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The '''Tea Party Patriots''' is one of thousands of groups in the [[Tea Party Movement]], claiming 2,800 smaller affiliate groups and over 15 million members. Co-founders and national coordinators of the Tea Party Patriots include [[Jenny Beth Martin]] and [[Mark Meckler]]. The Tea Party Patriots, acting as an individual group among many other [[Tea Party organizations]], focuses primarily on the goal of reestablishing [[limited government]] to America's [[Constitutional Republic]], and has expressed that they are not as supportive on the [[pro-life]] and [[marriage]] issues as other groups demonstrate. For example, [[Ralph King]], reportedly a member of the Tea Party Patriots national leadership council and also its co-coordinator in [[Ohio]], was quoted as follows:<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/15/nat-6849/</ref>

The '''Tea Party Patriots''' is a 501(c)4 non-profit organization which is a part of the [[Tea Party Movement]]. While many other such organizations exist, the Tea Party Patriots in relatively large, claiming 2,800 smaller affiliate groups and over 15 million members. Co-founders and national coordinators of the Tea Party Patriots include [[Jenny Beth Martin]] and [[Mark Meckler]]. The Tea Party Patriots, acting as an individual group among many other [[Tea Party organizations]], focuses primarily on the goal of reestablishing [[limited government]] to America's [[Constitutional Republic]], and has expressed that they are not as supportive on the [[pro-life]] and [[marriage]] issues as other groups demonstrate. For example, [[Ralph King]], reportedly a member of the Tea Party Patriots national leadership council and also its co-coordinator in [[Ohio]], was quoted as follows:<ref>http://www.lifenews.com/2010/11/15/nat-6849/</ref>

{{cquote|When they were out in the [[Boston Harbor]], they weren’t arguing about who was gay or who was having an abortion. I look at myself as pretty socially conservative. But that’s not what we push through the Tea Party Patriots.}}

{{cquote|When they were out in the [[Boston Harbor]], they weren’t arguing about who was gay or who was having an abortion. I look at myself as pretty socially conservative. But that’s not what we push through the Tea Party Patriots.}}

A $1 million anonymous donor to the Tea Party Patriots will benefit the thousands of its affiliate groups across the [[United States]].<ref>Jake Gibson. [[Fox News|FOXNews]]: [http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/09/21/tea-party-group-receives-anonymous-million-dollar-donation-accepts-obamas-challenge Tea Party Group Receives Anonymous Million Dollar Donation; Accepts Obama's Challenge], September 21, 2010.</ref> As a 501(c)4 entity under the federal tax code, Tea Party Patriots is not regulated by federal campaign finance laws and therefore not required to reveal its funding sources.

As a grassroots organization, the Tea Party Patriots typically receive small, private donations. However, they made the news in 2010 when $1 million was anonomously donated be a single entity.  It was given to help fund the thousands of affiliate groups under the organization, which are spread across the [[United States]].<ref>Jake Gibson. [[Fox News|FOXNews]]: [http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/09/21/tea-party-group-receives-anonymous-million-dollar-donation-accepts-obamas-challenge Tea Party Group Receives Anonymous Million Dollar Donation; Accepts Obama's Challenge], September 21, 2010.</ref>

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