ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
NY
501(C)(3) organization. Received $45,152 grant in 2022. Purpose: Research
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
12
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
$2,705,980
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $228,500 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | $10,000 | 2023 | ALUMNUS SCHOLARSHIP |
| Schwab Charitable | $351,707 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $24,362 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | $50,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY | $113,957 | 2022 | RESEARCH |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $1,336,682 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| DAYTON FOUNDATION | $6,250 | 2022 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | $491,122 | 2022 | SUBAWARD |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | $28,114 | 2022 | SUB-AWARD |
| Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $20,134 | 2022 | Research-Mechanical Engineering |
| Columbia University | $45,152 | 2022 | Research |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Received money from | Columbia University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $45,152 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $491,122 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $228,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL | Source |
| Received money from | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $28,114 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUB-AWARD | Source |
| Received money from | Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,134 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research-Mechanical Engineering | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $24,362 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | DAYTON FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,250 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SCHOLARSHIPS | Source |
| Received money from | DC PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ALUMNUS SCHOLARSHIP | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $351,707 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | DREXEL UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $113,957 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,336,682 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | Source |