SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
DC
501(C)(3) organization. Received $24,805 grant in 2024. Purpose: SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
24
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
$17,124,953
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Center | $24,805 | 2024 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund | $260,444 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $135,365 | 2024 | ARTS, CULTURE |
| AMERICAN GIFT FUND | $33,500 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| National Christian Charitable Foundation | $13,100 | 2024 | MUSEUMS |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $100,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $21,836 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $505,599 | 2023 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| DALLAS JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $200,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL |
| Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | $60,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS |
| BRYN MAWR COLLEGE | $51,810 | 2023 | RESEARCH SUPPORT |
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $100,000 | 2023 | Project support |
| Schwab Charitable | $1,698,174 | 2023 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $100,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| University of Notre Dame | $7,252 | 2022 | See Part IV |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $9,996,417 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | $3,351,353 | 2022 | SUB-AWARD |
| AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION | $35,000 | 2022 | REWILDING PROJECT IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA |
| BARNARD COLLEGE | $14,700 | 2022 | MRI Consortium: Development of a Wide Field-of-View Camera for the Schwarzschild-Couder Gamma Ray Telescope |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $242,600 | 2022 | ARTS |
| Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $10,828 | 2022 | Research-Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC | $6,235 | 2022 | Comprehensive South River Sanctuary Scale Oyster Restoration |
| Columbia University | $116,380 | 2022 | Research |
| University of Delaware | $39,055 | 2022 | RESEARCH SUBAWARD |
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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Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Received money from | Tides Center | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $24,805 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT | Source |
| Received money from | Columbia University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $116,380 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | University of Delaware | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $39,055 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | University of Notre Dame | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,252 (tax year 2022). Purpose: See Part IV | Source |
| Received money from | Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $260,444 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $3,351,353 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUB-AWARD | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $135,365 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ARTS, CULTURE | Source |
| Received money from | AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $100,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Project support | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN GIFT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $33,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONS | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $35,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: REWILDING PROJECT IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA | Source |
| Received money from | ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $100,500 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $505,599 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ARTS AND CULTURE | Source |
| Received money from | BARNARD COLLEGE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $14,700 (tax year 2022). Purpose: MRI Consortium: Development of a Wide Field-of-View Camera for the Schwarzschild-Couder Gamma Ray Telescope | Source |
| Received money from | BRYN MAWR COLLEGE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $51,810 (tax year 2023). Purpose: RESEARCH SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $242,600 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ARTS | Source |
| Received money from | Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,828 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research-Astronomy & Astrophysics | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $21,836 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,235 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Comprehensive South River Sanctuary Scale Oyster Restoration | Source |
| Received money from | DALLAS JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $200,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,698,174 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,996,417 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | National Christian Charitable Foundation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,100 (tax year 2024). Purpose: MUSEUMS | Source |
| Received money from | Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $60,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | Source |
| Received money from | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $100,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |