In a surprising financial twist, millions of dollars donated to the Obama Foundation for a sprawling Chicago campus have been redirected to a far-left George Soros-funded organization.
The former president’s nonprofit was caught funneling the money to the progressive Tides Foundation.
The leftist organization is linked to contentious anti-Israel groups, as the New York Post reports.
This development raises questions about the Obama Foundation’s allocation of over $2 million to Tides in 2022 and 2023.
It comes alongside scrutiny over hefty executive pay and construction delays at the Obama Presidential Center.
The Obama Foundation has been collecting donations to build a 19-acre campus in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side.
This ambitious project, which began construction in 2021, includes a museum, athletic facility, and gardens for fruits and vegetables.
However, federal tax filings reveal that $2 million of these donations were transferred to the Tides Foundation in 2022 and 2023.
The funds were reportedly designated to aid local groups focused on reducing community violence, according to the nonprofit’s records.
The Tides Foundation is heavily funded by Democrat megadonor George Soros.
It acts as a fiscal sponsor for organizations not registered as charities with the IRS.
Currently, Tides is under investigation by