IRS Complaint Alleges Top STEM School Fund Sold Curriculum to China

A watchdog group alleges that the school fund received $3.6 million from Chinese entities in return for curriculum and other intellectual property.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington on April 11, 2025. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

An education watchdog group has filed an IRS complaint alleging that the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Partnership Fund sold the intellectual property of one of the nation’s top public schools to Chinese entities, jeopardizing its nonprofit status.

Defending Education on May 27 asked the IRS to open an investigation into the fund, alleging that it entered into business contracts with organizations linked to the Chinese communist regime and that it warrants revocation of its tax status.