VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
PA
501(C)(3) organization. Received $50,000 grant in 2023. Purpose: FUND SUPPORT
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
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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
$9,868,499
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $75,250 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| BPS FOUNDATION | $52,049 | 2024 | PROVIDED GRANTS TO OVER 470 FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL AND VOLLEYBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES TO WORK WITH LOCAL CHARITIES SUCH AS UPWARD, WOODLANE RESIDENTIAL, ATHENS FOOD PANTRY, RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, HELPING HANDS, SECOND HARVEST, WE SEE YOU FOUNDATION, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, SPOKANE DAWGS SPORTS ASSOCIATION, HOOPFEST, PROJECT ADAM AND INNER CITY IMPACT. |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $3,887,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| National Christian Charitable Foundation | $10,500 | 2024 | COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
| Schwab Charitable | $1,943,375 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| Hoover Institution | $50,000 | 2023 | FUND SUPPORT |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $112,500 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $250,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | $28,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | $330,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC |
| ADIRONDACK FOUNDATION | $17,000 | 2023 | FOR SUPPORT DIRECTED TO THE ATTENTION OF PAT GALLAGHER, SR. DIR OF DEVELOPMENT--COLLEGES OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT |
| CALVIN UNIVERSITY | $9,000 | 2022 | WORSHIP RENEWAL PROJECT |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | $143,896 | 2022 | RESEARCH |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $2,902,507 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY | $56,422 | 2022 | RESEARCH |
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 | Hoover Institution | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: FUND SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $75,250 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $112,500 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | BPS FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $52,049 (tax year 2024). Purpose: PROVIDED GRANTS TO OVER 470 FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL AND VOLLEYBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES TO WORK WITH LOCAL CHARITIES SUCH AS UPWARD, WOODLANE RESIDENTIAL, ATHENS FOOD PANTRY, RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, HELPING HANDS, SECOND HARVEST, WE SEE YOU FOUNDATION, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, SPOKANE DAWGS SPORTS ASSOCIATION, HOOPFEST, PROJECT ADAM AND INNER CITY IMPACT. | Source |
| Received money from | CALVIN UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: WORSHIP RENEWAL PROJECT | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $250,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $28,500 (tax year 2023). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,943,375 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | DREXEL UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $56,422 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $2,902,507 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | National Christian Charitable Foundation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | Source |
| Received money from | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $3,887,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $330,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC | Source |
| Received money from | ADIRONDACK FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $17,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: FOR SUPPORT DIRECTED TO THE ATTENTION OF PAT GALLAGHER, SR. DIR OF DEVELOPMENT--COLLEGES OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT | Source |
| Received money from | CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $143,896 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |