A BETTER BIG SKY
Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by
$500,000
Tracked direct giving
$500,000
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
3
Where A BETTER BIG SKY’s money ended up
Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this
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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
$1,897,000
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation | $1,595,000 | 2024 | HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES |
| North Fund | $100,000 | 2023 | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY |
| AMERICA VOTES | $202,000 | 2022 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
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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Donations Given
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| RETIRED AMERICANS PAC | $500,000 | Oct 9, 2024 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Received money from | AMERICA VOTES | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $202,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SOCIAL WELFARE | Source |
| Received money from | North Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $100,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | Source |
| Received money from | Tides Foundation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,595,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES | Source |