National Wildlife Federation
FARA-registered agent
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$320,000
Connections
13
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
$615,986
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| RESOURCES LEGACY FUND | $151,000 | 2024 | LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE |
| AMERICAN GIFT FUND | $8,820 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS | $12,000 | 2024 | FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE RECOVERY OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES THROUGH EMPOWERING FORT WORTH ISD STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE MILKWEED HABITATS |
| Windward Fund | $105,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $55,345 | 2024 | ANIMAL-RELATED |
| CONSERVATION LANDS FOUNDATION | $25,000 | 2023 | Promote conservation |
| CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | $36,184 | 2023 | Charitable Contribution |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $27,387 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | $75,250 | 2023 | HEALING OUR WATERS (HOW) 2023 CLEVELAND CONFERENCE |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC | $120,000 | 2022 | ENV. 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 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.
Lobbying Activity Detail
Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.
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Lobbying Firms Retained
Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.
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Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbied for | IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits (Sections 45/48) | LDA filing: lobbied on IRA Clean Energy Tax Credits, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $60,000 | Source |
| commented_on | Department of Energy | Public comment on DOE-HQ-2023-0050: Coordination of Federal Authorizations for Electric Transmission Facilities | Source |
| Employed by | The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation | FARA registration 6836 | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $55,345 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ANIMAL-RELATED | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN GIFT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,820 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONS | Source |
| Received money from | CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $36,184 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Charitable Contribution | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $27,387 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $75,250 (tax year 2023). Purpose: HEALING OUR WATERS (HOW) 2023 CLEVELAND CONFERENCE | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE RECOVERY OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES THROUGH EMPOWERING FORT WORTH ISD STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE MILKWEED HABITATS | Source |
| Received money from | CONSERVATION LANDS FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Promote conservation | Source |
| Received money from | NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $120,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ENV. ADVOCACY | Source |
| Received money from | Windward Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $105,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | Source |
| Received money from | RESOURCES LEGACY FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $151,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE | Source |