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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$3,125,000
- Grants listed
- 9
- Assets, end of year
- $4,275,130
-
Tax year 2024
$3,100,500
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $6,898,110
-
Tax year 2023
$525,000
- Grants listed
- 3
- Assets, end of year
- $6,566,276
-
Tax year 2022
$2,160,082
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $7,054,591
-
Tax year 2021
$2,545,000
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $9,425,361
-
Tax year 2020
$1,655,000
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $1,880,458
-
Tax year 2019
$1,672,500
- Grants listed
- 12
- Assets, end of year
- $2,549,669
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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CATO InstituteWashington, DC
Host committee-co-chair
$1,000,000 -
Institute for JusticeArlington, VA
General Administration
$500,000 -
Acton InstituteGrand Rapids, MI
General administration
$500,000 -
Donors TrustAlexandria, VA
General Administration
$500,000 -
Becket FundWashington, DC
General Administration
$300,000 -
The Reason FoundationLos Angeles, CA
General Administration
$100,000 -
Intercollegiate Studies InstituteWilmington, DE
General Administration
$100,000 -
Independent InstituteOakland, CA
David J Theroux Chair
$75,000 -
The Fund for American StudiesWashington, DC
General Administration
$50,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Civil rights2 grants $1,000,00033% of the total
- Public affairs1 grant $1,000,00033% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $500,00017% of the total
- Social science1 grant $300,00010% of the total
- Education2 grants $200,0007% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- District of Columbia3 grants $1,350,000
- Virginia2 grants $1,000,000
- Michigan1 grant $500,000
- California2 grants $175,000
- Delaware1 grant $100,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- David C HumphreysPRESIDENT/TREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
- Sarah Humphreys AtkinsVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
- Debra G HumphreysDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Paul S AtkinsDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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