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ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INCORPORATED

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501(C)(3) organization. Received $188,292 grant in 2024. Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL

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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

$8,675,003

GranteeAmountTax YearPurpose
Wetlands Watch Inc$130,0002023—
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND$5,371,2702023—
Tides Center$16,0002023—
GRIDLAB$40,0002023—
University of North Carolina$241,0892023—
NEIGHBORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE$15,0002023—
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN$25,0002023—
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION$25,0002023—
ENVIRONMENT AMERICA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER INC$38,0002023—
The Washington Informer$7,5002023—
Interfaith Center on Corp Responsibility$167,5002023—
APPALACHIAN VOICES$15,0002023—
Nature Conservancy Inc$25,0002023—
New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light$20,0002023—
SOLON CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING$7,5002023—
MUJERES DE ISLAS INC$20,8712023—
Little Village Environmental Justice Org$15,0002023—
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station$7,5002023—
ARIZONA FORWARD$25,0002023—
Environmental Incentives Inc$50,3342023—
Black Millenials 4 Flint$40,0002023—
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY$50,0002023—
Citizens Utility Board$33,5002023—
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana$15,0002023—
African American Mayors Association$190,0002023—
Central Florida Jobs with Justice$30,0002023—
CITY OF EVERETT ANIMAL SHELTER$12,3102023—
COMMUNITY AND COLLEGE PARTNERS PROGRAM$240,0002023—
Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University$711,6192023—
Florida Rising Together$32,0002023—
American Security Project Inc$25,0002023—
CENTRAL PINES REGIONAL COUNCIL$55,0002023—
EMERGING MARKETS INVESTORS ALLIANCE INC$30,0002023—
BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOUNDATION$20,0002023—
CERES INC$247,5002023—
City of Winston-Salem$10,0102023—
Clean Water Fund$25,0002023—
CONSERVATIVE ENERGY NETWORK$7,5002023—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE$20,0002023—
CATALYST MIAMI INC$17,5002023—
CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY$16,0002023—
CENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY$25,0002023—
Consortium of Univ For Global Health$85,0002023—
Defensores de la Cuenca$25,0002023—
GreenBiz Group Inc$55,0002023—
Clean Air Council$35,0002023—
Harvard University$10,0002023—
Clean Energy Works$49,5002023—
Commission Shift$50,0002023—
Five Nature LLC$250,0002023—

IRS 990 Schedule I grants received

$48,866,896

GrantorAmountTax YearPurpose
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION$188,2922024ENVIRONMENTAL
AMERICAN GIFT FUND$9,8002024OPERATIONS
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC$8,5002024GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND$12,2052024GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION
MULTIPLIER$226,0822024TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
National Christian Charitable Foundation$12,9502024ENVIRONMENT
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$5,285,0002024UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
Windward Fund$7,765,6902024ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
New Venture Fund$25,5002024ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND$633,0002024LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
Schwab Charitable$4,865,4372023ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY$13,1002023UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
FJC$5,2002023GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA$55,5102023CHARITABLE DONATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HENDERSON COUNTY INC$14,9432023—
Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$60,0002023SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE$512,6642023PROMOTE ENVIR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS
AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$69,3002023ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$28,452,0812022For grant recipient's exempt purposes
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$13,4002022ENVIRONMENT
Princeton University$388,2422022CONTRIBUTION
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC$250,0002022ENV. ADVOCACY

