Taken from the Media Matters IRS 990 linked in the OP. Media Matters reported 1.4 Million in compensation to BONNER GROUP INC for the purpose of Fundraising.

BONNER GROUP Raised 11.8 Million total for Media Matters for FY2013, with 10.4 Million payed to Media Matters (Minus 1.4 Million fee for Bonner Group). Media Matters reported 11.2 Million in total Revenue in FY2013, almost all of their revenue was provided by the Bonner Group.

If Media Matters is reporting ANY other expenses for Fundraising, it’s most likely fraudulent, because they’re reporting most of it came through the Bonner Group. This is fishy, and I’ve only spent about 30 minutes looking at this.

It may be worth the time to investigate the other Non-Profits in the Democracy Alliance and see what they’re paying in contracting services. This may be one technique they use for funneling funds between organizations, disguised as ‘services’

Bonner Group has been flagged before by Watchdogs. There may be something here.

https://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2015/12/03/behind-the-clinton-campaign-dark-money-allies/

More on the Bonner Group…I’m finding almost no traces of them anywhere. This is the most official record I’ve been able to locate off of West Virginia’s Business Records.

Doing a search on their address (PO Box 523523 Springfield, VA 22152) brings up some miscellaneous 990s, but nothing big from what I’ve seen so far.

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Is it strange for a multi-million dollar fundraiser to be operating out of a PO Box?

>THE BONNER GROUP, INC.

Company Number: 04409496
Status: Active
Incorporation Date: 1 February 1995 (over 21 years ago)
Company Type: Corporation
Jurisdiction: Virginia (US)
Registered Address:
MCGEEHAN & ASSOCIATES PLC, 11211 WAPLES MILL RD #210, FAIRFAX VA 22030
United States
Agent Name: JOHN P MCGEEHAN
Agent Address: MCGEEHAN & ASSOCIATES PLC, 11211 WAPLES MILL RD #210, FAIRFAX VA 22030
Directors / Officers: JOHN P MCGEEHAN, agent
https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_va/04409496

>THE BONNER GROUP, INC.

SCC ID: 04409496
Entity Type: Corporation
Jurisdiction of Formation: VA
Date of Formation/Registration: 2/1/1995
Status: Terminated
Shares Authorized: 1000
Principal Office: 455 MASSCHUSETTE AVE NW, SUITE 640, WASHINGTON DC20001
Registered Agent/Registered Office: JOHN P MCGEEHAN, MCGEEHAN & ASSOCIATES PLC, 11211, WAPLES MILL RD #210, FAIRFAX VA 22030, FAIRFAX COUNTY 129
Status: Active
Effective Date: 9/13/2004
>https://sccefile.scc.virginia.gov/Business/04409496

Found something else in Media Matter’s 990. “THE ORGANIZATION HAS A MERRILL LYNCH ACCOUNT FOR WHICH DONATED SECURITIES ARE TRANSFERRED AND SOLD IMMEDIATELY”

$967,875 was donated via Publicly Traded Securities. This, in addition to The Bonner Group providing all of their funding…muddies the waters quite a bit.
Unless receiving Donated Securities and selling them immediately is standard practice with charities…

I’ve been looking into The Bonner Group. Run by Mary Pat Bonner, the entirety of the Clinton Machine is funded through the Bonner Group. Every Single Organization listed on 455 Massachusetts Avenue in Washington DC

obtains almost 100% of their revenues through the Bonner Group. Check out their IRS 990’s, it’s there hiding in plain sight. Since they’re using a Professional Fundraiser, there is no way for anybody to determine where those funds came from. The Bonner Group has reported links to all organizations linked to the Clinton’s, which has drawn ire from honest Republican AND Democrat organizations. Given the obscurity here, it’s very possible large sums of money raised through the Bonner Group are from foreign entities.

Bonner advertises a donor Database of 70,000+, and charges a flat fee of 12.5% for all funds raised. According to the NYT, ” The Bonner Group is paid almost exclusively on commission, a practice that is legal but frowned upon by some fund-raising consultants, who say it leads to fights with clients and other consultants over credit. It is considered unethical by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, partly because it can encourage abuses and, in the charity world, places self-gain over philanthropy.”

