Missouri AG Probes Cori Bush Tornado Fund Over 501(c)(4) Status and Donation Use
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 25
Missouri AG Probes Cori Bush Tornado Fund Over 501(c)(4) Status and Donation Use
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 25
Summary
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said her office is investigating whether former Rep. Cori Bush personally benefited from fundraising tied to St. Louis tornado relief.
The probe followed local reports that donations collected for a tornado fund may have been diverted to political activity, though Hanaway said her office does not yet have its own proof.
Poltivist Power, the group Bush promoted in fundraising emails as a new 501(c)(4), appears to have no identifiable IRS record showing tax-exempt status or a filed Form 990.
Records cited in the report also show the group was incorporated in Delaware in March 2025 as an "exempt" corporation and remains listed on ActBlue Civics, both of which require IRS tax-exempt status.
Bush, who lost her 2024 primary and has not been charged, did not respond to questions about whether Poltivist Power received donations or how the tornado-relief money was used.