Billionaire Yass Backed a Nonprofit That Took on DEI Policies

Billionaire Jeff Yass’ foundation spent hundreds of thousands of dollars supporting a nonprofit group that brought litigation on behalf of those who spoke out against diversity initiatives, critical race theory programs and other lightning-rod topics in schools and legislatures nationwide.

The Susquehanna Foundation gave $500,000 in 2023 to the Institute for Free Speech, a nonpartisan group that filed several lawsuits in the same year that sought to protect the free speech of people who opposed affirmative action in Texas, anti-racist guidelines in California community colleges and a Colorado bill around name changes and gender identity, according to tax ...