THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
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501(C)(3) organization. Received $50,000 grant in 2023. Purpose: TO SUPPORT RESEARCH PROPOSED BY DR. XIAOSHI ZHANG ENTITLED UNDERSTANDING LOWER SIZE LIMITS OF MICROPLASTICS AND CHALLENGES FOR THEIR DECTECTION IN COMPLEX SAMPLES
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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
$2,505,383
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Research Institute | $24,958 | 2024 | Research |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund | $243,202 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FOUNDATION FOR CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND INITIATIVE | $50,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH PROPOSED BY DR. XIAOSHI ZHANG ENTITLED UNDERSTANDING LOWER SIZE LIMITS OF MICROPLASTICS AND CHALLENGES FOR THEIR DECTECTION IN COMPLEX SAMPLES |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute | $58,304 | 2023 | PEDIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT SUBAWARD |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | $542,175 | 2022 | Subaward |
| Thomas Jefferson University | $101,663 | 2022 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| University of Delaware | $222,109 | 2022 | RESEARCH SUBAWARD |
| University of Pittsburgh | $795,913 | 2022 | RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT |
| Wake Forest University | $64,267 | 2022 | Research Subcontract |
| Columbia University | $229,126 | 2022 | Research |
| TULANE UNIVERSITY | $7,863 | 2022 | SUBCONTRACT GRANT AWARD |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | $109,000 | 2022 | subaward |
| THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY | $24,157 | 2022 | SUPPORT RESEARCH & EDUCATION |
| De Paul University | $22,646 | 2022 | GRANT 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Received money from | FOUNDATION FOR CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND INITIATIVE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: TO SUPPORT RESEARCH PROPOSED BY DR. XIAOSHI ZHANG ENTITLED UNDERSTANDING LOWER SIZE LIMITS OF MICROPLASTICS AND CHALLENGES FOR THEIR DECTECTION IN COMPLEX SAMPLES | Source |
| Received money from | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $542,175 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Subaward | Source |
| Received money from | Columbia University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $229,126 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | De Paul University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $22,646 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GRANT SUB-AWARD | Source |
| Received money from | Kaiser Foundation Research Institute | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $24,958 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $58,304 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PEDIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | Thomas Jefferson University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $101,663 (tax year 2022). Purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | University of Delaware | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $222,109 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | University of Pittsburgh | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $795,913 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT | Source |
| Received money from | Wake Forest University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $64,267 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research Subcontract | Source |
| Received money from | Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $243,202 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | TULANE UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,863 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUBCONTRACT GRANT AWARD | Source |
| Received money from | GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $109,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: subaward | Source |
| Received money from | THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $24,157 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUPPORT RESEARCH & EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL | Source |