BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: CAIR–California Exposed for $27 Million in Taxpayer-Funded Abuse, Illegal Lobbying, and Extremist Political Operations
Amy MekNovember 18, 2025
CAIR–California took nearly $27 million in taxpayer money, delivered a fraction of the services it was funded for, concealed millions in lobbying, falsified federal tax forms, funneled refugee funds back into its own offices, and used public grants to support Hamas-aligned activism — all while under active federal investigation. This is not mismanagement. This is a taxpayer-funded political machine hiding behind a 501(c)(3).
The largest Islamic political organization in America — CAIR–California — has been caught in what may be one of the most brazen cases of public-fund abuse, undisclosed lobbying, and extremist-aligned political activity ever uncovered inside a U.S. nonprofit.
A newly released 14-page investigative report by Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) and Intelligent Advocacy Network (IAN) reveals that CAIR-CA has misused, diverted, or concealed tens of millions of taxpayer dollars while simultaneously elevating Hamas-aligned activists and interfering in U.S. political processes — all under the legal protection of a 501(c)(3). The report draws on Public Records Act disclosures, financial audits, internal CAIR accounting patterns, and formal state and federal complaints, documenting a systemic pattern of deception.
Since 2022, CAIR-CA has taken in over $26.9 million in taxpayer funding, watched its own revenue nearly double, and yet delivered virtually none of the services it was paid to provide. In just one year, CAIR-CA’s annual revenue skyrocketed from $9 million in 2022 to $17.4 million in 2023 — a doubling driven almost entirely by taxpayer-funded grants. This growth coincided precisely with large infusions of federal Afghanistan-related funding and California’s “Stop the Hate” program, both of which CAIR quickly converted into internal cash-flow streams and political resources.
https://rairfoundation.com/breaking-exclusive-cair-california-exposed-27-million-taxpayer/
