UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
DC · US
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$60,000
Connections
15
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
$825,212
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas Center for Research | $825,212 | 2022 | University Support |
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.
Lobbying Activity Detail
Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.
Top Lobbying Issues
Lobbying Firms Retained
Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings
Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.
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Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbied for | Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Butterfly Pea Flower Extract | Lobbied on chips — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | CHIPS and Science Act | LDA filing: lobbied on CHIPS and Science Act, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $60,000 | Source |
| Lobbied for | CHIPS and Science Act | LDA filing: lobbied on CHIPS and Science Act, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $60,000 | Source |
| Lobbied for | Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit Rules Under Sections 48D and 50; Correction | Lobbied on chips — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit Rules Under Sections 48D and 50 | Lobbied on chips — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Sensient Colors, LLC.; Filing of Color Additive Petition | Lobbied on chips — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | CHIPS for America Incentives Program Webinar on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for National Security Guardrails | Lobbied on CHIPS — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Preventing the Improper Use of CHIPS Act Funding; Revised Definition of “Material Expansion” | Lobbied on chips — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Preventing the Improper Use of CHIPS Act Funding | Lobbied on chips — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Airworthiness Directives; BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG (Formerly BRP-POWERTRAIN GMBH & CO KG and Bombardier-Rotax GmbH) Engines and Various Aircraft | Lobbied on chips — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Pre-Filing Registration Requirements for Certain Tax Credit Elections | Lobbied on chips — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit; Correction | Lobbied on chips — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit | Lobbied on chips — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Lobbied for | Preventing the Improper Use of CHIPS Act Funding | Lobbied on chips — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| Received money from | University of Kansas Center for Research | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $825,212 (tax year 2022). Purpose: University Support | Source |