CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
PA · US
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
LDA reported lobbying spend
$90,000
Connections
26
Dark Money Spending
Election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors. Dark money flows through 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar entities that are not required to reveal their funders. 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. These inter-organizational transfers are a key pathway in dark money flows — a nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$18,893,715
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROHN'S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | $63,250 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $53,090 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL |
| DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND | $53,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION |
| MAYO CLINIC IN ROCHESTER | $351,857 | 2024 | SUPPORT RESEARCH PROGRAM |
| CHAPEL & YORK US FOUNDATION INC | $69,735 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC | $6,000 | 2023 | SPECIFIC PROGRAM |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION- ARKANSAS CHAPTER - 320 EXECUTIVE COURT SUITE 30 | $1,881,551 | 2023 | THERAPEUTICS DISCOVERY RESEARCH |
| BREAKTHROUGH T1D SOUTHWEST OH CH | $928,460 | 2023 | T1D RESEARCH |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $1,465,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| EMORY | $71,340 | 2023 | RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE | $1,342,109 | 2023 | Support of research activities |
| Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago dba Shirley Ryan Abilitylab | $42,075 | 2023 | Payments for research study related activities |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $340,000 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY | $164,162 | 2022 | RESEARCH |
| Columbia University | $442,849 | 2022 | Research |
| University of Delaware | $753,996 | 2022 | RESEARCH SUBAWARD |
| Toyota Technological Institute of Chicago | $134,446 | 2022 | CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY IS A SUBRECIPIENT PER THE STATEMENT OF WORK |
| University of Notre Dame | $254,361 | 2022 | See Part IV |
| University of Pittsburgh | $9,280,473 | 2022 | RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT |
| Wake Forest University | $254,411 | 2022 | Research Subcontract |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | $92,000 | 2022 | subaward |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY CENTRAL LOCKBOX | $208,817 | 2022 | SUB-AWARD |
| Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $451,911 | 2022 | RESEARCH |
| EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $29,000 | 2022 | GENERAL SUPPORT, TEPPER SCHOOL ETHICS PROGRAM, TEPPER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS |
| DAYTON FOUNDATION | $5,500 | 2022 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | $154,322 | 2022 | Subaward |
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 because 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 | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $154,322 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Subaward | Source |
| Received money from | Columbia University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $442,849 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research | 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 | University of Delaware | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $753,996 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH SUBAWARD | 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 | 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 | 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 | MAYO CLINIC IN ROCHESTER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $351,857 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUPPORT RESEARCH PROGRAM | 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 | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: SPECIFIC PROGRAM | 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 | DAFFY CHARITABLE FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $53,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT OF MISSION | Source |
| Received money from | DAYTON FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,500 (tax year 2022). Purpose: SCHOLARSHIPS | Source |
| Received money from | DREXEL UNIVERSITY | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $164,162 (tax year 2022). Purpose: RESEARCH | Source |