U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Organization identified through public comments on regulations.gov
Connections
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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 received
$925,000
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $925,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
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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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND | $3,000,000 | Aug 29, 2022 | 2022 |
| SENATE LEADERSHIP FUND | $1,000,000 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commented on | Department of the Treasury | Public comment on TREAS-DO-2024-0012: U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern | Source |
| Commented on | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency | Public comment on OCC-2011-0001: Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangements | Source |
| Commented on | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Public comment on CFPB-2023-0002: Registry of Supervised Nonbanks that Use Form Contracts to Impose Terms and Conditions that Seek to Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections | Source |
| Commented on | Department of Energy | Public comment on DOE-HQ-2011-0035: Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities | Source |
| Commented on | Department of Health and Human Services | Public comment on HHS-OS-2011-0020: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans | Source |
| Commented on | Federal Trade Commission | Public comment on FTC-2023-0047: Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $925,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |