Ways and Means Committee Demands Records from The People's Forum Over Foreign Funding and CCP Ties

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Chairman Jason Smith of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means has issued a letter demanding records from The People's Forum, a New York-based 501(c)(3) organization, over concerns of its ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and receipt of millions of dollars in funding from a known CCP ally. The investigation follows evidence that the organization has used its tax-exempt status to justify Hamas' attacks, incite protests and riots, and host events pushing CCP propaganda. Chairman Smith's letter details how The People's Forum has received over $20 million in funding from Neville Roy Singham, a wealthy U.S. expatriate living in Shanghai with long-documented CCP ties, and has partnered with pro-PRC groups.

Key Takeaways:

  • The People's Forum, a 501(c)(3) organization, has been accused of acting as a foreign agent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and receiving millions of dollars in funding from Neville Roy Singham, a known CCP ally.
  • The organization has justified Hamas' October 7th terrorist attacks, incited protests and riots across the U.S., and hosted events pushing CCP propaganda.
  • The People's Forum has received over $20 million in funding from Neville Roy Singham and his wife, Jodie Evans, the co-founder of CODEPINK, through shell companies and donor-advised funds between 2017 and 2022.
  • Neville Roy Singham has a long history of questionable ties, including being the subject of an FBI investigation in 1974 and working as a consultant for Huawei, a Chinese multinational corporation with ties to the CCP.
  • The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) may classify these activities as illegal conduct, and the Committee is demanding full documentation from The People's Forum regarding its foreign funding sources, ties to Neville Roy Singham, and sponsored organizations.
  • The organization must comply with the Committee's demands by September 18, 2025.

Statistics:

  • Over $20 million: The amount of funding received by The People's Forum from Neville Roy Singham and his wife, Jodie Evans, between 2017 and 2022.
  • 1974: The year the FBI investigated Neville Roy Singham for ties to groups engaged in activities inimical to U.S. interests.
  • 2001-2008: The period during which Neville Roy Singham worked as a consultant for Huawei.
  • 2012: The year Huawei admitted to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that the CCP maintains a Party Committee within their company.

Sources:

  • U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means press release
  • Letter from Chairman Jason Smith to The People's Forum
  • Network Contagion Research Institute report
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence report
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigation report
  • Huawei admission to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
  • People's Forum post on X (formerly Twitter) admitting to receiving funding from Neville Roy Singham