Funding search · EIN 131656647 · Washington, DC
Freedom House
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 54
- grants reported
- $123.7M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $264,223
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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4 grants matching “outright” · $747,289
- $79,170
Outright Action International Corp · New York, NY · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $394,048
Outright Action International Corp · New York, NY · 2023
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $34,401
Outright Action International · New York, NY · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $239,670
Outright Action International · New York, NY · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Pact4 grants · $41.3M
- Search for Common Ground4 grants · $31.9M
- American Bar Association4 grants · $20.8M
- Internews Network2 grants · $14.3M
- Internews2 grants · $8.6M
- Partners Global3 grants · $796,778
- Synergia - Initiatives for Human Rights4 grants · $793,729
- Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation2 grants · $772,550
- International Center for Not-for-Profit Law2 grants · $653,224
- International Center for Not-for-Profit Law2 grants · $643,232
Giving over time
Grant history
All 54 reported grants, largest first.
- $17.0M
Pact · Washington, DC · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $16.5M
Pact · Washington, DC · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $9.7M
Search for Common Ground · Washington, DC · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $9.2M
Search for Common Ground · Washington, DC · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $8.3M
Internews Network · Arcata, CA · 2023
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $8.1M
Search for Common Ground · Washington, DC · 2023
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $7.5M
American Bar Association · Washington, DC · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $6.1M
American Bar Association · Washington, DC · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $6.0M
Internews Network · Arcata, CA · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $5.8M
Internews · Arcata, CA · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $5.8M
Pact · Washington, DC · 2023
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $5.1M
American Bar Association · Washington, DC · 2023
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $4.9M
Search for Common Ground · Washington, DC · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $2.9M
Internews · Arcata, CA · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $2.1M
American Bar Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $2.0M
Pact · Washington, DC · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $494,804
Partners Global · Washington, DC · 2023
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $469,044
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law · Washington, DC · 2023
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $397,550
Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation · Washington, DC · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $394,048
Outright Action International Corp · New York, NY · 2023
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $375,000
Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation · Washington, DC · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $357,564
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law · Washington, DC · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $350,000
International Institute On Race Equality and Human Rights (Iirehr) · Washington, DC · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $300,000
The Graduate Center Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $294,983
Synergia - Initiatives for Human Rights · Washington, DC · 2023
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $285,668
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law · Washington, DC · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $278,278
Partners Global · Washington, DC · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $250,168
Foundation for Democratic Development · Washington, DC · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $239,670
Outright Action International · New York, NY · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $237,518
Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation · Washington, DC · 2023
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $219,255
Synergia - Initiatives for Human Rights · Washington, DC · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $195,719
Civicus World Alliance for Citizen Participation · Washington, DC · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $189,423
Foundation for Democratic Development · Washington, DC · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $187,799
Synergia - Initiatives for Human Rights · Washington, DC · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $184,180
International Center for Not-for-Profit Law · Washington, DC · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $145,235
Mobility Int'L USA · Eugene, OR · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $134,814
International Christian Concern · Washington, DC · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $114,401
Institute for International Education · Washington, DC · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $91,692
Synergia - Initiatives for Human Rights · Washington, DC · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $79,170
Outright Action International Corp · New York, NY · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $76,879
Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action · New York, NY · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $56,570
Mobility Int'L USA · Eugene, OR · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $50,000
Panorama Global · Seattle, WA · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $49,036
Institute of International Education · Washington, DC · 2023
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $36,563
Institute for International Education · Washington, DC · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $35,957
Yazda · Houston, TX · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $35,890
Institute for War and Peace Reporting · Washington, DC · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $34,401
Outright Action International · New York, NY · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $30,050
Global Action for Trans Equality · New York, NY · 2024
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $24,198
Institute for War and Peace Reporting · Washington, DC · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $23,696
Partners Global · Washington, DC · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $13,061
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $11,019
Diretorio Revolutionario Democratico Cubano · Miami, FL · 2021
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
- $10,000
Ideas Beyond Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Supporting human rights, democratic initiatives and/or rule of law
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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