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Of the $21,601,892.48 contributed towards the 鈥淚nvest In Education鈥� Political Action Committee, the group backing Proposition 208, only .7 percent of all contributions 鈥� just $151,411.44 鈥� came from individual Arizona donors. 

The pro-Proposition 208鈥檚 third quarter and campaign finance reports reveal that nearly all of the group鈥檚 funding continues to come from wealthy donors, unions and special interest groups 鈥� all from out-of-state.

, , the editorial boards of the and , as well have urged Arizonans to reject the 77.7% income tax hike, citing the initiative鈥檚 anticipated loss of to , , and .

If Arizonans aren鈥檛 funding Proposition 208, who is?

National Education Association

The Washington, D.C.-based National Education Association 鈥� 鈥� contributed $6,000,000 in September and an additional $1,750,000 in October, for a total of $7,750,000.

The National Education Association鈥檚 , the Arizona Education Association, has donated a total of $1,147,291.09,

In total, 41 percent of all funding 鈥� nearly $9,000,000 鈥� in favor of Proposition 208 has come from the teachers union and its affiliated groups. 

The union reports in revenue each year.

Stand For Children

Portland, Ore.-based Stand For Children, which had has contributed another $5,153,627.78.

In total, $9,235,202 鈥� 42.75 percent 鈥� of pro-Proposition 208 contributions have come from Stand For Children. 

United Food and Commercial Workers

United Food and Commercial Workers, a union with across the country, donated $50,000 on Sept. 23. 

Most UFCW workers that will be taxed at the , while many small businesses will be taxed at a rate more than 60 percent higher, at . 

Open Society Foundation

The Open Society Foundation, based in Manhattan, on Oct. 14 in favor of Proposition 208 via its Open Society Policy Center. The Open Society Foundation reported $376 million of revenue in 2018, according to its .

Children鈥檚 Action Alliance

The Children鈥檚 Action Alliance donated $80,000 on Feb. 11 and an additional $5,000 on June 2. 

Movement Voter Project

The Movement Voter Project, based in Massachusetts, contributed $50,000 on Oct. 9. The group describes itself as seeking to build  

The group operates a fund, dubbed the 鈥淏ig 5 Battleground Fund,鈥� specifically supporting campaigns in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida and Arizona.

League Of Conservation Voters Education Fund

The League of Conservation Voters, a Washington, D.C.-based group which recently endorsed and her , donated $75,000 on Oct. 14. 

Garcia for Governor

The campaign committee for David Garcia, the 2018 Democratic nominee for Arizona governor, of 鈥渟urplus cash鈥� to the group on Oct. 9. 

Garcia, , lost to Gov. Doug Ducey by a 14 percent margin.

Wealthy out-of-state donors

Two out-of-state billionaires from Oklahoma and California have contributed $2.5 million to the campaign.

Stacy Schusterman of Tulsa, Okla. donated $2,000,000 on Sept. 4. 

Schusterman is an oil and gas executive whose family in 2011.

Arthur Rock, of San Francisco, Calif., donated $500,000 on Sept. 23. 

Rock, who , is a successful Silicon-valley venture capitalist. He is president of The BASIC Fund, which according to , helps low income families 鈥渁fford the cost of tuition at private schools in the Bay Area.鈥�

Rock has also been a major contributor to KIPP, a large national charter school network, and Schusterman serves on the of the Charter School Growth Fund. 

The pro-Proposition 208 campaign coalition includes Save Our Schools, a group hostile to school choice.