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  • 2020-04-06 (xsd:date)
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  • Did The Kennedy Center Donate $5 Million To The Democratic National Committee? (en)
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  • An image shared on Facebook claims that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts donated $5 million to the Democratic National Committee (DNC). Total out-n-out crooks! reads the caption. How are they any different from any organized crime???? Verdict: False As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Kennedy Center is legally prohibited from making donations to political organizations. A spokesperson from the institution confirmed to the Daily Caller that no such donation has been made. Fact Check: The Kennedy Center recently received $25 million in funding from the coronavirus stimulus package signed into law on March 27. The post , which has been shared more than 1,500 times on Facebook, claims that the institution made a $5 million donation to the DNC. This claim does not hold up, however. The Kennedy Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. That type of nonprofit is restricted from making donations to any political organizations, according to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) . A section 501(c)(3) organization may not make a contribution to a political organization described in section 527 (such as a candidate committee, political party committee or political action committee (PAC)), states the IRS website . Nor may such an organization establish and maintain a separate segregated fund under section 527. Had the Kennedy Center made donations to any political organizations, the tax law violation would have been covered by media outlets , yet none have reported on it, and neither the DNC nor the Kennedy Center issued statements about such a donation. Michelle Pendoley, a spokeswoman for the Kennedy Center, told the Caller that the institution has never donated to a political organization. (RELATED: No, Coronavirus Stimulus Payments Are Not Tied To The 2020 Census) The Kennedy Center has never made a donation to any political organization, nor has it received a donation from any political organization, Pendoley said in an email. The origin of the claim likely came from Twitter user Cari Kelemen, who sent out a tweet claiming that the Kennedy Center was donating $5 million to the DNC. She later clarified that she meant the tweet to be a hypothetical. To clarify, my original tweet should have said: *Tomorrow* donates $5 M to the DNC. It was meant as a next-step hypothetical based on the way the DNC has used Planned Parenthood to launder taxpayer money in the past. I did not intend to confuse anyone. Apologies if I did. — Cari Kelemen (@KelemenCari) March 29, 2020 To clarify, my original tweet should have said: *Tomorrow* donates $5 M to the DNC, she tweeted . It was meant as a next-step hypothetical based on the way the DNC has used Planned Parenthood to launder taxpayer money in the past. I did not intend to confuse anyone. Apologies if I did. On March 31, the Kennedy Center announced that it would furlough approximately 60 percent of its full-time administrative staff for at least 5 weeks starting April 6, The Hill reported. The furloughs came just days after National Symphony Orchestra musicians were told that their paychecks would cease April 3 and that they would not be paid until the venue reopens, according to ABC News . (en)
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