Funding search · EIN 472492240 · Naples, FL

Bartley J Madden 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.

54
grants reported
$3.3M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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

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  • Florida Atlantic University Foundation3 grants · $2.3M
  • Students for Liberty4 grants · $95,000
  • Libertas Network2 grants · $80,000
  • Emergent Order Foundation4 grants · $75,000
  • American Transparency3 grants · $65,000
  • Philanthropy Roundtable4 grants · $55,000
  • Lift USA3 grants · $50,000
  • The Cure Starts Now1 grant · $50,000
  • Freedom Foundation2 grants · $40,000
  • Competitive Enterprise Institute2 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$1.0M
2022
$940,000
2023
$250,000
2024
$1.0M
2025

Grant history

All 54 reported grants, largest first.

  • $750,000

    Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2025

    Restricted

  • $750,000

    Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2023

    Restricted

  • $750,000

    Florida Atlantic University Foundation · Boca Raton, FL · 2022

    Restricted

  • $50,000

    Libertas Network · Lehi, UT · 2025

    General & unrestricted

  • $50,000

    The Cure Starts Now · Cincinnati, OH · 2023

    General & unrestricted

  • $40,000

    Students for Liberty · McLean, VA · 2025

    General & unrestricted

  • $30,000

    American Transparency · Burr Ridge, IL · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $30,000

    Libertas Network · Lehi, UT · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    American Legislative Council Exchange · Arlington, VA · 2025

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    American Transparency - Open the Books · The Villages, FL · 2025

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Competitive Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2025

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Emergent Order Foundation · Austin, TX · 2025

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Freedom Foundation · Olympia, WA · 2025

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Lift USA · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Moving Picture Institute · New York, NY · 2025

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Young Voices · Washington, DC · 2025

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Competitive Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Emergent Order Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Freedom Foundation · Olympia, WA · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Moving Picture Institute · New York, NY · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Students for Liberty · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Young Voices · Washington, DC · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    American Transparency · Burr Ridge, IL · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Conscious Capitalism · Warren, MI · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Emergent Order Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Foundation for Economic Education · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Foundation for Government Accountability · Naples, FL · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Foundation for Individual Rights in Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Human Achievement Alliance · Rockville, MD · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Mackinac Center Public Policy · Midland, MI · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $20,000

    Students for Liberty · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2025

    General & unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Lift USA · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $15,000

    American Transparency · Burr Ridge, IL · 2023

    General & unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Emergent Order Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023

    General & unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Foundation for Government Accountability · Naples, FL · 2023

    General & unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Foundation for Individual Rights in Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General & unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General & unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Lift USA · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General & unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2023

    General & unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Students for Liberty · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General & unrestricted

  • $15,000

    Leading India'S Future Today · Chicago, IL · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $10,000

    American Corporate Partners · New York, NY · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Mackinac Center Public Policy · Midland, MI · 2024

    General & unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Motion Picture Institute · New York, NY · 2023

    General & unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Network of Enlightened Women · Washington, DC · 2023

    General & unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2022

    General & unrestricted

  • $10,000

    Prager University · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2022

    General & unrestricted

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.