Escalation in Motion: Reparations Project & Fund for Reparations NOW! Referred to Payment Processors for Investigation

The Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust (FRFT), backed by a FOIA-confirmed acknowledgment from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Case #2025-FO-00112), has formally escalated actions against two prominent fundraising campaigns falsely operating under the banner of “reparations.”

The first, The Reparations Project, operated by the Quarterman & Keller Foundation, has been reported to Stripe—their payment processor—for potential violations of Stripe’s Restricted Business Policy and Services Agreement. Our letter details deceptive fundraising under reparations claims, failure to coordinate with the legally recognized Trust, and misleading donor outreach practices without lawful verification of beneficiaries (Verified Freedmen). We also cited concerns regarding their 501(c)(3) accountability and lack of transparency surrounding donor designations and fund transfers.

The second entity, Fund for Reparations NOW!, is operated by Institute of the Black World 21st Century Inc. (EIN: 30-01*), and directly linked to NAARC (National African American Reparations Commission). This group was reported to PayPal, their payment processor, using a FOIA-backed legal authority notice and accompanying screenshots. PayPal confirmed the escalation was received and active. The account’s email domain, donation structure, and race-generalized fundraising practices—absent lawful coordination with FRFT—formed the basis of our claims. We are now following up with PayPal’s legal department in San Jose to finalize this case.

The Trust has made clear: any reparations-labeled fundraising must go through the FOIA-acknowledged Freedmen Reparations Fund Trust to ensure the protection, verification, and economic restoration of Verified Freedmen (the direct status group harmed by U.S. chattel slavery).

These escalations represent a major step toward eliminating unauthorized, flat-raced exploitation of reparations in the nonprofit sector. Our work continues until lawful reparations governance is fully enforced and respected.