Gates Foundation reported to IRS for anti-White discrimination
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been reported to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for anti-White discrimination, which could make it ineligible for tax-exempt status.
On April 1st, the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER) filed a complaint with the IRS accusing the Gates Foundation of discriminating against White students for its scholarship program. Launched in 2017, the program was explicitly restricted to “the following ethnicities: African-American, American Indians/Alaska Native, Asian & Pacific Islander American, and/or Hispanic American.”
“The Foundation is intentionally discriminating against white students by excluding them from the tuition assistance and specialized support that it provides to students of every other race or ethnicity,” the AAER wrote in an accompanying letter to the IRS. “Such discrimination is sufficient grounds on its own for the IRS to revoke the Foundation’s tax-exempt status under 26 U.S.C. §501(c)(3).”
The scholarship program was not the first of its kind to discriminate against Whites at the foundation. From 1999 to 2018, the Gates Foundation ran the Gates Millennial Scholars Program “to provide outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline area of interest.”
Lagrant Foundation and Creative Capital
The AAER also reported the Lagrant Foundation for anti-White discrimination. Lagrant partners with corporate giants like Walmart, Charles Schwab, and Microsoft to “increase the number of ethnic minorities in the fields of advertising, marketing and public relations.” Only African Americans, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, and Hispanics are eligible for the program.
Lastly, the AAER filed a complaint against Creative Capital for discriminating against White Americans. As detailed by the Daily Wire, Creative Capital teamed up with the Skoll Foundation to back projects by “Asian, Black, Indigenous, and Latinx creators” on Kickstarter.
“These organizations are free to operate as they wish—but not with the public subsidy that tax-exempt status provides,” said AAER President Edward Blum. “Racial discrimination—whether in scholarships, professional development, or artistic grants—violates public policy and must not be underwritten by American taxpayers.”
