MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
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501(C)(3) organization. Received $250,059 grant in 2024. Purpose: EDUCATIONAL
Tracked direct giving
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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 given
$18,088,640
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | $18,088,640 | 2022 | SCHOLARSHIPS TO MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$3,321,659
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $250,059 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| DonorsTrust | $10,000 | 2024 | for the DinoChicken project |
| National Christian Charitable Foundation | $20,000 | 2024 | COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
| BRADLEY IMPACT FUND | $5,000 | 2024 | HILLEMAN FOUNDATION |
| Schwab Charitable | $2,147,717 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $16,683 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $10,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | $50,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC |
| CHARLIE RUSSELL RIDERS FOUNDATION INC | $50,000 | 2023 | TO GO TOWARDS THE PURCHASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PERMANENT RODEO GROUNDS FOR THE MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY RODEO TEAM. |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $762,200 | 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.
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| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gave money to | MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $18,088,640 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SCHOLARSHIPS TO MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND PROGRAM SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $250,059 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC | Source |
| Received money from | CHARLIE RUSSELL RIDERS FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: TO GO TOWARDS THE PURCHASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PERMANENT RODEO GROUNDS FOR THE MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY RODEO TEAM. | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $2,147,717 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | DonorsTrust | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: for the DinoChicken project | Source |
| Received money from | National Christian Charitable Foundation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $16,683 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | BRADLEY IMPACT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: HILLEMAN FOUNDATION | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $762,200 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |