Dear John:

Like you, I am deeply concerned about the millions that Charles Koch, Leonard Leo, and other right-wing mega-donors have spent to bankroll this year’s assaults on our reproductive freedoms, efforts to mitigate the climate crisis, and the very soul of American democracy.

CMD has been digging through documents for 30 years to bring you compelling research that exposes the billionaires, big corporations, and dark money front groups fueling disinformation and division.  

But we don’t have any billionaire backers – we have you.

CMD counts on the support of readers like you to fund its award-winning investigations into corporate and right-wing influence operations — so please make your year-end, tax-deductible donation before midnight!

In 2023, CMD continued to punch above its weight. This year alone, we:

• Revealed how Koch spent more than $10 million to win a Supreme Court case allowing nonprofits to hide their biggest donors from state regulators.
   
• Exposed the far-right’s dangerous dark money campaign for a constitutional convention to radically rewrite the U.S. Constitution.
   
• Blew the whistle on the campaign bankrolled by Big Oil and Leonard Leo’s dark money network to blacklist companies that seek to transition away from fossil fuels to protect our planet.
   
• Documented record-breaking dark money spending in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race by ULINE CEO Dick Uihlein (he also helped Ron Johnson keep his Senate seat last year).

As the President of CMD’s board and its past executive director, I know how hard the CMD team works to dig behind the scenes so that you have the information you need to fight back against the special interests distorting our democracy.

That’s why I am reaching out to you now, in the last few hours of 2023, to ask that you please support CMD’s in-depth investigations into the dark money forces of deception and division by making a tax-deductible gift before the year ends.

So before midnight tonight, please give as generously as you can! No gift is too small. And every gift is appreciated! AND...

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With your support, we can shine a bright light on the dark forces seeking to impose a regressive agenda on us all in 2024.

So, please help us celebrate 30 years of CMD’s ground-breaking investigations and keep up the fight in the crucial year ahead! Together we can secure our democracy and ensure that it works for all of us.

With deepest gratitude for all that you are doing to make our world a better place — wishing you a healthy and Happy New Year!

Lisa Graves 
Board President