Oh, and I’ve saved the best for last. David Brock (Who started Media Matters, The American Independent, American Bridge 21st Century, Correct the Record, and many, many more) Shares a house in the Hamptons with Mary Pat Bonner. https://i.sli.mg/5Fs0zj.png

“The New York Times report on The Bonner group notes that Brock and Mary Pat Bonner, who runs the Bonner Group, share a house in the Hamptons.”
https://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2015/12/03/behind-the-clinton-campaign-dark-money-allies/

The Employee Identification Number for The Bonner Group is 54-1743477
Someone work some magic and find financial documents linked to that number.
http://www.idealist.org/view/org/JDKKhhFX5z5P/

Here’s the SCC E-File for The Bonner Group.
The Bonner Group provides fundraising for a lot of organizations in the Democracy Alliance. As reported by the NYT, “A constellation of left-leaning nonprofits and “super PACs” are raising tens of millions of dollars to pave the way for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign — and nearly all of them have paid Mary Pat Bonner a cut.”

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This was tough to find. Have fun 🙂

If anyone wants something to do: Here’s my angle on the Bonner Group:
>They fund the Democracy Alliance
>None of their funds or donors are traceable
>They are Pending Registration in the State of Virginia as a “Professional Solicitor”
>Full registration entails submission of financial documents
>each state requires professional solicitors to acquire some type of registration in order to even ASK for donations

>I’ve searched Virginia and DC, no registration for the Bonner Group to solicit donations.

I suspect that they aren’t officially registered to solicit donations in any state, which means that they may be operating illegally.
>or…
Or, they’re only soliciting funds from OUTSIDE the country. Since there’s a number of organizations in the Democracy Alliance that are funded primarily through the Bonner Group, that would put their “Public Charity” status at risk. We could potentially uncover massive charity fraud/fundraising fraud for a number of pro Clinton 501(c)(3)’s.

Even better…those shell companies in London (clifford street I think)? What if they’re funneling dark money into the Bonner Group, to be dispersed, tax free, into the states? That would be very hard to prove, but it’s definitely a possibility.
Many angles to this.

Bonner and Brock:
>Bonner, who sources say now shares office space with Brock inside Media Matters, also did not respond to an emailed request for comment.
>http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/27/illegal-guns-david-brock-media-matters/2/#ixzz4EACcb0ZT
More from that NYT piece:
>“Without Mary Pat, we would never be where we are today,” said Craig T. Smith, a senior adviser to Ready for Hillary.
Bonner Group is KEY to Hillary’s money machine.

>Ready for Hillary 990
>Ready PAC

>Top Vendors/Recipients
>Rank Vendor/Recipient Total Expenditures
>1 Windward Strategies $459,015
>2 Paychex Inc $225,543
>3 KK Promotions/ Aia Corporation $179,023
>4 Bonner Group $163,055
>5 Ngp Van $145,000
>6 Rising Tide Interactive $135,000
>7 Pivot Group $95,000
>8 The Pivot Group, Inc $89,331
>9 Paris Associates Limited Partnership $85,860
>10 CTS Global Partners $80,000
>http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/expenditures.php?cycle=2016&cmte=C00540997

EID RELATED (David Brock) https://i.sli.mg/5Fs0zj.png

The Bonner Group Building
729 15th St NW Washington, DC 20005

Floor 2 – NDN – http://ndn.org – leading think tank and advocacy organization based in Washington, DC.
Floor 3 – Bonner Group, Inc.
Floor 4 – Ameriprise Financial Advisors
Floor 5 – Institute For War & Peace Reporting Us – https://iwpr.net/ – The Institute for War & Peace Reporting gives voice to people at the frontlines of conflict and transition to help them drive change.
Floor 6 – Constellation West – http://www.csss.net – Constellation West is an award-winning small business with the depth and breadth of IT engineering experience to get the job done right-the first time and every time.
Floor 7 – Clarity Campaign Labs – http://www.claritycampaigns.com/ – We provide advanced modeling and analytic services to Democratic party and coordinated campaigns, candidates, charitable groups, and other progressive organizations and corporations.
Floor 8 – GAIN (The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition) – http://www.gainhealth.org/ – The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is an international organization driven by the vision of a world without malnutrition.
Floor 9 – NGLCC (National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce) – nglcc.org – The NGLCC is the business voice of the LGBT community and is the largest global not-for-profit advocacy organization dedicated to expanding economic opportunities and advancements for LGBT people.

