Prometheus Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 27-1456655

Foundation Overview

Based in Crystal Bay, NV, Prometheus Foundation has awarded 231 grants totaling $29,327,364 to organizations in Virginia, California and 15 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $3,250,000, with a median award of $35,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$29,327,364
Total Assets
$68,229,080
Median Grant (all grants)
$35,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
24
Median Grant
$54,373
% Median Grant Growth
+77% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies

New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 33%

8 of 24 recipients (33%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
International

Grants are geographically diversified with 34% in international locations and funding distributed across 26 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Internationally, funding concentrates in Amstelveen Noordholland (9%), Belgrade (9%), Tbilisi (6%).

Funding Trajectory
-39%

Declining funding trend with 39% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
Education + General Purposes

Dual focus on education (50%) and general purposes, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

Where is The Money Going?

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Prometheus Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Adam Smith Institute $40,000 London, Foreign, UK Education 2023
Ajn Rend Centar Evropa $48,295 Beograd, Foreign, RI Education 2023
Austrian Economics Center $108,011 Wien, Foreign, AU Education 2023
Ayn Rand Center Armenia Sengo $9,388 Yervan, Foreign, AM Education 2023
Ayn Rand Center Europe $255,778 Belgrade, Foreign, RI Education 2023
Ayn Rand Centre Ukraine $118,808 Kyiv, Foreign, UP Education 2023
Boaz Josef Arad - Objectivist Center Israel $260,000 Ramat Hasharon, Foreign, IS Education 2023
Duncan Scott Productions $109,000 Wylie, SC, US Education 2023
Ely Lassman $64,748 Bushey Hartfordshire, Foreign, UK Education 2023
Fight The Power Productions $30,000 Washington, DC, US Education 2023
Foundation For Economic Education $203,864 Atlanta, GA, US Education 2023
Freedom Fest Inc $10,000 Riverton, UT, US Education 2023
Giorgi Daniela $5,550 Tbilisi, Foreign, GG Education 2023
International Society For Individual Liberty $15,082 San Francisco, CA, US Education 2023
Istituto Bruno Leoni-fondazione $32,000 Milano Lombardia, Foreign, IT Education 2023
Kiyah Willis $8,000 Sparks, NV, US Education 2023
Mariam Gogolishvili $9,390 Tbilisi, Foreign, GG Education 2023
Mario Markovski $5,000 Skipje, Foreign, MK Education 2023
Martin Hooss $41,518 Trier, Foreign, GM Education 2023
Objective Standard Institute Inc $277,482 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2023
Ricardo Martin Ibanez Serpa $79,628 Lima, Foreign, PE Education 2023
Stitching Ayn Rand Archief $60,450 Amstelveen Noordholland, Foreign, NL Education 2023
Students For Liberty $704,639 Arlington, VA, US Education 2023
Turkish Objectivist Network $99,200 Kizilirmak Mahallesi, ANKARA, TU Education 2023
Ancyranum Media Comm Consultancy $17,750 Istanbul, ANKARA, TU Education 2022
Anis Benhayyoun $36,582 Amstelveen Noordholland, Foreign, NL Education 2022
Ayn Rand Center Israel $220,000 Rhamat Hasaron, Foreign, IS Education 2022
Bruno Lippy Fonseca Serejo $12,623 Manus Amazonas, Foreign, BR Education 2022
Liberty International $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Education 2022
Martin Hooss $15,400 Trier, Foreign, GM Education 2022
Objective Standard Institute Inc $373,000 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2022
Prager University Foundation $100,000 Sherman Oaks, CA, US Education 2022
Ricardo Martin Ibanez Serpa $47,456 Lima, Foreign, PE Education 2022
Students For Liberty $1,335,983 Arlington, VA, US Education 2022
Andrew Bernstein $20,000 Cold Springs, NY, US Education 2022
Irakli Iagorashvili $1,000 Karvina, Foreign, EZ Education 2022
Academy Of Ideas Ltd $7,123 London, Foreign, UK Education 2022
Danijela Metrovic $25,061 Belgrade, Foreign, RI Education 2022
American University Of Paris $45,624 Paris, Foreign, FR Education 2022
Wolf Van Laer $2,000 Falls Church, VA, US Education 2022
Deversity Doo $100,000 Belgrade, Foreign, RI Education 2022
Duncan Scott Productions $10,000 Wylie, SC, US Education 2022
Dorde Mancev $50,000 Boegrad, Foreign, RI Education 2022
Blair N Schofield $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US Education 2022
Ajn Rend Centar Evropa $342,068 Beograd, Foreign, RI Education 2022
Mattias Svensson $2,000 Lidingo, Foreign, SW Education 2022
Fight The Power Productions $37,260 Washington, DC, US Education 2022
Eszter Novapolicy Consulting $173,436 Tallin Estonia Budapest, Foreign, HU Education 2022
Goldwater Institute $225,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Education 2022
Ayn Rand Center Georgia $30,670 Tbilsi, TBILISI, GG Education 2022
America's Future Foundation $50,000 Washington, DC, US Education 2022
Ayn Rand Center Armenia Sengo $15,322 Yervan, Foreign, AM Education 2022
Mariam Gogolishvili $10,000 Tbilisi, Foreign, GG Education 2022
Lisa Helga Kinspergher $45,000 Durham, NC, US Education 2022
Kursat Ozbur Ozer $34,000 Ankara, Foreign, TU Education 2022
Texas Tech University Foundation For Assoc Of Private Enterprise Education $25,000 Lubbock, TX, US Education 2022
Stitching Ayn Rand Archief $20,150 Amstelveen Noordholland, Foreign, NL Education 2022
Freedom Fest Inc $10,500 Riverton, UT, US Education 2022
Austrian Economics Center $33,772 Wien, Foreign, AU Education 2022
Atlas Network $5,000 Arlington, VA, US Education 2022
Fundacja Wolnoscki $1,000 Lublin, Foreign, PL Education 2022
Glen Allen Press Llc $57,200 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2022
Ayn Rand Center Ukraine $215,620 Kyiv, Foreign, UP Education 2022
Ancyranum Media Comm Consultancy $17,750 Istanbul, ANKARA, TU Education 2022
Anis Benhayyoun $36,582 Amstelveen Noordholland, Foreign, NL Education 2022
Ayn Rand Center Israel $220,000 Rhamat Hasaron, Foreign, IS Education 2022
Bruno Lippy Fonseca Serejo $12,623 Manus Amazonas, Foreign, BR Education 2022
Liberty International $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Education 2022
Martin Hooss $15,400 Trier, Foreign, GM Education 2022
Objective Standard Institute Inc $373,000 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2022
Prager University Foundation $100,000 Sherman Oaks, CA, US Education 2022
Ricardo Martin Ibanez Serpa $47,456 Lima, Foreign, PE Education 2022
Students For Liberty $1,335,983 Arlington, VA, US Education 2022
Andrew Bernstein $20,000 Cold Springs, NY, US Education 2022
Irakli Iagorashvili $1,000 Karvina, Foreign, EZ Education 2022
Academy Of Ideas Ltd $7,123 London, Foreign, UK Education 2022
Danijela Metrovic $25,061 Belgrade, Foreign, RI Education 2022
American University Of Paris $45,624 Paris, Foreign, FR Education 2022
Wolf Van Laer $2,000 Falls Church, VA, US Education 2022
Deversity Doo $100,000 Belgrade, Foreign, RI Education 2022
Duncan Scott Productions $10,000 Wylie, SC, US Education 2022
Dorde Mancev $50,000 Boegrad, Foreign, RI Education 2022
Blair N Schofield $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US Education 2022
Ajn Rend Centar Evropa $342,068 Beograd, Foreign, RI Education 2022
