VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
TN · US
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$50,000
Connections
14
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
$3,139,914
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Research Institute | $241,535 | 2024 | Research / Project Support |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute | $146,962 | 2023 | PEDIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT SUBAWARD |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | $161,578 | 2022 | TRANSFRM MED EDUC |
| THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY | $131,390 | 2022 | SUPPORT RESEARCH & EDUCATION |
| LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | $6,464 | 2022 | Rett Syndrome Research |
| Columbia University | $409,589 | 2022 | Research |
| The Broad Institute Inc | $681,366 | 2022 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| University of Pittsburgh | $1,186,352 | 2022 | RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | $65,000 | 2022 | subaward |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $109,678 | 2021 | PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES |
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.
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Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings
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Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobbied for | Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act | LDA filing: lobbied on PBM Reform Act, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $50,000 | Source |
| commented_on | Department of Health and Human Services | Public comment on HHS-ONC-2024-0010: Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public HealthInteroperability | Source |
| Lobbied for | Action to Delay Effective Date Consistent With Congressionally Enacted Moratorium | Lobbied on pbm — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule. | Source |
| commented_on | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Public comment on CMS-2024-0157: Medicare Program: Alternative Payment Model Updates and the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model | Source |
| Received money from | Columbia University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $409,589 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $109,678 (tax year 2021). Purpose: PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES | Source |
| Received money from | Kaiser Foundation Research Institute | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $241,535 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Research / Project Support | Source |
| Received money from | LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,464 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Rett Syndrome Research | Source |
| Received money from | Medical College of Wisconsin | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $161,578 (tax year 2022). Purpose: TRANSFRM MED EDUC | Source |
| Received money from | Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $146,962 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PEDIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | The Broad Institute Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $681,366 (tax year 2022). Purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | University of Pittsburgh | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,186,352 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT | Source |
| Received money from | GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $65,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: subaward | Source |
| Received money from | THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $131,390 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUPPORT RESEARCH & EDUCATION | Source |