AMERICA RISING PAC CALLS FOR CLINTON FOUNDATION TO

RELEASE RECORDS ON SPENDING PRACTICES

Arlington, VA On Monday, the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation filed its IRS Form
990 for the tax year of 2013, which revealed questionable spending practices, including a total travel
budget of over $8.4 million, nearly 10 percent of the foundations total expenditures, and millions
more spent on efforts that could benefit an upcoming presidential campaign. In the filing, the
foundation acknowledges that the multi-million dollar travel budget includes private jets chartered
for Bill and Hillary Clinton.
In response, America Rising PAC is calling upon Hillary Clinton to provide a detailed accounting of
the Foundations expenditures on her and her husbands travel, including possible politically-related
travel, travel expenses related to her 2014 book tour, or other personal travel.
In addition, America Rising PAC calls on Hillary Clinton to release documentation outlining how the
foundation spends funds that could aid an upcoming presidential campaign, including over $8 million
on a fundraising campaign in 2013 alone that was reportedly seen as a dry run for Clintons
upcoming 2016 presidential campaign, and overseen by a Clinton insider widely viewed as the
campaigns likely Finance Director.
The Clinton Foundation has raised hundreds of millions that it claims is for charitable causes, but
clearly overlaps with Hillary Clintons political ambitions. The Foundation must be transparent in all
spending so voters can see how it used charitable funds to subsidize expensive air travel, a lavish
personal lifestyle, the courting of political donors, or other campaign related travel, said America
Rising PAC Executive Director Tim Miller.
With 10 percent of the Clinton Foundations spending going toward travel, and the Foundations
acknowledgement that it approves chartered private jet flights for Bill and Hillary Clinton, its past
time for the self-described most transparent person in public life to provide a detailed accounting of
how her family foundation spends the money it raises, he added.
America Rising PAC is calling upon Hillary Clinton to release the following information about the
expenditures of the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation in 2013-2014, including but not
limited to:
1. Itemized executive travel expenses for Bill and Hillary Clinton that have been paid for by the
Clinton Foundation.
2. All other related travel expenses for Bill and Hillary Clinton, including lodging, security, food,
entertainment and other expenses.
3. A detailed accounting of all fundraising-related expenditures, including but not limited to:

A full list of the foundations fundraising staff, paid consultants or volunteers.

A list of donors or prospective donors who had access to Clinton Foundation jets or other
travel accommodations.

Clinton Foundation expenses related to the development of fundraising databases or

grassroots email lists.

4. A full list of foundation staff or paid consultants who have previously worked as staff or paid
consultants to the following staffs or organizations run by the Clintons or the Democratic
Party:

The State Department from January 2009 to January 2013.

The White House from January 2009 to present.
The Obama for America 2008 or 2012 campaigns.
The Democratic National Committee from January 1993 to present.
Hillary Clintons Senate office from January 2001 to January 2009.
The White House from January 1993 to January 2001.

Background
HILLARY CLINTONS CLAIMS OF TRANSPARENCY
During The 2008 Presidential Campaign, Clinton Called Herself The Most Transparent
Person In Public Life
Then-Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY): Im The Most Transparent Person In Public
Life. SEN. CLINTON: I think I'm probably the most transparent person in public life. I think -what, 60 books? -- 60 books have been written -- I mean, you know, I feel you know a lot more about
me than you know about anybody else. Much of it untrue, but, nevertheless, it's all out there. I think
that actually -- this will be an exciting day for all of you. I understand that the National Archive is
finally going to release 11,000 pages of my schedules tomorrow, which, as you know, has been totally
their prerogative, as their process under law, which they have followed very painstakingly. (Sen. Hillary
Clinton (D-NY), Press Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 3/18/08)

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MOST RECENT IRS 990 FILING
On November 17, 2014, The Clinton Foundation Filed Its Annual IRS Form 990 Filing,
Which Lists The Foundations Mission And Charitable Causes
On November 17, 2014, The Bill, Hillary And Chelsea Foundation Filed Its Most Recent
Form 990 With The Internal Revenue Service. (Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, 2013 Form 990, p. 1, Filed
11/17/14)

The Clinton Foundations Stated Mission Is To Improve Global Health, Increase

Opportunities For Women And Girls, Create Economic Opportunity And Address
Climate Change. SUMMARY: IMPROVE GLOBAL HEALTH & WELLNESS, INCREASE
OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN/GIRLS, REDUCE CHILDHOOD OBESITY, CREATE ECONOMIC
OPP & GROWTH AND HELP COMMUNITIES ADDRESS THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
(Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, 2013 Form 990, p. 1, Filed 11/17/14)