Mattias Svensson $2,000 Lidingo, Foreign, SW Education 2022
Fight The Power Productions $37,260 Washington, DC, US Education 2022
Eszter Novapolicy Consulting $173,436 Tallin Estonia Budapest, Foreign, HU Education 2022
Goldwater Institute $225,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Education 2022
Ayn Rand Center Georgia $30,670 Tbilsi, TBILISI, GG Education 2022
America's Future Foundation $50,000 Washington, DC, US Education 2022
Ayn Rand Center Armenia Sengo $15,322 Yervan, Foreign, AM Education 2022
Mariam Gogolishvili $10,000 Tbilisi, Foreign, GG Education 2022
Lisa Helga Kinspergher $45,000 Durham, NC, US Education 2022
Kursat Ozbur Ozer $34,000 Ankara, Foreign, TU Education 2022
Texas Tech University Foundation For Assoc Of Private Enterprise Education $25,000 Lubbock, TX, US Education 2022
Stitching Ayn Rand Archief $20,150 Amstelveen Noordholland, Foreign, NL Education 2022
Freedom Fest Inc $10,500 Riverton, UT, US Education 2022
Austrian Economics Center $33,772 Wien, Foreign, AU Education 2022
Atlas Network $5,000 Arlington, VA, US Education 2022
Fundacja Wolnoscki $1,000 Lublin, Foreign, PL Education 2022
Glen Allen Press Llc $57,200 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2022
Ayn Rand Center Ukraine $215,620 Kyiv, Foreign, UP Education 2022
Ancyranum Media Comm Consultancy $17,750 Istanbul, ANKARA, TU Education 2022
Anis Benhayyoun $36,582 Amstelveen Noordholland, Foreign, NL Education 2022
Ayn Rand Center Israel $220,000 Rhamat Hasaron, Foreign, IS Education 2022
Bruno Lippy Fonseca Serejo $12,623 Manus Amazonas, Foreign, BR Education 2022
Liberty International $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Education 2022
Martin Hooss $15,400 Trier, Foreign, GM Education 2022
Objective Standard Institute Inc $373,000 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2022
Prager University Foundation $100,000 Sherman Oaks, CA, US Education 2022
Ricardo Martin Ibanez Serpa $47,456 Lima, Foreign, PE Education 2022
Students For Liberty $1,335,983 Arlington, VA, US Education 2022
Andrew Bernstein $20,000 Cold Springs, NY, US Education 2022
Irakli Iagorashvili $1,000 Karvina, Foreign, EZ Education 2022
Academy Of Ideas Ltd $7,123 London, Foreign, UK Education 2022
Danijela Metrovic $25,061 Belgrade, Foreign, RI Education 2022
American University Of Paris $45,624 Paris, Foreign, FR Education 2022
Wolf Van Laer $2,000 Falls Church, VA, US Education 2022
Deversity Doo $100,000 Belgrade, Foreign, RI Education 2022
Duncan Scott Productions $10,000 Wylie, SC, US Education 2022
Dorde Mancev $50,000 Boegrad, Foreign, RI Education 2022
Blair N Schofield $1,000 Cambridge, MA, US Education 2022
Ajn Rend Centar Evropa $342,068 Beograd, Foreign, RI Education 2022
Mattias Svensson $2,000 Lidingo, Foreign, SW Education 2022
Fight The Power Productions $37,260 Washington, DC, US Education 2022
Eszter Novapolicy Consulting $173,436 Tallin Estonia Budapest, Foreign, HU Education 2022
Goldwater Institute $225,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Education 2022
Ayn Rand Center Georgia $30,670 Tbilsi, TBILISI, GG Education 2022
America's Future Foundation $50,000 Washington, DC, US Education 2022
Ayn Rand Center Armenia Sengo $15,322 Yervan, Foreign, AM Education 2022
Mariam Gogolishvili $10,000 Tbilisi, Foreign, GG Education 2022
Lisa Helga Kinspergher $45,000 Durham, NC, US Education 2022
Kursat Ozbur Ozer $34,000 Ankara, Foreign, TU Education 2022
Texas Tech University Foundation For Assoc Of Private Enterprise Education $25,000 Lubbock, TX, US Education 2022
Stitching Ayn Rand Archief $20,150 Amstelveen Noordholland, Foreign, NL Education 2022
