Arc of Justice—the California-based charity established by Code Pink cofounder Medea Benjamin to dole out millions to Code Pink and other far left activist groups—was recently ordered by the state's attorney general to cease all operations after failing to file taxes for three consecutive years and account for more than $51 million in assets that still remain a mystery, according to documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.
Since California first revoked the foundation's charitable registration 18 months ago and ordered it to provide a full accounting of $51,445,599 in outstanding assets it held as of 2023, "no public document establishes what has happened to the money, where it is held, or whether any of it has moved," according to an investigation by the Intelligent Advocacy Network (IAN) watchdog group that was shared exclusively with the Free Beacon. California's punitive measures are particularly noteworthy given that they were issued under liberal Attorney General Rob Bonta, who has aligned himself with the Democratic Party's far-left progressive wing.
The silence from Arc of Justice raises unanswered questions about a foundation that has long served as the financial backbone for a network of radical advocacy groups tied to Benjamin and her Code Pink cofounder, Jodie Evans. Evans is married to Neville Roy Singham, a Maoist American tech mogul who funds far-left causes from his base in Shanghai and who's currently the subject of a Justice Department criminal probe.
Code Pink, which has had up to a quarter of its operations funded by Singham, is one of the left's most visible agitators, sending its supporters to disrupt high-profile congressional proceedings where they accuse Israel of "genocide." Code Pink, which brims with anti-American sentiment, is also notorious for backing dictators, strongmen, and authoritarian regimes—meeting with Cuban communist officials in Havana, cooperating with Hamas, defending Nicolás Maduro, and explaining away Chinese atrocities against the Uyghurs.
Singham is reportedly under federal investigation for breaching federal law by funneling millions through his nonprofit groups to Chinese entities and then lying about it on tax forms, and the shadowy benefactor's dark money operation is under pressure, according to Sam Lyman, a former senior adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
"For years, Neville Singham and his associates have been playing financial shell games across a series of U.S.-based nonprofits," said Lyman, who now serves as head of research at the Bitcoin Policy Institute. "The goal is to fund extremist causes that undermine American sovereignty by using the 501(c)(3) legal structure as a shield. But the scheme is starting to unravel, and Medea Benjamin's Arc of Justice is the latest example."
The California Attorney General's Registry of Charities and Fundraisers first revoked Arc of Justice's registration in January 2025, barring it from spending any assets without approval from the attorney general. In June of this year, the California oversight agency went even further, according to a previously unpublished document obtained by IAN and shared with the Free Beacon. The June 19 warning letter, issued by the California Department of Justice, directly orders Arc of Justice to cease "any activity in California for which registration is required ... including holding or soliciting assets for charitable purposes."
"A revoked registrant is prohibited from distributing or expending charitable assets without prior written approval from the Attorney General," the letter makes clear. "Members of the board of directors or any person directly involved in distributing or expending charitable assets may be held personally liable for assets improperly expended."
The foundation's dire tax situation was revealed further on Aug. 3, when the California Franchise Tax Board confirmed that Arc of Justice "is not in good standing" with regulators and is no longer certified as tax-exempt, according to a copy of that document reviewed by the Free Beacon. The California Secretary of State's online system also declares Arc of Justice's status as "suspended."
Still, the mystery surrounding Arc of Justice and its multimillion-dollar assets has only deepened in recent months: On May 8 of this year, seven days before the federal tax filing deadline passed, a new Florida-based nonprofit corporation was founded with the same name and same officers, according to IAN's research. The address provided for the group, in Miami's downtrodden Little River neighborhood, is the same one "the California foundation used on its federal filings for years," the watchdog group found. Google Street View images of the address, dating back to 2022, show a small, colorful shack adorned with peace signs and other cheerful imagery.
The tangled tax web surrounding Arc of Justice is drawing scrutiny amid the closely watched federal grand jury probe into Singham, who has poured millions of his own money into Code Pink and other related causes. While Benjamin's Arc of Justice foundation is not suspected of any related wrongdoing, its tax woes are certain to raise further questions about Code Pink and the advocacy network tied to it.
"Arc of Justice — a $51 million California foundation founded by Code Pink's Medea Benjamin — went completely dark in 2022. Benjamin remained its president of record at least through November 2024. California regulators revoked its exemption and froze its assets," said IAN CEO and cofounder Susan George. "The federal exemption, however, is untouched, and nobody outside the foundation can say where the money is or what has happened to it. IAN found this one. How many more are operating entirely in the dark?"
Code Pink's March trip to Cuba included Ilhan Omar's (D., Minn.) daughter, Isra Hirsi, and anti-Israel streamer Hasan Piker, who both praised the communist government. Benjamin herself, the New York Post reported, traveled to Gaza at least seven times between 2009 and 2012 to meet with Hamas leadership, including the terror group's late chairman Ismail Haniyeh. Benjamin and her Code Pink cohorts have also traveled to Iran while stoking opposition to the U.S. and Israeli military campaign against the Islamic Republic. Code Pink, Sen. Tom Cotton (R. Ark.) said in November 2025, "has received funding from groups aligned with the Communist Chinese government and partnered with designated foreign terror organizations."
