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Nonprofit revenue totals surge amid growing scrutiny after major fraud cases

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Hundreds of billions of dollars flowed through U.S. nonprofit organizations in 2024, tax filing data show, as major fraud cases — including in Minnesota — put new focus on how taxpayer-backed funds are overseen.
The figures come from ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer and were independently reviewed by Fox News, which confirmed the state-by-state revenue totals.
According to the data, California’s 213,720 nonprofits reported a collective $593.4 billion in revenue, the highest total of any state.
For nonprofit organizations, revenue refers to total income reported on tax filings – not profit or money pocketed by individuals – and can include government grants and reimbursements, donations, service fees, investment income and contracts for public services.
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Following California was New York, where 132,097 nonprofits reported a collective $445.8 billion in revenue. Pennsylvania’s 85,346 nonprofits reported $247.3 billion, while Texas’ 157,840 nonprofits reported $219.6 billion.
Other notable states include Washington, where 44,332 nonprofits reported $139.5 billion in revenue; New Jersey, where 56,332 nonprofits reported $113 billion; and Minnesota, where 41,267 nonprofits reported $124.2 billion — placing the state among the top revenue totals nationwide despite its smaller population.
The figures circulated widely on social media on Monday after an X user highlighted the totals using the term «NGOs.» The «NGO» label is oftentimes applied to international organizations but is sometimes used online to describe domestic nonprofit groups, which are the focus of the ProPublica database.
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Nonprofit revenue figures are based on tax filings and include grants, donations and fees. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Although nonprofit revenue does not indicate wrongdoing, the heavy reliance on taxpayer-backed federal and state programs has drawn scrutiny as investigators uncover fraud in multiple publicly funded initiatives.
That scrutiny comes as the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced it is sending additional federal prosecutors to Minnesota to help crack down on large-scale fraud involving taxpayer-funded programs, following a series of high-profile cases tied to nonprofit organizations and social services spending.
«The Department of Justice is dispatching a team of prosecutors to Minnesota to reinforce our U.S. Attorney’s Office and put the perpetrators of this widespread fraud behind bars,» Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News on Wednesday, vowing «severe consequences» in Minnesota.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department is ready to deploy prosecutors nationwide to combat fraud. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
She also said her department stands «ready to deploy to any other state where similar fraud schemes are robbing American taxpayers.»
Bondi’s remarks come as the DOJ continues a sweeping welfare fraud investigation that began under former Attorney General Merrick Garland.
In 2022, Garland announced the first wave of indictments in what he said was a $250 million scheme involving the Minnesota-based nonprofit Feeding Our Future, which authorities accused of exploiting taxpayer-funded child nutrition programs and described at the time as the largest pandemic-related fraud uncovered to date.
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The Feeding Our Future nonprofit was at the center of a sweeping federal fraud investigation in Minnesota. (Shari L. Gross/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
Under Bondi, the DOJ has continued pursuing cases tied to Feeding Our Future, along with related investigations involving alleged juror bribery and health care fraud. Bondi has said the scope of the misconduct is larger than previously understood and warned that additional criminal charges are expected, bolstered by the deployment of more federal prosecutors to Minnesota.
To date, the department has charged 98 people in fraud-related cases in Minnesota and secured 64 convictions. The vast majority of defendants have been of Somali descent.
Health and Human Services said this month that it froze billions of dollars in federal funding for childcare programs and other social services in five Democrat-led states, including Minnesota, while it investigates their use of taxpayer dollars.
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A viral video posted by YouTube creator Nick Shirley in December amplified the attention on fraud in Minnesota. In the video, Shirley is seen visiting Somali-run daycare centers and finding they were closed. The videos have attracted millions of views on social media.
Some of the daycare centers have since disputed the suggestions in Shirley’s video and said they have never committed fraud.
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ProPublica’s data reflect reported tax filings and does not allege wrongdoing.
Fox News Digital’s Ashley Oliver contributed to this report.
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Las memorias de una feminista millennial sobre el poliamor pueden ser desgarradoras

