As June unfolds, business leaders face a timely reminder: companies thrive when they focus on their core missions of creating value, serving customers, employing people, and generating prosperity, not when they wade into divisive social and political activism.
At 1792 Exchange, we are helping businesses get back to business. In advance of a second House Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), we issued an updated open letter to Benevity, one of the largest corporate charitable-giving platforms, calling on the company to stop relying on the discredited SPLC’s “Hate Map” and “Hate List.” This filter steers billions in employee donations and corporate matching gifts away from mainstream conservative, religious, and pro-family organizations while favoring activist causes. The letter, now signed by new partners including Turning Point USA, Focus on the Family, and PragerU, highlights how more than 200 Fortune 1000 companies use Benevity portals—often unknowingly outsourcing moral judgments to a partisan smear machine.
We are actively engaging these companies, providing data and guidance to help them demand viewpoint-neutral policies from vendors, exit risky partnerships, and restore neutrality on contested issues. Our Corporate Bias Ratings now flag Benevity users, empowering shareholders and boards to push for sound governance and long-term value creation.
The Buttonwood Agreement of 1792 was a simple, practical commitment to honest commerce after chaos. Today we carry forward that spirit, offering research, coalitions, and practical roadmaps so companies can refocus on excellence, integrity, and enterprise.
The Buttonwood Brief will continue delivering concise wins, emerging trends, and actionable steps. Thank you for standing with us as we help American business rediscover what made it great.
Best regards,
Doug Napier
Executive Chairman & CEO