List of charities accused of ties to terrorism

This is a list of charities accused of ties to terrorism. A number of charities have been accused or convicted in court of using their revenues to fund terrorism or revolutionary movements, rather than for the humanitarian purposes for which contributions were ostensibly collected. During the "war on terror", the names of several such organisations have been published, although the phenomenon predates 9/11. Some detainees have been captured largely because they volunteered or worked for these charities.

On August 23, 2007, the Bush administration announced plans to implement enhanced security checking of the employees of American charities, which receive funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development, looking for those who might have ties to terrorism. Charities which are turned down will not be offered an explanation, or an avenue to appeal the decisions.

Charities accused of ties to terrorism

Name of Charity	Location of Charity	Accusers	Allegedly supported	Description
Afghan Support Committee	Pakistan	U.S. State Department		Alleged to have funneled support to fighters in Afghanistan.
Al-Haramain Foundation	Saudi Arabia	U.S. State Department	al-Qaeda	Suspicion fell on Guantanamo detainee Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mar'i, in part, because he was a volunteer for Al Haramain
Al Kifah Refugee Center	United States	Spanish police	al-Qaeda and their pro-USA predecessors	Alleged to have served as a covert funnel for US support of those resisting the Soviet–Afghan War. Alleged to have trained fighters destined to serve in Afghanistan under Osama bin Laden. Alleged to have provided military and demolition training to those who bombed the World Trade Center in 1993.
Al Wafa al Igatha al Islamia	Afghanistan	U.S. State Department	al-Qaeda and the Taliban	Suspicion fell on Guantanamo detainee Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mar'i, in part, because he was a volunteer for Al Wafa
Benevolence International Foundation	United States	Federal Bureau of Investigation	al-Qaeda	Alleged to have helped fund the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Placed on the Terrorist exclusion list.
Bosanska Idealna Futura ^{[citation needed]}	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Federal Bureau of Investigation		Branch of the Chicago United States-based Benevolence International Foundation.^{[citation needed]} Shut down on US request in 2002
Global Relief Foundation	United States	Federal Bureau of Investigation	al-Qaeda and others	Bosnian offices shut down on US request in 2002 Commission of the European Union froze assets in 2006
Health and Education Project International	Canada	Canadian Security Intelligence Service	al-Qaeda	Founded by Ahmed Khadr after Human Concern International cut its ties to him
Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development	United States	Federal Bureau of Investigation	Hamas	On November 10, 2004, convicted by US federal court of funding Hamas. In 2001 it was the largest Muslim charity in the United States.
İnsan Hak ve Hürriyetleri ve İnsani Yardım Vakfı	Turkey	Russia	Syrian opposition (2011–2024)	Alleged to have sent weapons and supplies to extremists in Syria during the Syrian Civil War.
International Islamic Relief Organization	Saudi Arabia	U.S. State Department	al-Qaeda	Sued by families of the victims of the September 11 attacks
International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN-Canada)	Canada	Canada Revenue Agency	Hamas	Alleged to have transferred $14.6 million worth of resources to Hamas through various associated organizations.
Interpal	United Kingdom	United States Treasury Department	Hamas	Accusation by US Treasury Department (2003) British government's Charity Commission for England and Wales (2003) found no evidence to support allegations of connection to terrorism. (Note: in 1997 Sunday Telegraph retracted accusations Interpal was run by Hamas activists^{[citation needed]}; in 2003 the Board of Deputies of British Jews repeated such allegations, retracting them after it was sued by Interpal; in 2010 Sunday Express issued an apology and made an out-of-court settlement for libel for making similar allegations.)
Internationale Humanitäre Hilfsorganisation e.V.	Germany	German Interior Ministry	Hamas	Outlawed in Germany since it has financially supported Hamas, while presenting activities to donors as humanitarian help.
Islamic Relief	United Kingdom	Israel, United Arab Emirates Germany	Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood	Alleged to have funded Hamas and alleged connections to Muslim Brotherhood. Islamic Relief is contesting the Israeli allegations and publicly refutes any alleged links to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Jamaat al Dawa al Quran	Afghanistan	JTF-GTMO		American counter-terrorism analysts at Guantanamo assert this group is an extremist militant group.
Jamat al Tabligh	Pakistan	U.S. State Department	al-Qaeda	"The Jamat al Tabligh, a Pakistani-based Islamic Missionary organization, is being used as a cover to mask travel and activities of terrorists including members of al-Qaeda"
Qawafel al‑Khair	Jordan	UK Israel	Hamas's military wing	Diverting charity funds to Hamas's military wing - Al-Qassam Brigades, used to support acts of terror.
Maktab al-Khidamat	Afghanistan	9/11 Commission	al-Qaeda	Alleged to have been transformed by Osama bin Laden into al Qaeda.
Muslim Aid	United Kingdom	Spanish police, Israel, Bangladesh	Hamas (Union of Good) and others	Alleged to have funded mujahideen fighters to Bosnia, Union of Good, Islamist militants of Bangladesh.
Society of the Revival of Islamic Heritage	Kuwait	U.S. State Department	al-Qaeda	Appears on the United States State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Popular Front of India	India	Various Indian authorities	Islamic terrorism	Accused of Radical Islamism, Islamic terrorism
Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation(TRO)	Canada	Federal Bureau of Investigation	LTTE	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
Tamil (Sri Lanka) Refugee-Aid Society of Ottawa	Canada	Canada Revenue Agency	LTTE	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)

Charities accused of ties to terrorism

See also