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501C3 organization. Received $5,800 grant in 2024. Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
16
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 given
$56,500
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATION | $35,000 | 2024 | EVENT SPONSORSHIP |
| Council for National Policy | $16,500 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP/MEMBERSHIP |
| COALITIONS FOR AMERICA | $5,000 | 2024 | EVENT SPONSORSHIP |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$3,843,812
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREENE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $5,800 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $123,880 | 2024 | PUBLIC AFFAIRS |
| AMERICAN GIFT FUND | $8,750 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| DonorsTrust | $50,000 | 2024 | for election integrity and to prevent government over-reach |
| LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE | $20,000 | 2024 | General Purpose |
| BRADLEY IMPACT FUND | $27,305 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | $80,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Schwab Charitable | $1,431,278 | 2023 | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT |
| ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $14,111 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $14,850 | 2023 | MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $9,249 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $1,958,589 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $100,000 | 2022 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
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.
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| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gave money to | AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $35,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EVENT SPONSORSHIP | Source |
| Gave money to | Council for National Policy | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $16,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SPONSORSHIP/MEMBERSHIP | Source |
| Gave money to | COALITIONS FOR AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: EVENT SPONSORSHIP | Source |
| Received money from | GREENE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $5,800 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $123,880 (tax year 2024). Purpose: PUBLIC AFFAIRS | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN GIFT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $8,750 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONS | Source |
| Received money from | ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $14,111 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $14,850 (tax year 2023). Purpose: MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES | Source |
| Received money from | CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $100,000 (tax year 2022). Purpose: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,249 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,431,278 (tax year 2023). Purpose: PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | Source |
| Received money from | DonorsTrust | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $50,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: for election integrity and to prevent government over-reach | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,958,589 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: General Purpose | Source |
| Received money from | BRADLEY IMPACT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $27,305 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | Source |
| Received money from | Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $80,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |