IN-DEPTH: JPMorgan Chase Faces Backlash Over Alleged Discrimination Against Religious and Conservative Groups

Bank defeats shareholder proposal to investigate allegations of political, religious discrimination

People pass a sign for JPMorgan Chase at it's headquarters in Manhattan in this file photo. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

In the spring of 2022, Sam Brownback, a former U.S. senator, governor of Kansas, and U.S. ambassador, co-founded the National Committee for Religious Freedom (NCRF) to, in his words, “protect the right to the free exercise of faith for all Americans.”

NCRF’s board members decided to set up the non-profit’s bank accounts at JPMorgan Chase.