A groundbreaking investigation by NGO Monitor has uncovered that organizations with documented ties to Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine are actively raising funds from within the United States, utilizing digital funding platforms and support from far-left organizations.
These entities access American donor money through tax-exempt nonprofits, managed funds, and established financial services. Some organizations employ American companies to process their donations. The NGO Monitor research examined five private foundations, a foundation serving as a conduit for third-party donations, and an online payment service – all functioning as funding sources for organizations maintaining verified connections with terrorist groups.
The "Middle East Peace Foundation" (with 2023 revenues of $1.5 billion) provided funds in 2025 to "Al-Haq," "Al-Haq Europe," "Al-Mezan," "Defense for Children International - Palestine," and "The Palestinian Center for Human Rights." This foundation also transfers money to organizations involved in antisemitic campaigns, including those that orchestrated campus protests – Jewish Voice for Peace, IfNotNow, and Palestine Legal.
While specific allocation amounts weren't detailed for each organization, available tax documents from the "Middle East Peace Foundation" show it granted $10,000 to Al-Mezan and $58,000 to Al-Haq in 2023. Concurrently, the foundation funds organizations engaged in antisemitic campaigns across the US.
Al-Mezan, a Gaza-based organization leading legal actions at The Hague, has members with connections to the Popular Front terrorist organization, according to the research. In 2017, Al-Mezan director Issam Younis appeared at a conference alongside Hamas terrorist leader Yahya Sinwar. This "Palestinian internal reconciliation" conference included other terrorist organization leaders from Gaza, such as Khaled al-Batsh from Islamic Jihad and Kayed al-Ghoul from the Popular Front. The connections extend further – one Al-Mezan board member who served for a decade until at least February 2025 is Nafez al-Madhoun, former CEO of Hamas' legislative council. He simultaneously held both positions between 2015 and 2022.
"Al-Haq" is officially designated as a terrorist organization in Israel due to its Popular Front connections. "Al-Haq Europe" was recently established to manage European fundraising and activities. Both organizations operate within the BDS campaign framework. Israel's Ministry of Defense has defined "Al-Haq" as a terrorist organization operating on behalf of the Popular Front. Three years prior, credit card platforms terminated donation channels for the organization. Shawan Jabarin, Al-Haq's CEO, was identified by Israel's Supreme Court as a senior Popular Front member involved in terrorist activities.
"The Palestinian Center for Human Rights," a Gaza-based entity, maintains various connections to the Popular Front, as does "Defense for Children International – Palestine" (DCI-P). DCI-P is officially designated as a terrorist entity in Israel due to Popular Front connections and is among the leaders promoting blood libels about deliberate killing of children. Popular Front terrorists participated alongside Hamas in the October 7 massacre, during which dozens of children were murdered.
According to NGO Monitor, the "Open Society Institute" also funded both "Al-Haq" and "Al-Mezan" branches. Between 2020 and 2023, it provided $800,000 to "Al-Haq," and from 2023 to 2025, transferred $250,000 to "Al-Haq Europe." Al-Mezan received foundation grants exceeding half a million dollars between 2021 and 2024. This foundation operates in the US with expenses totaling $1.7 billion in 2023, the last reported tax year.
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund represents another funding source, having transferred $100,000 to DCI-P between 2020-2022, alongside substantial grants to anti-Israeli campus organizations. The New York Post reported that since 2018, the fund has transferred over $2.6 million directly or indirectly to at least six anti-Israeli organizations, some of which openly celebrated the October 7 attacks.
"The Palestinian Center for Human Rights" also receives support from Grassroots International, which identifies it as a long-term partner, though specific funding amounts remain undisclosed.
The "Culture of Resistance Network" serves as an additional funding source, transferring money to DCI-P, "Al-Haq," and Al-Mezan. This network claims to support culture and oppose war. It also funds the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) – a designated terrorist organization in Israel that Americans define as "the agricultural front of the Popular Front." A Dutch government study found dozens of UAWC employees belong to the Popular Front. The organization's financial managers are currently detained for involvement in the murder of Rina Shnerb in the Danny Spring attack.
Despite these connections, the research shows US-based financial services company Stripe, Inc. facilitates donation transfers to "Al-Haq Europe" and the Hind Rajab Foundation.
The Hind Rajab Foundation, established in Belgium in 2024, was founded by Lebanese terrorism supporter Dyab Abou Jahjah, who maintains Hezbollah connections. Abou Jahjah himself has testified to receiving Hezbollah training and meeting with the organization's eliminated secretary-general, Hassan Nasrallah.
This anti-Israeli organization primarily operates from Europe pursuing legal action against IDF soldiers. The foundation has also provided material to the International Criminal Court in The Hague demanding arrest warrants for former US President Joe Biden, former Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, and former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
