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Grant recipient EIN 81-3432164Civil rights

Who funds American Watchdogs?

1 private foundation gave American Watchdogs in Paris, IL $870,000 across 6 grants, in tax years 2020 to 2025.

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Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2020 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

6 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Thomas W Smith Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2025

    Public policy

    $150,000
  2. Thomas W Smith Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2024

    Public policy

    $150,000
  3. Thomas W Smith Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2023

    Public policy

    $150,000
  4. Thomas W Smith Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2022

    Public policy

    $120,000
  5. Thomas W Smith Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2021

    Public policy

    $150,000
  6. Thomas W Smith Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2020

    Public policy

    $150,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Illinois and are not among American Watchdogs’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 258 grants Preselected only $32,633 to similar organizations
  2. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 59 grants Preselected only $5,892,757 to similar organizations
  3. Field Foundation of IllinoisChicago, IL 46 grants Accepts applications $1,350,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 41 grants Accepts applications $1,320,541 to similar organizations
  5. Polk Bros Foundation IncChicago, IL 41 grants Accepts applications $919,025 to similar organizations
  6. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 28 grants Preselected only $174,705 to similar organizations
  7. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 25 grants Preselected only $526,029 to similar organizations
  8. Woods Fund of ChicagoChicago, IL 32 grants Accepts applications $1,384,078 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 81-3432164 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.