PurchasingPolicy.orgPURCHASINGPOLICYBETA
← Back to Influence Map
Entity DossierThink Tank

INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE

VA

501(C)(3) organization. Received $107,250 grant in 2024. Purpose: CIVIL RIGHTS

Tracked direct giving

$0

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

Connections

13

Dark Money Spending

Election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors. Dark money flows through 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar entities that are not required to reveal their funders. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.

IRS 990 Schedule I Grant Chain

Grants between nonprofits reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I. These inter-organizational transfers are a key pathway in dark money flows — a nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.

IRS 990 Schedule I grants given

$77,500

GranteeAmountTax YearPurpose
State Policy Network$20,00020242025 SPN Conference Sponsorship
AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL$20,00020242025 Membership Contributions
Daniel's Test Kitchen$6,0002024Cash prize given to the 3rd place 2025 South Side Pitch Finalist.
InHeirit$14,0002024Cash prize given to the 1st place 2024 South Side Pitch Finalist.
7323 Chicago Caf$10,0002024Cash prize given to the 2nd place 2024 South Side Pitch Finalist.
National Conference of State legislature$7,50020242025 National Conference Learning Hub Sponsorship

IRS 990 Schedule I grants received

$4,084,367

GrantorAmountTax YearPurpose
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION$107,2502024CIVIL RIGHTS
DonorsTrust$10,0002024for the area of highest need
BRADLEY IMPACT FUND$39,0002024GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
Schwab Charitable$683,4182023PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$32,9002023COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA$7,1842023CHARITABLE DONATION
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$3,204,6152022For grant recipient's exempt purposes

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I (Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations) via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and IRS 990 XML e-files. Grant amounts represent the most recent filing year available.

IRS 990 data lags a year or more behind filing. Grants shown are for the stated tax year and do not establish current-cycle funding.

Methodology Disclosure

Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates because QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.

Connection Graph
0 nodes · 0 edgesHover for labels · Double-click to expand
Loading graph...
Person
Organization
PAC
Gov Body
Legislature
Think Tank
Industry
Outcome

Click a node to see details

Double-click to expand its connections

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Gave money toState Policy NetworkIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: 2025 SPN Conference SponsorshipSource
Gave money toAMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCILIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: 2025 Membership ContributionsSource
Gave money toDaniel's Test KitchenIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Cash prize given to the 3rd place 2025 South Side Pitch Finalist.Source
Gave money toInHeiritIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $14,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Cash prize given to the 1st place 2024 South Side Pitch Finalist.Source
Gave money to7323 Chicago CafIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Cash prize given to the 2nd place 2024 South Side Pitch Finalist.Source
Gave money toNational Conference of State legislatureIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: 2025 National Conference Learning Hub SponsorshipSource
Received money fromAMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $107,250 (tax year 2024). Purpose: CIVIL RIGHTSSource
Received money fromAYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $32,900 (tax year 2023). Purpose: COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICESSource
Received money fromCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICAIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,184 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATIONSource
Received money fromSchwab CharitableIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $683,418 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFITSource
Received money fromDonorsTrustIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: for the area of highest needSource
Received money fromFidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $3,204,615 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposesSource
Received money fromBRADLEY IMPACT FUNDIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $39,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.Source