BILL AND HILLARY CLINTONS TRAVEL EXPENSES

In Its Filing, The Clinton Foundation Acknowledges That It Pays For Bill And Hillary
Clintons Air Travel By Charter Or In First Class
Clinton Foundation: William J. Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, And Chelsea Clinton
May Require The Need To Travel By Charter Or In First Class, The Determination Of
Which Will Be Made On A Case-By-Case Basis. THE BOARD RECOGNIZES THAT, DUE TO
EXTRAORDINARY SECURITY AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, HILLARY
RODHAM CLINTON, AND CHELSEA CLINTON MAY REQUIRE THE NEED TO TRAVEL BY
CHARTER OR IN FIRST CLASS, THE DETERMINATION OF WHICH WILL BE MADE ON A CASEBY-CASE BASIS. (Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, 2013 Form 990, p. 40, Filed 11/17/14)

Clinton Foundation: Travel Is Paid For Directly By The Foundation And

Reimbursement Is Not Necessary. THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE IS COVERED BY POLICY,
TRAVEL INDICATED ABOVE IS NOT IN A SEPARATE POLICY, BUT IS KNOWN TO THE BOARD.
IN MOST CASES SUCH TRAVEL IS PAID FOR DIRECTLY BY THE FOUNDATION AND
REIMBURSEMENT IS NOT NECESSARY. (Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, 2013 Form 990, p. 40, Filed 11/17/14)

The Clinton Foundations Travel Expenses Accounted For Over $8 Million Of Overall
Spending, Nearly 10 Percent Of The Foundations Overall Expenses
In 2013, The Clinton Foundation Spent Over $8.44 Million On Travel. (Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton
Foundation, 2013 Form 990, p. 10, Filed 11/17/14)

In 2013, The Clinton Foundation Had Total Expenses Of $84.7 Million. (Bill, Hillary & Chelsea
Clinton Foundation, 2013 Form 990, p. 1, Filed 11/17/14)

In 2014, Hillary Clinton Traveled The Country On A Private Jet During Her Speaking
Engagements And Her Book Tour
Clinton Traveled Around By Private Jet During Her 2014 Speaking Engagements And
Book Tour. On her current book tour, the former secretary of state has traveled the country by
private jet as she has for many of her speaking engagements since stepping down as secretary of state
last year. (Philip Rucker, Some Democrats Fear Clintons Wealth And Imperial Image Could Be Damaging In 2016, The Washington Post,
6/22/14)

CLINTON FOUNDATION FUNDRAISING OPERATION SEEN AS A DRY RUN FOR

2016 CAMPAIGN
Clinton Used The Foundations Fundraising Apparatus To Test 2016 Presidential
Campaign Donor Outreach Strategies
Dennis Cheng, Who Manages Fundraising For The Clinton Foundation And Served As
Hillary Clintons Deputy Chief Of Protocol At The State Department, Is The
Frontrunner For Finance Director Dennis Cheng, who manages fundraising for the Clinton
Foundation and served as Hillary Clinton's deputy chief of protocol at the State Department, is the
frontrunner for finance director, according to multiple Democrats. Huma Abedin, as well as longtime
Clinton aide Philippe Reines and Nick Merrill, Clinton's current spokesperson, are expected to serve
in influential roles in and around the campaign. (Brianna Keilar, Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign Quietly Begins To
Take Shape, CNN, 11/4/14)

Chengs Role At The Foundation Was Seen As A Dry Run For 2016. Dennis Cheng, Mrs.
Clintons deputy chief of protocol at the State Department and a finance director of her presidential
campaign, will oversee the endowment drive, which some of the Clintons donors already describe as a
dry run for 2016. (Nicholas Confessore and Amy Chozick, Unease At Clinton Foundation Over Finances And Ambitions, The New York
Times, 8/14/13)

The Clinton Foundation Spent Over $8 Million, Or Nearly 10 Percent Of Its Budget, On
Fundraising
In 2013, The Clinton Foundation Spent Over $8.0 Million On Fundraising Expenses. (Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, 2013 Form 990, p. 10, Filed 11/17/14)

In 2013, The Clinton Foundation Had Total Expenses Of $84.7 Million. (Bill, Hillary & Chelsea
Clinton Foundation, 2013 Form 990, p. 1, Filed 11/17/14)