The Top Dark Money Donors For US Politics Ranking

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By sifting through thousands of 990 tax forms, OpenSecrets has come up with this list of top donor organizations to politically active 501(c) nonprofits and their affiliates. Despite this effort, the sources of much of the money flowing to politically active nonprofits remain unknown.

Total Grants to Political Groups since 2008: $1,154,917,601
(Includes grants to politically active nonprofits, their affiliates and pass-through groups that have been uncovered by OpenSecrets. Laste updated in June, 2015.)

OrganizationParentTotalTypePeriod
Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce$323,936,5006Nov 2011 – Dec 2014
Center to Protect Patient Rights$169,148,6664Jan 2009 – Dec 2012
Crossroads GPSCrossroads GPS/American Crossroads$64,200,0004Jun 2010 – Dec 2014
Sea Change Foundation$62,219,4823Aug 2009 – Jul 2011
ClimateWorks$51,500,0003Jan 2010 – Dec 2010
TC4 Trust$47,505,3004Aug 2009 – Jun 2012
Atlantic Advocacy Fund$42,692,0004Jan 2008 – Dec 2012
Americans for Job Security$24,645,7506Nov 2011 – Oct 2012
Advocacy Fund$24,307,6164Jan 2008 – Dec 2012
Wellspring Cmte$24,167,5524Feb 2008 – Dec 2015

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