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The Freedom Forum

Name: The Freedom Forum grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

296
grants reported: $2.3M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

trustee scholarship free spirit awards journalism courage

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Newseum1 grant · $567,236
Freedom Forum Institute1 grant · $376,624
National Constitution Center5 grants · $95,000
Dow Jones News Fund3 grants · $70,000
Helen Keller International3 grants · $65,000
International Women'S Media Foundation6 grants · $58,000
University of South Dakota Foundation3 grants · $55,000
Und Alumni Association and Foundation2 grants · $45,000
Casa Children'S Intervention Services2 grants · $40,000
Christ the King Church3 grants · $26,000

Giving over time

$1.3M

2022

$459,401

2023

$464,500

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 296 grants.

$567,236
Newseum · Laurel, MD · 2022
General support
$376,624
Freedom Forum Institute · Nashville, TN · 2022
General support
$25,000
Dow Jones News Fund · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$25,000
National Constitution Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
$25,000
Special Operations Warrior Foundation · Tampa, FL · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$25,000
Und Alumni Association and Foundation · Grand Forks, ND · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$25,000
University of South Dakota Foundation · Vermillion, SD · 2024
James abbott scholarship fund
$25,000
National Constitution Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
General support
$25,000
Casa Children'S Intervention Services · Manassas, VA · 2022
Trustee initiatives
$25,000
Dow Jones News Fund · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Trustee initiatives
$25,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2022
Trustee initiatives
$25,000
National Constitution Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
$20,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$20,000
Dow Jones News Fund · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$20,000
Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$20,000
Und Alumni Association and Foundation · Grand Forks, ND · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$15,000
University of South Dakota Foundation · Vermillion, SD · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$15,000
Casa Children'S Intervention Services · Manassas, VA · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$15,000
Institute for Education · Washington, DC · 2022
Trustee initiatives
$15,000
University of South Dakota Foundation · Vermillion, SD · 2022
Trustee initiatives
$13,000
International Women'S Media Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$13,000
Christ the King Church · Old Lyme, CT · 2022
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
East Coast Zoological Association of Florida · Melbourne, FL · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
Foolproof Foundation · Cocoa, FL · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
Health First Foundation · Rockledge, FL · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
Insitute for Education · Washington, DC · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
International Women'S Media Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
2024 courage in journalism awards
$10,000
National Constitution Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
2024 liberty medal awards
$10,000
Peletah Ministries · New Bern, NC · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
The Cornell Daily Sun Alumni Association · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
Cal Ripken Sr Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
Children'S Home Shelter for Family Safety · Sioux Falls, SD · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
Foolproof Foundation · Cocoa, FL · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
Insitute for Education · Washington, DC · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
International Women'S Media Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
2023 courage in journalism awards
$10,000
National Constitution Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
2023 liberty medal awards
$10,000
National Music Museum · Vermillion, SD · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
Only One · New York, NY · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
East Coast Zoological Society of Florida · Melbourne, FL · 2022
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
Foolproof Foundation · Cocoa, FL · 2022
General support
$10,000
Health First Foundation · Rockledge, FL · 2022
Trustee initiatives
$10,000
International Women'S Media Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
2022 courage in journalism awards
$10,000
International Women'S Media Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Trustee initiatives
$9,000
Unc Hussman School of Journalism and Media Foundation · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$8,000
Christ the King Church · Old Lyme, CT · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$8,000
St Vincent De Paul Middletown · Middletown, CT · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$7,500
Rebirth and Development · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$7,500
Start Empowerment · Austin, TX · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$7,500
Health First Foundation · Rockledge, FL · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$7,500
North Carolina Opera · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$7,500
Rebirth and Development · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$7,000
The Gridiron Club and Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$7,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2022
Trustee initiatives
$6,739
Atlasta Catering Service · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Sports journalism institute 30th anniversary
$6,500
William Peace University Advancement · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$6,000
Aging Matters · Cocoa, FL · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$6,000
William Peace University Advancement · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$6,000
North Carolina Museum of Art · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$6,000
Safe Futures · New London, CT · 2022
Trustee initiatives
$6,000
St Vincent De Paul Middletown · Middletown, CT · 2022
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Association for Traditional Studies · Asheville, NC · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Brevard Achievement Center · Rockledge, FL · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Christ the King Church · Old Lyme, CT · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
International Women'S Media Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Space Coast Pride · Melbourne, FL · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Mamphis, TN · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
St Vincent De Paul Middletown · Middletown, CT · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Sterne School · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
The Fort Ticonderoga Association · Ticonderoga, NY · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
The James W Foley Legacy Foundation · Portsmouth, NH · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
The Lost Church · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Uva Alumni Fund Free Expression Fund #50121 · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Vanderbilt University School of Law · Nashville, TN · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
West Street Recovery Project · Houston, TX · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Aging Matters · Cocoa, FL · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
American Journalism Project · Washington, DC · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Association for Traditional Studies · Asheville, NC · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Austin Community Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Buring Coal Theatre Company · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
East Coast Zoological Association of Florida · Melbourne, FL · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Farber Fund Dept of Poly Science University of Sd · Vermillion, SD · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Fort Ticonderoga Association · Ticonderoga, NY · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Health First Foundation · Melbourne, FL · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
James Foley Legacy Foundation · Portsmouth, NH · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Middleburg Community Center · Middleburg, VA · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Middleburg Library Advisory Board · Middleburg, VA · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Pride of Ticonderoga · Ticonderoga, NY · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting · Washington, DC · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Space Coast Pride · Melbourne, FL · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
The Gridiron Club & Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
The Lost Church · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2023
Trustee initiatives
$5,000
Uva Fund Free Expression Fund #50121 · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Trustee initiatives

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