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Cathell, M. (2026, October 28). Major companies abandon SPLC’s ‘hate groups’ screening tool in corporate giving programs. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4781993/major-companies-abandon-splc-hate-group-screening/
Cathell, Mia. “Major companies abandon SPLC’s ‘hate groups’ screening tool in corporate giving programs.” Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026, https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4781993/major-companies-abandon-splc-hate-group-screening/.
Cathell, Mia. “Major companies abandon SPLC’s ‘hate groups’ screening tool in corporate giving programs.” Washington Examiner, October 28, 2026. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/4781993/major-companies-abandon-splc-hate-group-screening/.
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Over the past year, nine major U.S. companies, including BlackRock, have removed filters that used the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) list of "hate groups" to screen potential recipients for corporate giving programs. This change follows a conservative coalition's campaign against using SPLC as an authoritative resource for judging which causes are worthy of financial support. The shift impacts how these companies evaluate 501(c)(3) organizations, potentially altering their donation strategies significantly.
Some of the country’s largest corporations, such as BlackRock, are no longer using the Southern Poverty Law Center’s list of “hate groups” as a vetting tool in their corporate giving programs
a conservative coalition that has been pushing major U.S. businesses to abandon SPLC-based investment screening