Oak Foundation
Coverage of Oak Foundation in the Nexus archive.
- ACLU hit with foreign money complaint as new election law faces major test
A conservative watchdog group in Missouri filed a complaint against the ACLU Foundation and Stop the Ban, alleging they violated the state's foreign-influence ballot-measure law by receiving and funneling Swiss-based funds. The ACLU Foundation received a $2 million grant from the Oak Foundation, later donating $500,000 to Stop the Ban, which opposes an abortion ban referendum.
- ACLU hit with foreign money complaint as new election law faces major test
A conservative watchdog group filed a complaint against the ACLU Foundation and Stop the Ban in Missouri, alleging violations of a 2025 foreign-influence ballot-measure law. The ACLU received a $2 million grant from the Swiss-based Oak Foundation, later donating $500,000 to Stop the Ban, which opposes a state abortion ban. Missouri’s law, part of GOP-led efforts to block foreign funds in politics, was inspired by reports of Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss’s money influencing Democratic-aligned groups.