The Freedom Forum Inc

EIN 541604427 Private Foundation

Washington, DC 20036 |(202) 292-6100

https://www.freedomforum.org
Total Given 2016–2023
$97.6M
298 grants · $12.2M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$1K
typical micro grants · $1K–$5K
grant size
25%
balanced · 54/220 multi-year
repeat
$606.5M
Assets (2023)
220
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Contact Person DAWSON MAYA
Phone (202) 292-6100
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $24.1M $746.4M $8.8M 2
2017 $31.2M $773.1M $100.4M 2
2018 $34.8M $704.2M $30.9M 3
2019 N/A $742.2M $15.2M N/A
2020 $4.7M $626.6M $16.1M 38
2021 $843K $730.7M $45.9M 46
2022 $1.4M $568.8M $6.6M 96
2023 $512K $606.5M $46.0M 111

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 298 grants on record

Minimum
$430
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$1K
Average
$327K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$26.6M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

2.7% of US grants · Rank #12 of 47 states $16K across 8 grants 6 of 254 counties

Top 6 counties

  1. 1 Harris 3 grants · $7K
  2. 2 Travis 1 grant · $5K
  3. 3 Denton 1 grant · $1K
  4. 4 Jefferson 1 grant · $1K
  5. 5 Dallas 1 grant · $1K
  6. 6 Brazos 1 grant · $1K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (298 total)

Purpose
Newseum Inc Washington, DC $26,583,292 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Newseum Inc Washington, DC $24,363,267 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
Newseum Inc Washington, DC $22,476,911 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
Freedom Forum Institute Inc Nashville, TN $8,128,738 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Newseum Institute Inc Nashville, TN $6,858,440 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
Freedom Forum Institute Inc Nashville, TN $4,348,934 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Newseum Institute Inc Nashville, TN $1,631,039 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
Freedom Forum Institute Inc Nashville, TN $679,081 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Newseum Inc Laurel, MD $567,236 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Freedom Forum Institute Inc Nashville, TN $376,624 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Newseum Inc Washington, DC $256,904 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD $75,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Free Spirit Scholar Recipients Washington, DC $51,000 51 $1,000 FREE SPIRIT SCHOLARSHIPS 2023
Free Spirit Scholar Recipients Washington, DC $50,000 50 $1,000 FREE SPIRIT SCHOLARSHIPS 2020
Free Spirit Scholar Recipients Washington, DC $48,000 48 $1,000 FREE SPIRIT SCHOLARSHIPS 2022
Free Spirit Scholar Recipients Laurel, MD $46,000 FREE SPIRIT SCHOLARSHIP 2021
Newseum Inc Laurel, MD $39,462 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
CASA Children's Intervention Services Inc Manassas, VA $25,000 TRUSTEE INITIATIVES 2022
DOW Jones News Fund Princeton, NJ $25,000 TRUSTEE INITIATIVES 2022
Helen Keller International New York, NY $25,000 TRUSTEE INITIATIVES 2022
National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
National Constitution Center Philadelphia, PA $25,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
DOW Jones News Fund Princeton, NJ $20,000 TRUSTEE INITIATIVES 2023
Helen Keller International New York, NY $20,000 TRUSTEE INITIATIVES 2023

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