But the group has also had a lesser-known influence on billions of dollars in corporate giving, thanks to its biased “hate map,” according to the 1792 Exchange, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving freedom and bringing ideological balance back to public corporations. An investigation by the 1792 Exchange found that Benevity, a major corporate charitable giving platform, has relied on the SPLC’s hate map to help steer donations toward left-wing organizations and away from conservative and faith-based organizations that the SPLC has flagged as “hateful.”
The SPLC did not respond to a request for comment regarding alleged bias in the methodology behind its “Hate Map.”
Benevity, which processes billions of dollars in employee donations and corporate matching gifts annually, has implemented a filter for companies using their platform that relies on the SPLC’s discredited “Hate Map” and “Hate List” to unfairly disqualify mainstream religious, conservative, pro-life, and family advocacy groups.
“This ongoing reliance allows SPLC to dictate corporate philanthropy, silencing mainstream religious, conservative, pro-life, and family advocacy groups while permitting ideologically aligned organizations to receive support,” the 1792 Exchange warns.
The full article can be found in National Review.