KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development

KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development
FoundedJanuary 22, 2002
FounderKhaled Smaili
DissolvedFebruary 2012
TypeNon-governmental organization
Location
  • Toledo, Ohio

KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development, "KindHearts", was a non-governmental organization operating out of Toledo, Ohio. The organization's stated goal was to provide "humanitarian aid without regard to religious or political affiliation."

On February 19, 2006, the U.S. Treasury froze the assets of KindHearts after finding the charity to be fundraising for Hamas. A U.S. Federal court later found KindHearts' constitutional rights had been violated when its assets had been seized.

KindHearts reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Treasury in November 2011, ending a protracted legal dispute over the charity's fundraising activities and for allegedly providing material support for terrorist groups, with neither side admitting any wrongdoing KindHearts officially disbanded in February, 2012 after distributing its funds to various humanitarian causes. The details of the settlement were announced on May 1, 2012.