Cherokee Nation
OK
Tracked direct giving
$396,400
Connections
2
How money flowed from Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation directed $124K to COLE COMBINED COMMITTEE across 3 contributions between December 2023 and October 2024.
Cherokee Nation directed $60K to HOUSE MAJORITY PAC across 2 contributions between October 2024 and October 2024.
Cherokee Nation directed $30K to NRCC.
Cherokee Nation directed $17K to JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND across 2 contributions between December 2023 and September 2024.
Cherokee Nation directed $5K to JACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUND.
Cherokee Nation also gave to 6 other entities totaling $30K.
Where Cherokee Nation’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
smallest single documented leg $5K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $3K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $10K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $30K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $40K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $10K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $10K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $10K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $10K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
Plus 42 additional chains totaling $23K.
Outside Spending and Dark Money
Dark money is election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors: 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar non-committee filers (FEC Form 5 and Form 9). Registered super PACs also make independent expenditures. But they itemize their donors with the FEC, so their spending is not dark money. 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. Grants between organizations are one route for dark money. A nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$77,619
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMORY | $52,619 | 2023 | RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | $25,000 | 2022 | SUB-AWARD |
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. 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 and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLE COMBINED COMMITTEE | $52,900 | Dec 8, 2023 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $50,000 | Oct 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| COLE COMBINED COMMITTEE | $46,300 | Oct 21, 2024 | 2024 |
| NRCC | $30,000 | Jul 17, 2024 | 2024 |
| COLE COMBINED COMMITTEE | $25,000 | Oct 21, 2024 | 2024 |
| JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND | $11,600 | Dec 19, 2023 | 2024 |
| HOUSE MAJORITY PAC | $10,000 | Oct 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| COLE PAC | $5,000 | Dec 29, 2023 | 2024 |
| ALEX PADILLA FOR SENATE | $5,000 | Dec 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| CHRIS MURPHY VICTORY FUND | $5,000 | Dec 31, 2023 | 2024 |
| LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PAC | $5,000 | Oct 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| HEINRICH VICTORY FUND | $5,000 | Oct 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| HEINRICH VICTORY FUND | $5,000 | Dec 5, 2023 | 2024 |
| JEFFRIES VICTORY FUND | $5,000 | Sep 18, 2024 | 2024 |
| BARRASSO VICTORY | $5,000 | Oct 28, 2024 | 2024 |
| OHIO GRASSROOTS VICTORY FUND | $5,000 | Oct 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| Alex Padilla | $5,000 | Dec 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 | $5,000 | Dec 1, 2023 | 2024 |
| GALLEGO VICTORY FUND | $5,000 | Oct 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| JACKY ROSEN VICTORY FUND | $5,000 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| CANTWELL VICTORY 2024 | $5,000 | Oct 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| NEVADA STATE DEMOCRATIC PARTY | $3,700 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| NADLER FOR CONGRESS | $3,300 | Nov 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| CHRIS COONS FOR DELAWARE | $3,300 | Dec 27, 2023 | 2024 |
| MIKE FLOOD FOR CONGRESS | $3,300 | Oct 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| DR. RAUL RUIZ FOR CONGRESS | $3,300 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| DOUG LAMALFA COMMITTEE | $3,300 | Oct 31, 2024 | 2024 |
| ROSEN FOR NEVADA | $3,300 | Dec 28, 2023 | 2024 |
| PRAMILA FOR CONGRESS | $3,300 | Dec 12, 2023 | 2024 |
| JULIA LETLOW FOR CONGRESS | $3,300 | Nov 5, 2024 | 2024 |
| MARY PELTOLA FOR ALASKA | $3,300 | Dec 31, 2023 | 2024 |
| LORI CHAVEZ-DEREMER FOR CONGRESS | $3,300 | Oct 24, 2024 | 2024 |
| SCHATZ FOR SENATE | $3,300 | Dec 30, 2024 | 2024 |
| AMODEI FOR NEVADA | $3,300 | Oct 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| ALSOBROOKS FOR SENATE | $3,300 | Dec 13, 2023 | 2024 |
| PRAMILA FOR CONGRESS | $3,300 | Sep 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| FRIENDS OF SHERROD BROWN | $3,300 | Oct 7, 2024 | 2024 |
| PETE AGUILAR FOR CONGRESS | $2,500 | Sep 23, 2025 | 2026 |
| HEINRICH VICTORY FUND | $2,500 | Sep 26, 2024 | 2024 |
| JEFF MERKLEY FOR OREGON | $2,500 | Dec 30, 2023 | 2024 |
| GRANITE VALUES PAC | $2,500 | Dec 28, 2023 | 2024 |
| GIDDY UP PAC | $2,500 | Dec 12, 2023 | 2024 |
| NORMA TORRES FOR CONGRESS | $2,500 | Jun 13, 2024 | 2024 |
| GIDDY UP PAC | $2,500 | Dec 8, 2024 | 2024 |
| GRIT & HEART PAC | $2,500 | Sep 15, 2024 | 2024 |
| AHORA PAC | $2,500 | Sep 16, 2024 | 2024 |
| AMODEI FOR NEVADA | $2,500 | Dec 18, 2023 | 2024 |
| REV UP PAC | $2,500 | Dec 29, 2023 | 2024 |
| MOORE FOR CONGRESS | $2,500 | Sep 20, 2024 | 2024 |
| MOORE FOR CONGRESS | $2,500 | Jun 10, 2024 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Received money from | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUB-AWARD | Source |
| Received money from | EMORY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $52,619 (tax year 2023). Purpose: RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT | Source |