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Follow the money from fossil fuel funders through donor-advised funds to the groups showing up at NYS town board hearings.

8
39 transfers · $21.1M itemized

Total Traced

$24.8M12%

2019–2025 filings

Funder Orgs

62

Tier-0 sources

Intermediaries

61

DAFs & pass-throughs

Recipient Groups

154

Front & local groups

Largest Single Grant

$2.4M

Koch → DonorsTrust, 2022

Untraced Share

14.8%6%

No recipient on file

Funding Network Explorer27 orgs · 39 transfersTraced grants and transfers between fossil fuel funders, donor-advised funds, national front groups, and the local groups appearing at NYS town board hearings. Edge thickness encodes dollar amount.Traced grants and transfers between fossil fuel funders, donor-advised funds, national front groups, and the local groups appearing at NYS town board hearings. Edge thickness encodes dollar amount.

Fossil Fuel FunderIntermediaryFront GroupLocal GroupKoch IndustriesAriel Corp.FirstEnergy Fdn.Marcellus AllianceEmpire PipelineNat. Fuel FundDonorsTrustDonors CapitalFreedom PartnersState Policy NetworkALECLiberty Gift TrustEmpire CenterAFP – New YorkCitizens for Resp.EnergyCoalition forAffordable EnergyCitizens for Resp.SolarInst. for EnergyResearchAlliance for Rural NYStop Sullivan SolarProtect OurCommunitiesNYers for LocalControlConcerned Citizens ofCambriaSave Our SenecaFarmlandWilton NeighborsUnitedJefferson Ag AllianceSteuben Rural Heritage
  • Fossil Fuel Funder
  • Intermediary
  • Front Group
  • Local Group
Edge width = amount$28K → $2.4MHover to trace the subgraph · click to open the org

DonorsTrust

IntermediaryEIN 52-2166327

Alexandria, VA

Donor-advised fund; the single largest obscuring layer in the trace. Original source is not disclosed on any grant line.

Total in

$4.94M

Total out

$3.25M

Top counterparties

  • Koch Industries+$4.25M
  • AFP – New York−$1.45M
  • Empire Center−$725K
  • FirstEnergy Fdn.+$690K
  • Inst. for Energy Research−$640K

Source documents

  • IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2023
  • IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2022
  • ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, filing 2023-11
Open actor profilePeople (7)

Funding Over TimeTraced dollars by grant year. The blue line isolates the share that reaches a NY-domiciled group rather than stopping at a national intermediary.Traced dollars by grant year. The blue line isolates the share that reaches a NY-domiciled group rather than stopping at a national intermediary.

$0.0M$1.6M$3.2M$4.8M$6.3M201920202021202220232024
  • All traced transfers
  • Reaching NYS-based groups

Peak 2022 · $6.35M of $21.1M

Top Recipients in NYSFront groups and local groups ranked by total incoming traced dollars. Local groups are shown in blue; the national front groups that regrant to them are in green.Front groups and local groups ranked by total incoming traced dollars. Local groups are shown in blue; the national front groups that regrant to them are in green.

  1. 1AFP – New York$2.70M
  2. 2Empire Center$1.85M
  3. 3Citizens for Resp. Energy$1.47M
  4. 4Coalition for Affordable Energy$1.09M
  5. 5Alliance for Rural NY$285K
  6. 6NYers for Local Control$183K
  7. 7Protect Our Communities$179K
  8. 8Wilton Neighbors United$72K

NY-domiciled groups, by dollars received

Actor directory

Follow the Money39 transfers · $21.1MEvery grant or transfer with a source document. Sort any column; the vehicle column shows the tax status of the transfer.Every grant or transfer with a source document. Sort any column; the vehicle column shows the tax status of the transfer.

Source document
Koch IndustriesDonorsTrust$2.40M2022DAFIRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2022
Koch IndustriesDonorsTrust$1.85M2019DAFIRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2019
Koch IndustriesFreedom Partners$1.60M2021501(c)(6)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2021
DonorsTrustAFP – New York$1.45M2023501(c)(4)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2023
Freedom PartnersAFP – New York$1.25M2022501(c)(6)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2022
Koch IndustriesDonors Capital$1.24M2020DAFIRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2020
Koch IndustriesState Policy Network$950K2023501(c)(3)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2023
Ariel Corp.Donors Capital$780K2022DAFIRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, 2022
DonorsTrustEmpire Center$725K2022501(c)(3)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2022
FirstEnergy Fdn.DonorsTrust$690K2020DAFIRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, 2020
Freedom PartnersCitizens for Resp. Energy$680K2023501(c)(4)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2023
DonorsTrustInst. for Energy Research$640K2021501(c)(3)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2021
Marcellus AllianceFreedom Partners$625K2023501(c)(6)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2023
Freedom PartnersEmpire Center$540K2021501(c)(6)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2021
Donors CapitalCitizens for Resp. Solar$520K2023501(c)(3)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2023
Nat. Fuel FundDonors Capital$515K2023DAFIRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, 2023
Ariel Corp.Liberty Gift Trust$460K2020DAFIRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, 2020
DonorsTrustCoalition for Affordable Energy$430K2020501(c)(4)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2020
FirstEnergy Fdn.ALEC$410K2021501(c)(3)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2021
State Policy NetworkEmpire Center$410K2023501(c)(3)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2023
State Policy NetworkCitizens for Resp. Energy$395K2021501(c)(3)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2021
Donors CapitalCoalition for Affordable Energy$360K2021501(c)(4)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2021
Empire PipelineALEC$340K2022501(c)(6)NYS JCOPE Lobbying Disclosure, 2022
ALECCoalition for Affordable Energy$305K2023501(c)(3)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2023
State Policy NetworkAlliance for Rural NY$285K2022501(c)(3)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2022
Liberty Gift TrustCitizens for Resp. Energy$240K2022DAFIRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2022
Inst. for Energy ResearchEmpire Center$180K2022501(c)(3)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2022
Coalition for Affordable EnergyCitizens for Resp. Energy$150K2022501(c)(4)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2022
AFP – New YorkProtect Our Communities$125K2024501(c)(4)NYS CHAR500, 2024
AFP – New YorkNYers for Local Control$95K2024PACNYS Board of Elections Filing 2024-J
Citizens for Resp. EnergyNYers for Local Control$88K2023501(c)(4)NYS CHAR500, 2023
AFP – New YorkWilton Neighbors United$72K2024501(c)(4)NYS CHAR500, 2024
Citizens for Resp. SolarConcerned Citizens of Cambria$61K2024501(c)(3)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2024
Alliance for Rural NYJefferson Ag Alliance$57K2023501(c)(3)NYS CHAR500, 2023
Citizens for Resp. EnergyProtect Our Communities$54K2024501(c)(4)NYS CHAR500, 2024
Citizens for Resp. SolarSave Our Seneca Farmland$48K2024501(c)(3)IRS Form 990, Schedule I, 2024
Empire CenterStop Sullivan Solar$46K2024501(c)(3)NYS CHAR500, 2024
Alliance for Rural NYSteuben Rural Heritage$39K2024501(c)(3)NYS CHAR500, 2024
Coalition for Affordable EnergySteuben Rural Heritage$28K2023501(c)(4)NYS CHAR500, 2023

Personnel Revolving Door7 tracked movesIndividuals who moved between a funded organization and a body that decides, drafts, or votes on renewable siting. Sourced from 990 Part VII listings, town board minutes, and NYS Board of Elections filings.Individuals who moved between a funded organization and a body that decides, drafts, or votes on renewable siting. Sourced from 990 Part VII listings, town board minutes, and NYS Board of Elections filings.

  • DW
    Daniel Whitcomb2023
    Senior Energy Fellow, Empire Center for Public PolicyPlanning Board Chair, Town of Wawayanda, Orange County

    Voted on the Wawayanda solar special-use permit 4 months after appointment.

  • KO
    Karen Ostrander2024
    Regional Field Director, Americans for Prosperity – NYExecutive Director, NYers for Local Control

    Retained the same vendor for petition printing at both organizations.

  • MD
    Mark Delaney2022
    Director of Government Affairs, Marcellus Shale Energy AllianceBoard Treasurer, Coalition for Affordable Energy

    Signed both the grant request and the acknowledgment on the same transfer.

  • SB
    Susan Brackett2024
    National Organizing Lead, Citizens for Responsible SolarFounding Secretary, Concerned Citizens of Cambria

    Group incorporated 5 weeks before the Cambria setback vote.

  • RP
    Roger Pell2023
    Visiting Scholar, Institute for Energy ResearchContract Consultant, Steuben County Planning Department

    Authored the land-use analysis attached to the Prattsburgh setback law.

  • GH
    Gail Hutchings2022
    Affiliate Services Manager, State Policy NetworkPresident, Alliance for Rural New York

    Alliance filed its first CHAR500 the month she was hired.

  • TR
    Thomas Ruane2021
    VP, External Affairs, Empire Pipeline PartnersMajority Policy Advisor, Assembly Energy Committee

    Advised on the first home-rule amendment to 94-c.

All personnel ties