The Searle Freedom Trust | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 36-7244615

Foundation Overview

Based in Madison, WI, The Searle Freedom Trust has awarded 537 grants totaling $109,537,433 to organizations in District of Columbia, Illinois and 23 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $19 to $1,312,000, with a median award of $150,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$109,537,433
Total Assets
$19,795,050
Median Grant (all grants)
$150,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
80
Median Grant
$200,000
% Median Grant Growth
+60% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: March 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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

New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 20%

16 of 80 recipients (20%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
District of Columbia

Grants are geographically diversified with 27% in District of Columbia and funding distributed across 25 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within District of Columbia, funding concentrates in Washington (100%).

Funding Trajectory
-15%

Declining funding trend with 15% decrease over 4 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 2 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (50%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Searle Freedom Trust'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
Truth In Accounting $67,000 Chicago, IL, US Education And Outreach 2024
Pepperdine University $75,000 Malibu, CA, US Education And Outreach 2024
Encounter For Culture And Education Inc $100,000 New York, NY, US Education And Outreach 2024
Institute For Citizen Focused Service Inc $100,000 Alexandria, VA, US Education And Outreach 2024
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation And Institute $100,000 Simi Valley, CA, US Education And Outreach 2024
Institute For The American Worker $125,000 Hamilton, VA, US Education And Outreach 2024
Cato Institute $200,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2024
Sagamore Institute $200,000 Indianapolis, IN, US Education And Outreach 2024
Independent Center $250,000 Alexandria, VA, US Education And Outreach 2024
Napolitan Institute $250,000 Mckinney, TX, US Education And Outreach 2024
Parents Defending Education $250,000 Arlington, VA, US Education And Outreach 2024
Federalist Society $295,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2024
Defense Of Freedom Institute $350,000 Alexandria, VA, US Education And Outreach 2024
Philanthropy Roundtable $400,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2024
George Mason University Foundation $1,000,000 Fairfax, VA, US Education And Outreach 2024
New York University $45,500 New York, NY, US Education And Outreach 2024
American Enterprise Institute $50,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2024
Kinship Trust Foundation $60,000 Madison, WI, US Education And Outreach 2024
University Of Chicago $104,000 Chicago, IL, US Education And Outreach 2024
Players Philanthropy Fund $125,000 Towson, MD, US Education And Outreach 2024
Federalist Society $248,500 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2024
Work First Foundation $50,000 New York, NY, US Education And Outreach 2024
Emergent Order Foundation $300,000 Austin, TX, US Fellowships 2024
Moving Picture Institute $300,000 New York, NY, US Fellowships 2024
Reason Foundation $300,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Fellowships 2024
Student Free Press Association $75,000 Hillsdale, MI, US Fellowships 2024
Center For Independent Thought $125,000 Bala Cynwyd, PA, US Fellowships 2024
Daily Caller News Foundation $150,000 Washington, DC, US Fellowships 2024
Franklin News Foundation $300,000 Chicago, IL, US Fellowships 2024
Vmts Education Inc $300,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Fellowships 2024
Real Clear Foundation $300,000 Northbrook, IL, US Film And New Media 2024
Goldwater Institute $75,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Film And New Media 2024
Investor Choice Advocates Network $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Film And New Media 2024
Liberty Justice Center $100,000 Chicago, IL, US Film And New Media 2024
Advancing American Freedom Foundation $125,000 Washington, DC, US Film And New Media 2024
Texas Public Policy Foundation $150,000 Austin, TX, US Film And New Media 2024
George Mason University Foundation $200,000 Fairfax, VA, US Film And New Media 2024
George Mason University Foundation $200,000 Fairfax, VA, US Journalism 2024
Pacific Legal Foundation $200,000 Sacramento, CA, US Journalism 2024
Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute $225,000 Washington, DC, US Journalism 2024
Property And Environment Research Center $275,000 Bozeman, MT, US Journalism 2024
Institute For Justice $300,000 Arlington, VA, US Journalism 2024
National Taxpayers Union Foundation $300,000 Washington, DC, US Journalism 2024
Texas Public Policy Foundation $380,000 Austin, TX, US Journalism 2024
New Civil Liberties Alliance $400,000 Washington, DC, US Journalism 2024
Center For Individual Rights $500,000 Washington, DC, US Journalism 2024
Pacific Legal Foundation $500,000 Sacramento, CA, US Litigation 2024
Federalist Society $35,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2024
Heartland Institute $50,000 Arlington Heights, IL, US Litigation 2024
Independent Institute $50,000 Oakland, CA, US Litigation 2024
Institute For Energy Research $65,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2024
American Culture Foundation $75,000 Chicago, IL, US Litigation 2024
Cato Institute $100,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2024
Cato Institute $100,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2024
Co2 Coalition $100,000 Arlington, VA, US Litigation 2024
Do No Harm $100,000 Glen Allen, VA, US Litigation 2024
Manhattan Institute $100,000 New York, NY, US Litigation 2024
Pacific Research Institute $100,000 Pasedena, CA, US Litigation 2024
Ucla School Of Law $120,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Litigation 2024
Global Liberty Institute Usa $125,000 Stanford, CA, US Litigation 2024
American Transparency $150,000 Hinsdale, IL, US Litigation 2024
Buckeye Institute $150,000 Columbus, OH, US Litigation 2024
Georgetown University $185,000 Washington, DC, US Online Education 2024
Manhattan Institute $200,000 New York, NY, US Research 2024
Manhattan Institute $200,000 New York, NY, US Research 2024
George Mason University Foundation $225,000 Fairfax, VA, US Research 2024
Property And Environment Research Center $225,000 Bozeman, MT, US Research 2024
American Legislative Exchange Council $250,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2024
Economic Policy Innovation Center $250,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2024
State Policy Network $250,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2024
Texas Public Policy Foundation $250,000 Austin, TX, US Research 2024
America First Policy Institute $300,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2024
Committee To Unleash Prosperity $400,000 Potomac, MD, US Research 2024
Georgia Center For Opportunity $400,000 Peachtree Corners, GA, US Research 2024
Tax Foundation $400,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2024
Competitive Enterprise Institute $500,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2024
Foundation For Government Accountability $800,000 Naples, FL, US Research 2024
State Policy Network $885,650 Arlington, VA, US Research 2024
American Enterprise Institute $1,100,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2024
Flow Through Contributions From Advisors $535 Madison, WI, US The Unrestricted Use Of The Charity 2024
Institute For Citizen Focused Service Inc $25,000 Alexandria, VA, US Education And Outreach 2023
Claremont Institute $50,000 Upland, CA, US Education And Outreach 2023
Indiana University $63,500 Bloomington, IN, US Education And Outreach 2023
Lucy Burns Institute $75,000 Middleton, WI, US Education And Outreach 2023
People United For Privacy Foundation $75,000 Arlington, VA, US Education And Outreach 2023
Encounter For Culture And Education Inc $100,000 New York, NY, US Education And Outreach 2023
Global Liberty Institute Usa $100,000 Stanford, CA, US Education And Outreach 2023
Pacific Research Institute $100,000 Pasedena, CA, US Education And Outreach 2023
Philanthropy Roundtable $100,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2023
State Financial Officers Foundation Inc $100,000 Shawnee, KS, US Education And Outreach 2023
Center For Independent Thought $125,000 Bala Cynwyd, PA, US Education And Outreach 2023
Institute For Citizen Focused Service Inc $125,000 Alexandria, VA, US Education And Outreach 2023
Institute For The American Worker $125,000 Hamilton, VA, US Education And Outreach 2023
Parents Defending Education $125,000 Arlington, VA, US Education And Outreach 2023
Truth In Accounting $125,000 Chicago, IL, US Education And Outreach 2023
Cato Institute $200,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2023
Employment Policies Institute $200,000 Arlington, VA, US Education And Outreach 2023
Philanthropy Roundtable $200,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2023
Sagamore Institute $200,000 Indianapolis, IN, US Education And Outreach 2023
Freedomworks Foundation Inc $250,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2023
Defense Of Freedom Institute $350,000 Alexandria, VA, US Education And Outreach 2023
George Mason University Foundation $700,000 Fairfax, VA, US Education And Outreach 2023
George Mason University Foundation $10,000 Fairfax, VA, US Fellowships 2023
University Of Chicago $52,500 Chicago, IL, US Fellowships 2023
Hudson Institute $75,000 Washington, DC, US Fellowships 2023
New York University $88,500 New York, NY, US Fellowships 2023
Kinship Foundation $120,000 Madison, WI, US Fellowships 2023
Players Philanthropy Fund $125,000 Towson, MD, US Fellowships 2023
Federalist Society For Law And Public Policy Studies $190,000 Washington, DC, US Fellowships 2023
Federalist Society For Law And Public Policy Studies $248,500 Washington, DC, US Fellowships 2023
Moving Picture Institute $36,000 New York, NY, US Film And New Media 2023
Steele Family Foundation $100,000 Scottsdale, AZ, US Film And New Media 2023
Reason Foundation $105,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Film And New Media 2023
Emergent Order Foundation $200,000 Austin, TX, US Film And New Media 2023
Moving Picture Institute $200,000 New York, NY, US Film And New Media 2023
Reason Foundation $300,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Film And New Media 2023
Vmts Education Inc $300,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Film And New Media 2023
