A comprehensive investigative profile examining the activities, affiliations, funding networks, and public statements of the general manager of The People's Forum, a Manhattan-based socialist organization.
Download David's PDFPublic records and educational background
Full name David Sung Mo Chung. Goes by David Chung publicly.
Hunter College, BA. City University of New York (CUNY) ~2018. Major in sociology/political science.
Organizational positions and institutional affiliations
Socialist nonprofit incubator. Full-time since ~2022 at approximately $75,000 salary.
Funding progressive education. ~2022–present.
Anti-Trump/anti-west protest group. ~2018–present.
Organizer and educator in immigrant rights and DREAM Act coalitions (2012–2022).
Documented appearances at organized demonstrations
Key participant in "All Out for Palestine" protest one day after the October 7 Hamas attacks. Chanted "One, Two, Three, Four, Occupation No More" and promoted BDS. Organized via TPF/PSL.
Spoke at AL-AWDA-NY/TPF event. Demanded "end to the occupation and the apartheid regime." Rally called for "Global Intifada."
Led "March for the Martyrs" protesting U.S. support for Israel. Chanted "Intifada! Intifada! Long Live the Intifada!" with Layan Fuleihan. Blocked traffic demanding an arms embargo.
Arrested for disorderly conduct during Gaza war protest. Released same day.
Appeared in protest coordinating TPF support for campus occupations.
Professional organizer with on-the-ground leadership. Promotes "Intifada" chants, BDS, and disruptions including traffic blocks and encampments. Nonviolent but escalatory tactics; models revolutionary icons at rallies.
Documented engagements with Cuban solidarity campaigns
Appeared with Rep. Rashida Tlaib in promotional materials (March 20, 2023 event). Holding "Lift the Blockade on Cuba" sign at TPF/IFCO event.
Appeared in group photos prior to departing for Cuba with "VIVA CUBA! WE STAND WITH CUBA IS NOT ALONE" signs.
Photographed on tarmac at night holding "CUBA IS NOT ALONE / VIVA CUBA! HANDS OFF CUBA" signs with fist raised.
Models Assata Shakur graphic t-shirt (cop-killer activist) at public events.
The People's Forum hosted "Let Cuba Live: Donate for Urgent Humanitarian Aid" campaign. $237,058 raised by 2,961 donors toward $150,000 goal.
Organizational posture and strategic intent
With on-the-ground leadership. Promotes "Intifada" chants, BDS, and disruptions (traffic blocks, encampments). Nonviolent but escalatory. Models revolutionary icons (e.g., Assata Shakur shirt at rallies).
Orchestrate socialist activism via TPF/JEF. Incubate protests linking U.S. issues (Palestine, Cuba, NATO) to global anti-imperialism. Leverage $20M+ funding for "political education" classes/events while advancing BDS and anti-U.S. foreign policy agendas.
Organization, funder, and connected figures
A socialist organization that acts as a project incubator. Hosts events, readings, operates a café and library, and publishes cultural works and media.
A billionaire Marxist living in China, funds The People's Forum. He sold his IT consulting business for $785 million and gives over $20 million to TPF to host classes on Marxism.
Singham is married to Jodie Evans of Code Pink — the group that harasses congressmen in the cafeteria.
How money flows into The People's Forum
$3,750,000+ to The People's Forum. Associated with George Soros' Open Society Foundations network.
Fiscal sponsor supporting 140+ left-wing orgs. In 2020 received $250,000 from the Open Society Foundation.
Chung sits on the board. JEF received $50K from Tides (2022). Flagged by 2023 NYT investigation.
Public disclosure forms show Singham and his wife Evans donated over $20.4 million to The People's Forum from 2017 to 2022 through shell organizations and donor advisory groups — accounting for nearly all of the group's funding.
IRS Form 990 filings
| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Compensation | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sung Mo Chung | General Manager | 35.00 hrs | $65,588 | $10,019 |
Compensation data sourced from The People's Forum IRS Form 990 (2022), Part VII. David Sung Mo Chung listed as General Manager at 35.00 hours per week.
Publicly documented social media accounts
School of Socialism
The People's Forum political education program
Classes like "Lenin and the Path to Revolution" openly praise communist regimes such as Cuba and China for "smashing the shackles of Western imperialism."
Speakers included Thejas Wesley (MIT engineer on Marxism), Brian Becker (PSL leader on imperialism), and Kazu (Blonderedhead artist on cultural resistance). Cost: Free / pay-what-you-can.