In January 2019 , Kolfage posted a message to the GoFundMe page that he had decided that raising money through a nonprofit would be more successful . A new 501 ( c ) ( 4 ) nonprofit was created and called '' We Build The Wall Inc. '' through which Kolfage plans to have segments of the wall privately constructed through negotiations with landowners along the border . GoFundMe however issued a statement after Kolfage 's statement that it would give refunds unless the donor chose to opt into the change to where the donations would go . By January 2019 , former Kansas Secretary of State and anti-immigration activist Kris Kobach had joined Kolfage 's advisory board . Kobach said he was currently unpaid , but might take a paid position with Kolfage 's organization . He is also exploring a 2020 run for the seat of retiring Kansas Senator Pat Roberts . Kobach indicated the biggest problems along the border were " litter and security . " In a phone call between him and the president on January 23 , 2019 , Kobach said Donald Trump , endorsed the project saying , " ... the project has my blessing , and you can tell the media that . " As the money Kolfage is accumulating is going to a 501 ( c ) 4 , it could all be spent as " dark money " in political campaigns , with next to no public reporting of expenditures required . Concern has been raised about how the money from the GoFundMe would be distributed after the fundraiser has ended . While on the fundraiser Kolfage has stated that he has contacted the Trump administration about donating the money , and citizens can mail money as gifts to the United States , according to the U.S. Treasury Department . He has also cited the 2012 Washington Monument restoration project in which a philanthropist billionaire matched donations to restore the monument after the 2011 East Coast earthquake . It is not clear if the Department of Homeland Security can accept gifts , and if the money is accepted it would still go into a general fund that must be allocated by Congress
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