Gavin’s New Grift: Newsom Announces He is Awarding $80 Million in Funding to 343 Nonprofits and Faith-Based Orgs

Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he is awarding $80 million in funding to 343 nonprofit and faith-based organizations throughout California following the San Diego mosque shooting.

How interesting. California has a $30 billion budget deficit (that we know of) and the governor is spending another $80 million on 343 nonprofit and faith-based organizations that have yet to be named and announced.

So, why is the governor dropping another $80 million on non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) who have no accountability to the taxpayers and no way to follow the money?

“Hate and violence have no place in California. By investing in critical security upgrades, we are leading the nation in protecting places of worship and high-risk communities, strengthening preparedness, and ensuring every Californian can gather safely and without fear,” says Newsom.

He’s using “Hate and violence” the same way he does “climate change.” It’s code for spending without accountability. I wonder what the Legislative Analyst and State Auditor think about this plan? Because I can’t find who the 343 nonprofits and faith-based groups being awarded the taxpayer funding are, I even asked Grok to find out and this is what I got:

“To obtain the full list: Contact Cal OES directly (via the CSNSGP inbox or their grants management team) or submit a California Public Records Act request.”

This smells like another Newsom nonprofit scam like Diapergate… or First Partner Jennifer Newsom’s multiple “educational” nonprofits taking taxpayer funding to produce porn for California public schools–and income for herself.

Why is the Newsom administration doing its business through non-profits? https://t.co/7vSIycm2Xu

— Katy Grimes (@KATYSaccitizen) May 9, 2026

“Why is the Newsom administration doing its business through nonprofits?” I asked on X in response to yet another nonprofit Newsom and his First Partner are promoting and enriching with taxpayer funding – and this one not only gives away free diapers, they manufacture their own. (More about Diapergate here)

I bring this up again because nothing came of this revelation. The California news media thought it was cute and moved on. Meanwhile Baby2Baby, the $77 million non-profit is getting another $20 million of California taxpayers money to give away “free” diapers to all new mothers in California. If the governor was sincere about wanting to provide free diapers to women who need the financial assistance, he could eliminate a lot of bureaucracy and provide coupons to the mothers, we noted several times. Yet, no comment from Gov. Newsom.

Newsom’s new announcement has a link to the “competitively chosen grantees,” but it just takes me to the CalOES Grants page. And the CalOES 2026 grants link takes me to the Fiscal Year 2025 California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program (CSNSGP) Allocations.

His announcement breaks down the latest round of funding:

• $80 million has been awarded to strengthen security at 343 nonprofit organizations statewide.
• 228 faith-based organizations are among the recipients.
• $76 million will go directly to nonprofits for security improvements.
• $4 million will support program administration and technical assistance.

Well, that’s helpful. Not.

This smells like a potential kickback scam. Or another 90 hospices in one LA building kind of arrangement. Or a daycare scam. Or a “migrant services” scam. Or a homeless NGO scam.

Under Newsom, California has directed billions of dollars towards groups for “migrant services” and homelessness, including large sums to Catholic Charities, Jewish Family Services, and others.

And now he’s going to give them more?

What can’t be ignored is the ideological alignment: Many taxpayer funded nonprofits and NGOs advocate policies supported by Newsom, including providing illegal immigration support services, promoting DEI and “equity” initiatives, fighting climate change, solving homelessness, and dishing out free diapers. 

Newsom is effectively subsidizing the Democrats’ political infrastructure by “importing” migrants and creating dependency.

In February, Gov. Newsom announced $35 million in “funding to increase mutual aid, and support local partners that connect families with needed services and other recent awards to provide legal representation to Californians facing deportation.” He calls it “state investment and philanthropic collaboration.” Some call it fraud.

Why is the governor subsidizing “philanthropic” organizations? They have endowments and funders.

Effectively, Newsom is taking taxpayer money and giving it to ideologically-aligned groups, nonprofits, NGO’s, mosques, synagogues and churches– instead of hiring law enforcement officers, fixing California’s third-world highways and roads, and rebuilding the Palisades and wildfire areas.

We are willing to bet that if/when we get the list of the 343 nonprofit and faith-based organizations, most, if not all, will have some relationship with Gov. Newsom, the California Democrat Party, local and state Democrats, and former Democrat politicians.

Nonprofits also employ lobbyists/advocates that apparently taxpayers are helping to employ as well.

As the Globe has explained many times, nonprofits aren’t subject to the same California Public Record Act requests, FOIAs and sunshine rules as government agencies are. In fact, non-profits are the perfect place government grants go to hide.