The Daily Caller News Foundation $75,000 Washington, DC, US Journalism 2023
The Daily Caller News Foundation $75,000 Washington, DC, US Journalism 2023
American Private Radio $100,000 Oxford, MS, US Journalism 2023
National Affairs $100,000 Washington, DC, US Journalism 2023
National Review Institute $100,000 New York, NY, US Journalism 2023
Student Free Press Association $100,000 Hillsdale, MI, US Journalism 2023
Real Clear Foundation $200,000 Northbrook, IL, US Journalism 2023
Ricochet Productions $250,000 Ojai, CA, US Journalism 2023
Franklin News Foundation $300,000 Chicago, IL, US Journalism 2023
Institute For Justice $50,000 Arlington, VA, US Litigation 2023
Liberty Justice Center $100,000 Chicago, IL, US Litigation 2023
Property And Environment Research Center $100,000 Bozeman, MT, US Litigation 2023
Texas Public Policy Foundation $100,000 Austin, TX, US Litigation 2023
Wisconsin Institute For Law And Liberty $100,000 Milwaukee, WI, US Litigation 2023
Goldwater Institute $125,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Litigation 2023
Speech First $175,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2023
Pacific Legal Foundation $200,000 Sacramento, CA, US Litigation 2023
Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute $225,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2023
Center For Individual Rights $250,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2023
George Mason University Foundation $250,000 Fairfax, VA, US Litigation 2023
George Mason University Foundation $300,000 Fairfax, VA, US Litigation 2023
National Taxpayers Union Foundation $300,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2023
Texas Public Policy Foundation $300,000 Austin, TX, US Litigation 2023
New Civil Liberties Alliance $400,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2023
Pacific Legal Foundation $500,000 Sacramento, CA, US Litigation 2023
Federalist Society For Law And Public Policy Studies $150,000 Washington, DC, US Online Education 2023
American Institute For Economic Research $46,000 Great Barrington, MA, US Research 2023
George Washington University $50,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
George Washington University $50,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
Capital Research Center $75,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
Foundation For Research On Equal Opportunity $75,000 West Fifth Street, TX, US Research 2023
Institute For Energy Research $75,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
Pacific Research Institute $75,000 Pasedena, CA, US Research 2023
American Transparency $100,000 Hinsdale, IL, US Research 2023
Buckeye Institute $100,000 Columbus, OH, US Research 2023
Cato Institute $100,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
Cato Institute $100,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
Co2 Coalition $100,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2023
Do No Harm $100,000 Glen Allen, VA, US Research 2023
Government Accountability Institute $100,000 Tallahassee, FL, US Research 2023
Manhattan Institute For Policy Research Inc $100,000 New York, NY, US Research 2023
Wirepoints Corp $100,000 Wilmette, IL, US Research 2023
Committee To Unleash Prosperity $125,000 Potomac, MD, US Research 2023
Committee To Unleash Prosperity $150,000 Potomac, MD, US Research 2023
Texas Public Policy Foundation $150,000 Austin, TX, US Research 2023
The Heritage Foundation $150,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
Manhattan Institute For Policy Research Inc $200,000 New York, NY, US Research 2023
Manhattan Institute For Policy Research Inc $200,000 New York, NY, US Research 2023
Georgia Center For Opportunity $225,000 Peachtree Corners, GA, US Research 2023
Property And Environment Research Center $225,000 Bozeman, MT, US Research 2023
American Legislative Exchange Council $250,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2023
Economic Policy Innovation Center $250,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
Mercatus Center $250,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2023
Reason Foundation $250,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Research 2023
The Heritage Foundation $250,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
George Mason University Foundation $275,000 Fairfax, VA, US Research 2023
America First Policy Institute $300,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
Institute For Justice $300,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2023
Competitive Enterprise Institute $400,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
Center For Environmental Accountability $500,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
Tax Foundation $500,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
Foundation For Government Accountability $800,000 Naples, FL, US Research 2023
American Enterprise Institute $1,000,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2023
State Policy Network $1,312,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2023
Flow Through Contributions From Ktc Hedge Products Llc $457 Madison, WI, US The Unrestricted Use Of The Charity 2023
Copenhagen Consensus Center $24,000 Tewksbury, MA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Center For Independent Thought $150,000 Bala Cynwyd, PA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Freedomworks Foundation Inc $150,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2022