THIS REQUIRES IRS INVESTIGATION:
>****AN ANON PROMISES TO DUMP THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT, FOR NOW WE HAVE THIS:
First PDF: https://mega.nz/#!UNgBDIjC!SHiWMbD5aWvL4oBM3RHZa7S4L3ZGH0GdpvpK0dzBSIE
First Report: https://sli.mg/a/GcBtve
Second Report: https://sli.mg/a/BolH2P
Third Report: https://sli.mg/a/DdKZb6
Fourth Report: https://sli.mg/a/bsAlvN
Media Matters Names: https://i.sli.mg/DSvYHO.png

>About the 3rd report:
This is more of a guide than a report. There are a SIGNIFICANT amount of leads presented in this report. I haven’t had the time yet to dig into any lead, as most of my work has been analyzing IRS 990’s (I haven’t even begun to discuss that yet). What I’m providing here is the guidance to enable others to investigate these leads further.
Please take the time to understand what’s being said in this report. This will enable you to become an actual researcher and discover new information, rather than depending on reports from the news media.

DC Property Information Verification System:
http://pivs.dcra.dc.gov/PIVS/Search.aspx
DC’s Business License Verification Database:
http://pivs.dcra.dc.gov//BBLV/Default.aspx
DC’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Database:
https://corp.dcra.dc.gov/Account.aspx/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fHome.aspx

Tasks for /CFG/
Follow up on leads presented from the Work Permit notes
Dig up dirt on all Basic Business Licenses connected to 455 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC, 20001
Find a way to get more details on the Certificates of Occupancy linked to 455 Mass.

UPDATE: MORE TASKS FOR /CFG/ ORDERED MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT

I’m confident that this will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. The Bonner Group got sloppy and left a trail in the public record. If you want to be a part of history, please help with one of the tasks below.

1. We need to build Bonner Mindmaps for the past 3 years using data from IRS Form 990’s
a. Follow my lead from this report, start with one organization and then follow the money
b. 2012, 2013, and 2014 IRS 990s are available to the public for free. Let’s build a Mind Map for each of those years
c. Any organization that paid The Bonner Group is suspect
d. Any organization that receive a Grant from an organization that paid The Bonner Group is suspect
e. To help get you started, this is a short list of organizations I’ve found that have worked with The Bonner Group. (there are many more, these are just the ones written on my whiteboard at the moment)
i. Center for American Progress
ii. Center for American Progress Action Fund
iii. Leadership Conference for Human and Civil Rights
iv. People for the American Way Foundation
v. People for the American Way
vi. America Votes
vii. American Foundation for Equal Rights
viii. American Bridge
ix. Media Matters
x. Media Matters Action Network
xi. Ready for Hillary
xii. Priorities USA
xiii. Correct the Record
xiv. American Democracy Legal Fund
xv. American Independent
xvi. Colorado Independent
xvii. Franklin Education Forum
f. As you may have noticed, I’m not very good with visuals. Someone should take ownership and format this piece similar to the Clinton Map created a couple weeks back.

2. From my 3rd Report, we still need to get more details on the Certificates of Occupancy linked to 455 Mass.
3. From my 3rd Report, we still need to dig up all leads on the Basic Business Licenses connected to 455 Mass
4. From my 3rd Report, we still need to dig all leads presented from the Work Permit Notes

What’s contained here is already enough to incriminate The Bonner Group, which is one of the largest DC Democrat fundraisers.

FOR STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS:
>THESE ARE IMPORTANT**************
RELEVANT STATES SO FAR: (also images if the pages don’t load)
>California: http://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/SearchResults.aspx
https://i.sli.mg/iUGcO0.png
https://i.sli.mg/UkQ4eq.png (specific)
https://i.sli.mg/ZR3XXG.png (specific – held at the lawyer’s office)
>Colorado: https://www.sos.state.co.us/ccsa/pages/public/summary.xhtml
https://i.sli.mg/xCtQkk.png
>Florida: Florida Registration#: SS31471 https://csapp.800helpfla.com/cspublicapp/giftgiversquery/giftgiversquery.aspx
https://sli.mg/a/aPzToI
>Massachusetts: http://www.mass.gov/ago/searchresults.html?output=xml_no_dtd&client=mg_ago&proxystylesheet=massgov&getfields=*&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&tlen=215&sitefolder=ago&filter=0&requiredfields=&startsite=CAGOx&q=The+Bonner+Group&site=CAGOx&x=54&y=23
Every pdf from Massachusetts that had The Bonner Group, INC. listed
IMPORTANT DONORS/FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/nonprofit/professional-solicitations-reports/appendix-ii-campaigns-2008.pdf
http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/nonprofit/professional-solicitations-reports/appendix-ii-campaigns-2009.pdf
http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/nonprofit/professional-solicitations-reports/appendix-ii-2010.pdf
http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/nonprofit/professional-solicitations-reports/appendix-i-2011.pdf
http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/nonprofit/professional-solicitations-reports/appendix-ii-2011.pdf
http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/nonprofit/professional-solicitations-reports/appendix-i-2012.pdf
http://www.mass.gov/ago/docs/nonprofit/professional-solicitations-reports/2014-appendix-i.pdf
>New Jersey: https://www.njportal.com/dor/businessrecords/EntityDocs/BusinessCopies.aspx
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>New York: https://appext20.dos.ny.gov/corp_public/CORPSEARCH.SELECT_ENTITY
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THE BONNER GROUP HAS NEVER BEEN REGISTERED AS A PROFESSIONAL SOLICITOR IN WASHINGTON DC.
WASHINGTON DC REQUIRES PROFESSIONAL SOLICITORS TO REGISTER IF THEY ARE TO SOLICIT DONATIONS IN WASHINGTON DC.

