Tax filings and grant disclosures show millions of dollars in funding flowing from Soros-connected foundations to activist organizations opposing U.S. military action in Iran.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
Several activist organizations protesting the ongoing war involving Iran have received millions of dollars in funding through networks connected to billionaire financier George Soros over the past decade, according to publicly available grant disclosures and tax records.
Groups including the ANSWER Coalition and Code Pink organized demonstrations soon after U.S. strikes were launched against targets in Iran. Protest actions were quickly mobilized following the beginning of the military campaign, with some organizations deploying protests across multiple cities.
Several anti-war groups also coordinated a “mass mobilization call” opposing the strikes, with organizations such as MoveOn and Win Without War participating in the effort. Promotional material for the event shows participating activists organizing the mobilization effort following the start of Operation Epic Fury.
Financial disclosures reviewed from 2016 through 2024 indicate that Soros-linked funding sources have directed more than $6 million to these organizations, with over $4 million of that total provided during the past four years.
MoveOn and Win Without War previously advocated for the United States to return to the Iran nuclear agreement. The groups joined a coalition of left-leaning organizations that lobbied the Biden administration to reenter the JCPOA in 2021.
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MoveOn describes its mission as building “progressive power through advocacy and elections” and has promoted its role in supporting policy initiatives including the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. The organization is also listed as a partner of the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations, according to the group’s partner listings.
Funding records show that MoveOn’s lobbying arm, MoveOn.org Civic Action, has received grants totaling $3,424,995 from the Open Society Foundations since 2016. More than $2 million of those funds have been distributed since 2022 for activities described as “non-partisan policy advocacy,” “social welfare activities,” and advocacy related to policy initiatives.
Separate financial disclosures indicate that MoveOn received an additional $670,000 from the Soros-backed Tides Foundation between 2017 and 2024. The organization did not respond to requests for comment about the funding.
Win Without War, another organization participating in anti-war demonstrations, describes its mission on its website as promoting a “progressive national security strategy that prioritizes human security and diplomacy over war.”
Before the launch of Operation Epic Fury, the group issued a statement criticizing potential strikes on Iran and describing such action as evidence of what it characterized as the president’s view of himself as “a would-be king.” After congressional votes on war powers legislation failed, the organization stated publicly that lawmakers had failed in their duty by not preventing continued military action.
Grant records show that Win Without War has received more than $2 million from the Soros-backed Open Society Policy Center between 2020 and 2024. The organization received grants of $600,000 in both 2020 and 2022, followed by $1 million in 2024 to support activities described as policy advocacy and social welfare programs. Win Without War did not respond to requests for comment.
The Open Society Foundations have also provided substantial financial support to the Center for International Policy, the parent organization associated with Win Without War. According to the group’s organizational website, the Center for International Policy promotes efforts to make a “peaceful, just, and sustainable world the central pursuit of U.S. foreign policy.”
Grant listings published on the foundation’s awarded grants page show that the Center for International Policy has received $4,891,650 from the Open Society Foundations since 2016, including approximately $2 million distributed since 2021.
Combined with the funding directed to affiliated organizations, Open Society grants to these groups total more than $10.6 million since 2016 and roughly $5.7 million since 2022.
The Soros philanthropic network has also funded other activist organizations involved in recent demonstrations. Records show that the Open Society Foundations awarded grants totaling more than $7 million to the activist group Indivisible since 2018, including over $4 million during the past several years.
Indivisible has served as a lead organizer of the “No Kings” protest movement, which lists both MoveOn and Win Without War as partner organizations.
Another nonprofit connected to the funding network, the Tides Center, operates alongside the Tides Foundation and describes its work on its website as advancing “social justice and equity.” The organization has supported a range of political advocacy initiatives.
In 2023, reporting indicated that the Tides Center financially supported certain activist initiatives, including projects connected to the Adalah Justice Project USA, which critics said involved groups celebrating Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks in Israel.
The Open Society Foundations did not respond to requests for comment regarding the funding described in the disclosures. Representatives for Indivisible and the Tides media team also did not respond to inquiries seeking comment.
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