Nonprofits that have received funding from Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss have been funneling the money into American politics and policy, according to newly available tax documents.
The Berger Action Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides “philanthropic support” to organizations that advocate for solutions to “some of our world’s biggest problems” including the “climate crises, income inequality, and health disparities,” works with the Wyss Foundation, a charitable foundation established in 1998 by businessman Wyss.
Wyss is estimated to have a fortune of $5.1 billion stemming from the 2012 sale of his medical device maker Synthes USA to pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson for $20.2 billion….