Organization · EIN 95-3298239 · Los Angeles, CA · Education
Who funds The Reason Foundation?
53 private foundations reported paying The Reason Foundation $3M on returns for tax year 2023.
53 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 53
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Searle Freedom Trust Madison, WI · Preselected only |
$655,000 3 grant lines |
FILM AND NEW MEDIA +1 more Filed as “REASON FOUNDATION” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA |
$350,000 | K-12 EDUCATION Filed as “REASON FOUNDATION THE” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Milwaukee, WI |
$225,000 2 grant lines |
To support the Pension Integrity Project +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Andrew Foundation Cerritos, CA · Preselected only |
$220,000 | EDUCATIONAL Filed as “REASON FOUNDATION” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John William Pope Foundation Raleigh, NC |
$165,000 2 grant lines |
RESTRICTED - FUTURE OF FREEDOM INITIATIVE +1 more Filed as “REASON FOUNDATION INC” |
Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Gleason Family Foundation Pine Grove, CA |
$150,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT Filed as “REASON FOUNDATION” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 03/2024 |
| Liberty Ears Longmont, CO · Preselected only |
$124,356 | TO SUPPORT FREE SOCIETY BY DEVELOPING, APPLYING, AND PROMOTING LIBERTARIAN PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, FREE MARKETS, AND THE… | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Edgar E & Elizabeth S Pankey Foundation North Tustin, CA |
$120,000 | General Filed as “Reason Foundation” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Fourten Foundation Cranford, NJ · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL OPERATIONS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Dunn Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$100,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Craft Foundation Glendale, CA · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT Filed as “REASON FOUNDATION” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Bond Foundation Timonium, MD · Preselected only |
$75,000 | TO FURTHER THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Jameson Freedom & Education Foundation Del Mar, CA |
$65,000 | TO SUPPORT ITS WORK DEFENDING FREE MARKETS AND FREE MINDS. Filed as “REASON FOUNDATION” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Beach Foundation West Conshohocken, PA · Preselected only |
$50,000 | GENERAL FUND Filed as “REASON FOUNDATION” |
Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Kleinschmidt Family Foundation Vero Beach, FL |
$50,000 | UNRESTRICTED Filed as “REASON FOUNDATION” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Armstrong Foundation Fort Worth, TX |
$30,000 | NATIONAL AND STATE POLICY | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Chase Foundation of Virginia Charlottesville, VA |
$30,000 | To provide general support (charitable) Filed as “Reason Foundation” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Pierre F & Enid Goodrich Foundation Carmel, IN |
$30,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT Filed as “REASON FOUNDATION” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 04/2024 |
| Shuchman Philanthropies New York, NY · Preselected only |
$30,000 | GENERAL CONTRIBUTION Filed as “REASON FOUNDATION” |
Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Steve & Lana Hardy Foundation Zephyr Cove, NV · Preselected only |
$30,000 | GENERAL AND UNRESTRICTED. Filed as “REASON FOUNDATION” |
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 The Reason Foundation
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with The Reason Foundation, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Sarah Scaife Foundation Pittsburgh, PA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $7.4M to them - The Tkbw Private Foundation Holland, OH
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $55K to them - Woodford Foundation Colorado Springs, CO
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $97.1K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Chiavacci Family Foundation Coral Gables, FL
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $37K to them - Creigh Family Foundation Lincoln, NE
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $71K to them - William S Knight Foundation Naples, FL
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $474K to them - Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Bethesda, MD
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $15.3M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Venner Family Foundation Wadsworth, OH
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $63K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Cato Institute Washington, DC
26 shared funders · 182 funders in all - Institute for Justice Arlington, VA
27 shared funders · 146 funders in all - Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Philadelphia, PA
21 shared funders · 102 funders in all - Pacific Legal Foundation Sacramento, CA
18 shared funders · 120 funders in all - Foundation for Economic Education Atlanta, GA
15 shared funders · 54 funders in all - Prager University Foundation Sherman Oaks, CA
12 shared funders · 202 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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