Dark money refers to election-related spending that cannot be traced to its original source. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, $67 million in dark money has already been spent in the 2020 federal election. Dark money is untraceable because it often comes from nonprofits that are not required to disclose their donors. And as of May 2020, dark money became even darker. Now these shadowy nonprofits do not have to disclose donors of $5,000 or more to the IRS, thanks to a new rule issued by the Trump administration. Most dark money spending in elections by nonprofits are lawful but awful.