UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
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501(C)(3) organization. Received $344,600 grant in 2024. Purpose: EDUCATIONAL
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
16
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 received
$8,904,677
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $344,600 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| AMERICAN GIFT FUND | $151,000 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| National Christian Charitable Foundation | $23,000 | 2024 | COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $1,854,594 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE | $25,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING |
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $10,000 | 2023 | Project support |
| Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | $100,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID |
| COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION | $35,000 | 2023 | PROJECT SUPPORT FIRST PEOPLES WORLDWIDE |
| Schwab Charitable | $2,164,159 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $125,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| FJC | $110,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $437,450 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $3,241,874 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $120,000 | 2022 | EDUCATION |
| ACHIEVEMENT REWARDS FOR COLLEGE | $156,000 | 2021 | Scholarshp |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $344,600 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL | Source |
| Received money from | ACHIEVEMENT REWARDS FOR COLLEGE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $156,000 (tax year 2021). Purpose: Scholarshp | Source |
| Received money from | AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Project support | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN GIFT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $151,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONS | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $437,450 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $120,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $125,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $35,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PROJECT SUPPORT FIRST PEOPLES WORLDWIDE | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $2,164,159 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $3,241,874 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | National Christian Charitable Foundation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $23,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | Source |
| Received money from | Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $100,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID | Source |
| Received money from | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,854,594 (tax year 2024). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | FJC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $110,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING | Source |