Overview

• New tax filings show the Obama Foundation directed $2 million to the Tides network in 2022 and 2023, described as support for local groups working to reduce violence.
• Tides is under review by the House Ways and Means Committee for sponsoring or handling donations for organizations linked to pro-Palestinian campus encampments at Ivy League schools.
• The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has an ongoing California lawsuit alleging Tides mismanaged more than $33 million.
• The filings also report more than $3 million to GoFundMe.org for programs described as empowering girls through education, with limited details provided.
• Spending on the Obama Presidential Center has exceeded $615 million with an opening planned for 2026, while 2023 compensation disclosures list Valerie Jarrett at about $750,000 and Robbin Cohen near $650,000 after $27 million in salaries reported for 2022.