PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND
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501(C)(3) organization. Received $449,750 grant in 2024. Purpose: HUMAN SERVICE
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
20
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
$10,301,009
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW YORK WOMENS FOUNDATION | $60,000 | 2024 | THE NYC FUND FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN OF COLOR |
| CMA FOUNDATION | $20,000 | 2024 | GEORGIA MUSIC TEACHER SUPPORT |
| COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC | $10,000 | 2024 | HUMAN NEEDS |
| DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND | $65,036 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION |
| DALLAS FOUNDATION A TX NONPROFIT CORPORATION | $7,850,330 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DonorsTrust | $10,000 | 2024 | in support of Champion Forward |
| DonorsTrust | $10,000 | 2024 | in support of Champion Forward |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $220,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PHILANTHROPY INC | $15,500 | 2024 | Program Grant |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $449,750 | 2024 | HUMAN SERVICE |
| BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | $8,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | $8,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | $55,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS |
| Schwab Charitable | $337,396 | 2023 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $40,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $41,362 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | $13,631 | 2023 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $965,946 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $20,558 | 2022 | RACIAL JUSTICE |
| EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $100,000 | 2022 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
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 | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $449,750 (tax year 2024). Purpose: HUMAN SERVICE | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $40,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | Source |
| Received money from | BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS | Source |
| Received money from | CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,558 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RACIAL JUSTICE | Source |
| Received money from | EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $100,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $41,362 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,631 (tax year 2023). Purpose: THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | Source |
| Received money from | CMA FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GEORGIA MUSIC TEACHER SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: HUMAN NEEDS | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $65,036 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION | Source |
| Received money from | DALLAS FOUNDATION A TX NONPROFIT CORPORATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,850,330 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $337,396 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | Source |
| Received money from | DonorsTrust | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: in support of Champion Forward | Source |
| Received money from | DonorsTrust | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: in support of Champion Forward | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $965,946 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $55,000 (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 $220,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | PHILANTHROPY INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Program Grant | Source |
| Received money from | NEW YORK WOMENS FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $60,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: THE NYC FUND FOR GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN OF COLOR | Source |