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 CommitteeTerrorist Exclusion List, US State Department, November 15, 2002Spain charity terror link alleged , CNN, December 8, 2002 U.S. State Department Alleged to have funneled support to fighters in Afghanistan. Al-Haramain FoundationDossier (.pdf) of Jamal Muhammad Alawi Mar'i, Combatant Status Review Tribunal 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 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.Complete 911 Timeline , Cooperative Research 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 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 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 Federal Bureau of Investigation Branch of the Chicago United States-based Benevolence International Foundation. Shut down on US request in 2002 Global Relief Foundation 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 2006Commission Regulation 76/2006 Health and Education Project InternationalNational Post Apologizes to Human Concern International , South Asia Partnership 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 DevelopmentCharities Held Liable in Teen Death , Wildman Harrold Attorneys and CounselorsHoly Land Foundation for Relief and Development, NY Times 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 Syrian opposition (2011–2024) Alleged to have sent weapons and supplies to extremists in Syria during the Syrian Civil War. International Islamic Relief Organization U.S. State Department al-Qaeda Sued by families of the victims of the September 11 attacksInternational Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN-Canada) Canada Revenue Agency Hamas Alleged to have transferred $14.6 million worth of resources to Hamas through various associated organizations. Interpal"U.S. Designates Five Charities Funding Hamas and Six Senior Hamas Leaders as Terrorist Entities" , United States Department of the Treasury, August 22, 2003. 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.Matthew Levitt, Dennis Ross, Hamas: Politics, Charity, And Terrorism in the Service of Jihad, Yale University Press, 2007, p. 158, , 9780300122589 (Note: in 1997 Sunday Telegraph retracted accusations Interpal was run by Hamas activists; in 2003 the Board of Deputies of British Jews repeated such allegations, retracting them after it was sued by Interpal;Dominic Casciani, Islamic charity cleared of Hamas link, BBC, 24 September 2003. 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. German Interior Ministry Hamas Outlawed in Germany since it has financially supported Hamas, while presenting activities to donors as humanitarian help. Islamic Relief , 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[ Summarized transcripts (.pdf)], from Sahib Rohullah Wakil's Combatant Status Review Tribunal - pages 16-25 JTF-GTMO American counter-terrorism analysts at Guantanamo assert this group is an extremist militant group. Jamat al TablighCombatant Status Review Board Letters, final release (.pdf), Department of Defense Freedom of Information Office -- see page 4 of the .pdf 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 Hamas's military wing Diverting charity funds to Hamas's military wing - Al-Qassam Brigades, used to support acts of terror. Maktab al-KhidamatNational Commission on Terrorist Attack Upon the United States: appendix a common abbreviations, 9/11 Commission 9/11 Commission al-Qaeda Alleged to have been transformed by Osama bin Laden into al Qaeda. Muslim Aid Spanish police, , 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 HeritageSummary of Evidence (.pdf) from pages 25-26 of Mohammed Fenaitel Mohamed Al Daihani's Combatant Status Review Tribunal U.S. State Department al-Qaeda Appears on the United States State Department list of Foreign Terrorist OrganizationsPopular Front of India Various Indian authorities Islamic terrorism Accused of Radical Islamism, Islamic terrorism Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation(TRO) Federal Bureau of Investigation Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil (Sri Lanka) Refugee-Aid Society of Ottawa Canada Revenue Agency Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Union of Good, United States Treasury DepartmentHamas Umbrella organization, including: International Islamic Relief Organization, IIRO (Saudi Arabia) Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (US) Al-Aqsa Islamic Charitable Society Yemen Interpal (UK) IHH (İnsani Yardım Vakfı) (Turkey) "Palästinensische Vereinigung in Österreich, PVOE" /"Palästinensischer Humanitärer Verein, PHV" (Austria) World Assembly of Muslim Youth al-Aqsa Foundation

List of charities accused of ties to terrorism

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