CA’s Donor-Disclosure Law Threatens Religious Charities

As Americans, we often take for granted that our government generally has no business regulating what we believe, what we say, who we associate with, or what organizations we support financially. But California now demands that each of the more than 60,000 private charities registered in the state provide it annually with the names and addresses of their top donors.

Regrettably, California’s attorneys general have not given such sensitive information the respect it deserves. Their office has leaked donor information like a sieve, publicly releasing information from over 1,700 groups.