HOPEWELL FUND
DC · US
501(c)(3) nonprofit involved in fiscal sponsorship and charitable grant-making
Tracked direct giving
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$365,000
Connections
19
Outside Spending and Dark Money
Dark money is election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors: 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar non-committee filers (FEC Form 5 and Form 9). Registered super PACs also make independent expenditures. But they itemize their donors with the FEC, so their spending is not dark money. 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. Grants between organizations are one route for dark money. A nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$6,552,829
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windward Fund | $75,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| MONTANANS SECURING REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND | $22,895 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION |
| New Venture Fund | $4,441,891 | 2024 | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY |
| Tides Center | $10,000 | 2024 | QUALITY EDUCATION |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $210,000 | 2024 | PHILANTHROPY |
| ALL AMERICANS VOTE | $20,000 | 2024 | Program |
| PHILANTHROPY INC | $34,861 | 2024 | Program Grant |
| AMERICAN GIFT FUND | $10,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $363,000 | 2023 | General operating support and project support |
| REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FOUNDATION | $1,000,000 | 2023 | POLITICAL / ADMIN. |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $30,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $25,182 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $10,000 | 2022 | DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING TECHNIQUES TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO REGISTER TO VOTE AND TO VOTE ON A NONPARTISAN BASIS |
| GLOBAL IMPACT | $250,000 | 2022 | Grant |
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. 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.
Lobbying Activity Detail
Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.
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Lobbying Firms Retained
Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.
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Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retained | SONFIELD POLICY SOLUTIONS LLC | Hired SONFIELD POLICY SOLUTIONS LLC to lobby on Insurance / Health Plans | Source |
| Retained | KEEFE STRATEGIES LLC FKA KEEFE SINGISER PARTNERS | Hired KEEFE STRATEGIES LLC FKA KEEFE SINGISER PARTNERS to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | FORBES-TATE | Hired FORBES-TATE to lobby (4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2023) | Source |
| Retained | SINGISER SOLUTIONS LLC | Hired SINGISER SOLUTIONS LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026) | Source |
| Received money from | EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING TECHNIQUES TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO REGISTER TO VOTE AND TO VOTE ON A NONPARTISAN BASIS | Source |
| Received money from | Tides Center | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: QUALITY EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | GLOBAL IMPACT | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $250,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Grant | Source |
| Received money from | MONTANANS SECURING REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,000,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: POLITICAL / ADMIN. | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $210,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: PHILANTHROPY | Source |
| Received money from | ALL AMERICANS VOTE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Program | Source |
| Received money from | AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $363,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: General operating support and project support | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN GIFT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONS | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,182 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $22,895 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION | Source |
| Received money from | New Venture Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $4,441,891 (tax year 2024). Purpose: CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | Source |
| Received money from | PHILANTHROPY INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $34,861 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Program Grant | Source |
| Received money from | Windward Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $75,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | Source |