The Left’s Largest Nonprofits Funneled $39 Million to China in 2021, Filings Show

Bill and Melinda Gates and Ford Foundations contributed funding to projects at Chinese universities and government agencies Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and Chinese premier Li Keqiang (Thomas Peter/AFP via Getty Images).

Two of America’s largest liberal nonprofits, the Bill and Melinda Gates and Ford Foundations, funneled $39 million to China in 2021—money that in some cases went to Chinese government agencies and universities that conduct military research.

According to its records, The Gates Foundation latest IRS disclosureIn 2021, China received nearly $30 Million from the Ford Foundation. This included $2.5 Million to the National Health Commission of the communist country and $1.4million to its Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. The Ford Foundation, meanwhile, sent $9.3 million to China in 2021—recipients Included three public universities, which are managed by the Chinese defense industry agency.

Both the Gates And Ford The work of foundations has been lauded for its ability to influence policy in China and advance technology. But the foundations’ partnerships with Chinese Communist Party-controlled entities—including some that work with China’s military—is raising eyebrows among U.S. lawmakers and China experts, who argue that the CCP’s iron grip on the nation means the party is likely to hijack data that advances its interests.

“If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that we need to heavily scrutinize every American dollar that goes to CCP-affiliated entities,” Rep. Mike Gallagher, R., Wis., is the new chair of a House Select Committee tasked to counter China. This was disclosed by The Washington Free Beacon. “Any American foundation contributing to causes that advance CCP-aligned interests in the developing world has serious questions to answer.”

Requests for comment were not returned by the Ford Foundations or Gates Foundations.

Both foundations are committed to funding Chinese projects. But many U.S. researchers are questioning their work in China because of fears that they might aid the Chinese military. To release a publication, American and German scientists collaborated with Peking University researchers. 2020 study Robotic fish Newsweek reports that such robots can be used as unmanned underwater vehicles for military purposes. reported Last week, two of the study’s co-authors worked with the Chinese research facility that is tasked with creating hypersonic weaponry. Tax filings reveal that the combined contributions of the Ford and Gates Foundations to Peking University exceeded $1.7 million by 2021.

The Gates Foundation labeled most of its grants to Chinese government agencies and universities—including the $2.5 million it sent to China’s National Health

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