Organization · EIN 45-5308952 · Washington, DC · Public & societal benefit
Who funds The Niskanen Center?
18 private foundations reported paying The Niskanen Center $2.88M on returns for tax year 2023.
18 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 18
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation Westlake Village, CA |
$500,000 | TO DEVELOP SUPPLY AND DEMAND SIDE MARKET-ORIENTED RESEARCH RELATED TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON HOMELESSNESS | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Quadrivium New York, NY · Preselected only |
$500,000 | GENERAL Filed as “NISKANEN CENTER” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA |
$350,000 2 grant lines |
FOR THE STATE CAPACITY PROJECT +1 more Filed as “NISKANEN CENTER INC” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation Houston, TX · Preselected only |
$213,454 2 grant lines |
TO CREATE ESTIMATES OF THE MARGINAL VALUE OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR VARIOUS PLACE-BASED POLICIES, AND TO RESEARCH INVESTMENTS IN UNEMPLOYMENT INS… +1 more | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Pritzker Family Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$210,000 2 grant lines |
BUILDING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ON IMPORTANCE OF PRENATAL CARE +1 more | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund New York, NY · Preselected only |
$200,000 | EC-ADVOCACY | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| Catena Foundation Carbondale, CO · Preselected only |
$175,000 | IMMIGRATION - TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH ABOUT IMMIGRATION Filed as “NISKANEN CENTER” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Joyce Foundation Chicago, IL |
$150,000 | Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York New York, NY |
$133,000 | For core support of its immigration program Filed as “Niskanen Center” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| The Shapiro Foundation Needham, MA · Preselected only |
$105,392 | DOMESTIC NEEDS | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund New York, NY |
$100,000 | FOR ITS CLIMATE PROGRAM | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC |
$100,000 | PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Baltimore, MD · Preselected only |
$75,000 | SUPPORT POLICY ON REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS AND ECONOMIC SECURITY | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Flint, MI |
$50,000 | To identify research needs in support of solutions to climate change that involve improved agriculture and forestry practices. | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ |
$20,000 | 78086 LEVERAGING THE COVID-19-RELATED EMPLOYMENT CRISIS TO ADVANCE POLICIES ENHANCING ECONOMIC SECURITY AND PROMOTING SOCIAL EQUITY FOR MAR… Filed as “NISKANEN CTR” |
Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Cedars Foundation Waterford, VA · Preselected only |
$2,000 | GENERAL USE. Filed as “NISKANEN CENTER” |
Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT |
$400 | MATCHING GIFTS | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA · Preselected only |
$54 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like The Niskanen Center
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with The Niskanen Center, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA
Paid 23 of the 25 closest peers · $210M to them - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA
Paid 23 of the 25 closest peers · $29.1M to them - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $51.6M to them - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $12M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Heising-Simons Foundation Los Altos, CA
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $10.4M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Kresge Foundation Troy, MI
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $6.95M to them - WK Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, MI
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $12M to them - The Jpb Foundation New York, NY
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $60.4M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Bipartisan Policy Center Washington, DC
7 shared funders · 40 funders in all - The Aspen Institute Washington, DC
13 shared funders · 245 funders in all - Neo Philanthropy New York, NY
8 shared funders · 124 funders in all - Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY
11 shared funders · 150 funders in all - President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA
12 shared funders · 831 funders in all - Georgetown University Washington, DC
11 shared funders · 370 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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