Freedom Fest Inc $10,500 Riverton, UT, US Education 2022
Austrian Economics Center $33,772 Wien, Foreign, AU Education 2022
Atlas Network $5,000 Arlington, VA, US Education 2022
Fundacja Wolnoscki $1,000 Lublin, Foreign, PL Education 2022
Glen Allen Press Llc $57,200 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2022
Ayn Rand Center Ukraine $215,620 Kyiv, Foreign, UP Education 2022
Ancyranum Media Comm Consultancy $17,750 Istanbul, ANKARA, TU Education 2021
Ayn Rand Center Israel $50,000 Rhamat Hasaron, ISRAEL, IS Education 2021
Boaz Josef Arad $325,000 Rhamat Hasaron, ISRAEL, IS Education 2021
Martin Hooss $18,000 Trier Germany, N/A, GM Education 2021
Novel Philosphy Dmcc $172,948 Remraam, DUBAI, AE Education 2021
Objective Standard Institute Inc $83,000 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2021
Prager University Foundation $100,000 Sherman Oaks, CA, US Education 2021
Ricardo Martin Ibanez Serpa $3,759 Lima, N/A, PE Education 2021
Students For Liberty $732,735 Arlington, VA, US Education 2021
Anis Benhayyoun $73,164 Amstelveen Noordholland, N/A, NL Education 2021
Ayn Rand Centre Ukraine $98,700 Kyiv, N/A, UP Education 2021
Berlin Center For Individualist Thought $67,400 Berlin, N/A, GM Education 2021
Bruno Lippy Fonseca Serejo $6,206 Manus Amazonas, N/A, BR Education 2021
Foundation For Economic Education $48,800 Atlanta, GA, US Education 2021
International Society For Individual Liberty $7,250 San Francisco, CA, US Education 2021
Jason D Hill $10,925 Chicago, IL, US Education 2021
Liberty International $11,270 San Francisco, CA, US Education 2021
Maxwell Thomas Marlow $5,000 London, N/A, UK Education 2021
Timothy Sandefur $12,000 Chandler, AZ, US Education 2021
Ayn Rand Center Israel $45,288 Rhamat Hasaron, ISRAEL, IS Education 2020
Ancyranum Media Comm Consultanc $14,170 Istanbul, ANKARA, TU Education 2020
Ukrainian Students For Freedom $15,232 Kyiv, N/A, UP Education 2020
Glen Allen Research $30,000 Richmond, VA, US Education 2020
Mak Plublishing Ltd $44,270 Sofia, SOFIA, BU Education 2020
Center For Industrial Progress $25,000 San Diego, CA, US Education 2020
Ajn Rend Centar Evropa $377,539 Belgrade Serbia, N/A, RI Education 2020
Objective Standard Institute Inc $322,900 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2020
Novel Philosphy Dmcc $100,000 Remraam, DUBAI, AE Education 2020
Ayn Rand Centre Ltd $75,750 London, UNITED KINGDOM, UK Education 2020
Cevro Institute $38,000 Budapest, N/A, HU Education 2020
Eszter Nova Policy Consulting Ou $41,300 Budapest, N/A, HU Education 2020
Glen Allen Press Llc $30,000 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2020
C Bradley Thompson $28,800 Seneca, SC, US Education 2020
Yermaz Ramautarsing $22,500 Amsterdam, N/A, NL Education 2020
Martin Hooss $36,000 Trier Germany, N/A, GM Education 2020
Aaron Briley $70,000 Newport Beach, CA, US Education 2020
Van Damme Education $10,000 Aliso Viejo, CA, US Education 2020
Nikolaos Sotirakipoulos $4,587 North Yorkshire, YORK, UK Education 2020
Glen Allen Press Llc $297,200 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2019
Maria Jose Ileana Marty $135,500 Rockford, IL, US Education 2019
Balkanski Objekivisticki Centar $50,000 Belgrade, N/A, RI Education 2019
Cevro Institute $38,000 Budapest, N/A, HU Education 2019
Eszter Nova Poicy Consulting Ou $38,400 Budapest, N/A, HU Education 2019
Nikolaos Sotirakipoulos $4,672 North Yorkshire, YORK, UK Education 2019
Maja Vrtaric $52,000 Belgrade, N/A, RI Education 2019
Jacek Spendelfundacja Wolnosci $3,150 Katowice, N/A, PL Education 2019
Jonathan Hoenig $35,000 Chicago, IL, US Education 2019
Rob Tracinski $50,000 Trevilians, VA, US Education 2019
