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Public Campaign was a 501(c)(3) organization which paid no taxes and received tax-deductible contributions. Unlike a 501(c)(4) — contributions to which are not tax deductible — as a 501(c)(3) "it may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities."{{cite web |url=https://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/Exemption-Requirements-Section-501(c)(3)-Organizations |title=Exemption requirements: 501(c)(3) organizations |access-date=2022-01-27 |archive-date=2016-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515084722/https://www.irs.gov/Charities-%26-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/Exemption-Requirements-Section-501(c)(3)-Organizations |url-status=dead }}
Public Campaign was a 501(c)(3) organization which paid no taxes and received tax-deductible contributions. Unlike a 501(c)(4) — contributions to which are not tax deductible — as a 501(c)(3) "it may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities."{{cite web |url=https://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/Exemption-Requirements-Section-501(c)(3)-Organizations |title=Exemption requirements: 501(c)(3) organizations |access-date=2022-01-27 |archive-date=2016-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515084722/https://www.irs.gov/Charities-%26-Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/Exemption-Requirements-Section-501(c)(3)-Organizations |url-status=dead }}

==Friends of Democracy==
Friends of Democracy PAC, a political action committee and super PAC, was formed in 2012 by [[Jonathan Soros]]. It had an office in Washington, D.C., and three staff members. The group's stated goal was campaign finance reform and reducing the influence of large donors. In the [[2012 United States House of Representatives elections|2012 congressional elections]], it spent more than $1.7 million supporting eight candidates, seven of whom won their elections. It had a particular focus on campaign reform in [[New York (state)|New York State]], and also sought to endorse Republicans who pledged to support campaign finance reform, those who Soros compared to [[John McCain]].{{cite news| url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/03/jonathan-soros-the-pac-to-end-all-pacs-105123/ | title=The PAC to End All PACs |last=Freedlander | first=David |work=Politico Magazine |date=2014-03-27 |access-date=2026-04-19}}


==Nick Nyhart==
==Nick Nyhart==