Hace dos años, Megan Agnew, redactora de The Sunday Times en Londres, causó furor en internet con su perfil certero e inquietante sobre Hannah Neeleman, una exbailarina que se mudó a una granja en Utah con su esposo, tenía —en ese momento— ocho hijos y se convirtió en una exitosa influencer del movimiento tradwife. El artículo resultaba llamativo por la disonancia entre la historia que Neeleman y su esposo intentaban contar —la realización personal a través de la tradición— y los detalles que insinuaban una realidad más oscura.
“Daniel quería vivir en los grandes parajes salvajes del Oeste, así que lo hicieron; quería ser agricultor, así que lo son; le gustan las citas nocturnas una vez por semana, así que salen”, escribió Agnew. “No quería niñeras en la casa, así que no las hay”. Hannah bajó la voz al confesar que durante uno de sus partos, cuando Daniel no pudo estar presente, le pusieron una epidural. Habló con nostalgia de la carrera de danza que abandonó. Daniel le comentó a Agnew que, en ocasiones, Hannah se encuentra tan exhausta que pasa una semana en cama. En Instagram, algunos usuarios le pedían a Hannah que parpadeara dos veces si necesitaba ayuda.
Las memorias Adult Braces de Lindy West, que han generado amplio debate, evocan una inquietud similar, aunque con la política en sentido opuesto. West había sido una figura destacada del feminismo digital de los años 2000 y un símbolo de la positividad corporal; su anterior autobiografía, Shrill, fue adaptada a una serie de televisión. Pero detrás de esa fachada, revela su nuevo libro, sufría un dolor extraordinario, con relaciones distorsionadas tanto con su cuerpo como con su esposo. Aunque ahora afirma haber encontrado paz y empoderamiento tras acceder a la exigencia de su esposo de tener un matrimonio poliamoroso, su relato no resulta del todo convincente.

No sorprende que algunos interpreten “Adult Braces” como una crítica a las creencias progresistas de West. Un ensayo en The Atlantic sobre el libro llevaba el título “La muerte del feminismo millennial”. The Wall Street Journal declaró: “El progresismo destruye a sus siervos más leales”. Pero interpreté el libro de West como una advertencia sobre la autoanulación femenina. Esa tendencia suele celebrarse en sectores conservadores, pero siempre ha estado presente en la izquierda también. Prácticamente cualquier ideología puede utilizarse para hacer sentir a las mujeres que están fallando.
En textos anteriores, West presentaba su unión con el músico Ahamefule Oluo, conocido como Aham, como una especie de final de cuento de hadas feminista. “Mi boda fue perfecta, y estuve gorda todo el tiempo”, tituló una columna en The Guardian en 2015. Pero si la boda fue idílica, West revela en “Adult Braces” que el matrimonio no lo fue. Casi desde el principio, escribe, Aham condicionó la relación a que él pudiera acostarse con otras mujeres. Ella accedió porque no quería perderlo, pero sus aventuras la hicieron sentir una inseguridad insoportable.
Como West vivía en un entorno progresista donde la no monogamia es habitual, sentía una capa extra de vergüenza por no poder aceptar la vida sexual extramatrimonial de Aham. (“En ese momento, ser comprensiva con el poliamor parecía un imperativo creciente en los círculos progresistas”, escribe). Su angustia aumentaba por un fuerte rechazo hacia su propio cuerpo, que, según ella misma reconoce, contradice la imagen que había construido públicamente. “¿Crees que alguna vez sentí que merecía exigirle algo a un hombre?”, pregunta.

Para muchos lectores, incluido yo, parecía que Aham se aprovechó de la profunda falta de autoestima de West. Utilizó su ideología en su contra; West cuenta que Aham, que es mitad nigeriano, “creía que la monogamia era, en esencia, un sistema de propiedad”. No es la primera vez que un hombre de izquierda emplea el lenguaje de la liberación para traspasar los límites de una mujer. Tras la revolución sexual de los años 60 y 70, Ellen Willis describió cómo los hombres de la contracultura “intensificaron las ansiedades sexuales de las mujeres al equiparar la represión con el deseo de amor y compromiso, y exaltar el sexo sin emoción ni apego como el ideal”. Es un ideal que muchas mujeres sienten la presión de cumplir.
Pero West —o al menos la versión de West que narra “Adult Braces”— no logra ver la aparente manipulación de Aham. En cambio, el libro, que transcurre durante un largo viaje por carretera, describe cómo West aprende a aceptar el poliamor y llega a querer a Roya, la novia de Aham, con quien ahora mantiene una relación de tres.
Al final de “Adult Braces”, Aham, Roya y West viven juntos en una cabaña que perteneció a los padres de ella. Se declara feliz, aunque con un tono defensivo: “Si crees que me han lavado el cerebro y que en secreto soy infeliz, sinceramente no sé qué decirte”. Pero aunque se tome al pie de la letra su satisfacción, hay un trasfondo inquietante en la situación, uno que sería evidente si el libro fuera una novela y no unas memorias.