Advancing American Freedom Foundation $100,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2022
America First Policy Institute $300,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2022
Woodson Center $50,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2022
Woodson Center $50,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2022
Federalist Society For Law And Public Policy Studies $222,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2022
Philanthropy Roundtable $100,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2022
Philanthropy Roundtable $200,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2022
Institute For The American Worker $75,000 Hamilton, VA, US Education And Outreach 2022
George Mason University Foundation $700,000 Fairfax, VA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Institute For Humane Studies $100,000 Arlington, VA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Parents Defending Education $125,000 Arlington, VA, US Education And Outreach 2022
People United For Privacy Foundation $100,000 Arlington, VA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Employment Policies Institute $150,000 Arlington, VA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Donors Trust $100,000 Alexandria, VA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Institute For Citizen Focused Service Inc $250,000 Alexandria, VA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Defense Of Freedom Institute $500,000 Alexandria, VA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Clemson University $500,000 Clemson, SC, US Education And Outreach 2022
Foundation For Government Accountability $400,000 Naples, FL, US Education And Outreach 2022
Foundation For Government Accountability $600,000 Naples, FL, US Education And Outreach 2022
Sagamore Institute $250,000 Indianapolis, IN, US Education And Outreach 2022
Lucy Burns Institute $75,000 Middleton, WI, US Education And Outreach 2022
State Financial Officers Foundation Inc $100,000 Shawnee, KS, US Education And Outreach 2022
Pacific Research Institute $125,000 Pasedena, CA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Claremont Institute $50,000 Upland, CA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Claremont Institute $50,000 Upland, CA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Claremont Institute $50,000 Upland, CA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Lincoln Network $100,000 San Francisco, CA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Freedom Foundation $125,000 Olympia, WA, US Education And Outreach 2022
Mackinac Center For Public Policy $150,000 Midland, MI, US Education And Outreach 2022
Truth In Accounting $125,000 Chicago, IL, US Education And Outreach 2022
Georgetown University Center For The Constitution $310,000 Washington, DC, US Fellowships 2022
Federalist Society For Law And Public Policy Studies $190,000 Washington, DC, US Fellowships 2022
Federalist Society For Law And Public Policy Studies $248,500 Washington, DC, US Fellowships 2022
Players' Philanthropy Fund $210,000 Towson, MD, US Fellowships 2022
Institute For Humane Studies $275,000 Arlington, VA, US Fellowships 2022
Pacific Research Institute $40,000 Pasedena, CA, US Fellowships 2022
University Of California At Berkeley $130,000 Berkeley, CA, US Fellowships 2022
Moving Picture Institute $475,000 New York, NY, US Film And New Media 2022
Work First Foundation $55,000 New York, NY, US Film And New Media 2022
Vmts Education Inc $300,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Film And New Media 2022
Capital Research Center $50,000 Washington, DC, US Film And New Media 2022
Institute For Justice $50,000 Arlington, VA, US Film And New Media 2022
Emergent Order Foundation $60,000 Austin, TX, US Film And New Media 2022
Emergent Order Foundation $150,000 Austin, TX, US Film And New Media 2022
Reason Foundation $157,500 Los Angeles, CA, US Film And New Media 2022
Reason Foundation $400,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Film And New Media 2022
Prager University Foundation $150,000 Sherman Oaks, CA, US Film And New Media 2022
Balaker Media Foundation $61,600 Bonsall, CA, US Film And New Media 2022
Balaker Media Foundation $63,000 Bonsall, CA, US Film And New Media 2022
National Review Institute $100,000 New York, NY, US Journalism 2022
The Daily Caller News Foundation $200,000 Washington, DC, US Journalism 2022
Donors Trust $250,000 Alexandria, VA, US Journalism 2022
American Private Radio $250,000 Oxford, MS, US Journalism 2022
Student Free Press Association $125,000 Hillsdale, MI, US Journalism 2022
Real Clear Foundation $200,000 Northbrook, IL, US Journalism 2022
Franklin News Foundation $350,000 Chicago, IL, US Journalism 2022
Foundation For Individual Rights In Education $75,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Litigation 2022
National Taxpayers Union Foundation $300,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2022
Speech First $125,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2022
Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute $250,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2022
New Civil Liberties Alliance $400,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2022
George Mason University Foundation $275,000 Fairfax, VA, US Litigation 2022
George Mason University Foundation $325,000 Fairfax, VA, US Litigation 2022
