FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
DC · US
Tracked direct giving
$10,300
LDA reported lobbying spend
$1,100,000
Connections
11
How money flowed from FRIENDS OF THE EARTH
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH directed $6K to JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC.
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH directed $4K to WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC.
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH directed $500 to LCV VICTORY FUND.
Where FRIENDS OF THE EARTH’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 $4K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $4K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $4K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $4K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $4K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
smallest single documented leg $4K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
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.
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
$1,255,603
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Center | $175,000 | 2024 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $16,250 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Windward Fund | $700,000 | 2024 | AGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION |
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $20,825 | 2023 | General operating support |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | $10,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Schwab Charitable | $85,760 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $247,268 | 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. 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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTICE DEMOCRATS PAC | $5,800 | Feb 2, 2024 | 2024 |
| WORKING FAMILIES PARTY PAC | $4,000 | Sep 1, 2023 | 2024 |
| LCV VICTORY FUND | $500 | Sep 26, 2018 | 2018 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commented on | Department of Energy | Public comment on DOE-HQ-2010-0002: National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures | Source |
| Lobbied on | Energy Permitting Reform Act | LDA filing: lobbied on Energy Permitting Reform Act, period 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30), reported amount $40,000 | Source |
| Lobbied on | Repeal of EPA Methane Rule (CRA) | LDA filing: lobbied on Repeal of EPA Methane Rule (CRA), period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $100,000 | Source |
| Retained | NVG, LLC | Hired NVG, LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,500 (tax year 2023). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | Tides Center | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $175,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $16,250 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL | Source |
| Received money from | AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,825 (tax year 2023). Purpose: General operating support | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $85,760 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $247,268 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | Windward Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $700,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: AGRICULTURE, FOOD, NUTRITION | Source |