After almost six years, Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies – the superPAC spearheaded by Republican strategist Karl Rove – has finally secured tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service.
The conservative group – which was established in 2010 just after the Citizens United ruling – became one of the most prominent targets in the IRS scandal involving the agency subjecting right-leaning organization to improper scrutiny.
According to ABC News, the organization was granted the status in November, but the agency just recently updated its database.
Crossroads GPS President Steven Law said Tuesday he the group should have been approved sooner.
“We have always taken compliance very seriously, so we’re not surprised by the final result,” Law said in a statement, The Washington Post reports. “What we were surprised by was how long it took and how people outside the IRS improperly tried to influence and politicize the process, not just against us but against many other law-abiding advocacy groups.”
It is now considered a 501(c)(4) “social welfare” nonprofit, which allows donors to give an unlimited amount of money and remain anonymous.
The organization, known for the campaign ads it produces, has raised around $330 million since its start, according to Open Secrets.
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