Arc of Justice, formerly known as the Benjamin Fund, was incorporated by Benjamin in California in 2002, when she signed its articles of incorporation as the sole initial director. Benjamin's daughter, Maya Danaher, was listed as the foundation's treasurer at the time and, as of June 2026, is now listed as the CEO. Benjamin herself is no longer listed as an Arc of Justice officer, per the June 2026 filing.
From 2009 to 2022, Arc of Justice paid Code Pink $2,214,200, available documents compiled by IAN show, even though federal law generally prohibits "self-dealing" between a private foundation and disqualified individuals, including foundation managers. "The extent of the related-party grantmaking documented here — much of it undisclosed — raises serious questions about potential self-dealing that only regulators can resolve," IAN concluded in an earlier May 19 report on Arc of Justice's finances.
During the time of these disbursements, Benjamin simultaneously served as Arc of Justice's president and Code Pink's treasurer, IAN discovered. Arc of Justice also disbursed $1,897,950 to Global Exchange, another purported "human rights organization" cofounded by Benjamin. Code Pink itself—flush with Arc of Justice cash—doled out $1,550,000 between 2018 and 2024 to Environmentalism Through Inspiration & Non Violent Action (ETINA), another left-wing advocacy group that lists Evans as its president on tax forms. Evans, notably, is also listed as the Arc of Justice foundation's California agent for service of process. (She was replaced as its agent in a 2026 statement of incorporation that was submitted to the California secretary of state.)
"Arc of Justice's own 990-PF filings disclosed Code Pink as a related-party grantee, identifying the relationship as 'Common Board Member/Officer,'" IAN noted in its May report. "No comparable disclosures appear for Global Exchange or ETINA despite the documented relationships described above."
Still, much about Arc of Justice's finances remains opaque. The foundation did not file the required Form 990-PF tax return for fiscal years 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Under federal tax law, a charity that fails to file its return for three consecutive years should have its tax-exempt status automatically revoked. For Arc of Justice, that should have occurred on May 15 of this year, though records indicate no such action was taken by the IRS, which did not respond to a Free Beacon request for comment on the matter.
The last tax document filed by Arc of Justice also offers little clarity about its finances and disbursements. In 2024, the foundation furnished a 990-T form to the IRS, which only documents "business income" and is mostly unrelated to a charity's tax-exempt activity. That form, which was signed by Benjamin, "reports no grants, no recipients, and nothing about how charitable funds were used," according to IAN.
The years of tax delinquency are likely what led the California Franchise Tax Board to first suspend Arc of Justice's incorporation and revoke its tax-exempt status in April 2024, followed by similar action by the California Attorney General's Registry of Charities and Fundraisers in January 2025.
When California sent Arc of Justice the revocation letter in mid-June, it was delivered to a New York state address tied to the foundation. But a search by IAN of New York's charities database did not list Arc of Justice as authorized for tax-exempt activities.
The foundation is now facing a monumental climb to get back in good standing with the state. Reinstatement from California regulators would require Arc of Justice to file a petition that includes complete copies of every delinquent IRS tax form. The foundation cannot receive state approval without first disclosing its activities to the federal government.
Reinstatement requires a petition that includes complete copies of the IRS Form 990-PF for each delinquent year. State registration cannot be restored while the federal filings remain missing.
Benjamin did not respond to a request for comment that was sent to both her Code Pink and Global Exchange email addresses. Upon a second attempt to reach Benjamin, a Gmail address associated with her responded with an out-of-office message stating, "If you are trying to reach me, I will be out of the country August 5-15 and will not have regular access to email." Benjamin's daughter, Danaher, also did not respond to an email seeking comment.
A Treasury Department spokesman would not comment on Arc of Justice specifically, but directed the Free Beacon to a late April action by Bessent to increase transparency into how 990 tax forms are filed by charities.
"Public money and tax-exempt status demand public accountability," Bessent said in a statement. "We are ending the days of hiding fraud, abuse, and extremist activity behind complicated nonprofit arrangements. When bad actors misuse charitable structures, directors and officers should understand that transparency can lead to scrutiny, accountability, and liability under the law."
The California attorney general's office confirmed that Arc of Justice's registration was revoked in January 2025.
"The Registry of Charities and Fundraisers will revoke the registration of an organization if it continually fails to respond to Registry's delinquency and suspension notices," a spokesman said. "ARC OF JUSTICE with registration number 128072, was issued a Notice of Intent to Suspend or Revoke for failing to submit required annual filings with our office. After being suspended for more than one year, the organization's registration was revoked on 01/09/2025."
IAN, meanwhile, is pressing both the IRS and Treasury Department to formally rescind Arc of Justice's coveted federal nonprofit status and publicly identify exactly what happened to the $51 million still in the foundation's coffers.
