Center for American Progress
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Tracked direct giving
$0
Connections
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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 received
$1,760,000
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund | $965,000 | 2024 | CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE |
| NEW YORK WOMENS FOUNDATION | $25,000 | 2024 | DISABILITY JUSTICE |
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $760,000 | 2023 | General operating support and project support |
| EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $10,000 | 2022 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
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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Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commented on | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Public comment on CMS-2024-0311: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026 and Basic Health Program | Source |
| Shaped policy | IRA clean energy implementation guidance | CAP climate team provided implementation framework for Treasury IRA clean energy tax credit rules. | Editorial |
| Commented on | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency | Public comment on OCC-2023-0011: Long-Term Debt Requirements for Large Bank Holding Companies, Certain Intermediate Holding Companies of Foreign Banking Organizations, and Large Insur | Source |
| Published research for | Inflation Reduction Act - Drug Pricing Provisions | Published research supporting Medicare drug price negotiation and insulin cap | Editorial |
| Hosts research funded by | Google donated ~$1.5M to Center for American Progress (2015-2023) | Editorial | |
| Hosts research funded by | Tom Steyer | Tom Steyer donated ~$5.0M to Center for American Progress (2013-2020) | Editorial |
| Hosts research funded by | Microsoft | Microsoft donated ~$2.0M to Center for American Progress (2015-2023) | Editorial |
| Hosts research funded by | Apple | Apple Inc. donated ~$0.5M to Center for American Progress (2018-2023) | Editorial |
| Hosts research funded by | Walmart | Walmart donated ~$0.5M to Center for American Progress (2015-2022) | Editorial |
| Received money from | AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $760,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: General operating support and project support | Source |
| Received money from | EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | New Venture Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $965,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE | Source |
| Received money from | NEW YORK WOMENS FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: DISABILITY JUSTICE | Source |