Charitable arms of major Wall Street asset managers Fidelity Investments and The Vanguard Group have financially supported advocacy groups promoting assisted suicide, according to data reported by the Daily Caller.

Donor-advised funds (DAFs) managed by Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund (FC) and Vanguard Charitable, both independent 501(c)(3) public charities, facilitated approximately $1.4 million in grants from 2020 to 2023 and $1.5 million from 2021 to 2024 to Compassion & Choices, the largest and oldest assisted suicide advocacy group in the United States.

In the fiscal year 2024-2025, Compassion & Choices and its C&C Action Network reportedly spent over $1.5 million on direct lobbying, $3.7 million on policy and litigation, $3.9 million on advocacy, and $8.3 million on public education efforts.

Fidelity Investments and The Vanguard Group are among the largest asset managers in the U.S., managing over $7 trillion and $12 trillion respectively in 2024. Over 100 million Americans use 401(k) retirement plans, which typically rely on such asset managers.

Beyond assisted suicide advocacy, FC also facilitated over $82 million in grants to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, $834,000 to the Human Rights Campaign, and $4 million to the Southern Poverty Law Center in 2022.

Meanwhile, disabled rights advocates filed lawsuits last month against Illinois and New York, expressing concerns that medical staff might use new assisted suicide laws to avoid providing long-term medical care to disabled patients.

A room in The Family Birthing Center at Manchester Memorial Hospital was photographed on March 6, 2025, highlighting ongoing healthcare debates in the U.S.

Sources