Funding search · EIN 942763845 · Arlington, VA
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 141
- grants reported
- $7.4M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $35,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Consumer Choice Education1 grant · $804,812
- Archbridge Institute2 grants · $524,000
- University of Pittsburgh1 grant · $405,465
- Students for Liberty4 grants · $343,412
- Beacon Center of Tennessee4 grants · $317,765
- Commonwealth Foundation3 grants · $257,000
- Pacific Legal Foundation4 grants · $247,395
- American Conservation Coalition Campus3 grants · $225,453
- Libertas Institute3 grants · $210,726
- Ideas Beyond Borders4 grants · $196,510
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 141 grants.
- $804,812
Consumer Choice Education · Washington, DC · 2022
Economic Education
- $409,000
Archbridge Institute · Washington, DC · 2025
Economic Education
- $405,465
University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Economic Education
- $140,000
Commonwealth Foundation · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Economic Education
- $127,218
Students for Liberty · McLean, VA · 2025
Economic Education
- $124,450
Beacon Center of Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2024
Economic Education
- $115,000
Archbridge Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Economic Education
- $110,298
Ideas Beyond Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Economic Education
- $105,000
Ladies of Liberty Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
Economic Education
- $100,000
American Conservation Coalition Campus · Appleton, WI · 2025
Economic Education
- $100,000
Libertas Institute · Lehi, UT · 2025
Economic Education
- $100,000
Pacific Legal Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2025
Economic Education
- $91,017
Better Cities Project · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Economic Education
- $90,000
Beacon Center of Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2022
Economic Education
- $83,749
Students for Liberty · McLean, VA · 2023
Economic Education
- $82,000
Commonwealth Foundation · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Economic Education
- $80,150
Illinois Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Economic Education
- $78,315
Beacon Center of Tennessee · Nashville, TN · 2025
Economic Education
- $75,000
American Conservation Coalition Campus · Appleton, WI · 2024
Economic Education
- $70,000
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2025
Economic Education
- $70,000
Sutherland Institute · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025
Economic Education
- $70,000
Becket Fund for Religious Liberty · Washington, DC · 2023
Economic Education
- $68,396
Students for Liberty · McLean, VA · 2024
Economic Education
- $65,000
End It for Good · Ridgeland, MS · 2023
Economic Education
- $64,049
Students for Liberty · McLean, VA · 2022
Economic Education
- $63,447
Cardinal Institute for West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2022
Economic Education
- $63,225
Human Rights Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Economic Education
- $60,950
Property and Environment Research Center · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Economic Education
- $60,726
Libertas Institute · Lehi, UT · 2024
Economic Education
- $60,175
Centro Para Renovacion Economica Crecimiento Y Excelencia · San Juan, PR · 2024
Economic Education
- $60,000
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii - United States · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Economic Education
- $60,000
Property and Environment Research Center · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Economic Education
- $60,000
Friends of Ufm · McLean, VA · 2023
Economic Education
- $60,000
Friends of Ufm · McLean, VA · 2022
Economic Education
- $60,000
Texas Public Policy Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Economic Education
- $60,000
Young Voices · Washington, DC · 2022
Economic Education
- $57,497
Pacific Legal Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Economic Education
- $55,500
Frontier Institute · Helena, MT · 2022
Economic Education
- $55,455
Pacific Legal Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Economic Education
- $55,200
John Locke Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Economic Education
- $52,000
Mackinac Center for Public Policy · Midland, MI · 2024
Economic Education
- $50,453
American Conservation Coalition Campus · Appleton, WI · 2023
Economic Education
- $50,382
Cardinal Institute for West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2024
Economic Education
- $50,200
Foundation for Economic Education · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Economic Education
- $50,000
Acton Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025
Economic Education
- $50,000
C3 Solutions · Falls Church, VA · 2025
Economic Education