>This report is for 2008 campaigns/Massachusetts pdf:
Funds raised through the Bonner Group:
Center for Independent Media: 1.8 Mil
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights: 50k
Leadership C. on Civil Rights Education Fund: 251k
People for the American Way foundation: 660k
Sierra Club: 270k

Here’s some dirt on their lawyer, Copilevitz & Canter LLC.
“Meet the lawyer who keeps some of America’s worst charities in business”
http://cironline.org/reports/meet-lawyer-who-keeps-some-americas-worst-charities-business-4606

On image 3 of the last report/gallery link:
>The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. The GSA supplies products and communications for U.S. government offices, provides transportation and office space to federal employees, and develops government-wide cost-minimizing policies, and other management tasks.
That checks out, they apparently renewed their lease for the entire 3rd floor in 2015.
http://www.costar.com/News/Article/GSA-Renews-93343-SF-in-DC-Maryland/173639

On the 2nd floor (needs more careful investigation before pursuit):
>http://www.costar.com/News/Article/GSA-Renews-93343-SF-in-DC-Maryland/173639
>Delivered to the market in 2001, the 15-story Bethesda office building is owned and managed by Saul Centers, Inc. and houses main headquarters and divisional offices for Capital One, ASB Capital Management and the International Baccalaureate Organization.
>William Stern, Katherine Oelschig and Greg Tomasso of Avison Young brokered the D.C. renewal on behalf of ASB Capital Management, while David Machlin, Lawrence Thau and Andrew Thau of CBRE brokered the Bethesda renewal on behalf of Saul Centers.
All of those companies and people mentioned could be related.

http://government-contractors.insidegov.com/l/485105/Square-516s-Office-Venture-LLC-in-Washington-DC
https://www.opensecrets.org/expends/vendor.php?year=2016&vendor=Square+516+Office+Venture+Llc

Looks like they’re registered to Taryn Fielder.
>Ms. Fielder is responsible for the legal affairs of ASB, including serving as the principal legal advisor to ASB’s management team. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 2002, Ms. Fielder spent two years with Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York City where she practiced corporate and real estate law. In 2004, Ms. Fielder moved to Washington, D.C. to join the Real Estate Group at Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan Lovells ) where she practiced for nearly seven years. Ms. Fielder took a three-month leave of absence from the firm during late 2008 to early 2009 to serve as Deputy General Counsel of the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee. In 2011, Ms. Fielder joined DiamondRock Hospitality Company, a publicly-traded REIT, as Assistant General Counsel – a role she held until joining ASB in June of 2013. Ms. Fielder graduated summa cum laude from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida with majors in Political Science and International Relations & Global Affairs and minors in French and Theater.
>http://www.asbrealestate.com/senior-leadership-team.html

This Square 516 is an Operator of Nonresidential Buildings. If they manage the contract for this building, they must know that there’s over 10 organizations operating out of the 6th floor on 455 mass. There is only 17 active licenses, so something is going on.
http://listings.findthecompany.com/l/17953664/Square-516s-Office-Venture-Llc-in-Washington-DC#other%20companies%20at%20address&s=1aAUvZ&st=DIi0FV

>Square 516s Office Venture LLC is a contractor in the Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) industry. Last year, they did not win any contracts. Since 2000, the contractor has performed 2 contracts with a total obligation amount of $1.43 million, which means Square 516s Office Venture LLC has completed contracts worth relatively the same amount as the median for all government contractors. The average obligation amount for their contracts is $713,446.
Data is from USASpending.gov.
>http://government-contractors.insidegov.com/l/485105/Square-516s-Office-Venture-LLC-in-Washington-DC