Not sure that this is the reference, but ran across this and wondered about money laundering, us govt funding Soros groups etc.
More than four years later, SIF has doled out $138 million to almost 200 organizations.
https://mic.com/articles/50233/why-the-government-screwed-up-by-spending-138-million-on-nonprofits#.kE1BRpu24
https://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/social-innovation-fund/funded-organizations