Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Michael Faulkender has announced new sanctions against Hamas- and PFLP-linked “charities” serving as a stark reminder that not all philanthropy is what it seems. For ethical nonprofits, transparency is not just best practice—it’s a survival strategy. When organizations exploit charitable fronts to fund terror, they damage global trust in humanitarian work.

Fortunately, under the current Trump administration, there’s renewed clarity and moral resolve when it comes to standing with the Jewish people and confronting terrorism head-on. This administration has not hesitated to call terrorists what they are, and to expose those who fund them—no matter how carefully they cloak their activities in humanitarian language. That kind of unapologetic truth-telling raises the bar for everyone in the nonprofit space.

For mission-driven organizations, this is more than a policy shift—it’s a call to leadership. Compliance, auditability, and zero tolerance for ideological entanglement must be the norm. In an era where public scrutiny is intense and trust is everything, integrity isn’t a virtue—it’s your license to operate.