NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC
NY
501(C)(3) organization. Received $164,400 grant in 2024. Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
23
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
$3,867,395
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $164,400 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL |
| AMERICAN GIFT FUND | $11,200 | 2024 | OPERATIONS |
| BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS |
| COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC | $30,500 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENT |
| DALLAS FOUNDATION A TX NONPROFIT CORPORATION | $26,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MULTIPLIER | $1,000,000 | 2024 | TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE |
| New Venture Fund | $133,325 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS |
| Tides Foundation | $10,000 | 2024 | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT |
| RESOURCES LEGACY FUND | $225,000 | 2024 | LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | $9,805 | 2023 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| ALASKA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | $6,000 | 2023 | CONSERVATION |
| Schwab Charitable | $274,892 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS |
| ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $10,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $49,120 | 2023 | ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION |
| CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | $181,131 | 2023 | BUILD ENDOWMENT IN FUND |
| COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION | $33,914 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | $117,182 | 2023 | THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HENDERSON COUNTY INC | $10,412 | 2023 | — |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $1,129,989 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
| Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $17,943 | 2022 | Research-Biological & Biomedical Sciences |
| Nature Conservancy Inc | $240,654 | 2022 | CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES |
| CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $127,489 | 2022 | ENVIRONMENT |
| Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana | $37,939 | 2022 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
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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Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $164,400 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL | Source |
| Received money from | ALASKA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CONSERVATION | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN GIFT FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $11,200 (tax year 2024). Purpose: OPERATIONS | Source |
| Received money from | ARIZONA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,500 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $49,120 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION | Source |
| Received money from | BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS | Source |
| Received money from | CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $127,489 (tax year 2022). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT | Source |
| Received money from | Joan & Sanford I Weill Medical College of Cornell University | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $17,943 (tax year 2022). Purpose: Research-Biological & Biomedical Sciences | Source |
| Received money from | CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $9,805 (tax year 2023). Purpose: CHARITABLE DONATION | Source |
| Received money from | CLEVELAND FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $181,131 (tax year 2023). Purpose: BUILD ENDOWMENT IN FUND | Source |
| Received money from | COASTAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $30,500 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENT | Source |
| Received money from | COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $33,914 (tax year 2023). Purpose: GENERAL PURPOSE | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $117,182 (tax year 2023). Purpose: THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | Source |
| Received money from | COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HENDERSON COUNTY INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,412 (tax year 2023) | Source |
| Received money from | DALLAS FOUNDATION A TX NONPROFIT CORPORATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $26,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: GENERAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $274,892 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS | Source |
| Received money from | MULTIPLIER | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,000,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: TRANSMISSION SOLUTIONS FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $1,129,989 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |
| Received money from | New Venture Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $133,325 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS | Source |
| Received money from | Nature Conservancy Inc | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $240,654 (tax year 2022). Purpose: CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES | Source |
| Received money from | Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $37,939 (tax year 2022). Purpose: OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | Source |
| Received money from | Tides Foundation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT | Source |
| Received money from | RESOURCES LEGACY FUND | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $225,000 (tax year 2024). Purpose: LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE | Source |