Civic Shout → The Civic Shout Foundation
Operates charitable project
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The Foundation’s current legal notice identifies Civic Shout LLC as its operator under fiscal sponsorship.
Philanthropic support for audience-building
The Civic Shout Foundation
Civic Shout LLC-operated project under Players Philanthropy Fund, according to its current legal notice. Offers donor-funded supporter acquisition and training packages for nonprofits.
The documented role
Civic Shout LLC-operated project under Players Philanthropy Fund, according to its current legal notice. Offers donor-funded supporter acquisition and training packages for nonprofits.
What donors are offered
Published offer: USD 25,000 supports one nonprofit with 30,000 opt-in subscribers and consultation; USD 500,000 supports 20 groups in a donor-selected issue area.
Named team participants
Public team names Josh Nelson, Beth Becker and Elliott Golden.
What the records do not establish
Not established as a separately incorporated foundation. No actual donor schedule, grant agreements, transfer pricing or improper private benefit established.
What the records show
Josh Nelson → The Civic Shout Foundation
Named Foundation team participant
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The Foundation team page names Nelson and describes his nonprofit-email and Civic Shout work.
Players Philanthropy Fund → The Civic Shout Foundation
Fiscal sponsor disclosed
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The Foundation identifies Players Philanthropy Fund Inc, EIN 27-6601178, as fiscal sponsor.
Elliott Golden → The Civic Shout Foundation
Named Foundation strategy participant
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The Foundation describes Golden’s conversion optimization and strategy work.
From the investigation
A philanthropic route into audience acquisition
The Foundation's current legal notice describes Civic Shout LLC operating The Civic Shout Foundation as a Players Philanthropy Fund, Inc. project , citing EIN 27-6601178. The older climate one-pager calls the sponsor a Maryland charitable trust; preserve this temporal/legal wording discrepancy rather than silently treating both descriptions as a current incorporation record.
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4 relationshipsCivic Shout → Operates charitable project → The Civic Shout Foundation
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Reported by the cited source
The Foundation’s current legal notice identifies Civic Shout LLC as its operator under fiscal sponsorship. The notice describes a sponsored project; it does not establish a separate incorporated foundation or sponsor ownership.
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Players Philanthropy Fund → Fiscal sponsor disclosed → The Civic Shout Foundation
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Reported by the cited source
The Foundation identifies Players Philanthropy Fund Inc, EIN 27-6601178, as fiscal sponsor. No sponsorship contract inspected; current and older legal-form descriptions differ. Sponsorship is not ownership.
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Josh Nelson → Named Foundation team participant → The Civic Shout Foundation
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Reported by the cited source
The Foundation team page names Nelson and describes his nonprofit-email and Civic Shout work. No formal corporate board or donor-selection powers established.
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Elliott Golden → Named Foundation strategy participant → The Civic Shout Foundation
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Reported by the cited source
The Foundation describes Golden’s conversion optimization and strategy work. Public role description, not an inspected governance mandate.