Funding search · EIN 363835681 · Chicago, IL
The Opportunity Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 18
- grants reported
- $1.8M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Grant history
All 18 reported grants, largest first.
- $465,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2023
Rational basis strategy
- $320,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Sphere project
- $300,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2025
Rational basis strategy
- $275,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024
Rational basis strategy
- $225,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
Programs advancing the foundationsstrategic goals as discussed with petergoettler (pres.) et al.
- $200,000
Cato Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Sphere project
- $20,000
Cardigan Mountain School · Canaan, NH · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Program for Early Parent Support · Seattle, WA · 2023
General fund
- $2,000
Program for Early Parent Support · Seattle, WA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
American Council On Science and Health · New York, NY · 2025
General fund
- $1,000
Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad · Princeton, NJ · 2025
General fund
- $1,000
American Council On Science and Health · New York, NY · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General fund
- $1,000
American Council On Science and Health · New York, NY · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad · Princeton, NJ · 2023
General fund
- $1,000
American Council On Science and Health · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad · Princeton, NJ · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund
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