Organization · EIN 87-3023665 · Hamden, CT · Human services
Who funds Freedom Reads?
22 private foundations reported paying Freedom Reads $6.99M on returns for tax year 2023.
22 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 22
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation New York, NY |
$5,000,000 | TO PROVIDE MAJOR RENEWED SUPPORT TO FREEDOM READS AS IT SCALES ITS LIBRARY INSTALLATIONS AND EXPANDS ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Ford Foundation New York, NY |
$1,001,500 2 grant lines |
GENERAL SUPPORT +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Hearthland Foundation Los Angeles, CA · Preselected only |
$250,000 | EDUCATION | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Dune Road Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$250,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Public Welfare Foundation Washington, DC |
$150,000 | Freedom Reads General Operating Support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| Jampart Charitable Trust Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$150,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Tow Foundation New Canaan, CT · Preselected only |
$50,000 | UNRESTRICTED FUNDING | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Poetry Foundation Chicago, IL |
$45,000 | POETRY PROGRAMS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND INNOVATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Genevieve McMillan-Reba Stewart Foundation Norwood, MA · Preselected only |
$30,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Greenbridge Family Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$25,000 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION SERVICES BY OPENING LIBRARIES IN PRISON CELLBLOCKS. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Theodore P Chuffers Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$6,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Carl Lesnor Family Foundation Woodbury, NY · Preselected only |
$5,000 | PROVIDE PRISONS WITH ACCESS TO BOOKS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Dolotta Family Charitable Foundation Santa Barbara, CA · Preselected only |
$5,000 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The James B Mintzer Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$5,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Klipper Family Foundation Woodbury, NY · Preselected only |
$5,000 | DONATION | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Iva & Jerome Preston Charitable Trust Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$4,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| The Salmon Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$3,000 | FOR GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gordon Foundation New Haven, CT · Preselected only |
$1,650 | HUMAN SERVICES | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gaf Foundation Scottsdale, AZ · Preselected only |
$1,500 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Butler Family Fund Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$500 | For general operating support | Same address 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 Freedom Reads
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Freedom Reads, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $9.81M to them - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $3.42M to them - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $2.23M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $840K to them - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $24.6M to them - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $10.1K to them - Citizens Charitable Foundation Johnston, RI
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $27.8K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - American Express Foundation New York, NY
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $904K to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY
6 shared funders · 2370 funders in all - Bard College Annandale, NY
5 shared funders · 134 funders in all - The Marshall Project New York, NY
4 shared funders · 62 funders in all - American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches Washington, DC
3 shared funders · 2434 funders in all - New York University New York, NY
5 shared funders · 359 funders in all - Planned Parenthood Federation of America New York, NY
5 shared funders · 755 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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