Editor’s note: This article is the first in a two-part investigation into the Korea Foundation’s operations in the U.S. Part two will cover the organization’s funding for congressional travel to South Korea.

A South Korean nonprofit affiliated with Seoul’s foreign ministry has funneled at least $9.4 million to U.S. think tanks in recent years, a Korea Pro investigation has found, making it one of the top global funders of American policy research despite avoiding registration under foreign agent laws.

The findings show that the Korea Foundation (KF), which maintains offices in Washington and Los Angeles, provided grants to at least