{{Short description|Conservative nonprofit}} {{Prose|date=June 2021}} {{use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
The '''Wisconsin Club for Growth''' is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization based in Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite news|last1=DeFour|first1=Matthew|title=Complaint: Wisconsin Club for Growth violated IRS rules|url=http://host.madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/complaint-wis|accessdate=5 July 2015|publisher=Wisconsin State Journal|date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> It financially supported Wisconsin governor Scott Walker during the 2012 election that sought to recall him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/us/politics/behind-scott-walker-a-longstanding-conservative-alliance-against-unions.html|title=Behind Scott Walker, a Longstanding Conservative Alliance Against Unions|first1=Patrick|last1=Healy|first2=Monica|last2=Davey|work=The New York Times |date=June 8, 2015|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref><ref name="shepherdexpress1">{{cite web|author=Also from Lisa Kaiser |url=http://shepherdexpress.com/article-permalink-23028.html |title=Who Was Wisconsin Club for Growth's $1 Million Donor?|publisher=Shepherd Express |date= April 2, 2014|accessdate=2015-07-05}}</ref> It had $8 million in revenue in 2012.<ref name="shepherdexpress1" />
==Governance== The Wisconsin Club for Growth is directed by Eric O'Keefe and R. J. Johnson, the latter of whom worked on Scott Walker's 2010 and 2012 campaigns.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fisher |first=Marc |author-link=Marc Fisher |date=March 25, 2012 |title=Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's recall vote: Big money fuels small-government fight |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/wisconsin-gov-scott-walkers-recall-sharpens-fight-over-money-in-politics/2012/03/22/gIQAbUHDaS_story.html |url-access=limited |access-date=May 2, 2023 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref name="shepherdexpress1" /><ref>{{cite web |date=13 February 2015 |title=Prosecutor in Scott Walker Probe Asks Justices to Recuse |url=http://www.prwatch.org/news/2015/02/12734/walker-wisconsin-supreme-court-recuse |accessdate=2015-07-05 |publisher=PR Watch}}</ref>
==Funds disbursed== These are among funds given: *In 2011, $4.2 million to Citizens for a Strong America treasurer Valerie Johnson (the wife of R. J. Johnson) and director John Connors,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shepherdexpress.com/article-permalink-22099.html|title = The New John Doe Investigation|date = 6 November 2013}}</ref> *$450,000 to the Austin, Texas–based Alliance for Self-Governance, an inactive tax-exempt operation launched by O’Keefe,<ref name="shepherdexpress1"/> *$250,000 to the Washington, D.C.–based voucher group American Federation for Children,<ref name="shepherdexpress1"/> *$2.9 million to the political arm of the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.<ref name="shepherdexpress1"/>
==Donations received== These are among donations received: *$1,500,000 from John Menard Jr.,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/morning_roundup/2015/03/secret-1-5m-donation-from-wisconsin-billionaire.html |title=Secret $1.5M donation from Wisconsin billionaire Menard uncovered in Scott Walker dark-money probe - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Business Journal |publisher=Bizjournals.com |date=2015-03-25 |accessdate=2015-07-05}}</ref> *$1,000,000 from Stephen Cohen,<ref name="jsonline1">{{cite web|last=Marley |first=Patrick |url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/walker-wanted-funds-sent-to-wisconsin-club-for-growth-b99336519z1-272364371.html |title=Walker wanted funds funneled to Wisconsin Club for Growth |publisher=Jsonline.com |date=2014-08-22 |accessdate=2015-07-05}}</ref> the founder of SAC Capitol Advisors, *$700,000 from Gogebic Taconite LLC,<ref name="jsonline1"/> owned by Chris Cline, *$250,000 from hedge fund CEO Paul Singer,<ref name="jsonline1"/> *$100,000 from manufacturer Maclean-Fogg Co,<ref name="jsonline1"/> *$50,000 from Atlanticus Holdings CEO David Hanna's trust,<ref name="jsonline1"/> *$50,000 from hedge fund chairman Bruce Kovner, *$50,000 from natural gas and oil producer Devon Energy, *$15,000 from Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone, *$15,000 from Donald Trump,<ref name="jsonline1"/> *$50,000 from Richard Colburn, vice-president of Consolidated Electrical Distributors,<ref name="jsonline1"/> *$25,000 from Keith Colburn, president of Consolidated Electrical Distributors.<ref name="jsonline1"/>
==See also== *Club for Growth *2011 Wisconsin protests *2011 Wisconsin Act 10 *Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation *Dark money *Money loop
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