Democracy 21 filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) calling for an investigation into two groups, American Issues Project (AIP) and American Leadership Project (ALP), charging that the groups have violated campaign finance laws. A Democracy 21 press release states; "The complaint also urges the FEC, if it finds that violations have occurred, to determine whether the organizers, managers and leaders of AIP and ALP, including major donors who played such a role, also violated the laws." The complaint suggested that the groups should be considered regulated "political committees," and subject to contribution restrictions, including a $5,000 annual limit on money received from each contributor. AIP is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, classified as a "qualified nonprofit corporation," (QNC) and ALP is a 527 organization. Democracy 21 also wrote to the Internal Revenue Service and called for an investigation to determine whether AIP violated IRS rules. As a 501(c)(4), campaign activity can not be the group's primary purpose. "The FEC complaint we filed today is intended to help ensure that the FEC continues to take enforcement action against any illegal activities by outside spending groups that may occur in the 2008 election," Wertheimer stated.