Northwestern University
Organization identified through public comments on regulations.gov
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 received
$9,372,220
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Craig Venter Institute Inc | $75,371 | 2024 | RESEARCH SUBGRANT |
| Kaiser Foundation Research Institute | $98,221 | 2024 | Research |
| Northshore University Health System | $442,562 | 2024 | Research |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $1,139,600 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago dba Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | $1,898,113 | 2023 | Payments for research study related activities |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute | $27,274 | 2023 | PEDIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT SUBAWARD |
| MDRC | $15,000 | 2023 | RESTRICTED PURPOSE A |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | $625,000 | 2022 | subaward |
| Columbia University | $885,495 | 2022 | Research |
| De Paul University | $70,252 | 2022 | GRANT SUB-AWARD |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | $345,922 | 2022 | RESEARCH SUBAWARD |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | $2,620,529 | 2022 | Subaward |
| The Broad Institute Inc | $203,169 | 2022 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| University of Delaware | $11,271 | 2022 | RESEARCH SUBAWARD |
| University of Notre Dame | $532,232 | 2022 | See Part IV |
| University of Pittsburgh | $363,707 | 2022 | RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $18,502 | 2021 | VACCINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| commented_on | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Public comment on CMS-2023-0120: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; etc. | Source |
| Received money from | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $2,620,529 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Subaward | Source |
| Received money from | Columbia University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $885,495 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | De Paul University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $70,252 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GRANT SUB-AWARD | Source |
| Received money from | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $18,502 (tax year 2021). Purpose: VACCINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE | Source |
| Received money from | J Craig Venter Institute Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $75,371 (tax year 2024). Purpose: RESEARCH SUBGRANT | Source |
| Received money from | Kaiser Foundation Research Institute | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $98,221 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | MDRC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $15,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: RESTRICTED PURPOSE A | Source |
| Received money from | Medical College of Wisconsin | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $345,922 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,139,600 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL | Source |
| Received money from | Northshore University Health System | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $442,562 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago dba Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,898,113 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Payments for research study related activities | Source |
| Received money from | Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $27,274 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PEDIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | The Broad Institute Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $203,169 (tax year 2022). Purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | University of Delaware | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $11,271 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | University of Notre Dame | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $532,232 (tax year 2022). Purpose: See Part IV | Source |
| Received money from | University of Pittsburgh | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $363,707 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT | Source |
| Received money from | GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $625,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: subaward | Source |