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Ellis Simani @emsimani.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

NEW @propublica.org: A quarter of all individual giving in the U.S. is made through donor-advised funds. We uncovered troubling inconsistencies in how some DAF sponsors applied their policies and found that donors and charities are routinely left in the dark. www.propublica.org/article/dono...

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Wall Street’s Nonprofits Use Selective, Opaque Logic to Defund Charities

A quarter of all individual giving in the U.S. is made through donor-advised funds. A ProPublica investigation reveals how these high-stakes decisions to cut off funding often leave charities, donors ...

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 08/04/2026

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

We're on strike! Don't visit propublica.org on April 8

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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 17/12/2025

New @propublica.org: @emsimani.bsky.social analyzed nonprofit tax filings and found that more than 1,000 charities have stripped DEI-related language from their mission statements this year. www.propublica.org/article/dele...

A screenshot that says “UNICEF USA, which supports the United Nations' humanitarian children's mission, no longer wants a more equitable world for every child - just a better one.” With their mission statement and “more equitable” struck out and replaced with “better.”

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Ellis Simani @emsimani.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Amidst the Trump administration's attacks on "illegal" DEI, @propublica.org has found more than 1,000 nonprofits that revised the mission statements on their tax forms to remove terms like "racism" and "marginalized." Half who made changes reported no govt funding. www.propublica.org/article/dele...

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Under Trump, More Than 1,000 Nonprofits Strip DEI Language From Tax Forms

As the Trump administration ordered agencies to eradicate “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, we identified more than 1,000 nonprofits that removed such language from the mission statem...

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 16/09/2025

We ❤️ @ire.org! @propublica.org employees wore buttons & flyered at the IRE gala to rally support for our fight for a fair contract. The future of investigative journalism depends on protecting the workers who make it possible. You can help by signing our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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People wearing union shirts and stickers smile and hand out ProPublica Guild buttons.

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Two people walking into an event wear stickers in support of the ProPublica Guild.

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Ellis Simani @emsimani.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Earlier this year, we revealed three charter leaders in TX who have made hundreds of thousands on top of what's been reported to the state. New accountability ratings show that each of their districts have failing or near-failing performance. One may be shut down. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

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These Charter Superintendents Are Some of the Highest Paid in Texas. Their Districts Are Among the Lowest Performing.

Three charter school districts in Texas underreported the compensation paid to their top leaders. The same three districts have also had failing or near-failing performance ratings in recent years.

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Ellis Simani @emsimani.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Last week, we ran a story about the superintendent of a tiny charter school district in Texas who has earned up to $870k. Hours later, lawmakers and charter leaders called for the district’s board to lower his “outrageous” pay. The three board members said “No.” www.propublica.org/article/salv...

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Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.

The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that Salvador Cavazos, who oversees fewer than 1,000 students, is among ...

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Ellis Simani @emsimani.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

NEW: This superintendent runs a small charter school network with less than 1,000 students. He's made up to $870,000 in recent years. Salvador Cavazos appears to be the highest-paid superintendent in Texas and among the among the top in the country. Taxpayers likely have no clue.

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