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Virginia Commonwealth University

Government Entity organization. Received $12,820 grant in 2023. Purpose: Payments for research study related activities

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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

$5,169,620

Grantor	Amount	Tax Year	Purpose
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE	$55,000	2024	SUPPORT STEMM
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago dba Shirley Ryan Abilitylab	$12,820	2023	Payments for research study related activities
Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute	$16,197	2023	PEDIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT SUBAWARD
EMORY	$55,836	2023	RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT
ALZHEIMERS DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION	$600,000	2023	ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC	$399,633	2023	RESEARCH
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE	$141,635	2023	Support of research activities
American Lung Association in Alaska	$100,000	2023	RESEARCH
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOUNDATION	$2,605,109	2023	To support charitable purpose
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION- ARKANSAS CHAPTER - 320 EXECUTIVE COURT SUITE 30	$35,840	2023	ADHERENCE
DREXEL UNIVERSITY	$8,608	2022	RESEARCH
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX	$426,368	2022	SUB-AWARD
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY	$66,451	2022	Subaward
CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA	$107,427	2022	RESEARCH
The Broad Institute Inc	$18,208	2022	PROGRAM SUPPORT
Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University	$146,405	2022	Research-Chemistry
University of Pittsburgh	$374,083	2022	RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT

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
Received money from	EMORY	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $55,836 (tax year 2023). Purpose: RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT	Source
Received money from	Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago dba Shirley Ryan Abilitylab	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,820 (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 $16,197 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PEDIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT SUBAWARD	Source
Received money from	The Broad Institute Inc	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $18,208 (tax year 2022). Purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT	Source
Received money from	JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $426,368 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUB-AWARD	Source
Received money from	ALZHEIMERS DRUG DISCOVERY FOUNDATION	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $600,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH	Source
Received money from	AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $399,633 (tax year 2023). Purpose: RESEARCH	Source
Received money from	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $141,635 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Support of research activities	Source
Received money from	American Lung Association in Alaska	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $100,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: RESEARCH	Source
Received money from	CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOUNDATION	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $2,605,109 (tax year 2023). Purpose: To support charitable purpose	Source
Received money from	DREXEL UNIVERSITY	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,608 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH	Source
Received money from	GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $66,451 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Subaward	Source
Received money from	CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $107,427 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH	Source
Received money from	AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $55,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORT STEMM	Source
Received money from	Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $146,405 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research-Chemistry	Source
Received money from	CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION- ARKANSAS CHAPTER - 320 EXECUTIVE COURT SUITE 30	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $35,840 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ADHERENCE	Source
Received money from	University of Pittsburgh	IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $374,083 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT	Source