The relationship between the FBI and the “non-profit” ADL has shifted significantly:
As of October 28, 2025, the Trump FBI officially concluded the decades-long Obama/Biden-era partnership with the ADL.
This decision followed intensive criticism regarding the ADL’s self-serving “Glossary of Extremism,” which improperly categorized conservative political groups....... and the ADL infamously labeling murdered Charlie Kirk’s group, “Turning Point USA,” a hate group.
The ADL supposedly cooperated with law enforcement for training and “information sharing.” ADL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which “says” it is primarily funded by “private donations.”
US Foreign aid tax dollars might also factor in since the ADL is strongly connected to Israel and explicitly advocates for Israel, defining itself as a Zionist organization. ADL supports a “Jewish and democratic State of Israel” through lobbying, educational programs, and by countering criticism of Israel the self-serving ADL defines as “antisemitic.”
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Some critics and congressional testimonies in 2024 and 2025 have questioned the flow of tax-exempt dollars to various organizations, including the ADL’s self-seeking emphasis on countering its own biased definition of what constitutes “antisemitism,” —— The Heritage Foundation
More details are available on specific aspects of this and specific FBI/ADL training programs that were halted, as well as Congressional hearings regarding ADL-type nonprofit funding.
Some financial details-—whether accurate or not—— are available from the ADL’s 2025-2026 tax filings.