New Report Exposes $80 Million Soros Funding Network to Pro-Terror Groups
Capital Research Center investigation reveals $80 million in grants to groups tied to violent extremism, including multiple domestic and foreign entities linked to Antifa and Palestinian terrorism
President Donald Trump’s planned designation of Antifa as a terrorist organization has taken on new significance following the release of an explosive investigative report, published by Ryan Mauro of the Capital Research Center, documenting extensive funding connections between the Soros family’s Open Society and groups tied to domestic terrorism and Antifa-linked violence.
The timing of Trump's announcement comes just days after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk by suspect Tyler Robinson, who inscribed anti-fascist messages on bullet casings used in the attack.
The $80 Million Network
According to Mauro's report titled "Soros' Open Society Gave Terrorist and Pro-Terror Groups Over $80 Million," Soros' Open Society has poured over $80 million since 2016 into groups tied to terrorism or extremist violence across three distinct categories. The investigation reveals what the report calls "a systemic pattern of empowering groups that glorify violence and destabilize societies" both domestically and internationally.
The most severe category involves $23,275,000 directed to seven U.S.-based organizations that, according to the report, "directly assist domestic terrorism and criminality" through activities the FBI defines as domestic terrorism. The funding network extends globally with over $50 million provided to 41 groups that have endorsed terrorist attacks or maintain direct links to foreign terrorist organizations.
Within the United States, the report alleges Open Society created an infrastructure supporting violent extremism through organizations like the Movement for Black Lives, which received $18 million and according to the report co-authored guides glorifying terrorist attacks while instructing activists in illegal tactics. The Sunrise Movement, recipient of $2 million, "endorsed the Antifa-linked Stop Cop City campaign" where activists face over 40 domestic terrorism charges and 60 racketeering indictments.
The Center for Third World Organizing, which received $400,000, according to the report "threw down with people in the streets" during 2020 riots while unifying with the militant Ruckus Society that trained activists in property destruction and sabotage. These groups allegedly created training materials providing instructions for property destruction, using false IDs, occupying buildings, and evading law enforcement—activities the report characterizes as meeting the FBI's definition of domestic terrorism.
Stop Cop City
The investigation details extensive support for the “Stop Cop City” campaign in Atlanta, where, according to the report, Soros-funded organizations backed activists who engaged in arson, attacked police with Molotov cocktails, and caused millions in property damage. The Sunrise Movement specifically directed supporters to fund the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which prosecutors allege provided money not just for legal defense but for ammunition, surveillance equipment, and operational supplies.
According to the report, the campaign received additional funding from self-described communist Fergie Chambers, who donated "a couple million dollars" while stating his belief that "the most important thing for the prosperity of humanity is the destruction of the U.S." Over 60 activists were indicted on racketeering charges.
The Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, which received $150,000, according to the report, openly endorsed Hamas-led terrorist attacks and defended Stop Cop City terrorists while promoting blockading tactics. The U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), recipient of at least $700,000, allegedly urged supporters to participate in economic sabotage campaigns while its director publicly expressed support for terrorists nearly two dozen times between 2012 and 2019. According to Tablet Magazine, USCPR is “the fiscal sponsor of a group called the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), the main West Bank and Gaza-based cohort advocating for sanctions against Israel.” The BNC is comprised of multiple organizations, including Hamas and other U.S.-designated Palestinian terror groups.
International Terror Connections
USCPR is not the sole Soros-funded entity allegedly tied to Palestinian terrorism. The report documents how Open Society's allocated an additional $59 million to foreign organizations that have endorsed terrorist attacks or maintain connections to designated terrorist organizations.
One such example is Al-Haq, a West Bank-based organization that according to the report received more than $2.3 million from Open Society between 2016 and 2023, with grants ranging from $400,000 in general support to an $800,000 institutional award. In September 2025, the U.S. State Department sanctioned Al-Haq for its role in "illegitimate targeting of Israel" through international courts, meaning Soros's foundation has funded an entity now formally sanctioned by Washington.
In October 2021, Israel's Ministry of Defense designated Al-Haq as a terror organizations, claiming it operates as an arm of the U.S.-designated terror group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Moreover, according to the report, Open Society provided $975,000 to the Israel-based 7amleh, an organization that has emerged as a key player in online content moderation while maintaining troubling ties to terror. The organization has served as a trusted partner with Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, giving it significant influence over the platform's policies regarding hate speech and content moderation.
7amleh maintains direct ties to the PFLP through shared staff and collaborative partnerships. One Al-Haq worker, Ahmad Qadi, simultaneously served as 7amleh's Monitoring and Documentation Officer, while the organization's Local Advocacy Manager worked as a lawyer for Al-Haq until 2022.
According to the U.S-based Zachor Legal Institute, 7amleh’s co-founder has publicly praised convicted PFLP airplane hijacker Leila Khaled as a "resistance icon," and 7amleh board members have written articles glorifying PFLP terrorists killed by Israeli forces. In June 2024, Senator Elizabeth Warren withdrew from appearing at a 7amleh-hosted conference after reports emerged about the organization's leaders expressing support for Hamas' October 7 massacre.
Implications for Potential Federal Action
The report raises fundamental questions about tax-exempt status, noting that federal law prohibits nonprofits from maintaining exemptions while intending to commit crimes. According to the report, IRS regulations specifically cite "nonviolent direct actions" involving "violations of local ordinances and breaches of public order" as grounds for revocation, potentially affecting both Soros's foundation and its grantees.
As federal authorities begin investigating the funding networks behind domestic extremism, the $80 million documented in this report may represent a much larger infrastructure supporting political violence across America and internationally.