‘No Kings’ donor connections stretch from Gaza campus occupations to Democrat election campaigns

Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow, two radical anti-Israel organizations involved in supporting the Gaza campus occupations, appear on the No Kings coalition’s own partner list. Its steering committee includes Indivisible, MoveOn, the American Federation of Teachers and the ACLU. Other partners include SEIU, the National Education Association, AFSCME and Democratic Socialists of America.

According to Fox News, approximately 300 organizations behind the protest network have combined annual revenues of $2.5 billion. Coalition spokesperson Eunic Epstein-Ortiz maintained that the movement is peaceful and nonpartisan. Fox previously reported that Soros’ Open Society Action Fund awarded Indivisible a two-year, $3 million grant in 2023 for social-welfare activities.

The donor connections also reach organizations behind the anti-Israel campus movement. Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow received support from the Tides Foundation, which has also received Soros funding. Both organizations helped organize or support demonstrations at Columbia University and other campuses following Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel. That reporting also identified funding connections involving the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Susan and Nick Pritzker. Tides supported Adalah Justice Project, which backed Columbia’s encampment, and sponsored Palestine Legal. Pritzker-backed philanthropy supported Solidaire Action and organizations involved in anti-Israel activism through the Libra Foundation.

The same broader political infrastructure is now financing the midterm elections. MoveOn Political Action announced a $27 million election program targeting 27 priority House districts and seven Senate seats. Its announced slate of 73 endorsements included El-Sayed, Minnesota’s Peggy Flanagan and New York’s Brad Lander. The organization described plans for extensive voter outreach and investment in online creators.

MoveOn’s support for El-Sayed went well beyond an endorsement. In an August statement, the organization said it deployed a statewide organizing and communications operation that generated more than 600,000 voter and member contacts, using calls, texts, emails, mail, digital advertising and volunteer organizing to help him win Michigan’s Democratic Senate nomination.

El-Sayed has drawn scrutiny over his anti-Israel positions and family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, a US-designated terrorist organization.

Another major financial connection leads to leftist activist group J Street. A J Street Action Fund filing with the Federal Election Commission records a $2.25 million contribution from Democracy PAC on January 16, 2026. Democracy PAC is part of the Soros political network. J Street describes itself as pro-Israel, but has pressed Washington to restrict offensive weapons transfers to the Jewish state. In a June 4 statement, its president, Jeremy Ben-Ami, welcomed proposals to phase out American financial subsidies for Israeli arms purchases.

FEC records show Democracy PAC reported $48.12 million in total disbursements through September 30 during the 2025–2026 cycle, including $42.54 million in contributions to other committees. Reported recipients this cycle include Senate Majority PAC, J Street Action Fund, and American Bridge.

Indivisible’s electoral goals are equally explicit. Its September announcement outlined a campaign to flip the Senate and elect a Democratic House majority. Its federal committee reported $5.79 million in total disbursements through August 31, including approximately $318,000 in independent candidate expenditures.

The American Federation of Teachers’ political committee reported $10.87 million in disbursements through August 31, including $6.41 million contributed to other committees. The ACLU separately announced a $25.5 million electoral program involving candidate education and ballot measures on abortion, LGBTQ policies, voting and courts. The ACLU says it does not endorse or oppose individual candidates.

The activity also reaches state ballot fights. In Washington state, reporting identified $500,000 contributions apiece from the SEIU 775 Ballot Fund and SEIU Initiative Fund to oppose I-645, which would repeal the state’s income tax.

Several local affiliates also previously joined Seattle’s police-defunding campaign. A 2020 Solidarity Budget letter demanded reallocating at least half of SPD’s funding. Signatories included Wallingford Indivisible, AFT Seattle Local 1789, SEIU 775, Seattle DSA, and Jewish Voice for Peace–Seattle.