ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND LIBERTY
MI
501(C)(3) organization. Received $8,500 grant in 2024. Purpose: RELIGION
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
7
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
$28,900
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regent University | $8,000 | 2024 | Organizational Support |
| ASBURY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | $8,500 | 2024 | Organizational Support |
| iGen Consulting | $6,000 | 2024 | Organizational Support |
| CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA | $6,400 | 2024 | Organizational Support |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$302,020
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $8,500 | 2024 | RELIGION |
| ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE U S INC | $282,520 | 2024 | SUPPORTING THE WORK OF INDEPENDENT NGOS/THINK TANKS WORKING ON FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY THEMES. |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $11,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
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 | Regent University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Organizational Support | Source |
| Gave money to | ASBURY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Organizational Support | Source |
| Gave money to | iGen Consulting | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Organizational Support | Source |
| Gave money to | CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,400 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Organizational Support | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: RELIGION | Source |
| Received money from | ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE U S INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $282,520 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORTING THE WORK OF INDEPENDENT NGOS/THINK TANKS WORKING ON FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY THEMES. | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $11,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |