UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
MA
501(C)(3) organization. Received $12,500 grant in 2022. Purpose: SUBAWARD
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
11
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
$4,153,245
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windward Fund | $66,000 | 2024 | AGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $180,600 | 2024 | INTERNATIONAL |
| MULTIPLIER | $795,551 | 2024 | TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $65,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Schwab Charitable | $974,061 | 2023 | INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | $5,650 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $16,700 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $8,000 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $14,082 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $2,015,101 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | $12,500 | 2022 | SUBAWARD |
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 | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,500 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $180,600 (tax year 2024). Purpose: INTERNATIONAL | Source |
| Received money from | ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $16,700 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $14,082 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,650 (tax year 2023). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $974,061 (tax year 2023). Purpose: INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS | Source |
| Received money from | MULTIPLIER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $795,551 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $2,015,101 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $65,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | Windward Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $66,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: AGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION | Source |