https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/03/how-new-yorks-top-advertisers-are-helping-fight-terrorist-propaganda/473805/
They’re considering setting up a 501(c)(3) non-profit or a foundation, which would allow American companies to donate toward the cause. It’s important the money come from the private sector and individuals, Jeffrey said. “It can’t look like anything political or part of the U.S. government.”
On January 8, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the directors of the FBI and the NSA, the director of national intelligence, and other officials traveled to San Jose, California, to meet in secret with tech-company executives.
When the government team returned to New York in December, they had backup. According to the administration official, the team included about a half-dozen new faces from the White House, the Justice Department, and the Intelligence Community. (One meeting participant said he learned a lot from CIA employees present in the meeting, but the agency would not confirm its involvement.)