Institute For Justice $100,000 Arlington, VA, US Litigation 2022
Wisconsin Institute For Law And Liberty $100,000 Milwaukee, WI, US Litigation 2022
Property And Environment Research Center $100,000 Bozeman, MT, US Litigation 2022
Liberty Justice Center $100,000 Chicago, IL, US Litigation 2022
Texas Public Policy Foundation $200,000 Austin, TX, US Litigation 2022
Goldwater Institute $250,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Litigation 2022
Pacific Legal Foundation $200,000 Sacramento, CA, US Litigation 2022
Pacific Legal Foundation $450,000 Sacramento, CA, US Litigation 2022
Federalist Society For Law And Public Policy Studies $320,000 Washington, DC, US Online Education 2022
Manhattan Institute For Policy Research Inc $200,000 New York, NY, US Research 2022
Manhattan Institute For Policy Research Inc $200,000 New York, NY, US Research 2022
Manhattan Institute For Policy Research Inc $300,000 New York, NY, US Research 2022
Foundation For Individual Rights In Education $175,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Research 2022
Cato Institute $200,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
Cato Institute $200,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
Cato Institute $200,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
The Heritage Foundation $100,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
The Heritage Foundation $100,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
The Heritage Foundation $250,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
The Heritage Foundation $300,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
Hudson Institute $150,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
Competitive Enterprise Institute $500,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
Tax Foundation $600,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
Woodson Center $125,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
Capital Research Center $75,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
National Affairs $100,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
American Enterprise Institute $1,000,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
George Washington University $50,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
George Washington University $150,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
Committee To Unleash Prosperity $275,000 Potomac, MD, US Research 2022
George Mason University Foundation $300,000 Fairfax, VA, US Research 2022
Mercatus Center $150,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2022
Mercatus Center $250,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2022
American Legislative Exchange Council $275,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2022
Institute For Justice $350,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2022
Co2 Coalition $100,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2022
State Policy Network $120,000 Arlington, VA, US Research 2022
State Policy Network $598,500 Arlington, VA, US Research 2022
State Policy Network $601,500 Arlington, VA, US Research 2022
Institute For Family Studies $70,000 Charlottesville, VA, US Research 2022
Georgia Center For Opportunity $250,000 Peachtree Corners, GA, US Research 2022
Buckeye Institute $75,000 Columbus, OH, US Research 2022
Property And Environment Research Center $225,000 Bozeman, MT, US Research 2022
Heartland Institute $81,000 Arlington Heights, IL, US Research 2022
Wirepoints Corp $125,000 Wilmette, IL, US Research 2022
American Transparency $125,000 Hinsdale, IL, US Research 2022
Center For Opportunity Urbanism $90,000 Houston, TX, US Research 2022
Texas Public Policy Foundation $150,000 Austin, TX, US Research 2022
Center For Growth And Opportunity $125,000 Logan, UT, US Research 2022
Reason Foundation $250,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Research 2022
Pacific Research Institute $100,000 Pasedena, CA, US Research 2022
Hoover Institution $80,000 Stanford, CA, US Research 2022
Fraser Institute $75,000 Washington, DC, US Research 2022
Flow Through Contributions From Ktc Hedge Products Llc $560 Madison, WI, US The Unrestricted Use Of The Charity 2022
America First Policy Institute $300,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2021
Freedomworks Foundation Inc $125,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2021
Philanthropy Roundtable $450,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2021
Truth In Accounting $125,000 Chicago, IL, US Education And Outreach 2021
Copenhagen Consensus Center $24,000 Tewksbury, MA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Claremont Institute $50,000 Upland, CA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Claremont Institute $50,000 Upland, CA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Claremont Institute $30,000 Upland, CA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Claremont Institute $50,000 Upland, CA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Mackinac Center For Public Policy $350,000 Midland, MI, US Education And Outreach 2021
Foundation For Government Accountability $400,000 Naples, FL, US Education And Outreach 2021
Foundation For Government Accountability $400,000 Naples, FL, US Education And Outreach 2021
People United For Privacy Foundation $100,000 Arlington, VA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Federalist Society For Law And Public Policy Studies $203,600 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2021
