Gates Foundation under investigation

In October 2025, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) launched a probe into the Gates Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Ford Foundation for potentially violating 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status by funding CCP and PLA-linked entities. The inquiry, via letters, questions grants supporting foreign interests over charity. Gates specifics: $11.7M in 2023 to CCP arms, $2M to a PLA-linked firm, $6.7M to state universities; $23M in 2022 to 20+ Chinese "foreign governments." Grassley sought confirmation and compliance details, noting activities must be charitable and not promote foreign governments. No public responses yet; investigation ongoing amid US-China tensions.