NGO's in MN

When DOGE cracked down on waste and abuse in congress it pointed the finger at NGO’s in particular those associated with US Agency for International Development (USAID) in which there were thousands of NGO’s. USAID was officially shut down in July 2025. It required a deep dive into government to uncover the unusual projects in these NGO’s, many of which became public, things like diversity training in Serbia and transgender opera in Columbia. The conclusion was that some of this money was finding its way into other pockets. The government has just discovered another operation in Minnesota involving waste, fraud and abuse. In Ramsey County, home of St Paul, $38.4 million dollars was paid out to 213 NGO’s and the problems associated with these groups is now being exposed. These organizations are now seen as the first steps in what is becoming a billion-dollar scam where money that was designated to feed hungry children, to provide rental assistance and for Autism treatment centers was used instead to purchase luxury items and to send money overseas. While this is big news in Minnesota not much is being published elsewhere. It seems to many outsiders that other NGO’s in other states may be experiencing similar problems.