U.S. Politically Active Nonprofit Spending
| Total 501(c)(4) Spending (i.e., dark money) | |
| 2000 | 9963502 |
| 2002 | 2621527 |
| 2004 | 3213475 |
| 2006 | 1256069 |
| 2008 | 85590856 |
| 2010 | 97002841 |
| 2012 | 257242142 |
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Sources:
opensecrets.org
| Total 501(c)(4) Spending (i.e., dark money) | |
| 2000 | 9963502 |
| 2002 | 2621527 |
| 2004 | 3213475 |
| 2006 | 1256069 |
| 2008 | 85590856 |
| 2010 | 97002841 |
| 2012 | 257242142 |