WORKER POWER
IE spent supporting candidates
$308,743
Connections
5
How money flowed from WORKER POWER
WORKER POWER spent $138K supporting Joseph Biden JR across 3 contributions between September 2024 and November 2024.
WORKER POWER spent $133K supporting Ruben Gallego across 3 contributions between September 2024 and November 2024.
WORKER POWER spent $27K supporting Kirsten Engel across 2 contributions between October 2024 and November 2024.
WORKER POWER spent $11K supporting Amish Dr. Shah.
Where WORKER POWER’s money ended up
Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this
smallest single documented leg $32K
smallest single documented leg $32K
smallest single documented leg $10K
smallest single documented leg $11K
Outside Spending and Dark Money
Dark money is election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors: 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar non-committee filers (FEC Form 5 and Form 9). Registered super PACs also make independent expenditures. But they itemize their donors with the FEC, so their spending is not dark money. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.
Dark money IEs (Form 5)
$308,743
Form 5 Independent Expenditures Filed
| Target Candidate | Amount | Support/Oppose | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Biden JR | $66,679 | Supporting | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Ruben Gallego | $63,188 | Supporting | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Joseph Biden JR | $39,797 | Supporting | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Ruben Gallego | $37,713 | Supporting | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Ruben Gallego | $31,718 | Supporting | Sep 9, 2024 |
| Joseph Biden JR | $31,718 | Supporting | Sep 9, 2024 |
| Kirsten Engel | $16,757 | Supporting | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Amish Dr. Shah | $11,171 | Supporting | Nov 4, 2024 |
| Kirsten Engel | $10,001 | Supporting | Oct 23, 2024 |
Source: FEC Form 5 filings. Independent expenditures by organizations not registered as political committees.
IRS 990 Schedule I Grant Chain
Grants between nonprofits reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I. Grants between organizations are one route for dark money. A nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$2,774,731
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITE HERE ACTION FUND | $852,002 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION |
| PHILANTHROPY INC | $100,000 | 2024 | Program Grant |
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $15,000 | 2023 | General operating support |
| Worker Power Institute | $7,729 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICA VOTES | $1,800,000 | 2022 | SOCIAL WELFARE |
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. 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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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Biden JRSpent to support | $66,679 | Nov 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Ruben GallegoSpent to support | $63,188 | Nov 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Joseph Biden JRSpent to support | $39,797 | Oct 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| Ruben GallegoSpent to support | $37,713 | Oct 23, 2024 | 2024 |
| Ruben GallegoSpent to support | $31,718 | Sep 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| Joseph Biden JRSpent to support | $31,718 | Sep 9, 2024 | 2024 |
| Kirsten EngelSpent to support | $16,757 | Nov 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Amish Dr. ShahSpent to support | $11,171 | Nov 4, 2024 | 2024 |
| Kirsten EngelSpent to support | $10,001 | Oct 23, 2024 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Received money from | AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: General operating support | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICA VOTES | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,800,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SOCIAL WELFARE | Source |
| Received money from | UNITE HERE ACTION FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $852,002 (tax year 2024). Purpose: CONTRIBUTION | Source |
| Received money from | PHILANTHROPY INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $100,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Program Grant | Source |
| Received money from | Worker Power Institute | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,729 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |