Who Funds that?

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Booking Overview

This podcast pulls back the curtain on political and nonprofit influence by tracing who funds organizations and policy efforts. Guests are typically researchers and policy/procurement experts who can connect money flows to real-world political outcomes.

Metrics

Episodes: 414

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Researchers, investigative analysts, policy scholars, and nonprofit/tax transparency experts (often connected to InfluenceWatch/Capital Research Center ecosystem). Often authors of reports or specialists with expertise in donor networks, nonprofit compliance, and government/NGO influence.
Required Achievements:  
Authored or co-authored investigations/reports on donor or NGO influence networks, Published work on nonprofit transparency (e.g., Form 990) and oversight reforms, Policy research affiliations with think tanks and oversight/monitoring organizations

Recent Guest Discussions

Ken Braun - Enemies Of Energy Report; Ngos And Influence Networks; Underlying Funding/links Behind American Energy-related Organizations And Activity Tied To China.

Stu Smith - Funding And Influence Related To Left-of-center Activists And A Convoy Connected To Cuba; Subpoena Context As A Lens Into Activism And Political Influence.

Robert Stilson - How To Fix Nonprofit Form 990 Disclosure; Nonprofit Compliance And Oversight; Proposed Treasury Initiative And Potential Reforms.

Recent Topics

Politics, Donors, Nonprofit, Influence, Investigation

Episodes

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Who Funds That? EP8: Enemies of Energy

June 09, 2026

Without energy, we have nothing: The economy relies on it; our entertainments rely on it; our schools rely on it; our comfort and lives rely on it. But the energy on which we all rely has enemies, and our colleague Ken Braun has traced them in his new report Enemies of Energy. Ken joins us today to discuss his report.Enemies of Energy reportWhat’s Behind American Energy NGOs Doing China’s Dirty Work

Who Funds That? EP7: Hasan Piker in the Doghouse?

June 02, 2026

Americans who know Cuba best—those who fled the Communist-ruled island and their descendants—loathe the country’s Communist regime, in power since Fidel Castro overthrew an American-backed strongman in 1959. Thanks to Cold War geopolitics and the political influence of those Cuban-American communities (especially those around Miami, home city of Secretary of State Marco Rubio), the United States has maintained strict restrictions on trade and travel to the island, largely on a bipartisan basi...

Who Funds That? EP6: Can Treasury Fix Nonprofit Tax Returns

May 26, 2026

Today we’ve got a very important and exciting topic to cover: The nonprofit tax return (Form 990)! Now please don’t turn your podcast dial—this actually matters way more than you think, even if you aren’t a nonprofit accountant, because 990 disclosures are so very important to discovering “Who Funds That” in nonprofit advocacy. The Trump administration has proposed major changes to the “990” that “are intended to detect misconduct and hold wrongdoers accountable.” We’ve invited our colleague ...

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