Political influencer Hasan Piker publicly identified tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham as a major financier behind a network of nonprofit organizations engaged in political advocacy, marking what analysts describe as the first acknowledgment from someone within the left-leaning activist network that these groups operate with an explicitly political agenda.
The comments came during a six-hour livestream on Monday titled "FEDS ARE AFTER ME" as Piker discussed federal scrutiny he faces over recent travel to Cuba. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued administrative subpoenas to Piker and CodePink co-founder Susan Medea Benjamin for potentially violating sanctions related to their March trip to the island nation.
What the Left Is Saying
Piker defended Singham during his livestream, arguing that the federal government is attempting to suppress political activism funded by a wealthy ideological donor who has the right to support causes he believes in. Piker described Singham as an American citizen exercising his First Amendment rights.
"Roy Singham is an American citizen," Piker said during the stream. "He lives in China now and he's a centimillionaire. I think he has almost a billion dollars."
Piker argued that government scrutiny of Singham's funding represents overreach into protected political speech. "It's like totally ridiculous to try and stop the political advocacy of an American citizen," he stated.
Piker also defended his Cuba trip as a humanitarian mission aimed at helping ordinary Cubans, a position CodePink has maintained since the journey in March that coincided with an international communist convergence on the island.
"Not sure how much money he has now, but he's been a funding vehicle for a lot of political movements in the country, like a lot of activism," Piker said. "And they're trying to hit him on anything and everything they possibly can."
What the Right Is Saying
Congressional investigators and government watchdog groups have long argued that nonprofits connected to Singham are functioning as overt political operations while enjoying tax-exempt charitable status under federal law.
A five-part Fox News Digital investigation published in March documented how Singham funneled $278 million starting in 2017 into a network of six nonprofits that have financially supported dozens of organizations globally. The investigation also documented Singham's appearance at a Shanghai conference in November 2025 where he praised Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party's vision for a "new world order."
Critics argue such activity may violate nonprofit tax laws, which place strict limits on the amount of political activity charities can conduct while maintaining tax-exempt status.
"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 acknowledged during his livestream, apparently recognizing the scope of federal interest in the network.
House committee investigators have raised concerns about the network's connection to Chinese government-aligned messaging and its role in organizing domestic protests over the past decade.
What the Numbers Show
According to reporting by Fox News Digital, Singham sold his technology company Thoughtworks in 2017 for an estimated $785 million. He has since deployed approximately $278 million into a network of six U.S.-based nonprofit organizations.
These nonprofits have, in turn, financially supported and operationally participated in a transnational network of approximately 2,000 organizations globally, most promoting messaging aligned with the Chinese Communist Party, according to the investigation.
Federal tax law generally prohibits 501(c)(3) charitable organizations from engaging in substantial political campaign activities. Organizations violating these provisions risk losing their tax-exempt status and facing financial penalties.
The Bottom Line
Piker's public acknowledgment that Singham finances major activist organizations with explicit political goals marks a significant development in the federal investigation into the nonprofit network. The Treasury Department's subpoena suggests investigators are examining potential sanctions violations connected to travel to Cuba, while broader congressional scrutiny focuses on whether these organizations violated tax-exempt status restrictions through political activity.
Piker and Benjamin have not responded to requests for comment beyond their public defenses of their activities as legitimate activism and humanitarian work. What happens next likely depends on the outcome of the OFAC investigation into the Cuba trips and any findings regarding Singham's network compliance with federal nonprofit regulations.