The Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma

Grant recipient EIN 87-4018419Civil rights

Who funds MIT Free Speech Alliance?

4 private foundations gave MIT Free Speech Alliance in Boston, MA $296,400 across 8 grants, in tax years 2021 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2021 to 2024, 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

8 grants

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

  1. Proteus FoundationMiddleburg, VA 2024

    Support free speech

    $5,000
  2. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Matching gifts

    $400
  3. The Stanton FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    To achieve charitable purpose

    $250,000
  4. Proteus FoundationMiddleburg, VA 2023

    Support free speech

    $5,000
  5. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Matching gifts

    $1,000
  6. Streamway Foundation TrustSaxtons River, VT 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  7. Proteus FoundationMiddleburg, VA 2022

    Support free speech

    $5,000
  8. Proteus FoundationMiddleburg, VA 2021

    Support free speech

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other civil rights organizations in Cambridge, MA and are not among MIT Free Speech Alliance’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 10 grants Preselected only $3,606 to similar organizations
  2. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 7 grants Accepts applications $3,585,300 to similar organizations
  3. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 9 grants Accepts applications $1,890,000 to similar organizations
  4. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 16 grants Accepts applications $1,763,140 to similar organizations
  5. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 4 grants Accepts applications $1,200,000 to similar organizations
  6. The George Gund FoundationCleveland, OH 10 grants Accepts applications $1,000,000 to similar organizations
  7. Foundation for A Just SocietyNew York, NY 6 grants Preselected only $750,000 to similar organizations
  8. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 4 grants Accepts applications $320,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 87-4018419 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.