Mainstream liberal foundations, private charities with histories of supporting terrorist-linked groups, a Chinese Communist Party-aligned businessman, and an array of left-wing activist organizations with histories of operating in Latin America have, in recent years, united by bankrolling the organizations taking to the streets to protest America’s arrest of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Among the most vocal critics of the U.S. military-supported arrest of Maduro have been CODEPINK, the ANSWER Coalition, and The People’s Forum — a trio of left-wing activist groups that have traditionally aligned themselves with countries and organizations hostile to the United States. To voice their opposition to the military action, the groups have organized street protests in cities across the country while flooding social media with messaging accusing the U.S. of colonialism, violating international law, and comparing it to past U.S. military adventures — talking points that have since been adopted by mainstream Democrats.
These three groups share considerable ties owing to their shared leadership and sources of funding.
Their mobilization this week in the aftermath of Maduro’s arrest, as previously documented by journalist Asra Nomani, was rapid.
At 1:35 a.m., just as U.S. special forces landed in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, the executive director at The People’s Forum, a New York City-based nonprofit organization, declared that the American incursion represented an “illegal bombing.” Roughly an hour later, the group called on Maduro sympathizers to stage an “emergency protest” in the heart of New York City.
The ANSWER Coalition and CODEPINK responded with comparable urgency, with the former calling for an “emergency day of action” at 2:29 a.m. and the latter accusing the U.S. of “war crimes” as early as 6:09 a.m. The trio of groups has collaborated in demonstration organization and messaging campaigns in the days since Maduro’s capture.
A Washington Examiner analysis of tax filings tracked roughly $7 million worth of funding flowing into these groups from a variety of sources since 2020. However, much of the funding they receive is anonymous, as, while charitable foundations are legally required to disclose their giving, individuals are allowed to remain anonymous, prompting speculation that foreign donors could be funding domestic activism.
People’s Support Foundation, a left-wing grantmaking organization run by CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans, was the single largest donor recorded in public disclosures, giving $5 million to The People’s Forum in 2024. Evans’s husband, Neville Roy Singham, is a self-described socialist who sold his software firm for approximately $785 million in 2017. Since then, he has been accused of using his immense wealth to advance the interests of America’s adversaries, chiefly China.
A 2023 New York Times report linked Singham to Chinese government-backed propaganda efforts, but the former tech executive has denied having a relationship with the CCP. Singham has praised former Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez, describing the country under his rule as a “phenomenally democratic place.”
Singham reportedly provides The People’s Forum and CODEPINK with the bulk of their funding. The People’s Forum, in turn, provides the ANSWER Coalition’s parent organization with cash and general support. Another CODEPINK co-founder, Medea Benjamin, is the source of funds for Arc of Justice, which provided CODEPINK with $606,000 between 2020 and 2022.
Benjamin has a history of supporting America’s adversaries, including the communist Viet Cong and the Marxist Sandinista regime in Nicaragua.
Many of the organizations pouring funds into groups protesting Maduro’s capture have also financially supported entities linked to terrorist organizations.
The Alalusi Foundation, a charity operated by a wealthy Bay Area Arab-American who owns a grouting company, gave $20,000 to CODEPINK in 2024. That same year, the foundation cut large checks to organizations with links of varying strength to Islamic terrorists. Among these were the Alliance for Global Justice, the U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights, and American Muslims for Palestine.
In March 2025, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced a congressional investigation amid allegations that multiple leaders of American Muslims for Palestine have strong ties to Hamas and other terrorist groups.
Among these was AMP’s former executive director, who served as “secretary general” of the Islamic Association for Palestine, which court records show was founded with funds from senior Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzook. Other individuals flagged by the senator included AMP’s current executive director, who worked for IAP’s media operation and interviewed top Hamas leaders; a former AMP board member, who served as the “Michigan representative” for IAP; and the organization’s accountant, who served as IAP’s president. Additionally, multiple individuals associated with AMP were also involved with the Holy Land Foundation, which, according to U.S. government estimates, sent “$12.4 million outside of the United States with the intent to willfully contribute funds, goods, and services to Hamas.”
Meanwhile, Alliance for Global Justice was the longtime parent organization of Samidoun, a group that the Treasury Department sanctioned in October 2024 for operating as an “international fundraiser” for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. USCPR held a conference in May 2024 that was endorsed by a founding member of the PFLP and has produced reams of material supporting Hamas, including its Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel.
The Yoosufani Family Foundation, similar to the Alalusi Foundation, is run by a Texas-based Pakistani businessman and gave $100,000 to CODEPINK in 2024. That same year, the foundation cut five-figure checks to AMP, USCPR, and a media organization called the “Electronic Intifada.”
The Alalusi and Yoosufani Family Foundations are far from the only link connecting the groups behind pro-Maduro demonstrations to terrorist organizations.
For instance, The People’s Forum accepted a $33,000 donation from the Alliance for Global Justice at some point between April 2023 and March 2024, after the organization began taking criticism for its ties to Islamic terrorists. Additionally, in 2024, the Fred R. Martin Foundation donated $15,000 to the Alliance for Global Justice, with an additional $10,000 allocated to The People’s Forum that same year. The People’s Forum grant was earmarked specifically for supporting Cuba’s left-wing regime.
Support for left-wing regimes in Latin America was another common thread uniting the backers of CODEPINK, the ANSWER Coalition, and The People’s Forum.
The Justice and Education Fund is a left-of-center grantmaking network that bankrolls “popular education schools” in South America to boost support for left-wing ideas in the region. It provided nearly half a million dollars to CODEPINK between 2020 and 2022. On top of CODEPINK, the Justice and Education Fund has also poured hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent years into BreakThrough News, a far-reaching media operation that has been accused of providing support for adversaries of the U.S., such as the Chinese Communist Party, former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, and Russia.
Following the American raid in Caracas, BreakThrough News has been flooding its large social media accounts with messages criticizing the U.S. and offering support to the Maduro regime.
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While receiving funding from organizations sympathetic to terrorist-linked groups and left-wing radicals, CODEPINK also counted on institutions close to the mainstream liberal movement for support.
The Tides Foundation, one of the largest dark money networks on the Left, for instance, gave $268,000 to CODEPINK between 2020 and 2024. Other mainstream organizations that have directed money toward CODEPINK and its allies since 2020 include the Good Planet Foundation, the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, and ImpactAssets.