UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
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501(C)(3) organization. Received $15,000,000 grant in 2023. Purpose: FUTURE FUND
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
20
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
$25,802,687
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $386,541 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS | $10,000 | 2024 | FOR THE PETS MAKE A DIFFERENCE FUND: CANCER RESEARCH |
| National Christian Charitable Foundation | $26,500 | 2024 | COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
| CURING KIDS CANCER INC | $10,000 | 2024 | Research |
| DEFY VENTURES INC | $12,000 | 2024 | PR AND BOOTCAMP PROGRAM FUNDING |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $664,052 | 2024 | PHILANTHROPY |
| BRADLEY IMPACT FUND | $8,500 | 2024 | STEPHEN L. HAWK MEMORIAL TERRACE FUND |
| AMERICAN GIFT FUND | $29,766 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| Hoover Institution | $15,000,000 | 2023 | FUTURE FUND |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $41,300 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | $225,000 | 2023 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $21,665 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | $11,000 | 2023 | MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | $139,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Schwab Charitable | $3,021,612 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | $50,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC |
| DOOR COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | $20,500 | 2022 | CHARITABLE |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE LOWCOUNTRY INC | $30,000 | 2022 | THE CENTER FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WISCONSIN EXPERIENCE FUND, #XXX-XX-XXXX |
| CEDAR SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | $10,000 | 2022 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $6,085,251 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
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 | Hoover Institution | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: FUTURE FUND | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $664,052 (tax year 2024). Purpose: PHILANTHROPY | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN GIFT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $29,766 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONS | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $41,300 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $225,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: MEDICAL RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | CEDAR SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $21,665 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $11,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $139,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: FOR THE PETS MAKE A DIFFERENCE FUND: CANCER RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE LOWCOUNTRY INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: THE CENTER FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WISCONSIN EXPERIENCE FUND, #XXX-XX-XXXX | Source |
| Received money from | CURING KIDS CANCER INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | DEFY VENTURES INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: PR AND BOOTCAMP PROGRAM FUNDING | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $3,021,612 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | DOOR COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,500 (tax year 2022). Purpose: CHARITABLE | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,085,251 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | BRADLEY IMPACT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: STEPHEN L. HAWK MEMORIAL TERRACE FUND | Source |
| Received money from | National Christian Charitable Foundation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $26,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | Source |
| Received money from | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $386,541 (tax year 2024). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC | Source |