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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1456655

Prometheus Foundation

A private foundation in Crystal Bay, NV. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $4.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Grantsadministratorprometheusfdnorg
PO Box 1157
Crystal Bay, NV 91302
(999) 999-9999
[email protected]
Form and materials
See website
Deadlines
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Restrictions
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Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,074,313

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $71,680,980

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,595,831

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $68,229,080

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,763,600

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $57,040,859

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,843,907

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $91,582,542

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,331,336

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $87,847,427

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,177,037

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $74,530,917

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,948,037

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $50,486,885

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Objective Standard InstituteLaguna Hills, CA

    Education

    $2,083,824
  2. Ayn Rand Center EuropeBelgrade, Serbia

    Education

    $434,144
  3. Ayn Rand Centre UkraineKyiv, Ukraine

    Education

    $246,316
  4. Boaz Josef Arad - Objectivist Center IsraelRamat Hasharon, Israel

    Education

    $240,000
  5. Foundation for Economic EducationAtlanta, GA

    Education

    $173,864
  6. Eszter Novapolicy ConsultingTallin Estonia Budapest, Hungary

    Education

    $151,650
  7. Ancyranum Media Comm ConsultancyIstanbul, Turkey

    Education

    $116,925
  8. Individual

    Education

    $103,975
  9. America's Future FoundationWashington, DC

    Education

    $100,000
  10. Ayn Rand Center GeorgiaTbilsi, Georgia

    Education

    $84,000
  11. Atlas NetworkArlington, VA

    Education

    $82,000
  12. Adam Smith InstituteLondon, United Kingdom

    Education

    $50,000
  13. Ideas Beyond BordersNew York, NY

    Education

    $49,730
  14. Individual

    Education

    $45,256
  15. Ayn Rand Center Armenia SengoYervan, Armenia

    Education

    $35,000
  16. Thomas Paine InstituteColorado Springs, CO

    Education

    $30,000
  17. Individual

    Education

    $11,244
  18. Individual

    Education

    $9,870
  19. Individual

    Education

    $9,150
  20. Academy of Ideas LTDLondon, United Kingdom

    Education

    $4,965
  21. Ladies of Liberty AllianceSt Pete Beach, FL

    Education

    $4,000
  22. Students for LibertyMC Lean, VA

    Education

    $2,800
  23. Individual

    Education

    $2,000
  24. Individual

    Education

    $2,000
  25. Conferences and Ideas EhfReykjavik, Iceland

    Education

    $1,600

Approved for future payment

3 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Objective Standard InstituteLaguna Hills, CA

    Education

    $3,893,359
  2. Ayn Rand Center UkraineKyiv, Ukraine

    Education

    $118,808
  3. Ayn Rand Center GeorgiaTbilsi, Georgia

    Education

    $84,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Social science2 grants $255,86463% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $100,00024% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $49,73012% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $2,800<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $2,083,824
  2. Georgia1 grant $173,864
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $100,000
  4. Virginia2 grants $84,800
  5. New York1 grant $49,730
  6. Colorado1 grant $30,000
  7. Florida1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Carl B BarneyDIRECTOR & FOUNDER Hours 5Pay $0
  • C Bradley ThompsonDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $7,000
  • Leonard EsmondDIRECTOR & TREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $7,000
  • David HardyDIRECTOR & CHAIRMAN Hours 0.5Pay $31,000
  • Craig BiddleDIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $52,500
  • Annie Vinther SanzSECRETARY Hours 20Pay $89,457
  • Keith ZakarinDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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