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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TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Gave money toFive Nature LLCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $250,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toWetlands Watch IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $130,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUNDIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,371,270 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toTides CenterIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $16,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toGRIDLABIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toUniversity of North CarolinaIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $241,089 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toNEIGHBORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toENVIRONMENT AMERICA RESEARCH AND POLICY CENTER INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $38,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toThe Washington InformerIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,500 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toInterfaith Center on Corp ResponsibilityIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $167,500 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toAPPALACHIAN VOICESIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toNature Conservancy IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toNew Mexico Interfaith Power and LightIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toSOLON CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND PUBLISHINGIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,500 (tax year 2023)Source
RetainedPRIME POLICY GROUPHired PRIME POLICY GROUP to lobby on Energy / Fossil FuelsSource
Gave money toMUJERES DE ISLAS INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,871 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toLittle Village Environmental Justice OrgIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toTexas A&M Engineering Experiment StationIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,500 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toARIZONA FORWARDIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toEnvironmental Incentives IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,334 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toBlack Millenials 4 FlintIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toAMERICAN UNIVERSITYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCitizens Utility BoardIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $33,500 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCoalition to Restore Coastal LouisianaIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toAfrican American Mayors AssociationIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $190,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCentral Florida Jobs with JusticeIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCITY OF EVERETT ANIMAL SHELTERIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,310 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCOMMUNITY AND COLLEGE PARTNERS PROGRAMIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $240,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toJoan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $711,619 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toFlorida Rising TogetherIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $32,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toAmerican Security Project IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCENTRAL PINES REGIONAL COUNCILIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $55,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toEMERGING MARKETS INVESTORS ALLIANCE INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toBUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCERES INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $247,500 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCity of Winston-SalemIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,010 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toClean Water FundIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCONSERVATIVE ENERGY NETWORKIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,500 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCATALYST MIAMI INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $17,500 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCALIFORNIA FOUNDATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $16,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCENTER FOR CIVIC POLICYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toConsortium of Univ For Global HealthIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $85,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toDefensores de la CuencaIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toGreenBiz Group IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $55,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toClean Air CouncilIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $35,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toHarvard UniversityIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toClean Energy WorksIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $49,500 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toCommission ShiftIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toDine Citizens Against Ruining Our EnvironIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toEmergent Forest Finance Accelerator IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $407,800 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toConservatives for Responsible StewardshipIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $35,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toInnovation Center for US DairyIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toEMORYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $120,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toEVANGELICAL ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORKIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toMormon Environmental Stewardship AllianceIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $60,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toPENNENVIRONMENT RESEARCH & POLICY CENTERIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toSIERRA CLUB FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toTEXAS WATER FOUNDATION INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toGround Water Research & Education FoundIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $170,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toIHS Global IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $212,500 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toNava Education ProjectIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $65,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toNatural Resources Council of MaineIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $72,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toNY LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS EDUCATION FUND INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $14,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toPublic Land SolutionsIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toResolve IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toGlobal Carbon Capture and Storage FoundIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $75,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toGraham Digital Holding LLCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toGREEN DIVERSITY INITIATIVEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toGreenline Insights LLCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toNorth American Council for Freight EfficiencyIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toPower Coalition for Equity and JusticeIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toHBCU Green Fund IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $75,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toNational Center for Healthy Housing IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toNEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toPARTNERSHIP PROJECT INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $200,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toRIO GRANDE INTERNL STUDY CTRIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toSOCIAL GOOD FUND INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toTEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $108,048 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toThe Concerned Citizens of St John IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toMETROPOLITAN PLANNING COUNCILIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toBEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $54,600 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toMOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,500 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toMUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toNORTH CAROLINA BLACK ALLIANCEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $11,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $87,329 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toPASADENA ISDIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,125 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toJohn P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical SciencIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,210 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toMoore Impact Inc dba Moore PhilanthropyIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toNATIVE ACTION INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toPontchartrain ConservancyIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toResilient Sisterhood ProjectIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toSociety of Environmental JournalistsIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toTexas Impact Education FundIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toResearch Foundation for SUNYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $60,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toMI FAMILIA VOTA EDUCATION FUNDIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toPennsylvania Environmental CouncilIncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $157,500 (tax year 2023)Source
Gave money toUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARAIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $102,161 (tax year 2023)Source
Received money fromFJCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,200 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSource
Received money fromAMERICAN GIFT FUNDIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,800 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONSSource
Received money fromPrinceton UniversityIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $388,242 (tax year 2022). Purpose: CONTRIBUTIONSource
Received money fromAYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $69,300 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTIONSource
Received money fromBALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTSSource
Received money fromCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICAIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $55,510 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATIONSource
Received money fromCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,400 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTSource
Received money fromCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HENDERSON COUNTY INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $14,943 (tax year 2023)Source
Received money fromDAFFY CHARITABLE FUNDIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,205 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSIONSource
Received money fromSchwab CharitableIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $4,865,437 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALSSource
Received money fromNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $250,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ENV. ADVOCACYSource
Received money fromMULTIPLIERIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $226,082 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURESource
Received money fromFidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $28,452,081 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposesSource
Received money fromNational Christian Charitable FoundationIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,950 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTSource
Received money fromMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,285,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORTSource
Received money fromGoldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $60,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMSSource
Received money fromWindward FundIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,765,690 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMSSource
Received money fromWORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $512,664 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PROMOTE ENVIR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONSSource
Received money fromNew Venture FundIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMSSource
Received money fromCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,100 (tax year 2023). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSESource
Received money fromRESOURCES LEGACY FUNDIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $633,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICESource
Received money fromAMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $188,292 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTALSource