The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 82-3599047Civil rights

Who funds Speech First Inc?

15 private foundations gave Speech First Inc in Washington, DC $4.5 million across 47 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

47 grants

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

  1. Creigh Family FoundationLincoln, NE 2025

    General Operations

    $4,500
  2. The Robertson-Finley FoundationHouston, TX 2025

    Education Support

    $2,000
  3. Chiavacci Family FoundationCoral Gables, FL 2025

    General purpose

    $1,000
  4. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2024

    General charitable contribution

    $430,000
  5. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2024

    Campus free speech project

    $300,000
  6. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General operating support

    $125,000
  7. The Armstrong FoundationFort Worth, TX 2024

    National and state policy

    $5,000
  8. Creigh Family FoundationLincoln, NE 2024

    General Operations

    $4,500
  9. The Robertson-Finley FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Education Support

    $2,000
  10. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2023

    General charitable contribution

    $420,000
  11. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2023

    Campus educational programs

    $350,000
  12. The Searle Freedom TrustMadison, WI 2023

    Litigation

    $175,000
  13. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2023

    General operating support

    $125,000
  14. Adolph Coors FoundationDenver, CO 2023

    General operating grant

    $25,000
  15. Creigh Family FoundationLincoln, NE 2023

    General Operations

    $4,500
  16. The Robertson-Finley FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Education Support

    $2,000
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $30
  18. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2022

    General charitable contribution

    $435,000
  19. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2022

    Campus educational programs

    $250,000
  20. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2022

    General operating support

    $125,000
  21. The Searle Freedom TrustMadison, WI 2022

    Litigation

    $125,000
  22. John William Pope FoundationRaleigh, NC 2022

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  23. Creigh Family FoundationLincoln, NE 2022

    General purpose

    $3,000
  24. The Robertson-Finley FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    General support

    $3,000
  25. Farrell Family FoundationKentfield, CA 2022

    Funds for discretionary use

    $1,500
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $18
  27. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2021

    General charitable contribution

    $298,000
  28. The Stanton FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    To achieve charitable purpose

    $150,000
  29. The Searle Freedom TrustMadison, WI 2021

    Litigation

    $125,000
  30. Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncBethesda, MD 2021

    Strategic campus free speech litigation project

    $100,000
  31. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2021

    General operating support

    $100,000
  32. John William Pope FoundationRaleigh, NC 2021

    Unrestricted grant

    $30,000
  33. The Robertson-Finley FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General support

    $3,000
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $12
  35. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2020

    General charitable contribution

    $300,000
  36. The Searle Freedom TrustMadison, WI 2020

    Litigation

    $125,000
  37. The Stanton FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    To achieve charitable purpose

    $99,600
  38. John William Pope FoundationRaleigh, NC 2020

    General operating expenses

    $25,000
  39. Adolph Coors FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    general operating

    $20,000
  40. Melvin S Cohen Foundation IncEau Claire, WI 2020

    Operating funds

    $10,000
  41. The Robertson-Finley FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General support

    $3,000
  42. Chiavacci Family FoundationCoral Gables, FL 2020

    General purpose

    $1,000
  43. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $52
  44. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2019

    General charitable contribution

    $145,000
  45. The Conru FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    General support

    $5,000
  46. The Robertson-Finley FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    General support

    $2,500
  47. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2018

    General charitable contribution

    $30,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Washington, DC and are not among Speech First Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 254 grants Accepts applications $89,905,964 to similar organizations
  2. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 142 grants Preselected only $57,011,844 to similar organizations
  3. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 83 grants Preselected only $33,749,836 to similar organizations
  4. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 81 grants Accepts applications $19,463,458 to similar organizations
  5. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 68 grants Preselected only $18,047,687 to similar organizations
  6. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 60 grants Preselected only $35,262 to similar organizations
  7. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 163 grants Accepts applications $42,464,096 to similar organizations
  8. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 67 grants Accepts applications $20,258,490 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-3599047 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.