Newsletter
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How the SPLC’s Biased ‘Hate Map’ Has Quietly Influenced Billions of Dollars in Corporate Giving
Read More: How the SPLC’s Biased ‘Hate Map’ Has Quietly Influenced Billions of Dollars in Corporate GivingBut 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…
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2 Major Companies Bankrolling SPLC Will Cut Off Grants After DOJ Indictment
Read More: 2 Major Companies Bankrolling SPLC Will Cut Off Grants After DOJ Indictment“Corporate donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center underscore the need for companies to ensure they are not inadvertently supporting extremism,” Dustin DeVito, director of research at 1792 Exchange, told The Daily Signal in a statement Friday. “Companies that outsource charitable giving programs to providers like Benevity should also verify that those platforms are not…
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The SPLC Does Not Define Hate Groups — Corporate America Shouldn’t Act Like It Does
Read More: The SPLC Does Not Define Hate Groups — Corporate America Shouldn’t Act Like It DoesThere’s more movement to be had. 1792 Exchange has identified over 200 major companies that likely use the SPLC’s “hate list” to vet charitable recipients. Charitable providers like Benevity, which process billions in employee donations annually, use SPLC data to screen nonprofit recipients. As more and more companies back away from the SPLC, now is the moment…
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IBM’s $17 million DEI settlement is a wakeup call for federal contractors
Read More: IBM’s $17 million DEI settlement is a wakeup call for federal contractorsThe Department of Justice this month announced that IBM has agreed to pay the federal government more than $17 million to resolve allegations that the company engaged in illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion practices while performing billions of dollars in government contracts. The settlement marks the first resolution under the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative. It sends an unmistakable message:…
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250 Major Companies Still Use SPLC to Screen Donations, Despite KKK Funding Scandal
Read More: 250 Major Companies Still Use SPLC to Screen Donations, Despite KKK Funding Scandal“Benevity’s denial that it defaults to the SPLC filter is hard to square with its own history,” Greg Scott, executive vice president at 1792 Exchange, told The Daily Signal in response to the Benevity statement. “Former CEO Kelly Schmitt bragged about its use of the ‘hate list’ as recently as 2021.” Schmitt delivered a PowerPoint…
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Corporate America Must Fully Disassociate from Disgraced, Indicted Southern Poverty Law Center
Read More: Corporate America Must Fully Disassociate from Disgraced, Indicted Southern Poverty Law Center1792 Exchange renewed its call on major American corporations to fully dissociate from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) following the U.S. Department of Justice’s indictment of the SPLC for secretly funneling more than $3 million to members of extremist groups—the very organizations the SPLC claims to oppose. The DOJ’s indictment reveals the SPLC’s alleged…
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Trump DEI crackdown exposes hidden policies across federal contractors
Read More: Trump DEI crackdown exposes hidden policies across federal contractorsWhen President Trump took office in January 2025, he signaled clearly that the federal government was finished with diversity, equity and inclusion policies. In response, many federal contractors have taken steps to scale back DEI, but a closer look indicates that those changes are more limited than they appear. On March 26, Mr. Trump signed…
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Corporations: Stop “Transing” Children and Ditch the Human Rights Campaign
Read More: Corporations: Stop “Transing” Children and Ditch the Human Rights Campaign1792 Exchange has been leading the charge to help businesses get back to business, which includes ending participation in activist scorecards like the @HRC’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) which pushes divisive gender ideology. We highlighted a tremendous new report from our allies @ThemBeforeUs exposing how, via the CEI, HRC bullied companies into policies that harm…
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550+ Companies Covering Sex-Denying Procedures for Minor Dependents
Read More: 550+ Companies Covering Sex-Denying Procedures for Minor DependentsAccording to February 2026 data from the Human Rights Campaign, 550+ companies provide health insurance coverage for transgender medical interventions, including puberty blockers, hormones, and surgical procedures, to covered minor dependents through their employee health plans. These companies range from major financial institutions and law firms to retailers, insurers, and tech giants. Shareholders, customers, parents,…
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Fortune 500’s DEI Retreat Shows The Corporate Social Credit System Is Collapsing
Read More: Fortune 500’s DEI Retreat Shows The Corporate Social Credit System Is CollapsingFor years, corporate America has fallen all over itself to be applauded by activists like the Human Rights Campaign, falsely believing HRC’s approval meant they were doing something right and good for business. This year, hundreds of companies, realizing they’ve been led astray, marched the other way. Participation in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality…