On March 27, 2025, the Trump administration terminated most USAID funding for the White Helmets, a key Syrian humanitarian organization. This decision—with millions in aid withdrawn—poses a critical challenge to their emergency services and ongoing rescue operations, even as they work to secure alternative funding sources.

The Trump administration terminated the majority of USAID funding for the Syrian humanitarian organization White Helmets on March 27, 2025, prompting the NGO to engage politically and seek a reversal of the decision to sustain its life‐saving operations.

The UK government announced an additional £300,000 funding to support White Helmets in Syria amid escalating conflict. This supplementary funding, following over £2 million provided earlier in 2024, is aimed at enhancing the NGO's search and rescue efforts and overall humanitarian intervention in conflict zones.

The European Union has committed over €4 million (approximately $4.3 million) in funding to White Helmets to support earthquake recovery efforts in northern Syria. This funding is intended to enhance community resilience through improvements in rubble management, infrastructural upgrades, and support services for women, ultimately bolstering local capacities to recover from disasters and resist the impacts of authoritarian neglect.

During a visit to Gaziantep, the EU Chargé d’affaires announced a commitment of over 4 million euros in funding to White Helmets. The funding aims to support critical civil defence operations, rubble management, and infrastructure improvements for water, sanitation, and community resilience following the February 2023 earthquakes, with targeted support for women and children in affected areas.

A 60 Minutes archive report highlights the White Helmets mobilizing volunteers in northwest Syria to provide emergency rescue and relief assistance to survivors following devastating earthquakes. This effort underscores the organization's commitment to life-saving humanitarian work in conflict zones.