UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
NY · US
Tracked direct giving
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$1,212,939
Connections
29
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
$7,329,297
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALS ASSOCIATION MICH CHAPTER | $25,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL GRANT FY25 |
| CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND | $125,000 | 2024 | DR. CAROL FRIES SIMPSON FOR RESEARCH ON INFANT ALL |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $67,300 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| MAYO CLINIC IN ROCHESTER | $129,670 | 2024 | SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROGRAMS |
| CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH ASSOCIATION | $241,946 | 2024 | CMT RESEARCH |
| CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | $12,100 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| ARTHRITIS NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION | $125,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH STUDY |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $25,100 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC | $20,000 | 2023 | SPECIFIC PROGRAM |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute | $157,867 | 2023 | PEDIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT SUBAWARD |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | $1,670,549 | 2023 | RESEARCH |
| ALEXS LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION | $250,000 | 2023 | PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH |
| AUTISM SPEAKS INC | $89,714 | 2023 | SCIENCE GRANT |
| EMORY | $222,636 | 2023 | RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | $7,578 | 2023 | Support of research activities |
| CHAPMAN UNIVIVERSITY | $21,357 | 2023 | BASIC RESEARCH |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $37,975 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| FOUNDATION FOR CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND INITIATIVE | $275,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH PROPOSED BY DR. ALISON ELDER ENTITLED ANALYSIS OF AIRBORNE MICROPLASTICS IN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS AND TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH PROPOSED BY DR. SAMANTHA ROMANICK ENTITLED CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGHLY REFERENCED COMMERICAL MONODISPERSED MICROPLASTICS TEST MATERIALS |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION- ARKANSAS CHAPTER - 320 EXECUTIVE COURT SUITE 30 | $46,079 | 2023 | ADULT CARE |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | $76,288 | 2022 | Subaward |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | $2,095,554 | 2022 | SUB-AWARD |
| Medical College of Wisconsin | $260,154 | 2022 | RESEARCH SUBAWARD |
| University of Pittsburgh | $553,707 | 2022 | RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT |
| Thomas Jefferson University | $30,472 | 2022 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| Wake Forest University | $58,328 | 2022 | Research Subcontract |
| Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $300,572 | 2022 | RESEARCH |
| Columbia University | $206,647 | 2022 | Research |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | $197,704 | 2021 | VACCINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE |
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.
Lobbying Activity Detail
Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.
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Lobbying Firms Retained
Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.
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Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retained | LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC | Hired LEWIS-BURKE ASSOCIATES, LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023) | Source |
| Received money from | CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION- ARKANSAS CHAPTER - 320 EXECUTIVE COURT SUITE 30 | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $46,079 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ADULT CARE | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SPECIFIC PROGRAM | Source |
| Received money from | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $76,288 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Subaward | Source |
| Received money from | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $197,704 (tax year 2021). Purpose: VACCINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE | Source |
| Received money from | Medical College of Wisconsin | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $260,154 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $157,867 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PEDIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | Thomas Jefferson University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,472 (tax year 2022). Purpose: PROGRAM SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | University of Pittsburgh | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $553,707 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,670,549 (tax year 2023). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $2,095,554 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUB-AWARD | Source |
| Received money from | MAYO CLINIC IN ROCHESTER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $129,670 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROGRAMS | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $67,300 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL | Source |
| Received money from | ALEXS LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $250,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | ALS ASSOCIATION MICH CHAPTER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ANNUAL GRANT FY25 | Source |
| Received money from | ARTHRITIS NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $125,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TO SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH STUDY | Source |
| Received money from | AUTISM SPEAKS INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $89,714 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SCIENCE GRANT | Source |
| Received money from | Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $300,572 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | EMORY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $222,636 (tax year 2023). Purpose: RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT | Source |
| Received money from | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $7,578 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Support of research activities | Source |
| Received money from | CHAPMAN UNIVIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $21,357 (tax year 2023). Purpose: BASIC RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH ASSOCIATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $241,946 (tax year 2024). Purpose: CMT RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $37,975 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $125,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: DR. CAROL FRIES SIMPSON FOR RESEARCH ON INFANT ALL | Source |
| Received money from | CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $12,100 (tax year 2024). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | Columbia University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $206,647 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | FOUNDATION FOR CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND INITIATIVE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $275,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH PROPOSED BY DR. ALISON ELDER ENTITLED ANALYSIS OF AIRBORNE MICROPLASTICS IN OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS AND TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH PROPOSED BY DR. SAMANTHA ROMANICK ENTITLED CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGHLY REFERENCED COMMERICAL MONODISPERSED MICROPLASTICS TEST MATERIALS | Source |
| Received money from | Wake Forest University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $58,328 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research Subcontract | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,100 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |