COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
LA
501(C)(3) organization. Received $105,000 grant in 2024. Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
18
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 given
$1,653,828
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARTE RESEARCH INSTITUTE - TAMUCC | $207,000 | 2023 | TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE INTERNS & BAFFIN BAY WATER MONITORING PROJECT, HAYNIE BOAT FOR BAFFIN BAY |
| OPERATION GAME THIEF | $15,000 | 2023 | OGT SPONSORSHIP |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY | $6,500 | 2023 | TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE INTERNS |
| FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA | $22,500 | 2023 | ST. LUCIE RIVER EALGRASS PLATING, EDUCATION-FUNDING FOR SCHOOL FISHING CLUB PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | $6,000 | 2023 | GENERTIC STUDY-RESTORATION EFFORTS-MOSQUITO LAGOON |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON | $177,000 | 2023 | TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE INTERNS, GRIHMS PROGRAM |
| THE BUILDING CONSERVATION TRUST | $41,872 | 2023 | HABITAT PROJECTS |
| TEXAS A & M CORPUS CHRISTI | $110,000 | 2023 | TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE INTERNS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FISH TAGGING, CENTER FOR SPORTFISH SCIENCE & CONSERVATION, OYSTER MONITORING PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | $15,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CCA TEXAS FUND | $800,000 | 2023 | HABITAT PROJECTS |
| CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC | $13,082 | 2023 | ST. MARY'S RIVER - REEF BALLS |
| TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT | $19,701 | 2023 | SEAGRASS BILLBOARDS & GAME WARDEN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM |
| BOBWHITE BRIGADE | $10,000 | 2023 | COASTAL BRIGADE |
| LEE CO ARTIFICIAL REEF ASSOCIATION | $7,009 | 2023 | TRUTH ABOUT OYSTERS PROJECT AND OYSTER RESTORATION MONITORING |
| PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC | $193,164 | 2023 | GAME WARDEN INTERNS, EQUIPMENT FOR GAME WARDEN REGION 4, GAME WARDEN FLOATING CABIN |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | $10,000 | 2023 | CCA/UNF LIVING SHORELINE-OYSTER REEF PROJECT |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$123,696
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $105,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $18,696 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gave money to | HARTE RESEARCH INSTITUTE - TAMUCC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $207,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE INTERNS & BAFFIN BAY WATER MONITORING PROJECT, HAYNIE BOAT FOR BAFFIN BAY | Source |
| Gave money to | OPERATION GAME THIEF | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: OGT SPONSORSHIP | Source |
| Gave money to | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,500 (tax year 2023). Purpose: TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE INTERNS | Source |
| Gave money to | FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $22,500 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ST. LUCIE RIVER EALGRASS PLATING, EDUCATION-FUNDING FOR SCHOOL FISHING CLUB PROGRAM | Source |
| Gave money to | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERTIC STUDY-RESTORATION EFFORTS-MOSQUITO LAGOON | Source |
| Gave money to | TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $177,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE INTERNS, GRIHMS PROGRAM | Source |
| Gave money to | THE BUILDING CONSERVATION TRUST | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $41,872 (tax year 2023). Purpose: HABITAT PROJECTS | Source |
| Gave money to | TEXAS A & M CORPUS CHRISTI | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $110,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE INTERNS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FISH TAGGING, CENTER FOR SPORTFISH SCIENCE & CONSERVATION, OYSTER MONITORING PROGRAM | Source |
| Gave money to | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCHOLARSHIPS | Source |
| Gave money to | CCA TEXAS FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $800,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: HABITAT PROJECTS | Source |
| Gave money to | CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $13,082 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ST. MARY'S RIVER - REEF BALLS | Source |
| Gave money to | TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $19,701 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SEAGRASS BILLBOARDS & GAME WARDEN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | Source |
| Gave money to | BOBWHITE BRIGADE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: COASTAL BRIGADE | Source |
| Gave money to | LEE CO ARTIFICIAL REEF ASSOCIATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,009 (tax year 2023). Purpose: TRUTH ABOUT OYSTERS PROJECT AND OYSTER RESTORATION MONITORING | Source |
| Gave money to | PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $193,164 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GAME WARDEN INTERNS, EQUIPMENT FOR GAME WARDEN REGION 4, GAME WARDEN FLOATING CABIN | Source |
| Gave money to | THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CCA/UNF LIVING SHORELINE-OYSTER REEF PROJECT | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $105,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $18,696 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |