Bill Gates, champion of progressive causes, may soon face tax-exemption removal for his foundation’s blatantly discriminatory programs that exclude white people.
At a Glance
- The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation faces accusations of illegal racial discrimination for programs that exclude white Americans
- American Alliance for Equal Rights has reported the Gates Foundation to the IRS, claiming its tax-exempt status should be revoked
- The Gates Foundation’s scholarship program allegedly violates federal statutes by focusing exclusively on minority students
- Two other foundations—Lagrant and Creative Capital—face similar accusations of implementing racially discriminatory programs
- AAER President Edward Blum argues that even well-intentioned diversity efforts must comply with anti-discrimination laws
The Gates Foundation’s “Whites Need Not Apply” Policies
Well, well, well, folks. It seems our friend Bill Gates, tech billionaire turned global do-gooder, has been caught with his hand in the cookie jar of racial discrimination. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, along with the Lagrant and Creative Capital Foundations, stands accused of implementing programs that explicitly exclude white Americans.
These accusations didn’t come from some fringe group, but from the American Alliance for Equal Rights (AAER), which has reported these organizations to the IRS for potential violations that could strip them of their precious tax-exempt status. Apparently, when the left talks about “inclusion,” what they really mean is “everyone except white people.”
The Gates Foundation’s scholarship program specifically targets minority high school students, leaving white students in the cold regardless of their academic achievements or financial needs. It’s the progressive version of “separate but equal,” except in this case, the separation is celebrated as “diversity” and “inclusion.”
The mental gymnastics required to call racial exclusion “progress” is truly Olympic-level. But here’s the kicker – while they’re busy discriminating based on skin color, they’re also enjoying tax benefits courtesy of the American taxpayer, many of whom happen to be the very white people their programs exclude.
Legal Consequences of Woke Discrimination
Edward Blum, President of AAER, didn’t mince words when calling out these foundations for their discriminatory practices. The argument is simple – regardless of how noble your intentions might seem, racial discrimination is still illegal, and organizations engaging in it shouldn’t benefit from tax exemptions. The Constitution doesn’t include a “but it’s for diversity” exception to equal protection under the law, despite what the woke crowd might have you believe. These organizations are free to discriminate if they want, but not on the taxpayer’s dime.
“Organizations that discriminate based on race—whether their intentions are benevolent or not—are not eligible for public subsidies through the tax code,” Blum asserted. “The IRS must act to uphold the law.”
It’s worth noting that the IRS is notoriously lax when it comes to scrutinizing tax-exempt applications, rejecting less than 0.1% of all applications. But when it comes to conservative groups, they somehow find the time and resources to put them through the wringer, as we saw during the Obama administration’s IRS targeting scandal.
The selective enforcement speaks volumes about the political weaponization of our tax system. Will the IRS apply the same standards to Gates’s foundation as they would to a conservative organization with similar practices? I’m not holding my breath.
A Double Standard in Tax-Exempt Status
The irony here is thick enough to cut with a knife. The same progressive establishment that routinely labels conservative organizations as “hate groups” is perfectly fine with blatant discrimination when it aligns with their ideological agenda. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has made a lucrative business out of branding conservative organizations as “hate groups,” yet organizations that explicitly exclude people based on race get a free pass if they’re advancing the correct political narrative. It’s amazing how discrimination is only wrong when it’s not being practiced by the left.
“These organizations are free to operate as they wish—but not with the public subsidy that tax-exempt status provides,” Blum charged. “Racial discrimination—whether in scholarships, professional development, or artistic grants—violates public policy and must not be underwritten by American taxpayers.”
Let’s be crystal clear here – this isn’t about opposing diversity or inclusion. It’s about opposing discrimination, regardless of who it targets. If we truly believe in equality under the law, then programs that exclude people based on immutable characteristics like race should be rejected, not subsidized with tax benefits.
Gates and his foundation want to have their cake and eat it too – discriminating while enjoying tax benefits that the rest of us fund. That’s not justice or progress; it’s hypocrisy of the highest order. The law should apply equally to everyone, billionaire philanthropists included.
