Nature Conservancy Inc
VA
501(c)(3) organization. Received $15,000 grant in 2023. Purpose: General operating support
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
29
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
$5,507,491
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $2,246,684 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| ALOHA UNITED WAY INC | $16,673 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT |
| BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | $27,550 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY | $7,100 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENT |
| ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund | $54,050 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC | $25,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC | $10,000 | 2024 | CHARITABLE SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES | $20,000 | 2024 | GRANT DISTRIBUTION |
| AMERICAN GIFT FUND | $110,750 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | $123,636 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION | $166,552 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART COUNTY INC | $7,760 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | $49,855 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE WILDFIRE RESILIENT LANDSCAPES AND COMMUNITIES PROJECT |
| AMERICAN FORESTS | $25,000 | 2023 | Implementation of federal funds, the development and refinement of federal programs, and the delivery of an in-person NWL Learning Lab |
| AMERICA'S CHARITIES | $6,713 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $27,226 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $351,175 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION |
| Hoover Institution | $1,250,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | $109,623 | 2023 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | $30,108 | 2023 | Endowment Fund support |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $174,204 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY INC | $250,000 | 2023 | ESTABLISH THE SMWNWR |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE | $83,370 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT RESTRICTED TO EFFORTS IN IDAHO |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | $79,768 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $15,000 | 2023 | General operating support |
| EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $13,093 | 2022 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TAMPA BAY INC | $42,474 | 2022 | SUPPORT OF MISSION |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $174,127 | 2022 | ENVIRONMENT |
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 | AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: General operating support | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN FORESTS | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Implementation of federal funds, the development and refinement of federal programs, and the delivery of an in-person NWL Learning Lab | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN GIFT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $110,750 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONS | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICA'S CHARITIES | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,713 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $27,226 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $351,175 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION | Source |
| Received money from | BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $27,550 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS | Source |
| Received money from | CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $174,127 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT | Source |
| Received money from | Hoover Institution | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,250,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $54,050 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,093 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $109,623 (tax year 2023). Purpose: THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $2,246,684 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL | Source |
| Received money from | ALOHA UNITED WAY INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $16,673 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING GRANT | Source |
| Received money from | CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,108 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Endowment Fund support | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $174,204 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $250,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ESTABLISH THE SMWNWR | Source |
| Received money from | CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $123,636 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT | Source |
| Received money from | COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $166,552 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FDN OF GREATER DES MOINES | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GRANT DISTRIBUTION | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART COUNTY INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,760 (tax year 2023). Purpose: TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER FORT WAYNE INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: CHARITABLE SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $83,370 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT RESTRICTED TO EFFORTS IN IDAHO | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $79,768 (tax year 2023). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF TAMPA BAY INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $42,474 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUPPORT OF MISSION | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,100 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $49,855 (tax year 2023). Purpose: TO SUPPORT THE WILDFIRE RESILIENT LANDSCAPES AND COMMUNITIES PROJECT | Source |