We anticipate that the
IRS will perform an audit to confirm our beliefs.
Excess
Lobbying
If you
follow the news or
state
politics,
you’re aware
that the
Center for
Arizona
Policy
("CAP"), a
501(c)(3)
charity, is
the state's
most
powerful
lobbying
organization.
It’s common
knowledge
that the
majority of CAP’s time
is devoted
to
direct and
grassroots
lobbying.
You might
not be aware
of
the
limitations
and
restrictions
on lobbying
by 501(c)(3)
charity
organizations
imposed by
IRS policies
and
regulations.
To qualify
for and
retain its
recognition
as a tax
exempt
charity, CAP
must comply
with these
limitations
and
restrictions.
In
our opinion,
CAP engages
in excess
lobbying and
misrepresents
their
lobbying
activities
as
"education"
on their
Form 990, which
is the
annual
report a
501(c)(3)
charity
organization
must file
with the IRS
if the
organization
has
sufficient
revenues. (The Form
990 is a
public
document
that is
required to
be provided
by a
501(c)(3)
charity to
the public
for
inspection
at no cost
at its
offices
during
normal
business
hours).
To
review the
Center for
Arizona
Policy’s
Forms 990,
examples of
their
excessive
lobbying
activities
and the 106
page IRS
document on
501(c)(3)
charity
lobbying,
click here.
Partisan
Propaganda
The
Center for Arizona Policy
claims to be either a
religious organization or a research and
education organization,
depending upon the audience.
To the IRS, they represent
themselves as a research and
education organization,
while to employees and
volunteers, they state they
are a religious
organization. Further, we believe
CAP
disseminates partisan
propaganda lacking full and
fair disclosure, which would
not meet the standard of
educational materials as
required by IRS 501(c)(3) for material to
be considered educational. To
review examples of CAP
propaganda, the IRS
educational and propaganda
methodology test document,
and research from prominent
sources exemplifying CAP’s
distorted “research”,
click
here.
Public Policy Violation
Some
publications
have labeled the Center for
Arizona Policy a “hate
group”, as they
discriminate against others
on the basis of sex and
religious beliefs. To review
some
examples of CAP’s
discriminating statements
and materials,
click here.
Additional
Corrupt Actions
We
believe one of the purposes
for forming the Center for
Arizona Policy might have
been to benefit the private
economic interest of
president Cathi Herrod and
former president Len Musil
who have been compensated by
CAP, respectively, at 1.2
and 1.5 million dollars.
Improper
recordkeeping
with politicians throughout
campaign years, inadequate monitoring of their
volunteers, questionable
fundraising events and
misleading contributor with
respect to their
contributions are suspected.
CAP also appears to be
violating IRS public records
inspection policies. For details on
these practices,
click here.
