The Armstrong Foundation

EIN 756003209

Fort Worth, TX 76116 |(817) 737-7117

https://WWW.ARMSTRONGFDN.ORG
Total Given 2016–2024
$9.2M
556 grants · $1.0M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$15K
typical small grants · $5K–$25K
grant size
63%
deep partner · 120/189 multi-year
repeat
$30.4M
Assets (2024)
189
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person T K ARMSTRONG JR
Phone (817) 737-7117
Deadlines PROPOSALS MAY BE SUBMITTED ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR.
How to Apply APPLICATION CAN BE MADE AT WEBSITE WWW.ARMSTRONGFDN.ORG. PROPOSALS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN IRS LETTER SHOWING THEIR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.
Restrictions THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATING THE PERPETUATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT AND ITS FREEDOMS. OUR TRUSTEES ARE PARTICULARLY SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS DIRECTING THEIR ACTIVITIES IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES OF THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM, THE BENEFITS OF LIMITED GOVERNMENT AND THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN IDEALS ESPOUSED BY THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF THIS GREAT NATION. WE DO NOT SUPPORT BRICKS AND MORTAR PROJECTS. ADDITIONALLY, NO GRANTS ARE MADE TO INDIVIDUALS UNLESS PRIOR APPROVAL BY THE IRS.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $1.1M $22.4M $685K 79
2017 $955K $25.4M $2.9M 75
2018 $1.1M $23.4M $3.2M 91
2019 N/A $26.2M $1.3M N/A
2020 $1.1M $27.4M $941K 66
2021 $1.3M $30.7M $2.3M 61
2022 $1.3M $26.6M $1.4M 62
2023 $1.2M $28.1M $1.9M 60
2024 $1.2M $30.4M $2.4M 62

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 556 grants on record

Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$15K
Average
$17K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$150K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

18.5% of US grants · Rank #3 of 28 states $689K across 103 grants 7 of 254 counties

Top 7 counties

  1. 1 Tarrant 76 grants · $324K
  2. 2 Travis 12 grants · $265K
  3. 3 Dallas 7 grants · $67K
  4. 4 Kerr 3 grants · $12K
  5. 5 Harris 2 grants · $10K
  6. 6 Hays 1 grant · $10K
  7. 7 Collin 2 grants · $2K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (556 total)

Purpose
Heritage Foundation Washington, DC $150,000 FOR FREEDOM, COMMUNICATIONS DEPT 2016
Heritage Foundation Washington, DC $150,000 FOR FREEDOM, COMMUNICATIONS DEPT 2017
Bill of Rights Institute Arlington, VA $60,000 TEACHER TRAINING IN BILL OF RIGHTS 2021
Ashbrook Center Ashland, OH $50,000 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 2021
Foundation for Economic Education Irvingtononhudson, NY $47,500 PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 2021
Bill of Rights Institute Arlington, VA $45,000 NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY 2023
Leadership Institute Arlington, VA $45,000 EDUCATION 2023
Heritage Foundation Washington, DC $45,000 NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY 2023
Leadership Institute Arlington, VA $45,000 EDUCATION 2024
Bill of Rights Institute Arlington, VA $45,000 NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY 2024
Fund for American Studies Washington, DC $45,000 EDUCATION 2016
Heritage Foundation Washington, DC $40,000 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 2020
Heritage Foundation Washington, DC $40,000 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 2021
Leadership Institute Arlington, VA $40,000 PUBLIC POLICY AND EDUCATION 2021
Bill of Rights Institute Arlington, VA $40,000 EDUCATION 2022
Leadership Institute Arlington, VA $40,000 EDUCATION 2022
Heritage Foundation Washinton, DC $40,000 NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY 2022
Foundation for Economic Education Atlanta, GA $40,000 EDUCATION 2022
Foundation for Economic Education Atlanta, GA $40,000 EDUCATION 2023
Heritage Foundation Washington, DC $40,000 NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY 2024
Independent Institute Oakland, CA $40,000 NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY RESEARCH A 2016
Moving Picture Institute New York, NY $40,000 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 2016
Heritage Foundation Washington, DC $40,000 FOR FREEDOM, COMMUNICATIONS DEPT 2018
Leadership Institute Arlington, VA $40,000 PUBLIC POLICY AND EDUCATION 2018
Intercollegiate Studies Institute Wilmington, DE $37,500 PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION AT COLLEGE L 2021