CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
CA
501(C)(3) organization. Received $81,167 grant in 2024. Purpose: EDUCATIONAL
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
8
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 given
$6,780,613
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAL POLY CORPORATION | $2,761,395 | 2022 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAL POLY CORPORATION IN SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY |
| California Polytechnic State University | $4,002,968 | 2022 | SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AS DETERMINED BY THE UNIVERSITY |
| ASSOCIATED STUDENTS INC | $16,250 | 2022 | CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSOCIATED STUDENTS, INC. IN SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$4,393,267
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $81,167 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION | $200,000 | 2024 | Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Nutrition |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $67,742 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| Schwab Charitable | $4,033,060 | 2023 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $11,298 | 2022 | EDUCATION |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gave money to | CAL POLY CORPORATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $2,761,395 (tax year 2022). Purpose: CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAL POLY CORPORATION IN SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY | Source |
| Gave money to | California Polytechnic State University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $4,002,968 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AS DETERMINED BY THE UNIVERSITY | Source |
| Gave money to | ASSOCIATED STUDENTS INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $16,250 (tax year 2022). Purpose: CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSOCIATED STUDENTS, INC. IN SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $81,167 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $200,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Innovative Clinical or Translational Science Nutrition | Source |
| Received money from | CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $11,298 (tax year 2022). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $67,742 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $4,033,060 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | Source |