====== Project Veritas ====== {{ ::project_veritas_logo.png?200|}} **Project Veritas** is an American investigative media and conservative activist organization based in [[united_states:new_york:Mamaroneck]], [[united_states:New York]]. ===== History ===== In 2015, Project Veritas received $20,000 from the [[Donald J. Trump Foundation]].((Rom, G., & Wilson, C. (2017, November 28). //Project Veritas: Millions poured into Mamaroneck nonprofit as controversy swirled.// The Journal News. https://archive.ph/LPy9u)) In 2019, the organization received a $1 million donation from an anonymous source through law firm [[Alston & Bird]].((Mazzetti, M., & Goldman, A. (2020, March 7). //Erik Prince Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups.// The New York Times. https://archive.ph/JXUER)) ==== James O'Keefe ouster ==== On February 22, 2023, Project Veritas board member [[Bethany Rolando]] sent out an email to donors asking them to continue supporting the organization despite the departure of CEO [[James O'Keefe]].((Emmons, L., & Posobiec, J. (2023, February 22). //EXCLUSIVE: Leaked email shows Project Veritas begging donors to stay after removing James O’Keefe.// The Post Millennial. https://archive.ph/dZRdx)) ===== Organization ===== Project Veritas is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.((//Project Veritas - Nonprofit Explorer.// ProPublica. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.02.09-213157/https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/272894856)) A second entity, [[Project Veritas Action]] (also known as the Project Veritas Action Fund), is a 501(c)(4) organization which focuses on the group's political activities.((//Project Veritas Action Fund - Nonprofit Explorer.// ProPublica. Retrieved February 9, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230209213411/https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/471809663)) ==== Personnel ==== ^ Executive Leadership((//Project Veritas, Full Filing - Nonprofit Explorer.// ProPublica. Retrieved February 22, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230222225332/https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/272894856/202003179349305580/full)) ^^^ ^ Name ^ Position ^ Notes ^ | [[James O'Keefe]] | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (former) | Resigned after being relieved of his duties in February 2023 | | [[Tom O'Hara]] | Chief Financial Officer | Joined in October 2018((O’Keefe, J. (2020, December 2). //End of Year Book.// Project Veritas. https://web.archive.org/web/20230224004653/https://downloads.ctfassets.net/syq3snmxclc9/6KOJ9pNjeWsgYzKBheBSYv/a2e7d9a360307fab5f718007d137cda1/12-02-20_EOY_BOOK_PV_-.pdf)) | | [[Jason Killmeyer]] | Chief Operating Officer | Joined in 2019 | | [[Russell Verney]] | Chief Commercial Officer (former) | [[Reform Party of the United States]], [[American Liberty Fund]] | | [[Barry Hinckley]] | Chief Strategy Officer((Saric, I. (2023, February 20). //James O’Keefe ousted at Project Veritas.// Axios. https://www.axios.com/2023/02/20/james-okeefe-removed-project-veritas)) | - | | [[John Sullivan]] | Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel | Joined in the spring of 2019 | | [[Zachary Kramer]] | Senior Associate General Counsel | - | | [[Joe Halderman]] | Executive Producer | Joined in 2014. Convicted of blackmailing [[David Letterman]]((Siemaszko, C. (2010, September 2). //Robert Halderman, ex-producer in David Letterman blackmail plot, gets early release from NY jail.// New York Daily News. https://web.archive.org/web/20100905062628/http://www.nydailynews.com:80/gossip/2010/09/02/2010-09-02_robert_halderman_exproducer_in_david_letterman_blackmail_plot_gets_early_release.html)) | | [[Leon Sculti]] | Director of Field Operations (former) | - | | [[Fredy Mfuko]] | Production Manager | - | | [[Adam Guillette]] | Donor Development (former) | [[Americans for Prosperity]], [[Accuracy in Media]]((Kotch, A. (2020, March 17). //Koch-Linked Charity Bankrolled Project Veritas as It Worked With Ex-Spies to Infiltrate Liberal Groups.// PR Watch. https://archive.ph/Dz1in)) | ^ Board of Directors((Phillips, A. (2023, February 21). //Who is Matthew Tyrmand? Project Veritas board member under scrutiny.// Newsweek. https://archive.ph/QmRat)) ((Hoft, J. (2023, February 21). //EXCLUSIVE: Project Veritas Staffers tell Board: Quit or We Walk!// The Gateway Pundit. https://web.archive.org/web/20230222151908/https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/02/exclusive-project-veritas-staffers-tell-board-quit-or-we-walk/)) ^^^ | [[Steven Alembik]] | Director | [[SMA Communications]], [[Wayne Barton Study Center]]((//Steven Alembik.// LinkedIn. Retrieved February 25, 2023, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-alembik-4b86436/)) | | [[Joseph Barton]] | Director | | [[John Garvey]] | Director | | [[Bethany Rolando]] | Director of Development | [[Leadership Institute]], [[Virginia Conservative Women’s Coalition]], [[Koch Associate Program]] | | [[George Skakel]] | Director | | [[Daniel Strack]] | Executive Director | | [[Matthew Tyrmand]] | Director | | [[James Young]] | Director | | [[Colin Sharkey]] | Director (former) | ==== Funding ==== The largest source of funding for Project Veritas is [[DonorsTrust]], a donor-advised fund that allows donors to direct their charitable contributions towards their preferred cause while lawfully masking their identity, and its associated organization called [[Donors Capital Fund]].((Nast, C. (2016, May 20). //James O’Keefe Accidentally Stings Himself.// The New Yorker. https://archive.ph/8WlbI)) Additional donors include:((Rom, G., & Wilson, C. (2017, November 28). //Project Veritas: Millions poured into Mamaroneck nonprofit as controversy swirled.// The Journal News. https://archive.ph/LPy9u)) ((Israel, J., & Eaton, J. (2017, November 29). //Meet the people bankrolling James O’Keefe’s group.// ThinkProgress. https://archive.ph/LtA2A)) ((Kotch, A. (2020, March 17). //Koch-Linked Charity Bankrolled Project Veritas as It Worked With Ex-Spies to Infiltrate Liberal Groups.// PR Watch. https://archive.ph/Dz1in)) ((Richardson, D. (2017, December 4). //The Koch Brothers and Robert Mercer Bankrolled Right-Wing Firm Project Veritas.// Observer. https://archive.ph/izdnZ)) * [[Alston & Bird]] * [[American Endowment Foundation]] * [[Brad Brock Family Foundation]] * [[Bradley Impact Fund]] * [[Chase Foundation of Virginia]] * [[Community Foundation of North Florida]] * [[Daniel and Susan Gottleib Foundation]] * [[Debora J. and Peter A. Magowan Foundation]] * [[Donald J. Trump Foundation]] * [[Dunn Foundation]] * [[Eric O'Keefe]] * [[Fidelity Charitable]] * [[Foundation for Harmony and Prosperity]] * [[Glacs Endowment Fund]] * [[Gravitas Maximus]] * [[Greater Houston Community Foundation]] * [[Helen Diller Foundation]] * [[James F. Causley Jr. Family Foundation]] * [[Jewish Communal Fund]] * [[Making America Great]] * [[National Christian Foundation]] * [[National Philanthropic Trust]] * [[Robert S. and Star Pepper Foundation]] * [[Roland Family Foundation]] * [[Schwab Charitable]] * [[Vanguard Charitable]] * [[William H. Donner Foundation]] ===== External links ===== * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Veritas|Wikipedia]] * [[https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Project_Veritas|Wikispooks]]