A lo largo de “Adult Braces”, West, que ahora tiene 44 años, hace referencia a sus dificultades con la adultez, en ocasiones con una voz deliberadamente infantil. “¡Solo soy un angelito suave que todos quieren!”, escribe en un momento. Describe cómo, al mudarse sola, le costaba cuidar de sí misma: “Cuando tienes 25 años, nadie se enoja si no limpias tu cuarto”. Le embargaron el auto porque olvidó pagar las cuotas. Cuando estaba deprimida, Aham tenía que obligarla a ducharse y a cepillarse el cabello. Se pregunta si es “una mujer que podría discernir sus propios sentimientos o un bebé que necesita que le digan cuándo divorciarse”. Uno de los mejores días del viaje, se tatúa la frase “good girl”.
West parece añorar el cuidado y la simplicidad de la infancia, y al final del libro encuentra una aproximación a eso. De niña, cuenta, quería vivir en la cabaña a tiempo completo, y ahora lo hace. Roya paga las cuentas puntualmente para que no caigan en agencias de cobro y mantiene relaciones con Aham cuando West no quiere. “Me encanta dormir en el cuarto de invitados y meterme en la cama con ellos en la mañana”, escribe West. “Me encanta cuando me arropan y me dejan jugar con el móvil hasta tarde”. Duerme con un gato de peluche. Es como si, sintiéndose lastimada, hubiera optado por retroceder a una etapa infantil.
Tras la publicación del artículo de Agnew, Neeleman grabó un video en el que decía estar sorprendida por haber sido retratada “como oprimida, con mi esposo como el culpable”, y aseguró que adora a su marido y la vida que llevan. Pienso que es posible creerle y también pensar que adaptó sus deseos a los de su esposo, como se les anima a hacer a muchas mujeres. Si West hizo lo mismo, no es culpa del feminismo millennial ni del liberalismo social. La política no siempre puede salvarnos de la necesidad autoaniquiladora de ser amadas, en los términos que sean.
Fuente: The New York Times
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Trump signs executive order overhauling mail-in voting in major election integrity push

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive order targeting mail-in voting and voter eligibility, calling the move a major step toward restoring confidence in U.S. elections.
Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said the order is focused on «voter integrity and Mail-In ballots» and on «stopping the massive cheating that’s gone on.»
«We’re going to be signing an executive order,» Trump said. «It’s, I believe it’s foolproof… I think it’s very obvious what’s said.»
The order directs federal agencies to work with states to compile lists of eligible voters using federal citizenship and identity data, while also instructing the U.S. Postal Service to develop new safeguards for mail-in ballots, including barcode tracking and verification measures.
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President Donald Trump signs an executive order addressing mail-in ballots in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, in Washington, D.C. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Under the order, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) working with the Social Security Administration and other federal databases, will create and share «State Citizenship Lists» with state election officials.
The lists are intended to identify individuals confirmed to be U.S. citizens who will be at least 18 years old by the time of a federal election and who reside in that state.
Those lists are to be updated and transmitted to states ahead of federal elections, according to the order.
The order also directs the attorney general to prioritize investigations and potential prosecutions involving officials or others who issue ballots to individuals not eligible to vote in federal elections, as well as those involved in the «printing, production, shipment, or distribution of ballots» to ineligible voters.
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President Donald Trump addresses members of the assembled media after signing an executive order, Tuesday, in the Oval Office. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
On mail ballots, the executive order calls on the postmaster general to initiate a rule-making process within 60 days. Proposed changes include requiring ballots to be clearly marked as official election mail, including a unique Intelligent Mail barcode or similar tracking technology, and undergoing Postal Service design review.
The order also outlines a system under which states would notify USPS if they plan to use mail-in or absentee ballots and provide lists of eligible voters, allowing the Postal Service to maintain participation records tied to ballot distribution.
Trump framed the changes as a direct response to what he described as longstanding vulnerabilities in voting by mail.
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, left, looks on as President Donald Trump prepares to sign an executive order addressing mail-in voting. ( Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
«The cheating on mail-in voting is legendary,» he said. «It’s horrible what’s going on.»
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the administration is pushing for a system that ties each ballot to a trackable envelope.
«If you voted by mail, you will have it on the envelope,» Lutnick said. «There’ll be a million envelopes… and you’ll be able to know exactly correctly, that citizens voted.»
Trump said additional election-related measures, including voter ID and proof of citizenship requirements, are also under consideration.
«We’d like to have voter ID, we’d like to have proof of citizenship… we’re working on that,» he said.
He also argued that opposition to such measures is politically motivated.
«The only people that don’t want to do voter ID are people that cheat,» Trump said.
Trump acknowledged the order could face legal challenges but said he believes it will withstand them.
«I don’t know how it can be challenged,» Trump said after signing the order. «You may find a rogue judge… but that’s the only way that could be changed.»
The executive order states that voting in federal elections is reserved «exclusively for citizens of the United States» and argues that additional safeguards are necessary to «maintain public confidence in election outcomes.» It also says that ballot identifiers such as barcodes can help ensure that only eligible voters receive and cast ballots.
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Within minutes of Trump signing the order, top elections officials in Oregon and Arizona pledged to sue, arguing the president was illegally encroaching on states’ authority to run elections, according to The Associated Press.
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said the state’s vote-by-mail system, originally designed by Republicans, is now used by about 80% of voters.
Arizona does not need the federal government to determine voter eligibility, and federal data is not always reliable, Fontes said.
Trump cast the issue in much broader terms.
«If you don’t have honest voting,» he said, «you can’t have really a nation.»
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