This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
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In 2016, Nick Adams founded the Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness (FLAG), aiming to deliver civics education to K-12 students throughout the United States. Throughout its 8-year existence, the nonprofit amassed $7.7 million in funding and claimed to have reached over 2 million children. However, a review of FLAG's finances reveals a different story.
FLAG's website touts the distribution of 1 million classroom resources, but there's little evidence to support this claim. ProPublica found no instances of FLAG representatives visiting schools since 2016, despite the organization's active promotion of its work. In fact, FLAG's federal tax filings indicate that only $26,925 was spent on "Student's Constitutions, Printing" and $5,670 on "Book Donations, Shipping & Supplies" over the past six years.
The majority of FLAG's revenue comes from a sweepstakes operation offering donors a chance to win a million dollars. FLAG's records show no evidence of ever paying out this supposed prize. Additionally, Adams and his mother received more than half of the nonprofit's recent annual revenue.
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