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| ===== History ===== | ===== History ===== |
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| | ==== 2022 election ==== |
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| | 2021 tax records for GAP reveal that the organization gave $100,000 to [[House Majority Forward]]. The group also gave $1 million to [[Voto Latino]] for the purpose of opposing [[united_states:California]] Governor [[Gavin Newsom]]'s recall election.((Schwartz, B. (2022, December 19). //How former crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried and friends quietly donated to political groups and relatives.// CNBC. https://web.archive.org/web/20221222201107/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/19/how-ftx-founder-sbf-and-friends-quietly-donated-to-political-groups-and-relatives.html)) |
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| | GAP also paid around $690,000 to [[GMMB]] for advertising and production services, which the firm described as being for a "media buy." |
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| In April 2022, GAP purchased a townhouse in the Capitol Hill region of [[united_states:Washington, D.C.]] listed for over $3 million. The home was allegedly used for cocktail parties hosted by the nonprofit.((Hart, J. (2022, November 27). //PHOTOS: Inside the $3 million DC townhouse where FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s brother hosted parties for his COVID-19 nonprofit.// Business Insider. https://web.archive.org/web/20221223201717/https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-multimillion-dollar-dc-townhouse-gabe-bankman-fried-nonprofit-photos-2022-11)) | In April 2022, GAP purchased a townhouse in the Capitol Hill region of [[united_states:Washington, D.C.]] listed for over $3 million. The home was allegedly used for cocktail parties hosted by the nonprofit.((Hart, J. (2022, November 27). //PHOTOS: Inside the $3 million DC townhouse where FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s brother hosted parties for his COVID-19 nonprofit.// Business Insider. https://web.archive.org/web/20221223201717/https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-multimillion-dollar-dc-townhouse-gabe-bankman-fried-nonprofit-photos-2022-11)) |
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| | In November 2022, after the collapse of [[FTX]] and its associated companies and organizations, [[Gabe Bankman-Fried]] resigned from [[Guarding Against Pandemics]].((Dan Diamond [@ddiamond]. (2022, November 14). //“Scoop: GABE BANKMAN-FRIED has stepped down as head of Guarding Against Pandemics, the advocacy organization bankrolled by brother SBF, per a person familiar. In statement, GAP says it is ‘proud’ of its contributions in pandemic prevention and ‘hopeful’ momentum will continue.”// [Tweet]. Twitter. https://web.archive.org/web/20230321164041/https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/1592261331847376896)) |
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| ===== Organization ===== | ===== Organization ===== |
| ==== Funding ==== | ==== Funding ==== |
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| [[Sam Bankman-Fried]] is reported as having provided funds for the organization.((Hart, J. (2022, November 27). //PHOTOS: Inside the $3 million DC townhouse where FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s brother hosted parties for his COVID-19 nonprofit.// Business Insider. https://web.archive.org/web/20221223201717/https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-multimillion-dollar-dc-townhouse-gabe-bankman-fried-nonprofit-photos-2022-11)) | [[Sam Bankman-Fried]] is reported as having provided funds for the organization.((Hart, J. (2022, November 27). //PHOTOS: Inside the $3 million DC townhouse where FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s brother hosted parties for his COVID-19 nonprofit.// Business Insider. https://web.archive.org/web/20221223201717/https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-multimillion-dollar-dc-townhouse-gabe-bankman-fried-nonprofit-photos-2022-11)) [[Alameda Research]] also reportedly gave $5 million to GAP in 2022, though this is not disclosed on the latter's website.((Schwartz, B. (2022, December 19). //How former crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried and friends quietly donated to political groups and relatives.// CNBC. https://web.archive.org/web/20221222201107/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/19/how-ftx-founder-sbf-and-friends-quietly-donated-to-political-groups-and-relatives.html)) |
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| Over $100,000 was moved between the non-profit and PAC arms of the organization during 2022. | Over $100,000 was moved between the non-profit and PAC arms of the organization during 2022. |
| | [[Todor Markov]] | [[OpenAI]] | $5,000 | | | [[Todor Markov]] | [[OpenAI]] | $5,000 | |
| | [[Eric Martin]] | [[Jump Operations]] | $5,000 | | | [[Eric Martin]] | [[Jump Operations]] | $5,000 | |
| | | [[Maxwell Alejandro Frost for Congress]] | - | $1,000 | |
| | | [[Sean McElwee]] | [[Data for Progress]] | $1,000 | |
| | [[Michael Sadowsky]] | [[OpenLabs]] | $5,000 | | | [[Michael Sadowsky]] | [[OpenLabs]] | $5,000 | |
| | [[Anna Salamon]] | [[Center for Applied Rationality]] | $5,000 | | | [[Anna Salamon]] | [[Center for Applied Rationality]] | $5,000 | |
| | [[Carl Shulman]] | - | $5,000 | | | [[Carl Shulman]] | - | $5,000 | |
| | | [[William Stebbing]] | [[Ought]] | $5,000 | |
| | | [[The Next 50]] | - | $5,000 | |
| | | [[Kevin Wei]] | [[Digital Ocean]] | $500 | |
| | | [[Ethan Winter]] | [[Data for Progress]] | $500 | |
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| | ==== Expenditures ==== |
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| | ^ 2022 expenditures((//Expenditures by Guarding Against Pandemics PAC, 2022.// (2022, December 23). OpenSecrets. https://archive.vn/2lkVs)) ^^ |
| | ^ Name ^ Amount ^ |
| | | [[ActBlue]] | $7,784 | |
| | | [[Blue Dog PAC]] | $5,000 | |
| | | [[Building Bridges PAC]] | $5,000 | |
| | | [[Everyaction]] | $7,859 | |
| | | [[Giddy Up PAC]] | $5,000 | |
| | | [[Money Wheel]] | $13,000 | |
| | | [[New Democrat Coalition]] | $5,000 | |
| | | [[Peters for Michigan]] | $5,000 | |
| | | [[Prestige Worldwide]] | $7,500 | |
| | | [[Sunny Day Strategies]] | $35,084 | |
| | | [[Henri Thunberg]] | $5,600 | |
