THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
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501(C)(3) organization. Received $95,651 grant in 2024. Purpose: EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
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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
$26,212,289
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windward Fund | $8,254,990 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| MAYO CLINIC IN ROCHESTER | $169,303 | 2024 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROGRAM |
| Alzheimers Disease And Related | $199,997 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALS ASSOCIATION MICH CHAPTER | $15,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL GRANT PAYMENT FY25 CENTER OF EXCELLENCE/RESEARCH |
| DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER | $477,329 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| ALLEN INSTITUTE | $428,247 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| Tides Center | $95,651 | 2024 | EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago dba Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | $905,684 | 2023 | Payments for research study related activities |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | $5,820 | 2023 | HEART FAILURE INITIATIVE |
| EMORY | $208,109 | 2023 | RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | $4,558,221 | 2023 | Support of research activities |
| American Lung Association in Alaska | $95,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH |
| CHAPMAN UNIVIVERSITY | $94,942 | 2023 | BASIC RESEARCH |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $7,100 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | $24,378 | 2022 | SUB-AWARD |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY | $413,393 | 2022 | RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | $651,985 | 2022 | Subaward |
| The Vanderbilt University | $649,221 | 2022 | Research; Training |
| Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $2,471,630 | 2022 | RESEARCH |
| Columbia University | $579,735 | 2022 | Research |
| De Paul University | $176,343 | 2022 | GRANT SUB-AWARD |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | $43,731 | 2022 | RESEARCH |
| LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | $478,738 | 2022 | Hepatitis C Research |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | $53,794 | 2022 | RESEARCH SUBAWARD |
| CHILDRENS MERCY HOSPITAL | $145,816 | 2022 | Research |
| University of Delaware | $111,717 | 2022 | RESEARCH SUBAWARD |
| University of Notre Dame | $530,469 | 2022 | See Part IV |
| University of Pittsburgh | $4,165,193 | 2022 | RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT |
| TULANE UNIVERSITY | $11,423 | 2022 | SUBCONTRACT GRANT AWARD |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | $159,514 | 2022 | SUBAWARD |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $29,816 | 2021 | VACCINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE |
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 | Tides Center | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $95,651 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EQUITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT | Source |
| Received money from | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $651,985 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Subaward | Source |
| Received money from | Columbia University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $579,735 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | De Paul University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $176,343 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GRANT SUB-AWARD | Source |
| Received money from | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $29,816 (tax year 2021). Purpose: VACCINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE | Source |
| Received money from | LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $478,738 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Hepatitis C Research | Source |
| Received money from | Medical College of Wisconsin | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $53,794 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago dba Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $905,684 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Payments for research study related activities | Source |
| Received money from | University of Delaware | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $111,717 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | University of Notre Dame | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $530,469 (tax year 2022). Purpose: See Part IV | Source |
| Received money from | University of Pittsburgh | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $4,165,193 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT | Source |
| Received money from | TULANE UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $11,423 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUBCONTRACT GRANT AWARD | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $159,514 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $24,378 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUB-AWARD | Source |
| Received money from | MAYO CLINIC IN ROCHESTER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $169,303 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORT RESEARCH PROGRAM | Source |
| Received money from | Alzheimers Disease And Related | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $199,997 (tax year 2024). Purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,820 (tax year 2023). Purpose: HEART FAILURE INITIATIVE | Source |
| Received money from | ALS ASSOCIATION MICH CHAPTER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ANNUAL GRANT PAYMENT FY25 CENTER OF EXCELLENCE/RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $2,471,630 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | EMORY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $208,109 (tax year 2023). Purpose: RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT | Source |
| Received money from | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $4,558,221 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Support of research activities | Source |
| Received money from | American Lung Association in Alaska | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $95,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | CHAPMAN UNIVIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $94,942 (tax year 2023). Purpose: BASIC RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,100 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | CHILDRENS MERCY HOSPITAL | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $145,816 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | DANFORTH PLANT SCIENCE CENTER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $477,329 (tax year 2024). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | DREXEL UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $413,393 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | The Vanderbilt University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $649,221 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research; Training | Source |
| Received money from | ALLEN INSTITUTE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $428,247 (tax year 2024). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $43,731 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | Windward Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,254,990 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | Source |