(The Center Square) – The federal government gave about $2.5 million in two years to a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that says it aims to be a “trusted bipartisan source of expertise and insight” on banking and financial technology regulations. But the nonprofit’s mission has expanded into social and public policy issues, like gender bias and climate change, according to an investigation by The Center Square. 

Elizabeth Benton, front left, Alice Hall, Anne Pearson, Anita Leanord, Jewell Russell, Sharon Brown and Rev. David L. Benton came together for…