Americans For Fair Treatment $75,000 Harrisburg, PA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Lincoln Network $150,000 San Francisco, CA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Sagamore Institute $200,000 Indianapolis, IN, US Education And Outreach 2021
Empire Center For Public Policy $75,000 Albany, NY, US Education And Outreach 2021
American Culture Foundation $75,000 Chicago, IL, US Education And Outreach 2021
Institute For The American Worker $75,000 Hamilton, VA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Center For Union Facts $50,000 Houston, TX, US Education And Outreach 2021
American University $25,000 Washington, DC, US Education And Outreach 2021
George Mason University Foundation $700,000 Fairfax, VA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Parents Defending Education $250,000 Arlington, VA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Center For Independent Thought $150,000 Bala Cynwyd, PA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Lucy Burns Institute $200,000 Middleton, WI, US Education And Outreach 2021
Galen Institute $300,000 Paeonian Springs, VA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Freedom Foundation $250,000 Olympia, WA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Pacific Research Institute $125,000 San Francisco, CA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Institute For Humane Studies $100,000 Arlington, VA, US Education And Outreach 2021
Federalist Society For Law And Public Policy Studies $348,500 Washington, DC, US Fellowships 2021
Property And Environment Research Center $50,000 Bozeman, MT, US Fellowships 2021
New York University School Of Law $77,000 New York, NY, US Fellowships 2021
Indiana University Foundation $64,000 Bloomington, IN, US Fellowships 2021
Kinship Foundation $60,000 Madison, WI, US Fellowships 2021
Institute For Humane Studies $275,000 Arlington, VA, US Fellowships 2021
Vmts Education Inc $300,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Film And New Media 2021
Prager University Foundation $150,000 Sherman Oaks, CA, US Film And New Media 2021
Capital Research Center $75,000 Washington, DC, US Film And New Media 2021
Illinois Policy Institute $300,000 Chicago, IL, US Film And New Media 2021
Moving Picture Institute $460,000 New York, NY, US Film And New Media 2021
Emergent Order Foundation $250,000 Austin, TX, US Film And New Media 2021
Emergent Order Foundation $60,000 Austin, TX, US Film And New Media 2021
Taliesin Nexus $200,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Film And New Media 2021
Balaker Media Foundation $61,600 Bonsall, CA, US Film And New Media 2021
Balaker Media Foundation $60,000 Bonsall, CA, US Film And New Media 2021
Reason Foundation $600,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Film And New Media 2021
Institute For Justice $50,000 Arlington, VA, US Film And New Media 2021
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Inc $100,000 Plymouth, VT, US Film And New Media 2021
The Daily Caller News Foundation $230,000 Washington, DC, US Journalism 2021
Franklin News Foundation $300,000 Chicago, IL, US Journalism 2021
Real Clear Foundation $400,000 Northbrook, IL, US Journalism 2021
Student Free Press Association $125,000 Hillsdale, MI, US Journalism 2021
Institute For Free Speech $100,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2021
National Taxpayers Union Foundation $200,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2021
New Civil Liberties Alliance $300,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2021
Speech First $125,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2021
Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute $300,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2021
Consumers' Research $400,000 Washington, DC, US Litigation 2021
Property And Environment Research Center $100,000 Bozeman, MT, US Litigation 2021
Liberty Justice Center $200,000 Chicago, IL, US Litigation 2021
Wisconsin Institute For Law And Liberty $250,000 Milwaukee, WI, US Litigation 2021
George Mason University Foundation $275,000 Fairfax, VA, US Litigation 2021
George Mason University Foundation $325,000 Fairfax, VA, US Litigation 2021
Goldwater Institute $250,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Litigation 2021
The Fairness Center $150,000 Harrisburg, PA, US Litigation 2021
Foundation For Individual Rights In Education $125,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Litigation 2021
Pacific Legal Foundation $500,000 Sacramento, CA, US Litigation 2021
Texas Public Policy Foundation $200,000 Austin, TX, US Litigation 2021
Institute For Justice $100,000 Arlington, VA, US Litigation 2021
Center For American Liberty $200,000 Alexandria, VA, US Litigation 2021
Federalist Society For Law And Public Policy Studies $319,850 Washington, DC, US Online Education 2021
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Contact Information

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EIN 36-7244615
Website N/A
Address PO BOX 1707 Madison, WI 53701-1707

Key People (8)

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Trustee D Gideon Searle
Family Advisor Michael D Searle
Grant Advisor Steven F Hayward
Executive Director Kimberly O Dennis
Grant Advisor Stephen Moore

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