{"id":559658,"date":"2021-06-10T16:06:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T20:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=559658"},"modified":"2021-06-10T16:06:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T20:06:25","slug":"james-murdoch-gave-20-million-to-biden-progressive-groups-in-2020-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-murdoch-gave-20-million-to-biden-progressive-groups-in-2020-report\/","title":{"rendered":"James Murdoch Gave $20 Million To Biden, Progressive Groups In 2020: REPORT"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fjames-murdoch-gave-20-million-to-biden-progressive-groups-in-2020-report%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=559658&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>James Murdoch funneled $100 million into his Quadrivium Foundation, which gives to many progressive causes, and donated another $20 million to Democratic groups, CNBC reported.<\/p>\n<p>James and his wife Kathryn Murdoch, who are notoriously <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/07\/31\/james-murdoch-resigns-news-corp-disagreements-editorial-content\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">active political donors<\/a>, gave $20 million to President Joe Biden\u2019s campaign, groups opposed to former President Donald Trump and other political organizations in 2020, CNBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/06\/08\/james-murdoch-spent-100-million-to-fund-political-causes-during-2020-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>. The report didn\u2019t specify how much was given to Biden last year, but the couple reportedly gave $12.2 million to federal political action committees (PAC) that support Democratic candidates, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/news\/2020\/12\/kathryn-murdoch-james-demdonors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Responsive Politics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>James Murdoch, the son of billionaire media mogul <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/01\/22\/rupert-murdoch-serious-lack-of-transparency-potential-political-bias-at-facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rupert Murdoch<\/a> who developed Fox News, gave $300,000 to Unite the Country, $500,000 to Change Now PAC and $120,000 to America\u2019s Progressive Promise PAC among other donations last year, according to Center for Responsive Politics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/donor-lookup\/results?name=james+murdoch&#038;order=desc&#038;sort=A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">data<\/a>. Meanwhile, Kathryn Murdoch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/donor-lookup\/results?name=kathryn+murdoch&#038;order=desc&#038;sort=A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contributed<\/a> at least $6 million to Unite America, $1 million to Senate Majority PAC and $1.7 million to Ranked Choice Voting 2020 Committee in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the couple also infused $100 million into Quadrivium Foundation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/fm.cnbc.com\/applications\/cnbc.com\/resources\/editorialfiles\/2021\/06\/07\/QUADRIVIUM_2019_Tax_Return_990-PF.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tax documents<\/a> reviewed by CNBC. Quadrivium is a nonprofit organization that mainly gives to progressive causes and which they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/non-profit\/quadrivium-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">co-founded in 2014<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/18\/james-murdoch-private-jet-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: James Murdoch, Who Publicly Broke With Family Over Climate Change, Took $2.2 Million In \u2018Personal\u2019 Flights On Corporate Jet)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While James and Kathryn Murdoch contributed $100 million, it is unclear exactly how much of that funding Quadrivium used during the 2020 election cycle or has used since 2019. The foundation reportedly used a \u201clarge chunk\u201d of the money, according to CNBC.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7211501\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"34\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7211501\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7211501 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-607638066-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"James Murdoch and his wife Kathryn Murdoch attend the 68th Annual Emmy Awards in 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-607638066-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-607638066-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-607638066-620x414-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-607638066-768x513-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-607638066-1536x1026-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-607638066-2048x1368-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7211501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Murdoch and his wife Kathryn Murdoch attend the 68th Annual Emmy Awards in 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The organization gave slightly more than $8 million in political contributions during the 2020 election, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/industries\/contrib.php?ind=W02&#038;Bkdn=Source&#038;cycle=2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Responsive Politics<\/a>. Just $335,800 of that was given to political candidates while the vast majority was donated to outside groups.<\/p>\n<p>Quadrivium\u2019s five focus areas are democracy, technology and society, scientific understanding, climate change and ocean health, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qdvm.org\/#quadrivium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a> to its website.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look for initiatives that address the root causes of problems and where single actions can create multiple positive outcomes,\u201d Quadrivium\u2019s website states. \u201cWe prioritize the potential for lasting impact over safe bets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last year, amid the presidential election, James Murdoch <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/07\/31\/james-murdoch-resigns-news-corp-disagreements-editorial-content\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resigned<\/a> from his family\u2019s company News Corporation, which owns Fox News, over editorial differences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy resignation is due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company\u2019s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/investors.newscorp.com\/static-files\/95de89bc-7411-4dcb-a2e8-9dd0374e95b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a> in his letter of resignation.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for James and Kathryn Murdoch declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James Murdoch funneled $100 million into his Quadrivium Foundation, which gives to many progressive causes, and donated another $20 million to Democratic groups, CNBC reported.James and his wife Kathryn Murdoch, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279917,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-607638066-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"James Murdoch Gave $20 Million To Biden, Progressive Groups In 2020: REPORT","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-559658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-607638066-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"James Murdoch Gave $20 Million To Biden, Progressive Groups In 2020: REPORT","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559658","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=559658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}