Exxon Financed Watchdog Group That Sought Greenpeace Audit
March 21, 2006 | Read Time: 1 minute
Public Interest Watch, a nonprofit watchdog group that receives donations from Exxon Mobil, urged the Internal Revenue Service two years ago to audit Greenpeace, an environmental group that has been a longtime critic of the oil company, reports The Wall Street Journal.
A spokesman for Exxon said that the company had given money to the watchdog group, but that he wasn’t aware of the audit and that the company played no role in initiating the request. The tax filing for Public Interest Watch shows a donation of $120,000 from the oil company, the vast majority of the group’s total donations of $124,094.
Greenpeace was notified by the IRS this month that the charity still qualifies for tax exemption. (A paid subscription is required to view this article.)
