Overview

• FireAid engaged Latham & Watkins on July 30 to conduct a comprehensive review of its governance and grantmaking processes for the wildfire relief fund
• In a letter to Rep. Kevin Kiley, Latham & Watkins denied allegations of diverted donations and outlined two grant phases that delivered $75 million to more than 160 vetted nonprofits
• FireAid pointed to Goldman Sachs’ vetting of its grant process and said KPMG will audit the remaining funds with results due in December
• President Trump and Rep. Kevin Kiley have formally requested a Department of Justice investigation into the fund’s dispersal, keeping federal scrutiny active
• The organization operates an interactive public portal that lists every grantee and grant purpose to ensure transparency