Dark Money Tracer
Trace the flow of untraceable money from anonymous donors through 501(c)(4) nonprofits to Super PACs and into elections.
Top Dark Money Organizations
Select an organization to trace its money flow chain
How Dark Money Works
“Dark money” refers to political spending by organizations that are not required to disclose their donors. Here is how the pipeline typically operates:
Wants to influence elections anonymously
Tax-exempt “social welfare” org — donor identities are hidden
Can spend unlimited amounts on elections — must report spending but not original donors
Voters see the ads but never know who originally paid for them
Data sourced from FEC filings, IRS 990 records (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer), and OpenSecrets. Dark money chain tracing connects nonprofit political expenditures to downstream Super PAC transfers and independent expenditures. Not all money flows are traceable through public records.