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Hanson Family Foundation

Name: Hanson Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

48
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
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.

What they fund

education leadership promote through research families active military

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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.

The Heritage Foundation4 grants · $608,000
The Leadership Institute4 grants · $220,000
Media Research Center4 grants · $100,000
Intercollegiate Studies Institute3 grants · $45,000
Navy Seal Foundation4 grants · $40,000
St Vincent De Paul Village4 grants · $40,000
Hillsdale College4 grants · $40,000
San Diego Armed Services Ymca4 grants · $40,000
Judicial Watch4 grants · $35,000
Freedom Alliance4 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$312,000

2022

$307,000

2023

$307,000

2024

$317,000

2025

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

$152,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Promote research and leadership through education.
$152,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Promote research and leadership through education.
$152,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Promote research and leadership through education.
$152,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Promote research and leadership through education.
$60,000
The Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2025
Promote leadership through education.
$60,000
The Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2022
Promote leadership through education.
$50,000
The Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2024
Promote leadership through education.
$50,000
The Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2023
Promote leadership through education.
$25,000
Media Research Center · Alexandria, VA · 2025
Promote research and leadership through education.
$25,000
Media Research Center · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Promote research and leadership through education.
$25,000
Media Research Center · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Promote research and leadership through education.
$25,000
Media Research Center · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Promote research and leadership through education.
$15,000
Turning Point USA · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Educate students about conservative values
$15,000
Intercollegiate Studies Institute · Wilmington, DE · 2024
Educate students about conservative values
$15,000
Intercollegiate Studies Institute · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Educate students about conservative values
$15,000
Intercollegiate Studies Institute · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Educate students about conservative values
$10,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2025
Promote research and leadership through education.
$10,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2025
Oversee Public Service Performance
$10,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2025
Support of active military families.
$10,000
San Diego Armed Services Ymca · San Diego, CA · 2025
Support of active military families.
$10,000
St Vincent De Paul Village · San Diego, CA · 2025
Support for needy families.
$10,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024
Promote research and leadership through education.
$10,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2024
Oversee Public Service Performance
$10,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2024
Support of active military families.
$10,000
San Diego Armed Services Ymca · San Diego, CA · 2024
Support of active military families.
$10,000
St Vincent De Paul Village · San Diego, CA · 2024
Support for needy families.
$10,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
Promote research and leadership through education.
$10,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
Oversee Public Service Performance
$10,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2023
Support of active military families.
$10,000
San Diego Armed Services Ymca · San Diego, CA · 2023
Support of active military families.
$10,000
St Vincent De Paul Village · San Diego, CA · 2023
Support for needy families.
$10,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
Promote research and leadership through education.
$10,000
Navy Seal Foundation · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Support of active military families.
$10,000
San Diego Armed Services Ymca · San Diego, CA · 2022
Support of active military families.
$10,000
St Vincent De Paul Village · San Diego, CA · 2022
Support for needy families.
$5,000
Committee for a Constructive Tomorr · Washington, DC · 2025
Enhance the fruitfulness of the earth and all of its inhabitants
$5,000
Freedom Alliance · Dulles, VA · 2025
Support of injured troops.
$5,000
The Claremont Institute · Claremont, CA · 2025
Promote research and leadership through education.
$5,000
Committee for a Constructive Tomorr · Washington, DC · 2024
Expose students to accurate environmental science.
$5,000
Freedom Alliance · Dulles, VA · 2024
Support of injured troops.
$5,000
The Claremont Institute · Claremont, CA · 2024
Promote research and leadership through education.
$5,000
Committee for a Constructive Tomorr · Washington, DC · 2023
Expose students to accurate environmental science.
$5,000
Freedom Alliance · Dulles, VA · 2023
Support of injured troops.
$5,000
The Claremont Institute · Claremont, CA · 2023
Promote research and leadership through education.
$5,000
Committee for a Constructive Tomorr · Washington, DC · 2022
Expose students to accurate environmental science.
$5,000
Freedom Alliance · Dulles, VA · 2022
Support of injured troops.
$5,000
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2022
Oversee Public Service Performance
$5,000
The Claremont Institute · Claremont, CA · 2022
Promote research and leadership through education.

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