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Guarding Against Pandemics
Guarding Against Pandemics PAC is an American political action committee based in Phoenix, Arizona.1)
It operates as a PAC under the name Guarding Against Pandemics Action, and as a non-profit organization under the shortened name Guarding Against Pandemics.2)
GAP was founded by Gabe Bankman-Fried, brother of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.3)
History
In April 2022, GAP purchased a townhouse in the Capitol Hill region of Washington, D.C. listed for over $3 million. The home was allegedly used for cocktail parties hosted by the nonprofit.4)
Organization
GAP is a Carey committee, “a hybrid political action committee that is not affiliated with a candidate and has the ability to operate both as a traditional PAC, contributing funds to a candidate's committee, and as a super PAC, which makes independent expenditures.”5)
Funding
Sam Bankman-Fried is reported as having provided funds for the organization.6)
Over $100,000 was moved between the non-profit and PAC arms of the organization during 2022.
| 2022 donors7) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Affiliation | Amount |
| Ashwin Acharya | Georgetown University | $5,000 |
1)
Home. Guarding against Pandemics Action. Retrieved December 23, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221223201305/https://www.againstpandemicsaction.org/
2)
Home. Guarding against Pandemics. Retrieved November 18, 2022, from https://archive.vn/l5L08
3)
Schleifer, T. (2022, November 11). The S.B.F. Pandemic. Puck. https://archive.vn/seYar
4)
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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
5)
Academic Resources: Glossary. OpenSecrets. Retrieved December 23, 2022, from https://www.opensecrets.org/resources/learn/glossary.php#Carey+Committee
7)
Organizations Disclosing Donations to Guarding Against Pandemics PAC, 2022. OpenSecrets. Retrieved December 23, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221223202555/https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail/2022?cmte=C00781229&tab=donors_all