Building America's Future is a political non-profit organization funded by Elon Musk actively supporting Donald Trump and other Republican candidates in the 2024 United States elections.[2]
| Formation | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | 501(c)3 organization |
| 85-1359192 | |
| Headquarters | Washington, DC[1] |
President | Chris Jankowski[1] |
Executive director | Katherine Neal[1] |
Key people | Elon Musk[2] |
| Website | buildingamericasfuture |
History
editBuilding America's Future ran an ad during the 2024 Republican Party presidential debate in Miami which claimed that an “E-ZPass lane for whales in the Gulf” implemented by Joe Biden was responsible for high gas prices.[1]
During the early stages of the 2024 election, Building America's Future targeted black voters in South Carolina with mailers encouraging them not to vote for Joe Biden.[3]
In April 2024, Building America's Future took out ads in Kansas, Mississippi, and Missouri which promoted the immigration policies of Glenn Youngkin.[4]
In October 2024, the group hosted an event in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania headlined by Donald Trump and Mike Huckabee.[5]
Operations
editProgress 2028
editProgress 2028 was a disinformation campaign which presented itself as a progressive Kamala Harris-backed alternative to Project 2025 when it was actually fully controlled by Building America's Future.[6] An entity called Progress 2028 was registered by Building America's Future on September 26, 2024. An associated website and ad campaign were rolled out days later.[7]
Future Coalition PAC
editThe Future Coalition PAC is entirely funded by Building America's Future.[8] In 2024, the Future Coalition PAC ran contradictory ads: they ran ads in Michigan which accused Kamala Harris of being pro-Israel, and ads in Pennsylvania accusing her of being pro-Palestinian. The ads were criticized as anti-Semitic, particularly in their portrayal of her husband Doug Emhoff.[9][10]
Stand for US PAC
editThe Stand for US PAC is primarily funded by Building America's Future. Stand for US PAC has gotten involved in Missouri backing Jay Ashcroft in the Governor's race there, with a series of ads attacking his opponent Mike Kehoe.[11]
Leadership
editIn 2023, the group's president was Chris Jankowski and its executive director was Katherine Neal.[1]
Funding
editThe group had $11 million in revenue in 2021 and $53 million in revenue in 2022. Elon Musk began contributing to the group in 2022.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e Cama, Timothy; Waldman, Scott. "Biden, Trump and ... whales? The GOP obsesses on blubbery sea mammals". politico.com. Politico. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Ulmer, Alexandra; Levy, Rachael (2 October 2024). "Exclusive: Musk funded right-wing political non-profit years before he endorsed Trump, sources say". Reuters. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Kamisar, Ben. "Conservative group launches a quiet effort to drive Black voters away from Biden". nbcnews.com. NBC News. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Manchester, Julia. "Conservative group urges GOP to follow Youngkin's lead on immigration issue". thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Stamm, Dan; Mcilwain, Kaleah. "Donald Trump returns to Pa. for Delaware County roundtable, Lehigh Valley rally". nbcphiladelphia.com. NBC Philadelphia. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Rascouët-Paz, Anna. "Fake Harris Agenda Was Created by Conservative 'Dark Money' Group Reportedly Backed by Musk". Snopes. snopes.com. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Clark, Alex; Doan, Laura. ""Progress 2028" may look like a Democratic response to "Project 2025," but it's not". cbsnews.com. CBS News. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Shapiro, Julia. "Super PAC hits Harris with contradictory ads on Israel". thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Marans, Daniel; Robillard, Kevin. "Elon Musk Helped Fund The Most Cynical Super PAC Of The 2024 Election". huffpost.com. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Kassel, Matthew. "Elon Musk funded secretive super PAC targeting Harris on Israel". jewishinsider.com. Jewish Insider. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Keller, Rudi. "Anonymous donors pump $2M into ad campaign backing Jay Ashcroft for Missouri governor". missouriindependent.com. Missouri Independent. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
External links
edit- "Building America's Future Internal Revenue Service filings". ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.