CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
PA · US
Tracked direct giving
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$820,000
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
$19,285,808
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL & YORK US FOUNDATION INC | $69,735 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| MAYO CLINIC IN ROCHESTER | $351,857 | 2024 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROGRAM |
| PHILANTHROPY INC | $25,000 | 2024 | Program Grant |
| DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND | $53,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $53,090 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| New Venture Fund | $20,000 | 2024 | TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION |
| CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | $63,250 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC | $6,000 | 2023 | SPECIFIC PROGRAM |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago dba Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | $42,075 | 2023 | Payments for research study related activities |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $1,465,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| BREAKTHROUGH T1D SOUTHWEST OH CH | $928,460 | 2023 | T1D RESEARCH |
| EMORY | $71,340 | 2023 | RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | $1,342,109 | 2023 | Support of research activities |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $340,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION- ARKANSAS CHAPTER - 320 EXECUTIVE COURT SUITE 30 | $1,881,551 | 2023 | THERAPEUTICS DISCOVERY RESEARCH |
| Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $451,911 | 2022 | RESEARCH |
| Toyota Technological Institute of Chicago | $134,446 | 2022 | CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY IS A SUBRECIPIENT PER THE STATEMENT OF WORK |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | $208,817 | 2022 | SUB-AWARD |
| EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $29,000 | 2022 | GENERAL SUPPORT, TEPPER SCHOOL ETHICS PROGRAM, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS |
| University of Delaware | $753,996 | 2022 | RESEARCH SUBAWARD |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | $154,322 | 2022 | Subaward |
| University of Pittsburgh | $9,280,473 | 2022 | RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY | $164,162 | 2022 | RESEARCH |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | $92,000 | 2022 | subaward |
| Wake Forest University | $254,411 | 2022 | Research Subcontract |
| Columbia University | $442,849 | 2022 | Research |
| The Vanderbilt University | $347,093 | 2022 | Research |
| DAYTON FOUNDATION | $5,500 | 2022 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| University of Notre Dame | $254,361 | 2022 | See Part IV |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SPECIFIC PROGRAM | Source |
| Received money from | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $154,322 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Subaward | Source |
| Received money from | Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago dba Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $42,075 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Payments for research study related activities | Source |
| Received money from | DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $53,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION | Source |
| Received money from | Toyota Technological Institute of Chicago | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $134,446 (tax year 2022). Purpose: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY IS A SUBRECIPIENT PER THE STATEMENT OF WORK | Source |
| Received money from | University of Notre Dame | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $254,361 (tax year 2022). Purpose: See Part IV | Source |
| Received money from | University of Pittsburgh | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,280,473 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT | Source |
| Received money from | University of Delaware | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $753,996 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH SUBAWARD | Source |
| Received money from | Wake Forest University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $254,411 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research Subcontract | Source |
| Received money from | GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $92,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: subaward | Source |
| Received money from | MAYO CLINIC IN ROCHESTER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $351,857 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORT RESEARCH PROGRAM | Source |
| Received money from | Columbia University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $442,849 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | The Vanderbilt University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $347,093 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,465,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | BREAKTHROUGH T1D SOUTHWEST OH CH | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $928,460 (tax year 2023). Purpose: T1D RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $451,911 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | EMORY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $71,340 (tax year 2023). Purpose: RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT | Source |
| Received money from | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,342,109 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Support of research activities | Source |
| Received money from | EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $29,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT, TEPPER SCHOOL ETHICS PROGRAM, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | Source |
| Received money from | CHAPEL & YORK US FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $69,735 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EDUCATION | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $340,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $63,250 (tax year 2024). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION- ARKANSAS CHAPTER - 320 EXECUTIVE COURT SUITE 30 | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,881,551 (tax year 2023). Purpose: THERAPEUTICS DISCOVERY RESEARCH | Source |
| Received money from | DAYTON FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,500 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SCHOLARSHIPS | Source |
| Received money from | New Venture Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $53,090 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EDUCATIONAL | Source |
| Received money from | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $208,817 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SUB-AWARD | Source |
| Received money from | PHILANTHROPY INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $25,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: Program Grant | Source |
| Received money from | DREXEL UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $164,162 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |