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Latest: Two charities associated with the world’s largest far-right Hindu group have raised more than US$24.4 million over a five-year period through US grants that allow the donor to be anonymous, Bellingcat can reveal: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/10...

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is widely considered the ideological parent of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a former RSS worker, is one of its most famous supporters.

The RSS was previously banned in India three times over its alleged role in violence, and almost a hundred US politicians, both Democratic and Republican, recently pledged not to take funding from RSS-linked entities.

In US public filings for two US-registered non-profits that appeared to have ties to the RSS, documents detailed donations from 2020 to 2024 of at least US$24.4 million from 34 organisations that manage donor-advised funds (DAFs), making up 20.7% of their total received contributions.

Ekal USA states it is building schools in rural India. Sewa USA calls itself a “Hindu faith-based, humanitarian, nonprofit service organisation”.

When contacted by Bellingcat, a representative from Sewa USA denied current links with the RSS. We received no response from Ekal USA at time of publication. Read our analysis of these filings at: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/10...