Kroger unwittingly contributed to an Indiana militia group – Alexander Coolidge (Cincinnati Enquirer) / January 19 2021
Kroger has yanked an Indiana nonprofit from a list of community organizations eligible for charitable donations by the company after it learned it had unwittingly supported an anti-government militia group.
Kroger officials say Indiana Oath Keepers was an IRS-approved nonprofit that successfully signed up to receive donations through its customer-directed Community Rewards Program. The group was cut off Tuesday after Kroger learned it was “not aligned with the company’s values.”
Indiana Oath Keepers characterizes itself as a militia of former law enforcement and military personnel, but is called an extremist anti-government group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The FBI has been looking at extremist group ties of some of the Capitol rioters arrested, including the Oath Keepers. Prosecutors say some leaders of the group helped organize the Jan. 6 attack.
