San Antonio nonprofit SA2020 closes, says funders refused to back its racial equity work

San Antonio nonprofit SA2020 is shutting down amid donor backlash over a statement the group released in November calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and accusing local leaders of "enabling" Israel's military action there. "In the wake of our statement on Palestine, local funders withheld payment on existing grant contracts, threatened our 501(c)(3) status, sought to control our public communications, and pressured us to remain silent," the group said in a statement posted Tuesday on its website. "Twenty percent of our nonprofit partners withdrew their partnership with SA2020, many citing a desire to remain 'politically neutral.'"