California Shuts Down Arc of Justice Nonprofit Tied to Code Pink Founders Amid Compliance Failures and Broader Scrutiny of Singham Network

California regulators have ordered Arc of Justice, a private foundation formerly known as the Benjamin Fund and operated by Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin, to cease all charitable operations in the state. The action stems from years of missed tax filings and unresolved questions surrounding more than $51 million in reported assets as of 2023. The California Attorney General revoked the group's charitable registration in January 2025, and a June 19, 2026, warning letter from the Department of Justice explicitly barred it from soliciting, holding, or distributing charitable funds, warning of personal liability for board members.[1]

The foundation's tax-exempt status has been revoked by the California Franchise Tax Board, and the Secretary of State lists it as suspended, according to watchdog analyses and state records reviewed by multiple outlets. No public accounting has emerged detailing the location or disposition of the assets.[2]

Arc of Justice has historically funneled grants to Code Pink and related far-left entities. Jodie Evans, another Code Pink co-founder and registered agent for the foundation, is married to tech entrepreneur Neville Roy Singham, who resides in China and has funded various progressive and socialist causes. Singham faces an active federal grand jury investigation in the Southern District of New York examining alleged violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and criminal tax laws, including the movement of hundreds of millions through nonprofit networks linked to pro-Beijing or Marxist advocacy groups.[3]

This regulatory action occurs against a backdrop of heightened federal and congressional attention to foreign influence in U.S. nonprofits, with Singham's network cited in reporting by the New York Times and subsequent probes. The closure directly constrains funding flows to connected advocacy organizations, illustrating how state-level compliance enforcement can intersect with national security and tax oversight concerns.[4]