Fact Check: Did Gavin Newsom's wife receive $3.7M from her own charity?

WASHINGTON, DC: In March 2026, a rumor spread online claiming that California Governor Gavin Newsom's wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, had pocketed $3.7 million from her own charity. 

This claim seems to have originated from a Daily Mail report claiming Siebel Newsom and her firm "pocketed $3.7 million from her 'gender stereotypes' charity" in the past decade. But is there any truth to this? Let us find out below.

Claim: Gavin Newsom's wife received $3.7M from her own charity

An X post claimed on March 10, "California Governor Gavin Newsom's wife and her firm allegedly pocketed $3.7 million from her own 'gender stereotypes' charity."

Similarly, a Facebook user wrote, "Jennifer Siebel Newsom, California's self-styled First Partner and crusader against 'harmful gender stereotypes', has quietly funneled $3.7 million to herself and her private film company over the past decade through her nonprofit, The Representation Project."

"IRS filings reveal the pattern: She collects a $150,000 annual salary as founder and chief creative officer. Her for-profit entity, Girls Club LLC, pockets another $150,000 each year for 'writer/producer/director' services on the very films the charity produces and licenses—often to public schools," the post added.

The Representation Project is a nonprofit organization that Siebel Newsom founded in 2011 to combat gender stereotypes. Till now, her title at The Representation Project is founder and chief creative officer.

Fact Check: Unrated, no credible evidence

The claims made in the online posts remain unrated. In reality, IRS filings revealed Siebel Newsom received a total of $1.8 million from The Representation Project for her leadership roles from 2011 to 2024, the most recently available year. 

Meanwhile, her organization has paid an additional $2.1 million to a for-profit film production company founded by Siebel Newsom, Girls Club Entertainment, during that same time period, but it was not clear how much of that money went to Siebel Newsom. 

Since it was not clear from the available evidence whether Siebel Newsom received more than $1.8 million in total from her nonprofit, the claim remains unrated.

Interestingly, The Daily Mail's headline read, "Gavin Newsom's wife and her firm pocketed $3.7M from her 'gender stereotypes' charity, unearthed IRS filings reveal…days after her sanctimonious rant at the press." 

The report mentioned, "IRS documents from recent years show Gavin Newsom's wife has been paying herself and her company, Girls Club LLC, up to a third of her nonprofit's entire income each year, pocketing over $3.7 million over the past decade."