U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) is calling on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke the tax-exempt status of multiple organizations for failing to operate within their stated tax-exempt purpose.
The organizations were previously referred to the IRS by the House Ways and Means Committee for failing to operate within their stated tax-exempt purpose. Smith is the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Smith previously demanded then-IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel revoke the tax-exempt status of eight organizations with ties to Hamas and terror-linked organizations, as well as entities fueling antisemitic protests on U.S. college campuses and violence.
“We write to request that the Internal Revenue Service prioritize examinations into the tax-exempt status of tax-exempt organizations previously referred to the IRS for revocation during the 118th Congress,” Smith wrote in a letter to the IRS. “In light of the anniversary of the October 2023 violent attack on Israel, along with recent acts of political violence and the continued disruptive activities of previously identified organizations that have been sowing chaos in the United States and have links to designated foreign terrorist groups, it is imperative that action is taken to ensure tax-exempt groups are operating within their tax-exempt purpose.”
The organizations that Smith is referring for revocation of their tax-exempt status include Americans for Justice in Palestine Educational Foundation, American Muslims for Palestine, Islamic Relief USA, Alliance for Global Justice, WESPAC Foundation, Tides Foundation, Peoples Media Project (also known as The Palestine Chronicle), and The People’s Forum.
“From the international funding sources and activities of tax-exempt entities in the U.S., and the role of certain organizations in fostering antisemitism on college campuses, the Committee has remained steadfast in ensuring that all tax-exempt organizations are abiding by their exempt status,” the letter stated.