ATLANTIC COUNCIL OF THE U S INC
DC
501(C)(3) organization. Received $100,000 grant in 2024. Purpose: INTERNATIONAL
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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 given
$1,383,449
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE GAME CONSULTANT LLC | $17,922 | 2024 | SUPPORTING WORK ON CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND SECURITY. |
| ATLAS NETWORK | $204,380 | 2024 | SUPPORTING THE WORK OF INDEPENDENT NGOS/THINK TANKS WORKING ON FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY THEMES. |
| TechSoup | $399,481 | 2024 | SUPPORTING WORK TO BUILD RESILIENCE TO RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION |
| ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND LIBERTY | $282,520 | 2024 | SUPPORTING THE WORK OF INDEPENDENT NGOS/THINK TANKS WORKING ON FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY THEMES. |
| REWRITE MEDIA INC | $19,000 | 2024 | SUPPORTING WORK ON CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND SECURITY. |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | $69,419 | 2024 | SUPPORTING WORK ON GEOPOLITICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND SECURITY |
| RHODIUM GROUP LLC | $175,000 | 2024 | SUPPORTING WORK ON ECONOMICS, FINANCE, AND FOREIGN POLICY |
| MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE | $32,227 | 2024 | SUPPORTING WORK ON SYRIA STRATEGY PROJECT |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | $81,345 | 2024 | SUPPORTING WORK ON FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. |
| JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC | $102,155 | 2024 | SUPPORTING WORK ON CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND SECURITY. |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$3,795,827
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $100,000 | 2024 | INTERNATIONAL |
| New Venture Fund | $165,000 | 2024 | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY |
| Schwab Charitable | $645,000 | 2023 | INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | $6,000 | 2023 | Grant to Atlantic Council for side event on Atrocities against Uyghurs in China's Xinjian region by its Strategic Litigation Project (SLP) during UN General Assembly. |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $125,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES |
| Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | $1,335,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | $72,102 | 2022 | SUB-AWARD |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $1,347,725 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
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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| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gave money to | THE GAME CONSULTANT LLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $17,922 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORTING WORK ON CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND SECURITY. | Source |
| Gave money to | ATLAS NETWORK | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $204,380 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORTING THE WORK OF INDEPENDENT NGOS/THINK TANKS WORKING ON FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY THEMES. | Source |
| Gave money to | TechSoup | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $399,481 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORTING WORK TO BUILD RESILIENCE TO RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION | Source |
| Gave money to | ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND LIBERTY | 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 |
| Gave money to | REWRITE MEDIA INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $19,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORTING WORK ON CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND SECURITY. | Source |
| Gave money to | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $69,419 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORTING WORK ON GEOPOLITICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND SECURITY | Source |
| Gave money to | RHODIUM GROUP LLC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $175,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORTING WORK ON ECONOMICS, FINANCE, AND FOREIGN POLICY | Source |
| Gave money to | MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $32,227 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORTING WORK ON SYRIA STRATEGY PROJECT | Source |
| Gave money to | GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $81,345 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORTING WORK ON FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. | Source |
| Gave money to | JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $102,155 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORTING WORK ON CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND SECURITY. | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $100,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: INTERNATIONAL | Source |
| Received money from | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $72,102 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUB-AWARD | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $125,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $645,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,347,725 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | New Venture Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $165,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | Source |
| Received money from | Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,335,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Grant to Atlantic Council for side event on Atrocities against Uyghurs in China's Xinjian region by its Strategic Litigation Project (SLP) during UN General Assembly. | Source |