The Internal Revenue Service is reportedly preparing to strip a notorious Ivy League school of its tax-exempt status.
Two sources familiar with the matter said a final decision is expected soon.
President Trump has singled out the Ivy League school for defying the administration’s demands to overhaul hiring practices and rein in what critics describe as an environment increasingly hostile to free speech and supportive of antisemitic and far-left ideologies.
“Perhaps Harvard should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity if it keeps pushing political, ideological, and terrorist inspired/supporting ‘Sickness?’” Trump posted on Truth Social Tuesday.
“Remember, Tax Exempt Status is totally contingent on acting in the PUBLIC INTEREST!”
Education Secretary Linda McMahon echoed those concerns, telling CNN’s Kasie Hunt that while she doesn’t yet know what action the IRS will take, she believes the situation warrants close scrutiny.
“In elitist schools, especially that have these incredibly large endowments, you know, we should probably have a look into that,” McMahon said.
She also speculated that other universities could soon face similar reviews, suggesting the IRS may be broadening its scope. “We’ll see what IRS comes back with relative to Harvard,” McMahon added.
The authority to revoke a nonprofit’s tax-exempt status lies with acting IRS Commissioner Gary Shapley, whom Trump recently appointed.
Under federal law, institutions risk losing their exemption if they engage in prohibited political activities or fail to operate in the public interest—criteria the administration believes Harvard may no longer meet.
DHS Pulls Millions in Harvard Grants
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Wednesday the termination of over $2.7 million in federal grants to Harvard University, citing national security concerns and the university’s failure to meet the expectations of institutions receiving taxpayer funds.
According to a press release from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the canceled grants include two DHS-funded projects — one worth $800,303 and the other valued at $1,934,902.
One grant was criticized for “branding conservatives as far-right dissidents in a shockingly skewed study,” while the other was labeled as “public health propaganda.”
DHS concluded both projects “undermine America’s values and security.”
Noem didn’t mince words in her statement: “Harvard bending the knee to antisemitism — driven by its spineless leadership — fuels a cesspool of extremist riots and threatens our national security.”
She added, “With anti-American, pro-Hamas ideology poisoning its campus and classrooms, Harvard’s position as a top institution of higher learning is a distant memory. America demands more from universities entrusted with taxpayer dollars.”
Despite mounting pressure, Harvard President Alan Garber stood firm.
“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Garber said in a statement to the Harvard community.
All private colleges and universities should be considered taxable businesses because that is exactly what they are. They do nothing philanthropically for the public. They are huge profit making machines.
Most universities are staffed with professors who are socialist, and they indoctrinate the students who can’t think for themselves.