{"id":2325445,"date":"2024-08-15T23:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T03:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vances-rust-belt-focused-nonprofit-group-to-be-dissolved-after-minimal-success-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T23:42:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T03:42:24","slug":"vances-rust-belt-focused-nonprofit-group-to-be-dissolved-after-minimal-success-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vances-rust-belt-focused-nonprofit-group-to-be-dissolved-after-minimal-success-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance\u2019s Rust Belt-focused nonprofit group to be dissolved after minimal success &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvances-rust-belt-focused-nonprofit-group-to-be-dissolved-after-minimal-success-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2325445&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>J.D. Vance,\u2063 former Vice President\u2062 Donald Trump&#8217;s running mate, is \u2063looking to \u200bdissolve a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-attorney-phil-kline-and-it-expert-j-r-carlson-presser-wednesday-exposing-mark-zuckerbergs-dark-money-cash-for-chaos\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Attorney Phil Kline and IT Expert J.R. Carlson Presser Wednesday Exposing Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Dark Money Cash for Chaos\">nonprofit organization<\/a> \u200che established following the\u200b release \u2064of his memoir, *Hillbilly Elegy*. Vance created two charities in 2016 aimed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-three-key-policy-proposals-in-the-inflation-reduction-act-stand-one-year-later\/\" title=\"One year later, the status of three key policy proposals in the Inflation Reduction Act.\">addressing pressing\u2064 issues<\/a> in Ohio and other Rust Belt\u200c states,\u200c including the opioid crisis, job \u2062shortages, and inadequate mental health\u200b treatment. However, these organizations have\u200d faced \u200bcriticism for their minimal success: one disbanded within five years, while the other was put on pause \u200bwhen Vance was elected to\u2064 the Senate in 2022. The groups had limited\u200c achievements, including funding an addiction specialist in southern Ohio, who \u200ccontroversially questioned the impact of prescription painkillers \u200bon the\u2064 opioid epidemic. Vance has\u200c acknowledged the \u200bcharities did not meet his \u2062expectations and is in the process of officially dissolving one of them.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance&rsquo;s Rust Belt-focused nonprofit group to be dissolved after minimal success<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1731427\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> running mate, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH), is seeking to dissolve a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>charity<\/a> he formed after he published his memoir, <em>Hillbilly Elegy<\/em>, which has since been adapted into a movie.<\/p>\n<p>He created two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-weighs-flying-migrants-who-crossed-southern-border-to-northern-states-to-be-processed-report\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Weighs Flying Migrants Who Crossed Southern Border To Northern States To Be Processed: Report\">nonprofit groups<\/a> in 2016 to address problems in his home state of Ohio and other Rust Belt states. The two charities were largely supposed to address the opioid crisis, a lack of job opportunities, and lacking mental health treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Vance has been criticized for their lack of success. The original organization folded within five years and Vance put the other on hold when he ran successfully for the Senate in 2022. One of their only notable achievements was paying to send an addiction specialist to southern Ohio for a year who had questioned the well-documented role of prescription painkillers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-lawmakers-approve-prostitution-drug-injection-sites-bill\/\" title=\"Calif. lawmakers approve prostitution, drug injection sites bill\">national opioid crisis<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s acknowledged that they fell short of his aspirations. One of the groups filed paperwork in April reinstating the corporate status it had allowed to expire in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Trump-Vance campaign spokeswoman Taylor Van Kirk told the <em>Associated Press<\/em> that filing was required because the foundation still had money left in its bank account and did not signal that Vance intended to resume the foundation&rsquo;s efforts. She said he plans to close out its accounts and distribute the remaining balance, $11,000, to causes benefiting Appalachia.<\/p>\n<p>The main reason the groups failed to catch on is because a key organizer was diagnosed with cancer. The first foundation, Our Ohio Renewal, reported raising $221,000 in 2018, $80,000 of which was Vance&rsquo;s own money. It raised less than $50,000 the following year before being shut down in 2021, records show.<\/p>\n<p>The Our Ohio Renewal Foundation, the second charity, appears to have raised and spent only about $69,000 from 2017 to 2023.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vance has been under heavy fire since becoming Trump&rsquo;s running mate. Many have criticized him for his past comments about women and others without children.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), has faced different attacks. Republicans have painted him as a far-left governor who failed to protect Minneapolis during the George Floyd riots.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1731427\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1731427\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance&#8217;s nonprofit organization aimed at addressing issues in the Rust Belt is set to be dissolved due to limited success. Former President Donald Trump&#8217;s running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), established this charity following the release of his memoir, &#8220;Hillbilly Elegy,&#8221; which was later made into a film. In 2016, he founded two nonprofit organizations to tackle challenges in Ohio and other Rust Belt regions, primarily focusing on the opioid crisis, job scarcity, and inadequate mental health services. However, Vance has faced criticism for their ineffectiveness; one organization ceased operations within five years while he paused the other when he won a Senate seat in 2022. Their most significant achievement was funding an addiction specialist&#8217;s year-long position in southern Ohio who questioned the impact of prescription painkillers on the opioid epidemic. Acknowledging that these initiatives did not meet his expectations, Vance noted that one group recently filed paperwork to reinstate its corporate status after it had lapsed in 2022 due to remaining funds\u2014$11,000\u2014which will be distributed to support Appalachian causes rather than resuming operations. The failure of these groups is largely attributed to a key organizer being diagnosed with cancer. The first foundation raised $221,000 in 2018\u2014$80,000 from Vance himself\u2014but collected less than $50,000 before shutting down in 2021; meanwhile, the second charity reportedly raised and spent only about $69,000 from 2017 through 2023. Since becoming Trump\u2019s running mate, Vance has faced significant scrutiny over past remarks regarding women and individuals without children. In contrast, Democratic candidate Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) has been criticized by Republicans for being portrayed as a far-left leader who failed during the George Floyd protests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2325446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vance-charity.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38307,38308,16444,38306,15469],"class_list":["post-2325445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dissolution","tag-minimal-success","tag-nonprofit","tag-rust-belt","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Vance-charity.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325445\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}