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How Companies Have Responded to the SPLC

Growing scrutiny of the Southern Poverty Law Center has sparked a broader conversation about how its “hate group” list is being used to blacklist mainstream Christian and conservative nonprofits from corporate charitable giving programs, most notably through Benevity, one of the largest employee-match platforms, used by hundreds of the Fortune 500.

Below, we track how companies are responding to the public call to distance themselves from the SPLC and to stop using its designations to discriminate in corporate giving.

7
Publicly removed the SPLC filter
5
Confirmed no politicized filters
5
Distanced themselves from the SPLC
2
Dodged or downplayed the filter
7 Publicly removed the SPLC filter
Salesforce
Bowyer Research (Substack)
Mastercard
Bowyer Research (Substack)
Texas Instruments
Bowyer Research (Substack)
AT&T
Bowyer Research (Substack)
NVIDIA
Daily Signal
Microsoft
Daily Signal
DoorDash
Daily Signal
5 Confirmed they do not use politicized hate-group filters for charitable eligibility
Meta
Bowyer Research (Substack)
Morgan Stanley
Bowyer Research (Substack)
Citi
Citi Foundation statement
McDonald’s
American Express
5 Publicly distanced themselves from the SPLC
Reported together in a single account of tech companies stepping back from the SPLC. Source: Daily Signal →
Alphabet
Mastercard
Meta
PayPal
Salesforce
2 Dodged or downplayed the SPLC filter
Starbucks
SEC filing
Amazon
SEC filing

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Microsoft Directs Benevity to Drop SPLC Filter

Referenced July 22, 2026

Microsoft has directed Benevity to stop using the SPLC’s “hate map” to filter nonprofits from its employee gift-matching program. The Daily Signal credits 1792 Exchange, alongside Bowyer Research and The Heritage Foundation, for the shareholder activism that is moving companies away from discriminating against conservatives. Thanks to shareholder activism from 1792 Exchange, Bowyer Research, The Heritage Foundation, and others, a growing list of companies has directed Benevity to stop using the SPLC. The list includes American Express, AT&T, Mastercard, McDonald’s, Nvidia, and Salesforce. The full article can be found in Daily Caller.

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Bowyer Research Cites 1792 Exchange Data in SPLC Shareholder Engagement Campaign

Referenced July 22, 2026

Bowyer Research used 1792 Exchange’s research to identify and engage 150+ companies connected to the SPLC, who donated directly through associated corporate foundations or probable indirect support through Benevity. Companies that donate to the SPLC, or have in recent years, need to give an account for how they plan on avoiding support to politicized organizations in the future. Companies that outsource their charitable policies to third-party providers like Benevity need to make clear whether they’re relying on SPLC diagnostics that Benevity offers as a screen. Our friends and co-laborers at 1792 Exchange identified a list of more than 150 companies connected to the SPLC, either via Benevity usage or direct donations to the SPLC. In the wake of the DOJ’s indictment of the SPLC, we sent a version of the following to those companies. The full article and letter can be found HERE.

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Doug Napier on Getting Corporate America Back to Business

Podcast July 7, 2026

Christian Business Leaders Podcast with Darren Shearer 1792 Exchange Executive Chairman and CEO Douglas Napier joined Darren Shearer on the Christian Business Leaders Podcast to discuss the growing corporate accountability movement, the legal and reputational risks of DEI programs, Benevity’s use of the SPLC’s discredited hate list, and what it truly means to get Corporate America back to business. DEI Is Discrimination — and Companies Are at Legal Risk Most corporate DEI policies carry real legal exposure. Doug explains why the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling is closer to the boardroom than most companies realize — and how 1792 Exchange helps companies chart a roadmap out. Companies Are Tired of Activist Pressure After years of activist organizations demanding more, companies are saying enough is enough. Doug breaks down 1792 Exchange’s Back to Business tracker and what 250+ corporate engagements last year revealed about where corporate America is heading. The SPLC’s Hate List Embedded in Corporate Charitable Giving. Benevity built the SPLC’s hate list directly into its platform — as the default filter — for 200+ Fortune 1000 companies, many of which had no idea it was there. Shareholders vs. Stakeholders: How the Purpose of a Corporation Changed Five years ago, …

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Is Corporate America Hostile Toward Christians?

Podcast July 7, 2026

In this episode of the Christian Business Leader podcast, Doug Napier, Executive Chairman and CEO of 1792 Exchange, joined host Darren Shearer to discuss the mission of helping businesses get back to business. The conversation explores how corporations can move away from activist pressures and refocus on their primary business objectives. Key Topics Discussed: Napier emphasizes that companies are often pushed into these agendas by external activists and that by providing a clear, risk-mitigated roadmap, the 1792 Exchange is helping them reclaim their focus on business excellence.

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Corporations must SPLC-proof their charitable giving processes

Op-Ed June 26, 2026

Washington recently turned the spotlight once again upon the Southern Poverty Law Center. In a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing, lawmakers examined allegations about the organization, questioned its leadership under oath, and scrutinized claims that it funneled money to extremists while simultaneously portraying itself as the foremost authority on extremism and hate. The hearing marked one of the highest-profile public examinations of the SPLC in its history and brought renewed national attention to allegations that continue to reverberate through corporate America. The Southern Poverty Law Center has long positioned itself as a fearless guardian against a flood of hate supposedly drowning the nation. It has nurtured this image so effectively that mainstream media, the political class (up to and including the Biden White House), celebrities, and corporate America have consumed and regurgitated its materials for decades, passing them off as true or at least authoritative. But, as it turns out, the organization itself was running the faucet that was the source of the “flood.” A federal grand jury in Alabama recently indicted the organization on multiple counts, exposing an alleged web of deceit that included wire fraud, bank fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Prosecutors allege that the center covertly used donations to …

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Greg Scott on the SPLC, the HRC, and Corporate America’s War on Children

Television June 16, 2026

Washington Watch with Tony Perkins 1792 Exchange Executive Vice President Greg Scott joined Tony Perkins on Washington Watch to discuss three of the most pressing corporate accountability issues facing America today: the collapse of the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate “Equality” Index, corporate America’s role in funding a mass medical experiment on children, and the corporate charitable giving blacklist driven by the SPLC’s discredited hate list. The Fall of the HRC’s Corporate “Equality” Index Fortune 500 participation in the HRC’s Corporate “Equality” Index dropped 65% in 2026, from 377 companies to just 131. Greg breaks down what’s driving the decline and what it means for corporate America. Corporate America’s Mass Experiment on Children 1792 Exchange has identified 550+ companies, many of them household names, whose employee health plans cover sex-denying procedures for minor dependents. Greg explains what that means and why corporations can no longer claim ignorance. The SPLC Blacklist and Benevity Benevity manages corporate charitable giving for 200+ Fortune 1000 companies, and it’s using the SPLC’s discredited hate list to exclude mainstream conservative nonprofits. Greg outlines our coalition’s demand that Benevity cut ties with the SPLC entirely.

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