- $50,000
Cardinal Institute for West Virginia · Charleston, WV · 2025
Economic Education
- $50,000
End It for Good · Ridgeland, MS · 2025
Economic Education
- $50,000
Human Rights Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Economic Education
- $50,000
Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism (Isma) · Washington, DC · 2025
Economic Education
- $50,000
Georgia Center for Opportunity · Peachtree Corners, GA · 2024
Economic Education
- $50,000
Pelican Institute for Public Policy · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Economic Education
- $50,000
Foundation for Individual Rights in Expression · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Economic Education
- $50,000
Libertas Institute · Lehi, UT · 2023
Economic Education
- $50,000
Badger Institute · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Economic Education
- $50,000
Goldwater Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Economic Education
- $49,899
Ideas Beyond Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Economic Education
- $45,000
Mackinac Center for Public Policy · Midland, MI · 2025
Economic Education
- $45,000
John Locke Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Economic Education
- $43,175
Economic Fundamentals Initiative · Neward, NJ · 2024
Economic Education
- $40,000
Economic Fundamentals Initiative · Newark, NJ · 2025
Economic Education
- $40,000
Sutherland Institute · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024
Economic Education
- $40,000
Georgia Center for Opportunity · Peachtree Corners, GA · 2023
Economic Education
- $40,000
Platte Institute · Omaha, NE · 2023
Economic Education
- $37,500
Charter Cities Institute (Cci) - United States · Washington, DC · 2024
Economic Education
- $35,000
Hardwired Global · North Chesterfield, VA · 2025
Economic Education
- $35,000
Project Liberal · Hendersonville, TN · 2025
Economic Education
- $35,000
Tax Foundation - United States · Washington, DC · 2025
Economic Education
- $35,000
Cosmos Institute (Ci) - United States · Austin, TX · 2024
Economic Education
- $35,000
Hardwired Global - United States · North Chesterfield, VA · 2024
Economic Education
- $35,000
Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy - United States · Springfield, VA · 2024
Economic Education
- $35,000
Commonwealth Foundation · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Economic Education
- $35,000
Mackinac Center for Public Policy · Midland, MI · 2023
Economic Education
- $34,443
Pacific Legal Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Economic Education
- $33,223
Yorktown Foundation for Public Policy · Salem, VA · 2024
Economic Education
- $32,000
John Locke Foundation · Raleigh, NC · 2025
Economic Education
- $30,200
Young Voices · Washington, DC · 2023
Economic Education
- $30,000
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Economic Education
- $30,000
Goldwater Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Economic Education
- $30,000
People United for Privacy Foundation (Pufpf) · Washington, DC · 2025
Economic Education
- $30,000
Badger Institute · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Economic Education
- $30,000
C3 Solutions - United States · Falls Church, VA · 2024
Economic Education
- $30,000
Goldwater Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Economic Education
- $30,000
American Friends of the Institute of Economic Affairs · Arlington, VA · 2023
Economic Education
- $30,000
Hardwired Global - United States · North Chesterfield, VA · 2023
Economic Education
- $30,000
Foundation for Economic Education · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Economic Education
- $30,000
Mackinac Center for Public Policy · Midland, MI · 2022
Economic Education
- $28,900
Centro Para Renovacion Economica Crecimiento Y Excelencia · San Juan, PR · 2025
Economic Education
- $26,700
Fundacion Luis G Fortuno · San Juan, PR · 2023
Economic Education
- $25,521
Badger Institute · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Economic Education
- $25,000
Buckeye Institute · Columbus, OH · 2025
Economic Education
- $25,000
Certell · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Economic Education
- $25,000
Edchoice · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Economic Education
- $25,000
Lexandria · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Economic Education
- $25,000
Liberty Justice Center · Chicago, IL · 2025
Economic Education
- $25,000
Pioneer Institute · Boston, MA · 2025
Economic Education
- $25,000
Buckeye Institute · Columbus, OH · 2024
Economic Education
- $25,000
Georgia Public Policy Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Economic Education
- $25,000
Human Rights Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Economic Education
- $25,000
New England Legal Foundation (Nelf) - United States · Boston, MA · 2024
Economic Education
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