Private foundation · EIN 75-6003209 · Fort Worth, TX · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Armstrong Foundation's grants went
It reported $1.24M in grants paid across 60 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 84.4% of those dollars to 49 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $1.04M 49 lines
- No confident match $193K 11
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- APPLICATION CAN BE MADE AT WEBSITE WWW.ARMSTRONGFDN.ORG. PROPOSALS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN IRS LETTER SHOWING THEIR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.
- Deadlines
- PROPOSALS MAY BE SUBMITTED ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR.
- 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 BRICK
- Website on filing
- WWW.ARMSTRONGFDN.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 58 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill of Rights Institute Arlington, VA · EIN 48-0891418 | $45,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 1.00 |
| Leadership Institute Arlington, VA · EIN 51-0235174 | $45,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| The Heritage Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 23-7327730 | $45,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same street 1.00 |
| Foundation for Economic Education Atlanta, GA · EIN 13-6006960 | $40,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| State Policy Network Arlington, VA · EIN 57-0952531 | $37,500 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute Wilmington, DE · EIN 23-6050131 | $37,500 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| American Ent Inst for Pub Policy Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $37,500 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Unmatched Help match |
| The Fund for American Studies Washington, DC · EIN 13-6223604 | $35,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Ashbrook Center at Ashland Universi Ashland, OH · no confident EIN match | $35,000 | EDUCATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Pacific Legal Foundation Sacramento, CA · EIN 94-2197343 | $30,000 | LEGAL DEFENSE OF CONSTITUTION | Same address 1.00 |
| Prager University Foundation Sherman Oaks, CA · EIN 27-1763901 | $30,000 | EDUCATION | Same street 1.00 |
| The Independent Institute Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3008370 | $30,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 1.00 |
| The Reason Foundation Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-3298239 | $30,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 1.00 |
| Moving Picture Institute New York, NY · EIN 20-3237801 | $30,000 | MEDIA | Same address 0.91 |
| Institute for Justice Arlington, VA · EIN 52-1744337 | $30,000 | NATOINAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 1.00 |
| Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research Phoenix, AZ · EIN 86-0597661 | $28,000 | LEGAL DEFENSE OF CONSTITUTION | Same address 0.74 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation Austin, TX · EIN 74-2524057 | $27,500 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 1.00 |
| Mississippi Center for Public Policy Jackson, MS · EIN 64-0797905 | $25,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 0.84 |
| Free the People Fight the Power Washington, DC · EIN 47-5451231 | $25,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 0.85 |
| The Jack Miller Center for Teaching America's Founding Principles and Bala Cynwyd, PA · EIN 26-1147689 | $25,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 0.60 |
| Certell Huntington, WV · EIN 46-1888092 | $25,000 | EDUCATION | Exact name 1.00 |
| Institute for Humane Studies Arlington, VA · EIN 94-1623852 | $25,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Media Research Center Herndon, VA · EIN 54-1429009 | $25,000 | MEDIA | Same address 1.00 |
| Mercatus Center Arlington, VA · EIN 54-1436224 | $25,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Young America's Foundation Reston, VA · EIN 23-7042029 | $22,500 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Atlas Network-Atlas Economic Resear Arlington, VA · no confident EIN match | $22,500 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Unmatched Help match |
| Cato Institute Washington, DC · EIN 23-7432162 | $20,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 1.00 |
| Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI · EIN 38-1374230 | $20,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Students for Liberty McLean, VA · EIN 94-3435899 | $20,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Competitive Enterprise Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-1351785 | $20,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Tax Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 52-1703065 | $20,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 1.00 |
| Constituting America Colleyville, TX · EIN 27-2083548 | $20,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 1.00 |
| Freedomworks Foundation Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Unmatched Help match |
| American Legislative Exchange Counc Arlington, VA · no confident EIN match | $18,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Unmatched Help match |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Philadelphia, PA · EIN 04-3467254 | $17,500 | LEGAL DEFENSE OF CONSTITUTION | Same address 0.79 |
| Free to Choose Network Erie, PA · EIN 52-1455677 | $17,500 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 1.00 |
| Center for Independent Thought Bala Cynwyd, PA · EIN 52-0945376 | $17,500 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| America's Future Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 52-1928321 | $15,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same city 1.00 |
| American Private Radio Oxford, MS · EIN 46-1414877 | $15,000 | MEDIA | Same address 1.00 |
| Lucy Burns Institute Middleton, WI · EIN 20-8036372 | $15,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 0.79 |
| The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Washington, DC · EIN 36-3235550 | $15,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 0.79 |
| National Right to Work Legal Defens Springfield, VA · no confident EIN match | $15,000 | LEGAL DEFENSE OF CONSTITUTION | Unmatched Help match |
| Law & Economics Center-George Mason Fairfax, VA · no confident EIN match | $15,000 | EDUCATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Franklin News Foundation Chicago, IL · EIN 26-4066298 | $10,000 | MEDIA | Same address 1.00 |
| The Daily Caller News Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 45-2922471 | $10,000 | MEDIA | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Ludwig Von Mises Institute for Austrian Economics Auburn, AL · EIN 52-1263436 | $10,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 0.71 |
| Center for Urban Renewal & Education Washington, DC · EIN 31-1467594 | $10,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 0.76 |
| Better Cities Project Carson City, NV · EIN 83-4568874 | $10,000 | EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 |
| American Institute for Economic Research Gt Barrington, MA · EIN 04-2121305 | $10,000 | EDUCATION | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Policy Circle Co Wilmette, IL · EIN 47-2843650 | $10,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 1.00 |
2 more lines ($15K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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21 recipients in common - Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Bethesda, MD
20 recipients in common - John William Pope Foundation Raleigh, NC
19 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.