A new nonprofit has reportedly channeled hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations towards providing free security for professional conservative influencers, including Nick Shirley , potentially running afoul of tax law, according to experts.

Conservative activist Brandon Tatum, a former police officer, founded the Blackline Guardian Fund last year after the assassination of Charlie Kirk , he has said.

Since then, according to a New York Times analysis , the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit has directed at least $436,000 to right-wing content creators, including through an unusual arrangement passing donations through a related for-profit entity called Blackline Security Operations, of which Tatum is CEO.

Experts told the paper that the fund’s activities, channeling donations to for-profit content creators, could violate tax law.…