Jeffrey Britting $45,000 West Hollywood, CA, US Education 2019
Mf Mcarthur $100,000 London, N/A, UK Education 2019
Boaz Arad $75,000 Rhamat Hasaron, ISRAEL, IS Education 2019
Ayn Rand Center Israel $50,000 Rhamat Hasaron, ISRAEL, IS Education 2019
Jason G Rheins $52,000 Chicago, IL, US Education 2019
Richard M Salsman $20,000 Durham, NC, US Education 2019
Students For Liberty $73,414 Arlington, VA, US Education 2019
Novel Philosphy Dmcc $100,000 Remraam, DUBAI, AE Education 2019
Ayn Rand Centre Ltd $104,750 London, UNITED KINGDOM, UK Education 2019
The Objectivist Standard $90,000 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2019
Objective Standard Institute Inc $1,668,951 Glen Allen, VA, US Education 2019
Duke University Office Of Research Support $50,000 Durham, NC, US Education 2019
Van Damme Education $14,000 Aliso Viejo, CA, US Education 2019
Tyler Ashby $15,000 Corvallis, OR, US Education 2019
Reiner Schurr $15,000 Pittsburg, PA, US Education 2019
Cato Institute $4,000 Washington, DC, US Pursue Objectivism 2018
Fidelity Charitable Trust $2,425,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Pursue Objectivism 2018
Students For Liberty $50,000 Arlington, VA, US Pursue Objectivism 2018
The Ayn Rand Institute $305,700 Santa Ana, CA, US Pursue Objectivism 2018
The Undercurrent $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Pursue Objectivism 2018
Balkanski Objekivisticki Centar $26,148 Sofia, N/A, BU Pursue Objectivism 2018
Free Objectivist Books Inc $25,000 Burlingame, CA, US Pursue Objectivism 2018
Kefim Liberty Forum Of Greece $8,600 Athens, N/A, GR Pursue Objectivism 2018
Language Of Liberty Institute $2,988 Tempe, AZ, US Pursue Objectivism 2018
Non Initiation Of Force Institute $64,104 Budapest, N/A, HU Pursue Objectivism 2018
The Reason Individualism Freedom Institute $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Pursue Objectivism 2018
Thinking Directions $1,497 Washington, DC, US Pursue Objectivism 2018
Fidelity Charitable Trust $1,200,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Domestic Needs 2017
The Ayn Rand Institute $392,142 Santa Ana, CA, US Domestic Needs 2017
Students For Liberty $30,000 Arlington, VA, US Domestic Needs 2017
Austin Shakespeare Festival Coinc $7,500 Austin, TX, US Domestic Needs 2017
Adam Smith Institute $10,000 London, UNITED KINGDOM, UK Education 2017
Reason Inidividualism Freedom Institute $4,000 Washington, DC, US Domestic Needs 2017
Bulgarian Libertarian Society $12,850 Arlington, VA, US Domestic Needs 2017
Center For Excellence In Higher Education $250,000 Salt Lake City, UT, US Domestic Needs 2017
Cato Institute $9,000 Washington, DC, US Domestic Needs 2016
The Ayn Rand Institute $829,924 Irvine, CA, US Domestic Needs 2016
Independence Institute $10,000 Denver, CO, US Domestic Needs 2016
Colorado Civil Justice League $5,000 Denver, CO, US Domestic Needs 2016
Fidelity Charitable Trust $3,250,000 Cincinnati, OH, US Domestic Needs 2016
The Federalist Society $70,000 Washington, DC, US Domestic Needs 2016
The Atlas Society $60,000 Washington, DC, US Domestic Needs 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Prometheus Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 27-1456655
Website http://www.prometheusfdn.org
Address PO BOX 1157 Crystal Bay, NV 89402-1157

Key People (5)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Prometheus Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Director & Founder Carl B Barney
Director C Bradley Thompson
Director & Treasurer Leonard Esmond
Director & Chairman David Hardy
Director Craig Biddle

Forms 990-PF

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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.