Global Relief Foundation

Global Relief Foundation
Foundation Secours Mondial
AbbreviationGRF
FSML
Formation1992 (1992)
DissolvedNovember 14, 2001; 22 years ago (2001-11-14)
TypeNGO
HeadquartersBridgeview, Illinois, U.S.
ServicesHumanitarian aid to Muslims in conflict zones (ostensibly)
Key people
Rabih Haddad (Chief executive)
Nabil Sayadi (European director)
Main organ
Al Thilal
Affiliations
Budget (1992)
$700,000 USD

The Global Relief Foundation (GRF), also known as Foundation Secours Mondial (FSML), was an Islamic charity based in Bridgeview, Illinois, until it was raided and shut down on December 14, 2001, and listed among the "Designated Charities and Potential Fundraising Front Organizations for Foreign Terrorist Organizations" ("DCPFFOFTO") by the United States Treasury Department in 2002. According to the US Treasury, "The Global Relief Foundation (GRF) … and its officers and directors have connections to, and have provided support for and assistance to, Osama bin Laden (OBL), al Qaeda (aQ), and other known terrorist groups (OKTG)."[1] It was one of the few organizations registered with the Taliban.[2]

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