Funding search · EIN 367244615 · Madison, WI
The Searle Freedom Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 289
- grants reported
- $61.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $150,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- George Mason University Foundation13 grants · $4.8M
- State Policy Network6 grants · $3.8M
- American Enterprise Institute4 grants · $3.1M
- Foundation for Government Accountability4 grants · $2.6M
- Pacific Legal Foundation6 grants · $2.0M
- Reason Foundation7 grants · $1.8M
- Texas Public Policy Foundation8 grants · $1.7M
- Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies7 grants · $1.6M
- Tax Foundation3 grants · $1.5M
- Competitive Enterprise Institute3 grants · $1.4M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 289 grants.
- $1.3M
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2023
Research
- $1.1M
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Research
- $1.0M
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2024
Education and outreach
- $1.0M
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Research
- $1.0M
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Research
- $885,650
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2024
Research
- $800,000
Foundation for Government Accountability · Naples, FL · 2024
Research
- $800,000
Foundation for Government Accountability · Naples, FL · 2023
Research
- $700,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2023
Education and outreach
- $700,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2022
Education and outreach
- $601,500
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2022
Research
- $600,000
Foundation for Government Accountability · Naples, FL · 2022
Education and outreach
- $600,000
Tax Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Research
- $598,500
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2022
Research
- $500,000
Center for Individual Rights · Washington, DC · 2024
Journalism
- $500,000
Competitive Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Research
- $500,000
Pacific Legal Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Litigation
- $500,000
Center for Environmental Accountability · Washington, DC · 2023
Research
- $500,000
Pacific Legal Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Litigation
- $500,000
Tax Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Research
- $500,000
Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2022
Education and outreach
- $500,000
Competitive Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Research
- $500,000
Defense of Freedom Institute · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Education and outreach
- $475,000
Moving Picture Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Film and new media
- $450,000
Pacific Legal Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Litigation
- $400,000
Committee To Unleash Prosperity · Potomac, MD · 2024
Research
- $400,000
Georgia Center for Opportunity · Peachtree Corners, GA · 2024
Research
- $400,000
New Civil Liberties Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
Journalism
- $400,000
Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2024
Education and outreach
- $400,000
Tax Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Research
- $400,000
Competitive Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Research
- $400,000
New Civil Liberties Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
Litigation
- $400,000
Foundation for Government Accountability · Naples, FL · 2022
Education and outreach
- $400,000
New Civil Liberties Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
Litigation
- $400,000
Reason Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Film and new media
- $380,000
Texas Public Policy Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
Journalism
- $350,000
Defense of Freedom Institute · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Education and outreach
- $350,000
Defense of Freedom Institute · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Education and outreach
- $350,000
Franklin News Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Journalism
- $350,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2022
Research
- $325,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2022
Litigation
- $320,000
Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies · Washington, DC · 2022
Online education
- $310,000
Georgetown University Center for the Constitution · Washington, DC · 2022
Fellowships
- $300,000
America First Policy Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Research
- $300,000
Emergent Order Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
Fellowships
- $300,000
Franklin News Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Fellowships
- $300,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024
Journalism
- $300,000
Moving Picture Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Fellowships
- $300,000
National Taxpayers Union Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Journalism
- $300,000
Real Clear Foundation · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Film and new media
- $300,000
Reason Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Fellowships
- $300,000
Vmts Education · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Fellowships
- $300,000
America First Policy Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Research
- $300,000
Franklin News Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
Journalism
- $300,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2023
Litigation
- $300,000
Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2023
Research
- $300,000
National Taxpayers Union Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Litigation
- $300,000
Reason Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Film and new media
- $300,000
Texas Public Policy Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
Litigation
- $300,000
Vmts Education · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Film and new media
- $300,000
America First Policy Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Education and outreach
- $300,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2022
Research
- $300,000
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research · New York, NY · 2022
Research
- $300,000
National Taxpayers Union Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Litigation
- $300,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Research
- $300,000
Vmts Education · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Film and new media
- $295,000
Federalist Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Education and outreach
- $275,000
Property and Environment Research Center · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Journalism
- $275,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2023
Research
- $275,000
American Legislative Exchange Council · Arlington, VA · 2022
Research
- $275,000
Committee To Unleash Prosperity · Potomac, MD · 2022
Research
- $275,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2022
Litigation
- $275,000
Institute for Humane Studies · Arlington, VA · 2022
Fellowships
- $250,000
American Legislative Exchange Council · Arlington, VA · 2024
Research
- $250,000
Economic Policy Innovation Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Research
- $250,000
Independent Center · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Education and outreach
- $250,000
Napolitan Institute · McKinney, TX · 2024
Education and outreach
- $250,000
Parents Defending Education · Arlington, VA · 2024
Education and outreach
- $250,000
State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2024
Research
- $250,000
Texas Public Policy Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
Research
- $250,000
American Legislative Exchange Council · Arlington, VA · 2023
Research
- $250,000
Center for Individual Rights · Washington, DC · 2023
Litigation
- $250,000
Economic Policy Innovation Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Research
- $250,000
Freedomworks Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Education and outreach
- $250,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2023
Litigation
- $250,000
Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2023
Research
- $250,000
Reason Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Research
- $250,000
Ricochet Productions · Ojai, CA · 2023
Journalism
- $250,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Research
- $250,000
American Private Radio · Oxford, MS · 2022
Journalism
- $250,000
Donors Trust · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Journalism
- $250,000
Georgia Center for Opportunity · Peachtree Corners, GA · 2022
Research
- $250,000
Goldwater Institute · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Litigation
- $250,000
Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Litigation
- $250,000
Institute for Citizen Focused Service · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Education and outreach
- $250,000
Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2022
Research
- $250,000
Reason Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Research
- $250,000
Sagamore Institute · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
Education and outreach
- $250,000
The Heritage Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Research
- $248,500
Federalist Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Education and outreach
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