity regarding the government is leading to unfair consequences for those outside the government.

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) 2026-04-29T13:32:05.965Z

Ron Lieber
‪@ronlieber.bsky.social‬

BREAKING: Fidelity won't let customers donate to the SPLC anymore via their charitable gift/donor-advised funds, citing Trump admin indictment of SPLC. No response yet from Schwab, Vanguard... but soon.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/business/fidelity-southern-poverty-law-center.html

Fidelity Won’t Let Fund Holders Donate to Southern Poverty Law Center
www.nytimes.com
9:17 AM · Apr 29, 2026

BREAKING: Fidelity won't let customers donate to the SPLC anymore via their charitable gift/donor-advised funds, citing Trump admin indictment of SPLC. No response yet from Schwab, Vanguard... but soon. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/b...

— Ron Lieber (@ronlieber.bsky.social) 2026-04-29T13:17:14.790Z

[underpants]

1. Ridiculous. It's their money.

[Lovie777]

2. They will survive................

[questionseverything]

3. Fedelity customers should move every cent of their money

[OC375]

4. Socially, we've been pulling private businesses into politics for a while now.

We wanted them in the game and throwing their weight around with stances on issues, and we're bound to disagree with a few of them.

In the end, it will be corporate blocks battling for control of the country. Kinda is anyway.

Politicians can be proxies for them, I guess..

[walkingman]

5. For those that don't have access to the NY Times -

The website lists reasons that a grant recommendation “might” be declined, including if an organization “is being investigated for alleged illegal activities or noncharitable activities, such as terrorism, money laundering, hate crimes or fraud,” or if “other state and federal agencies” are investigating a charitable organization.

In a recent “60 Minutes” interview, President Trump said, without providing evidence, that the racist rally in “Charlottesville was all funded” by the S.P.L.C. “It was done to make me look bad,” he added.

I have used Fidelity for over 50 years and although I hate to see this from them...I don't disagree code of conduct policy as stated above.....However I do think it is despicable that the government under this administration is constantly attacking businesses, individuals, and charities all the while picking and choosing winners and losers from the same categories.

If this government is not a oligarchy controlled by fascists, I don't know what you would call it.

[Nanuke]

6. Here is a gift subscription link. I hope it works.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/business/fidelity-southern-poverty-law-center.html?unlocked_article_code=1.elA.G4IL.0dpI1vPTega_&smid=url-share

[2naSalit]

7. So...

Maybe set up a shell operation where the money comes out of Fidelity accounts and donate through the outside entity.

[progree]

8. It was Fidelity that was the star of "Her Life Savings Mysteriously Disappeared After a Systems Glitch"

posted here April 25 by mahatmakanejeeves

Her Life Savings Mysteriously Disappeared After a Systems Glitch
https://www.democraticunderground.com/11216888

And their ring-a-ding-dong responses, like "shouldn't you be calling Schwab?" etc.