Funding search · EIN 475662226 · McLean, VA
The Ortner Family 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.
- 41
- grants reported
- $5.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $100,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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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.
- Cana Academy3 grants · $1.4M
- St Jerome Institute3 grants · $796,250
- Religious Freedom Institute3 grants · $789,750
- The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education3 grants · $325,000
- Thomistic Institute2 grants · $275,000
- Catholic Institute of Technology1 grant · $250,000
- Sent Institute for Entrepreneurship2 grants · $250,000
- Ethics and Public Policy Center3 grants · $250,000
- Thomas Aquinas College2 grants · $200,000
- Dominican House of Studies College of the Immaculate Conception1 grant · $150,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $500,000
Cana Academy · Falls Church, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $500,000
Cana Academy · Falls Church, VA · 2022
General purpose
- $385,000
Cana Academy · Falls Church, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $360,000
Religious Freedom Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $349,000
Religious Freedom Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $292,500
St Jerome Institute · Hyattsville, MD · 2023
General purpose
- $270,000
St Jerome Institute · Hyattsville, MD · 2024
General purpose
- $250,000
Catholic Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $233,750
St Jerome Institute · Hyattsville, MD · 2022
General purpose
- $150,000
Dominican House of Studies College of the Immaculate Conception · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $150,000
Sent Institute for Entrepreneurship · Vienna, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $150,000
Thomas Aquinas College · Northfield, MA · 2024
General purpose
- $150,000
Thomistic Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $125,000
The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education · Ventura, CA · 2024
General purpose
- $125,000
Thomistic Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $100,000
Ethics and Public Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $100,000
Ethics and Public Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $100,000
Sent Institute for Entrepreneurship · Vienna, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $100,000
The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education · Ventura, CA · 2023
General purpose
- $100,000
The Catholic University of America · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $100,000
The Institute for Catholic Liberal Education · Ventura, CA · 2022
General purpose
- $87,182
A Simple House · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $80,750
Religious Freedom Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $50,000
Catholic Education Partners · Stillwater, MN · 2024
General purpose
- $50,000
The Evangelical Catholic · Madison, WI · 2024
General purpose
- $50,000
Thomas Aquinas College · Northfield, MA · 2023
General purpose
- $50,000
Catholic Education Partners · Stillwater, MN · 2022
General purpose
- $50,000
Ethics and Public Policy Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $45,073
A Simple House · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $40,000
Trinity House Community · Leesburg, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $40,000
The Evangelical Catholic · Madison, WI · 2023
General purpose
- $25,000
Divine Mercy Academy · Pasadena, MD · 2024
General purpose
- $25,000
Trinity House Community · Leesburg, VA · 2023
General purpose
- $15,300
The Evangelical Catholic · Madison, WI · 2022
General purpose
- $12,500
Young Catholic Professionals · Dallas, TX · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Catholic Information Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
The Leonine Forum · Washington, DC · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Catholic Information Center · Washington, DC · 2023
General purpose
- $10,000
Catholic Information Center · Washington, DC · 2022
General purpose
- $5,000
Friends of St Dominic'S Monestary · Linden, VA · 2024
General purpose
- $2,500
Young Catholic Professionals · Dallas, TX · 2024
General purpose
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