The 85 Fund
EIN 202466871 Public CharityAnnual Giving
$218.2M
111 grants · avg $72.7M/yr
public charity (Form 990), grant-level detail not in 990-PF database
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$150K
typical big bets · $50K–$400K
grant size
40%
supporter · 28/70 multi-year
repeat
70
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 111 grants on record
Minimum
$7K
25th Pctl
$50K
Median
$150K
Average
$2.0M
75th Pctl
$400K
Maximum
$92.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
4.5% of US grants
· Rank #4 of 21 states
$1.8M across
5 grants
3 of 254 counties
Top 3 counties
- 1 Denton
- 2 Dallas
- 3 Travis
Grants Awarded (111 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donors Trust | Alexandria, VA | $92,000,000 | General Support | 2022 |
| Donors Trust | Alexandria, VA | $71,145,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| Donors Trust | Alexandria, VA | $12,482,846 | general support | 2020 |
| Federalist Society | Washington, DC | $5,615,445 | general support | 2020 |
| Federalist Society | Washington, DC | $3,550,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| Turning Point USA Inc | Phoenix, AZ | $2,750,000 | general support | 2020 |
| Federalist Society | Washington, DC | $2,300,000 | General Support | 2022 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Expression Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $2,066,667 | General Support | 2022 |
| Foundation for Government Accountability | Naples, FL | $2,000,000 | general support | 2020 |
| Ethics and Public Policy Center | Washington, DC | $1,381,818 | General Support | 2021 |
| Ethics and Public Policy Center | Washington, DC | $1,298,182 | General Support | 2022 |
| Passages Israel | Naperville, IL | $1,000,000 | general support | 2020 |
| New Civil Liberties | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | general support | 2020 |
| Paragon Health Institute | Arlington, VA | $1,000,000 | General Support | 2022 |
| The Legacy Foundation | Sioux City, IA | $750,000 | general support | 2020 |
| Real Clear Foundation | Northbrook, IL | $750,000 | general support | 2020 |
| Mercatus Center | Arlington, VA | $750,000 | general support | 2020 |
| Freedom Foundation | Flower Mound, TX | $640,000 | General Support | 2022 |
| Hawthorn Foundation Inc | New York City, NY | $600,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| Hawthorn Foundation Inc | New York City, NY | $600,000 | General Support | 2022 |
| Speech First Inc | Washington, DC | $500,000 | general support | 2020 |
| Job Creators Network | Addison, TX | $500,000 | general support | 2020 |
| Institute for Free Speech | Washington, DC | $500,000 | general support | 2020 |
| Committee to Unleash Prosperity | Potomac, MD | $500,000 | general support | 2020 |
| Ethics and Public Policy Center | Washington, DC | $488,000 | general support | 2020 |
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