On September 24, 2026, the day before Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States, two U.S. House committee chairmen requested the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service to investigate a series of tax-exempt organizations funded by Neville Roy Singham, an American citizen residing in Shanghai. The reason behind this request is that these organizations may be illegally promoting information consistent with the Chinese Communist Party’s stance.
The U.S. House Select Committee on China Issues Chairman John Moolenaar and House Fundraising Committee Chairman Jason Smith submitted this request to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and IRS Commissioner Frank Bisignano on Wednesday.
The request letter stated that these organizations are spreading CCP propaganda and inciting divisions in controversial issues, including disseminating false information on artificial intelligence topics. U.S. law does not allow tax-exempt organizations to engage in such behavior.
“This network of non-profit organizations associated with the CCP is using our laws to incite American citizens to create divisions and anger in public debates,” Moolenaar said. “No one is above the law; if Singham’s organizations violate the obligations of tax-exempt organizations, their privileges should be revoked immediately, and the Justice Department should bring the most severe legal action against them.”
Smith stated that this network is not a grassroots movement. He said, “It is a machine controlled by Singham residing in Shanghai, and its actions are a means for Beijing to weaken America’s leadership in artificial intelligence by exploiting loopholes in U.S. tax laws.”
Before the publication of this article, Singham’s representative could not be reached for comment.
Moolenaar and Smith had written to the Treasury Department and the IRS on April 8, pointing out that some organizations associated with the CCP may be violating tax-exempt regulations.
Smith alleged that these organizations engaged in false information propaganda against American data centers, another example of the CCP using U.S. tax policies and public debates to hinder American technological advancement.
In May of this year, the House Fundraising Committee disclosed that it is investigating “BreakThrough News,” the “Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research,” and “The People’s Forum.”
The committee stated that these three organizations belong to a U.S. non-profit organization network associated with the CCP and receive funding from Singham, a former technology giant. Smith had written to these organizations in February and September of last year requesting relevant information but did not receive responses. On May 4 of this year, Smith wrote to these organizations again.
Smith mentioned that between 2017 and 2022, Singham and his wife had channeled over $20 million to “The People’s Forum” through shell companies and donor-advised funds. Since 2020, “BreakThrough News” received over $1 million in donations from the “Justice and Education Foundation,” $60,600 from the “Progressive Unity Foundation,” and $540,000 through the Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund. The committee noted that these donation channels are linked to Singham.
In 2019, “Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research” received a $700,000 donation from the tax-exempt foundation linked to Singham – the United Community Fund; partial funding from an organization co-founded by Singham’s wife, Jodie Evans, known as “CODEPINK”; and over $12.5 million from a donor-advised fund partially funded by Singham.
The committee set a deadline of May 18 for these organizations to submit the required documents.
On February 10, the House Fundraising Committee’s hearing had already put this Marxist advocacy organization network under scrutiny. Adam Sohn, CEO of the social media threat intelligence firm Narravance, testified that in July 2024, the statements made by these organizations at a protest event in Washington, including burning the American flag, were “not protected speech.” Sohn referred to these protest activities as “carefully orchestrated subversion.”
Smith stated that the committee will “follow the money trail and thoroughly investigate the funding sources of this dark network.” In late July, he issued subpoenas to the three non-profit organizations associated with Singham, claiming that tens of millions of dollars in funding originated from Singham.
Singham is currently under investigation by a federal grand jury for suspected illegal money transfers.
In September 2025, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna wrote to Treasury Secretary Bessent, requesting him to “conduct a formal assessment of Singham’s organizations and funded far-left entities.”
The two lawmakers stated that Singham identifies himself as a socialist and resides in Shanghai together with Evans. He ignored the committee’s request for documents in June and “may have failed to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).”
“We must swiftly stop providing funding and material support to malicious activities directed by the CCP,” the two lawmakers wrote.
The letter mentioned organizations connected to Singham, including the Party for Socialism and Liberation, CODEPINK, No Cold War, United Community Fund, Justice and Education Foundation, People’s Support Foundation, The People’s Forum, and Dongsheng News.