Marcus Owens Quoted in Bloomberg, Anonymous Donations Can Remain
Secret Despite IRS Requirement to Disclose  July 26, 2012,
Bloomberg Excerpt taken from the article.  The handwriting over
disclosure of who is giving money to 501(c)(4)'s in the run-up
to the 2012 presidential election has increased, as donors
seeking anonymity try to bring a cone of silence down around
their contributions.  Social welfare organizations that are tax
exempt under Section 501(c)(4) of the tax code offer a vital
benefit to donors that want anonymity: unlike PACs they do not
have to disclose their donors to the public.  Always an issue
around election time, the identity of those contributing to
these groups that funnel funds into candidate-related activities
is more pronounced than ever, with the Republican-led Crossroads
GPS and Democratic-led Priorities USA, two of the best known
super-PACs, pledging to raise millions for issue advocacy
related to their respective candidates. They are expected to
have a major impact on the 2012 e