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DENISON UNIVERSITY

OH

501(C)(3) organization. Received $86,750 grant in 2024. Purpose: EDUCATIONAL

Tracked direct giving

$0

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

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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

$330,644

GranteeAmountTax YearPurpose
GREAT CIRCLE ALLIANCE$10,0002022GRANT AWARD
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY$10,0002022COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP
LICKING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL$7,6442022COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP
GRANVILLE CENTER FOR THE ARTS$10,0002022COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP
LICKING COUNTY UNITED WAY$30,000202290TH ANNIVERSARY/COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP
GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES$210,0002022ANNUAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE
THE WORKS OHIO CENTER FOR HISTORY ART AND TECHNOLOGY$10,0002022COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP
GRANVILLE EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL D$15,0002022COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIP
AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION$20,0002022ANTHONY J. LISSKA PRIZE FUND
COLUMBUS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS$8,0002022COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP SPONSORSHIP

IRS 990 Schedule I grants received

$504,859

GrantorAmountTax YearPurpose
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION$86,7502024EDUCATIONAL
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC$110,0002024GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
AMERICAN GIFT FUND$6,5002024OPERATIONS
CLEVELAND FOUNDATION$68,7002023$5000 FOR ANNUAL FUND - SANDRA IVES POWEL, '80; $2500 - WOMEN'S LACROSSE PROGRAM; $2500 - FIELD HOCKEY PROGRAM
AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$94,5502023EDUCATION
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA$50,5562023CHARITABLE DONATION
DAYTON FOUNDATION$71,8032022GENERAL SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIPS
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$16,0002022EDUCATION

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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TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Gave money toGREAT CIRCLE ALLIANCEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GRANT AWARDSource
Gave money toHABITAT FOR HUMANITYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIPSource
Gave money toLICKING MEMORIAL HOSPITALIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,644 (tax year 2022). Purpose: COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIPSource
Gave money toGRANVILLE CENTER FOR THE ARTSIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIPSource
Gave money toLICKING COUNTY UNITED WAYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: 90TH ANNIVERSARY/COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIPSource
Gave money toGRANVILLE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEESIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $210,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ANNUAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCESource
Gave money toTHE WORKS OHIO CENTER FOR HISTORY ART AND TECHNOLOGYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIPSource
Gave money toGRANVILLE EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOL DIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: COMMUNITY SPONSORSHIPSource
Gave money toAMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ANTHONY J. LISSKA PRIZE FUNDSource
Gave money toCOLUMBUS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERFORMING ARTSIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP SPONSORSHIPSource
Received money fromAMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $86,750 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EDUCATIONALSource
Received money fromAMERICAN GIFT FUNDIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONSSource
Received money fromAYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $94,550 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATIONSource
Received money fromBALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $110,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTSSource
Received money fromCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $16,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: EDUCATIONSource
Received money fromCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICAIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,556 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATIONSource
Received money fromCLEVELAND FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $68,700 (tax year 2023). Purpose: $5000 FOR ANNUAL FUND - SANDRA IVES POWEL, '80; $2500 - WOMEN'S LACROSSE PROGRAM; $2500 - FIELD HOCKEY PROGRAMSource
Received money fromDAYTON FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $71,803 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT AND SCHOLARSHIPSSource