House Democrats ask IRS to eye tax implications of $10M transfer to Hope Florida

Top Democrats in the Florida House are demanding the Internal Revenue Service open an investigation into whether the Hope Florida Foundation and two social welfare organizations that received money from it properly reported the funds to the IRS and, moreover, whether any of the organizations have to pay taxes on the funds. House Democratic Leader [

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: September 30, 2026

Words: 647

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago


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Top Democrats in the Florida House are demanding the Internal Revenue Service open an investigation into whether the Hope Florida Foundation and two social welfare organizations that received money from it properly reported the funds to the IRS and, moreover, whether any of the organizations have to pay taxes on the funds.

House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell of Tampa and state Rep. Kelly Skidmore of Boca Raton sent a letter to IRS …

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