DISCOVERY INSTITUTE
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501(C)(3) organization. Received $18,250 grant in 2024. Purpose: EDUCATIONAL
Tracked direct giving
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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 given
$639,148
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV | $7,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| CHESALON USA | $25,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| HOPE COLLEGE | $5,720 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| STONY BROOK FOUNDATION INC | $85,676 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| Rice University | $260,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| TELLUS1 SCIENTIFIC LLC | $31,252 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| ARETE GLOBAL CONSULTING LLC | $6,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| CONTINENTAL ECONOMICS | $42,500 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY | $7,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| EDUCATION ACCESS LLC | $125,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | $32,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
| MORIO LABS | $12,000 | 2024 | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$2,423,793
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| DonorsTrust | $1,875,200 | 2024 | for general operations |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $18,250 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | $20,000 | 2023 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| Schwab Charitable | $180,705 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| DAYTON FOUNDATION | $10,000 | 2022 | ID RESEARCH |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $319,638 | 2022 | For 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. 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.
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| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gave money to | CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Source |
| Gave money to | CHESALON USA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Source |
| Gave money to | HOPE COLLEGE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,720 (tax year 2024). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Gave money to | STONY BROOK FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $85,676 (tax year 2024). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Gave money to | Rice University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $260,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Source |
| Gave money to | TELLUS1 SCIENTIFIC LLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $31,252 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Source |
| Gave money to | ARETE GLOBAL CONSULTING LLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Gave money to | CONTINENTAL ECONOMICS | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $42,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Gave money to | FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Source |
| Gave money to | EDUCATION ACCESS LLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $125,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Source |
| Gave money to | BAYLOR UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $32,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Source |
| Gave money to | MORIO LABS | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | Source |
| Received money from | DAYTON FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ID RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | DonorsTrust | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,875,200 (tax year 2024). Purpose: for general operations | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $319,638 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $180,705 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $18,250 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL | Source |