PA ALLIANCE ACTION
Tracked direct giving
$50,000
Connections
12
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
$1,495,500
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE VOTER PROJECT | $445,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's 2023 operations and their vote by mail and pro-democracy accountability programs. |
| Make The Road | $28,625 | 2023 | To support the organization's voter contact program for the 2023 general election. |
| FOR OUR FUTURE ACTION FUND | $25,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's GOTV program. |
| NEW PENNSYLVANIA PROJECT | $58,250 | 2023 | To support the organizations 2023 operations, pro-democracy work and voter contact program. |
| Commonwealth Communications | $330,000 | 2023 | To support the organizations 2023 operations and programatic goals. |
| Lead PA | $250,000 | 2023 | To support the organizations 2023 operations and programatic goals. |
| ONE PENNSYLVANIA INC | $45,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's pro-democracy accountability work. |
| PENNSYLVANIA UNITED | $78,625 | 2023 | To support the organizations 2023 pro-democracy accountability work and voter contact program. |
| Project Keystone | $235,000 | 2023 | To support the organization's 2023 research program. |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$375,000
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| NRDC ACTION FUND | $25,000 | 2022 | ENVIRON. ADVOCACY |
| AMERICA VOTES | $100,000 | 2022 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| North Fund | $250,000 | 2021 | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY |
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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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| LCV VICTORY FUND | $50,000 | Sep 29, 2022 | 2022 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gave money to | THE VOTER PROJECT | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $445,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: To support the organization's 2023 operations and their vote by mail and pro-democracy accountability programs. | Source |
| Gave money to | Make The Road | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $28,625 (tax year 2023). Purpose: To support the organization's voter contact program for the 2023 general election. | Source |
| Gave money to | FOR OUR FUTURE ACTION FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: To support the organization's GOTV program. | Source |
| Gave money to | NEW PENNSYLVANIA PROJECT | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $58,250 (tax year 2023). Purpose: To support the organizations 2023 operations, pro-democracy work and voter contact program. | Source |
| Gave money to | Commonwealth Communications | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $330,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: To support the organizations 2023 operations and programatic goals. | Source |
| Gave money to | Lead PA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $250,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: To support the organizations 2023 operations and programatic goals. | Source |
| Gave money to | ONE PENNSYLVANIA INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $45,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: To support the organization's pro-democracy accountability work. | Source |
| Gave money to | PENNSYLVANIA UNITED | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $78,625 (tax year 2023). Purpose: To support the organizations 2023 pro-democracy accountability work and voter contact program. | Source |
| Gave money to | Project Keystone | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $235,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: To support the organization's 2023 research program. | Source |
| Received money from | NRDC ACTION FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ENVIRON. ADVOCACY | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICA VOTES | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $100,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | North Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $250,000 (tax year 2021). Purpose: CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | Source |