How Did Aid For California Fire Victims End Up In The Pockets Of Liberal Activists And Illegal Aliens?

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A new congressional report reveals how millions of dollars intended for the victims of deadly California wildfires was diverted by liberal activists to political causes.

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee announced in a statement that it has “released an interim staff report titled ‘FireAid Apparently Misused Charitable Donations by Funding Illegal Aliens, Podcasters, and Non-Profits’ Administrative Costs.’

“Based on internal documents obtained by the Committee, the report details how FireAid—a fundraising initiative created to provide direct relief to wildfire victims in Southern California—diverted donations intended for fire victims to left-leaning pet projects, illegal aliens, and administrative costs for various non-profit organizations,” the Committee reveals.

“FireAid advertised that all donations raised during its benefit concert would go directly to victims of the California wildfires. Unfortunately, this was not the case. To date, FireAid has granted $75 million of the $100 million raised to a total of 188 non-profits, including $100,000 for voter participation efforts for Native Americans, $550,000 to groups involved in political advocacy, an unknown amount of money toward illegal aliens, $100,000 to podcasters, and over $500,000 for bonuses, salaries, and consultants for non-profit organizations,” the Committee announced.

“According to an internal report commissioned by FireAid, Altadena Talks Foundation received $100,000 in grants to support victims of the California wildfires. Instead, the foundation used the relief funds to support podcasts discussing the California wildfires on the show, despite being tech focused,” the Committee reports.

“A grant report dated February 2025 included a list of the Community Organized Relief Efforts’ (CORE) “priority groups” that it sought to help using money received from FireAid. Among those priority groups were ‘Undocumented Migrants,’ who CORE asserted are ‘at high risk of housing instability, economic hardship, exploitation, and homelessness,’” the Committee reveals.

“While the documents and information received to date shed light on some of the recipients of the millions of dollars raised during the FireAid benefit concert, more information is still needed to understand the full story. The Committee will continue to follow the facts to help advance legislative reforms that protect benevolent Americans from fraud and safeguard the integrity of charitable donations following federal disasters,” the Committee concludes.

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Donny Ferguson

Donny Ferguson is a professional fundraiser and organizational manager. Born and raised in Texas, he has lived in Washington, D.C. for 16 years. Ferguson also served as Senior Communications and Policy Adviser in the United States House of Representatives, operating one of Capitol Hill's most effective media operations.

1 Comment
    Huapakechi

    Most people would consider this looting of a charity donation to be fraud. Is gabbling nuisance responsible, or will he claim complete ignorance and incompetence?

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