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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED
DC
501(C)(3) organization. Received $188,292 grant in 2024. Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
122
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
$8,818,005
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$48,866,896
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $188,292 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| AMERICAN GIFT FUND | $9,800 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | $8,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND | $12,205 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION |
| MULTIPLIER | $226,082 | 2024 | TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE |
| New Venture Fund | $25,500 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| National Christian Charitable Foundation | $12,950 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENT |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $5,285,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Windward Fund | $7,765,690 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| RESOURCES LEGACY FUND | $633,000 | 2024 | LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE |
| FJC | $5,200 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $55,510 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HENDERSON COUNTY INC | $14,943 | 2023 | — |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | $13,100 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Schwab Charitable | $4,865,437 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS |
| WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE | $512,664 | 2023 | PROMOTE ENVIR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $69,300 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION |
| Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | $60,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC | $250,000 | 2022 | ENV. ADVOCACY |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $13,400 | 2022 | ENVIRONMENT |
| Princeton University | $388,242 | 2022 | CONTRIBUTION |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $28,452,081 | 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 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.
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| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed by | PRIME POLICY GROUP | Hired PRIME POLICY GROUP to lobby on Energy / Fossil Fuels | Source |
| Gave money to | Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,500 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | ARIZONA FORWARD | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Environmental Incentives Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,334 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Black Millenials 4 Flint | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Citizens Utility Board | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $33,500 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,371,270 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | African American Mayors Association | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $190,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Hoover Institution | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,662 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Central Florida Jobs with Justice | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | CITY OF EVERETT ANIMAL SHELTER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,310 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | COMMUNITY AND COLLEGE PARTNERS PROGRAM | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $240,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $711,619 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Florida Rising Together | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $32,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | American Security Project Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | CENTRAL PINES REGIONAL COUNCIL | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $55,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | EMERGING MARKETS INVESTORS ALLIANCE INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | APPALACHIAN VOICES | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | CERES INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $247,500 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | City of Winston-Salem | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,010 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Clean Water Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | CONSERVATIVE ENERGY NETWORK | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,500 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | CATALYST MIAMI INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $17,500 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Breathe Utah Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $69,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $16,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | CENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Consortium of Univ For Global Health | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $85,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Defensores de la Cuenca | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | ENVIRONMENT AMERICA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $38,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | GreenBiz Group Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $55,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Healthy Gulf | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $47,250 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Clean Air Council | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $35,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | GRIDLAB | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Harvard University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL DIVISION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,750 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Clean Energy Works | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $49,500 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | CLINTON HILL COMMUNITY ACTION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Commission Shift | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Dine Citizens Against Ruining Our Environ | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Earthworks | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Emergent Forest Finance Accelerator Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $407,800 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $35,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Five Nature LLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $250,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Innovation Center for US Dairy | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | EMORY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $120,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | EVANGELICAL ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $60,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | NEIGHBORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | PENNENVIRONMENT RESEARCH & POLICY CENTER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | SIERRA CLUB FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | TEXAS WATER FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | FOUNDATON FOR A BETTER PUERTO RICO | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,558 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Ground Water Research & Education Found | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $170,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | IHS Global Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $212,500 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Interfaith Center on Corp Responsibility | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $167,500 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Nava Education Project | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $65,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Natural Resources Council of Maine | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $72,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | NY LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUND INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $14,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Public Land Solutions | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Resolve Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Global Carbon Capture and Storage Found | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $75,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Graham Digital Holding LLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | GREEN DIVERSITY INITIATIVE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Greenline Insights LLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Louisiana Budget Project | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | MUJERES DE ISLAS INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,871 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | North American Council for Freight Efficiency | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Power Coalition for Equity and Justice | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | HBCU Green Fund Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $75,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Mott Haven-Port Morris Comm Land Stewards | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $35,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | National Center for Healthy Housing Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | PARTNERSHIP PROJECT INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $200,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | RIO GRANDE INTERNL STUDY CTR | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | SOCIAL GOOD FUND INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $108,048 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | The Concerned Citizens of St John Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Hispanic Access | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $83,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | METROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCIL | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $54,600 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,500 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | NORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $11,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $87,329 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | PASADENA ISD | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,125 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | John P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Scienc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,210 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Little Village Environmental Justice Org | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Moore Impact Inc dba Moore Philanthropy | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | NATIVE ACTION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Pontchartrain Conservancy | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Resilient Sisterhood Project | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Society of Environmental Journalists | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Gave money to | Texas Impact Education Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $188,292 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL | Source |
| Received money from | Princeton University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $388,242 (tax year 2022). Purpose: CONTRIBUTION | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN GIFT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,800 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONS | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $69,300 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION | Source |
| Received money from | BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS | Source |
| Received money from | CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,400 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $55,510 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HENDERSON COUNTY INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $14,943 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,100 (tax year 2023). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,205 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $4,865,437 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS | Source |
| Received money from | NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $250,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ENV. ADVOCACY | Source |
| Received money from | MULTIPLIER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $226,082 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $28,452,081 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | New Venture Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | Source |
| Received money from | National Christian Charitable Foundation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,950 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT | Source |
| Received money from | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,285,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $60,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | Source |
| Received money from | FJC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,200 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | Windward Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,765,690 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | Source |
| Received money from | WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $512,664 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PROMOTE ENVIR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS | Source |
| Received money from | RESOURCES LEGACY FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $633,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE | Source |