Hasan Piker confirms Singham funds political movements under nonprofit status in livestream

Far-left political influencer Hasan Piker publicly identified American tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham as a major financier behind a network of pro-communist U.S. nonprofits engaged in political advocacy during a Monday livestream. The acknowledgment marks the first time a prominent figure within the far-left network openly characterized these organizations as operating with an explicitly political agenda rather than purely charitable purposes.

The comments came during a six-hour livestream titled “FEDS ARE AFTER ME,” in which Piker discussed recent federal scrutiny. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued administrative subpoenas to Piker and CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin for possibly violating sanctions against doing business with the Communist Party of Cuba. Both traveled to the island nation in March for an international communist convergence they publicly defended as humanitarian missions.

Federal investigators target Singham network operations

Approximately 37 minutes into the livestream, Piker stated his belief that federal investigators are ultimately targeting Singham and the organizations he supports. “I think that ultimately the target is probably Singham and his operation from PSL to ANSWER Coalition to CodePink — like anything that he has ever financed,” Piker told listeners. The organizations mentioned include Party for Socialism and Liberation, ANSWER Coalition, and CodePink, which together have organized most divisive anti-U.S. street protests over the past decade.

Piker defended Singham during the broadcast, characterizing him as a wealthy ideological donor facing government suppression. “Roy Singham is an American citizen. He lives in China now and he’s a centimillionaire. I think he has almost a billion dollars,” Piker said. A centimillionaire refers to someone with a net worth of at least $100 million. Piker then described Singham as a “funding vehicle” for “a lot of political movements” in the country.

Congressional investigations examine nonprofit compliance

The significance of Piker’s statements lies in their potential impact on ongoing congressional investigations. Multiple committees, including the Senate Judiciary Committee, House Judiciary Committee, House Oversight Committee, and House Ways and Means Committee, have examined aspects of Singham’s funding network. Investigators have focused particularly on questions surrounding foreign influence, nonprofit compliance, and whether organizations receiving charitable tax benefits engage in political activism beyond permitted scope under federal law.

Critics and congressional watchdog groups have long argued that nonprofits connected to Singham function as overt political operations while enjoying tax-exempt charitable status. Such activity may violate nonprofit tax laws, which place strict limits on the amount of political activity charities can conduct. Piker’s characterization of Singham as financing “political movements” may intensify these investigations.

Singham’s financial network spans multiple organizations

In 2017, Singham sold his technology company, Thoughtworks, for an estimated $785 million. Following his marriage to CodePink co-founder Jodie Evans, he began establishing a network of shell corporations and nonprofit organizations from his adopted base in Shanghai. Investigation records show Singham funneled $278 million starting in 2017 into six nonprofits that financially supported dozens of organizations globally.

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• $22.44 million to the People’s Forum, a hub for communist organizing in New York City
• $1.33 million to CodePink for activist operations
• $68.7 million to Justice and Education Fund Inc., which funnels money to anonymous overseas projects
• $1.098 million to BreakThrough BT Media, a propaganda arm
• $16.76 million to Tricontinental Ltd., a pro-communist think tank

Party for Socialism and Liberation and ANSWER Coalition share office space at the People’s Forum and share leadership with the organization. The network has deployed rapid-response teams to protest U.S. actions, including demonstrations supporting the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Singham praises Chinese Communist Party vision

Singham appeared at a Shanghai conference in November 2025 at the Golden Tulip Hotel, where he praised Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party’s vision for a “new world order.” The network has operationally participated in a transnational network of approximately 2,000 organizations, most promoting pro-China messaging and causes aligned with the Chinese Communist Party.

During his Monday livestream, Piker argued the federal government was attempting to suppress activism financed by Singham. “And it’s not new, it’s been around for a while,” Piker said. “It’s like totally ridiculous to try and stop the political advocacy of an American citizen.” He continued by stating Singham has been “a funding vehicle for a lot of political movements in the country, like a lot of activism, and they hate that, so they’re trying to jam them up.”

Piker faces criticism over lifestyle contradictions

Piker, the Turkish-born nephew of socialist political operative Cenk Uygur, has risen to national prominence as one of the country’s most influential left-wing online commentators. He espouses Marxism through hours-long livestreams on Twitch, a platform popular with young online gamers. Critics call him a “champagne socialist” because of his penchant for wearing designer clothes, driving expensive vehicles, and living in a $2 million West Hollywood home.

During Monday’s livestream, Piker bragged about buying a suit from a photoshoot he just completed in New York City over the weekend. He has monetized these livestreams, talking for hours without a script in a stream-of-consciousness style that often includes rants, curses, and condemnations of the United States while repeating talking points of U.S. adversaries including Russia, China, Cuba, and Hamas.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control enforces U.S. sanctions laws and restrictions involving foreign governments, organizations, and individuals under Treasury Department sanctions programs. In Washington policy circles, getting subpoenaed by OFAC is viewed as a serious escalation because it can indicate potential sanctions or foreign transaction violations. News of the subpoena triggered widespread reaction across activist and political circles, with far-left figures rallying behind Piker while Democratic leaders and influencers mocked him for turning his back on presidential candidate Kamala Harris.