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Earthjustice

FARA-registered agent

fara

Tracked direct giving

$0

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$270,690

Connections

27

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

$1,715,383

GrantorAmountTax YearPurpose
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION$116,7502024ENVIRONMENTAL
AMERICAN GIFT FUND$13,3702024OPERATIONS
CLIMATE RIDE INC$8,2412024
MULTIPLIER$550,0002024TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
PARTNERSHIP PROJECT INC$15,0002024Program Support
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND$625,0002024LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE$45,7502023GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY$52,7502023UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
FJC$35,2802023GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION$17,3392023GENERAL PURPOSE
AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION$110,2502023General operating support
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA$16,2352023CHARITABLE DONATION
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC$9,4172022ENV. ADVOCACY
THE UCLA FOUNDATION$100,0012022GENERAL SUPPORT

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.

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

BUDBudget/Appropriations
$940K
CAWClean Air/Water/Soil
$940K
ENGENG
$940K
GOVGovernment Issues
$940K
NATNatural Resources
$940K
AGRAgriculture
$940K
ANIAnimals
$940K
CHMChemicals/Chemical Industry
$940K
TRATransportation
$823K

Lobbying Firms Retained

Earthjustice$940K
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.$0

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

methane ruleFarm Bill

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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TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Employed byMEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.Hired MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. to lobby on Farm Bill Reauthorization 2024Source
commented_onDepartment of EnergyPublic comment on DOE-EERE-OT-2010-0007: 2010-05-28 Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Design Standards for New Federal BuildingsSource
Lobbied forRepeal of EPA Methane Rule (CRA)LDA filing: lobbied on Repeal of EPA Methane Rule (CRA), period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $117,681Source
Lobbied forCongressional Review Act Revocation of Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and ExemptionsLobbied on methane rule — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.Source
Lobbied forFarm Bill Reauthorization 2024LDA filing: lobbied on Farm Bill Reauthorization 2024, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31)Source
Lobbied forWaste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and ExemptionsLobbied on methane rule — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.Source
Lobbied forGreenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems; CorrectionLobbied on methane rule — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.Source
Lobbied forGreenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas SystemsLobbied on methane rule — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.Source
commented_onFederal Trade CommissionPublic comment on FTC-2022-0061: Energy Labeling RuleSource
Lobbied forSafety Zone; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Corpus Christi, TXLobbied on methane rule — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.Source
Employed byEnvironmental Youth ActivistsFARA registration 6725Source
Lobbied forGreenhouse Gas Reporting Rule: Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Petroleum and Natural Gas SystemsLobbied on methane rule — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.Source
Lobbied forPipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and RepairLobbied on methane rule — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.Source
Received money fromAMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $116,750 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTALSource
Received money fromAMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $110,250 (tax year 2023). Purpose: General operating supportSource
Received money fromAMERICAN GIFT FUNDIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,370 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONSSource
Received money fromCHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICAIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $16,235 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATIONSource
Received money fromCLIMATE RIDE INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,241 (tax year 2024)Source
Received money fromCOLORADO GIVES FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $17,339 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL PURPOSESource
Received money fromCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLEIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $45,750 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSource
Received money fromCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEYIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $52,750 (tax year 2023). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSESource
Received money fromNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,417 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ENV. ADVOCACYSource
Received money fromMULTIPLIERIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $550,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURESource
Received money fromPARTNERSHIP PROJECT INCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Program SupportSource
Received money fromTHE UCLA FOUNDATIONIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $100,001 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORTSource
Received money fromFJCIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $35,280 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTSource
Received money fromRESOURCES LEGACY FUNDIRS 990 Schedule I grant of $625,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICESource