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Grant recipient EIN 95-3298239Education

Who funds The Reason Foundation?

Grants to The Reason Foundation, page 2 of 2, newest year first.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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.

Every foundation grant, by year

476 grants

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

  1. The Chase Foundation of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA 2021

    To provide general support (charitable)

    $45,400
  2. Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary TrustGreensboro, NC 2021

    To assist the organization in carrying out its exempt purpose

    $40,000
  3. Wayne and Alicia Gregory Family Foundation fka River Oaks FoundationFt Lauderdale, FL 2021

    General contribution

    $35,000
  4. The Armstrong FoundationFort Worth, TX 2021

    Public policy research and education

    $35,000
  5. Anne & Jacob Starr FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Contribtion

    $30,000
  6. Woodshouse FoundationGreenwich, CT 2021

    To support the organization's mission

    $30,000
  7. Pierre F & Enid Goodrich FoundationCarmel, IN 2021

    General support

    $30,000
  8. John William Pope FoundationRaleigh, NC 2021

    Unrestricted grant

    $30,000
  9. The Ruthmarc Foundation IncSurfside, FL 2021

    Libertarian public interest

    $29,700
  10. Neal & Jane Freeman Foundation IncAmelia Island, FL 2021

    General Purpose Contribution

    $25,000
  11. JP Humphreys FoundationJoplin, MO 2021

    Film - "She Rises Up"

    $25,000
  12. The Steve & Lana Hardy FoundationZephyr Cove, NV 2021

    General and unrestricted.

    $25,000
  13. The Conru FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  14. Grace Richardson FundGreensboro, NC 2021

    To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose

    $20,241
  15. The Seaver EndowmentSierra Madre, CA 2021

    To defend human rights and freedoms through legal means

    $20,000
  16. B & E Collins FoundationLakewood, CO 2021

    Restricted grant for internship program and reason TV equipment project

    $20,000
  17. Shuchman Philanthropies IncNew York, NY 2021

    General contribution

    $15,000
  18. Jameson Freedom & Education FoundationDel Mar, CA 2021

    To support its work defending free markets and free minds.

    $15,000
  19. The Hastings TrustAtlanta, GA 2021

    Each recipent

    $10,500
  20. George L Ohrstrom FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL 2021

    General operating support

    $10,000
  21. John P & Kathryn G Evans FoundationIndianola, WA 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  22. Lovett & Ruth Peters FoundationCincinnati, OH 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  23. Beth and Ravenel Curry FoundationErie, PA 2021

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  24. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2021

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  25. The Rodney FundWest Bloomfield, MI 2021

    General funding 501(c)3

    $10,000
  26. Diamond Mind FoundationGaithersburg, MD 2021

    General operating support

    $10,000
  27. Foundation for Individual LibertyPhiladelphia, PA 2021

    Assistance for charitable purpose

    $10,000
  28. Macdonald-Peterson FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General fund

    $10,000
  29. JW and Ida M Jameson FoundationPasadena, CA 2021

    Support for general operations

    $10,000
  30. Richard Seth Staley Educational Foundation A Nevada Nonprofit CorpPhoenix, AZ 2021

    General education - public

    $6,000
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5,813
  32. James Deering Danielson FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Social services

    $5,000
  33. Charles Koch FoundationArlington, VA 2021

    Educational Programs

    $4,038
  34. The Brackthorn FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Charitable

    $2,500
  35. Hecht-Levi Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2021

    General support

    $2,500
  36. Hufty FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL 2021

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  37. The Robertson-Finley FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    General support

    $1,000
  38. Lelewer FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  39. The Peterson Family FoundationCamas, WA 2021

    General fund

    $1,000
  40. Mary A Crocker TrustSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Public policy

    $1,000
  41. Tawny and Jerry Sanders Charitable FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  42. Raffiani Family Foundation IncTuckahoe, NY 2021

    Charitable

    $500
  43. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $500
  44. Cannupa FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  45. The Morse Family FoundationSt Petersburg, FL 2021

    Enhance education

    $500
  46. Garvey Kansas FoundationWichita, KS 2021

    Education: programming

    $500
  47. LFF FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2021

    Operating expenses

    $500
  48. The Virginia Wellington Cabot FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    Exempt purpose

    $400
  49. The Crawford Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  50. Strauss Foundation IncorporatedOwings Mills, MD 2021

    education

    $200
  51. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ 2021

    Employee giving program

    $100
  52. Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz FoundationOrange Village, OH 2021

    General & unrestricted

    $100
  53. Lamb Weston Charitable FoundationEagle, ID 2021

    Community support

    $100
  54. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    MG

    $35
  55. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $25
  56. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    To improve state and municipal pension systems.

    $1,400,000
  57. The Searle Freedom TrustMadison, WI 2020

    Film and new media

    $600,000
  58. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2020

    General operating support

    $300,000
  59. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2020

    Center for School Funding Portability

    $250,000
  60. The Searle Freedom TrustMadison, WI 2020

    Research

    $250,000
  61. Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedPittsburgh, PA 2020

    Pension integrity project

    $200,000
  62. Andrew FoundationCerritos, CA 2020

    Educational

    $200,000
  63. The Lampert FoundationBay Harbor Islands, FL 2020

    General Unrestricted

    $100,000
  64. Gleason Family FoundationPine Grove, CA 2020

    General support

    $100,000
  65. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    To support a technical assistance, research, and educational outreach project aimed at improving state and municipal pension systems.

    $100,000
  66. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncMilwaukee, WI 2020

    To support the Pension Integrity Project

    $100,000
  67. EL Craig FoundationJoplin, MO 2020

    General fund

    $100,000
  68. The Dunn FoundationCollegeville, PA 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  69. El Roble Azul FoundationLas Vegas, NV 2020

    General support

    $68,800
  70. The Searle Freedom TrustMadison, WI 2020

    Film and new media

    $61,600
  71. The Beach FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2020

    General fund

    $60,000
  72. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2020

    Operating support

    $55,000
  73. The Kleinschmidt Family FoundationVero Beach, FL 2020

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  74. The Craft FoundationGlendale, CA 2020

    General support

    $50,000
  75. Adolph Coors FoundationDenver, CO 2020

    general operating

    $50,000
  76. The Bond Foundation IncTimonium, MD 2020

    To further the goals of the organization

    $50,000
  77. Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary TrustGreensboro, NC 2020

    To assist the organization in carrying out its exempt purpose

    $43,000
  78. The Chase Foundation of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA 2020

    To provide general support (charitable)

    $32,000
  79. The Armstrong FoundationFort Worth, TX 2020

    Public policy research and education

    $30,000
  80. The Ruthmarc Foundation IncSurfside, FL 2020

    Libertarian public interest

    $29,700
  81. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2020

    General charitable contribution

    $28,000
  82. The Steve & Lana Hardy FoundationZephyr Cove, NV 2020

    General and unrestricted.

    $25,000
  83. The Stanton FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    To achieve charitable purpose

    $20,000
  84. The Seaver EndowmentSierra Madre, CA 2020

    To defend human rights and freedoms through legal means

    $20,000
  85. Pierre F & Enid Goodrich FoundationCarmel, IN 2020

    General support

    $20,000
  86. John William Pope FoundationRaleigh, NC 2020

    General operating expenses

    $20,000
  87. B & E Collins FoundationLakewood, CO 2020

    Restricted grant for internship program and reason TV equipment project

    $20,000
  88. Bryan and Barbara Fields Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2020

    Encouragement of free markets and individual liberty

    $14,000
  89. The Blue Oak Charitable FundLas Vegas, NV 2020

    General support

    $13,800
  90. The Rodney FundWest Bloomfield, MI 2020

    General funding 501(c)3

    $13,000
  91. George L Ohrstrom FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL 2020

    General operating support

    $10,000
  92. The Stanton FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    To achieve charitable purpose

    $10,000
  93. John P & Kathryn G Evans FoundationIndianola, WA 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  94. Lovett & Ruth Peters FoundationCincinnati, OH 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  95. The William H Donner Foundation IncTarrytown, NY 2020

    General Support: Education

    $10,000
  96. Beth and Ravenel Curry FoundationErie, PA 2020

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  97. Thomas W Smith Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2020

    Public policy

    $10,000
  98. Foundation for Individual LibertyPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    Assistance for charitable purpose

    $10,000
  99. JW and Ida M Jameson FoundationPasadena, CA 2020

    Support for general operations

    $10,000
  100. Charles Koch FoundationArlington, VA 2020

    Educational Programs

    $6,431
  101. The Randolph FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Program/General Support

    $6,200
  102. The Roe FoundationGreenville, SC 2020

    General operating budget

    $5,000
  103. James Deering Danielson FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Social services

    $5,000
  104. Farrell Family FoundationKentfield, CA 2020

    Funds for discretionary use

    $5,000
  105. Richard Seth Staley Educational Foundation A Nevada Nonprofit CorpPhoenix, AZ 2020

    General education - public

    $5,000
  106. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $3,480
  107. Harold and Penny B Blumenstein Foundation CorporationBingham Farms, MI 2020

    Unrestricted charitable gift

    $2,500
  108. Hecht-Levi Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2020

    General support

    $2,500
  109. Ron Hart Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 2020

    Charitable

    $1,000
  110. Hufty FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL 2020

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  111. The Robertson-Finley FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    General support

    $1,000
  112. The McLane Family Charitable FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    Charitable donation for educational purposes

    $1,000
  113. Lelewer FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  114. The Peterson Family FoundationCamas, WA 2020

    General fund

    $1,000
  115. Mary A Crocker TrustSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Public policy

    $1,000
  116. Tawny and Jerry Sanders Charitable FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Charitable

    $1,000
  117. Raffiani Family Foundation IncTuckahoe, NY 2020

    General support

    $500
  118. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $500
  119. The Morse Family FoundationSt Petersburg, FL 2020

    Enhance education

    $500
  120. Garvey Kansas FoundationWichita, KS 2020

    Education: programming

    $500
  121. David & Francie Horvitz Family FNDN IncFt Lauderdale, FL 2020

    General contribution

    $500
  122. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $250
  123. The Crawford Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  124. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $200
  125. Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz FoundationOrange Village, OH 2020

    General & unrestricted

    $200
  126. LFF FoundationMilwaukee, WI 2020

    Operating costsoperating costs

    $100
  127. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    MG

    $50
  128. Foundation for Individual LibertyPhiladelphia, PA 2019

    Assistance for charitable purpose

    $250,000
  129. The Beulah FundLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Support the advancement of a free society

    $150,000
  130. Joel and Rachel Bomgar FoundationMadison, MS 2019

    The contribution was made to assist the organization in producing public policy research published in a monthly magazine.

    $150,000
  131. The Donald and Paula Smith FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To further donee's exempt purpose

    $137,396
  132. The Lampert FoundationBay Harbor Islands, FL 2019

    General unrestricted

    $100,000
  133. Gleason Family FoundationPine Grove, CA 2019

    General support

    $100,000
  134. EL Craig FoundationJoplin, MO 2019

    General fund

    $100,000
  135. The Dunn FoundationCollegeville, PA 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  136. El Roble Azul FoundationLas Vegas, NV 2019

    General support

    $65,000
  137. The Kleinschmidt Family FoundationVero Beach, FL 2019

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  138. The Craft FoundationGlendale, CA 2019

    General support

    $50,000
  139. The Bond Foundation IncTimonium, MD 2019

    To further the goals of the organization

    $50,000
  140. The Chase Foundation of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA 2019

    To provide general support (charitable)

    $35,800
  141. Wayne and Alicia Gregory Family Foundation fka River Oaks FoundationFt Lauderdale, FL 2019

    General contribution

    $35,000
  142. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2019

    General charitable contribution

    $32,000
  143. The Armstrong FoundationFort Worth, TX 2019

    Educational programs

    $30,000
  144. The Ruthmarc Foundation IncSurfside, FL 2019

    Libertarian public interest

    $29,700
  145. The Seaver EndowmentSierra Madre, CA 2019

    To defend human rights and freedoms through legal means

    $25,000
  146. The Steve & Lana Hardy FoundationZephyr Cove, NV 2019

    General & unrestricted

    $25,000
  147. The Conru FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    General support

    $25,000
  148. Grace Richardson FundGreensboro, NC 2019

    To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose

    $18,000
  149. Bryan and Barbara Fields Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2019

    Support of the community

    $14,000
  150. John P & Kathryn G Evans FoundationIndianola, WA 2019

    General support

    $12,000
  151. George L Ohrstrom FoundationFort Lauderdale, FL 2019

    General operating support

    $10,000
  152. Bartley J Madden FoundationNaples, FL 2019

    General & unrestricted

    $10,000
  153. John William Pope FoundationRaleigh, NC 2019

    General operating expenses

    $10,000
  154. The Blue Oak Charitable FundLas Vegas, NV 2019

    General support

    $10,000
  155. JW and Ida M Jameson FoundationPasadena, CA 2019

    Support for general operations

    $10,000
  156. Campbell Family FoundationWilmette, IL 2019

    Further the organization's exempt purposes

    $5,000
  157. The David P Nolan Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    To aid donee in carrying out exempt function

    $5,000
  158. Gerald J Kaufman Jr FoundationBrecksville, OH 2019

    Further Org Purpose

    $5,000
  159. Hecht-Levi Foundation IncBaltimore, MD 2019

    General support

    $2,500
  160. Richard Seth Staley Educational Foundation A Nevada Nonprofit CorpPhoenix, AZ 2019

    General education - public

    $2,500
  161. Hufty FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL 2019

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  162. The Robertson-Finley FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    General support

    $1,000
  163. The Peterson Family FoundationCamas, WA 2019

    General fund

    $1,000
  164. Mary A Crocker TrustSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Public policy

    $1,000
  165. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $800
  166. Anne & Jacob Starr FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Contribution

    $500
  167. The Morse Family FoundationSt Petersburg, FL 2019

    Enhance education

    $500
  168. Garvey Kansas FoundationWichita, KS 2019

    Education: programming

    $500
  169. John & Patricia Adams Family FoundationConcord, CA 2019

    Educational

    $500
  170. The Virginia Wellington Cabot FoundationBoston, MA 2019

    Exempt purpose

    $400
  171. Constructive Management FoundationAsheville, NC 2019

    Charitable

    $250
  172. The Crawford Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  173. Woodford FoundationColorado Springs, CO 2019

    General purpose

    $250
  174. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $200
  175. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2019

    MG

    $100
  176. S&P Global Foundation fka the McGraw-Hill Research FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support of helping institute libertarian principles to society.

    $50
  177. Charles Koch FoundationArlington, VA 2018

    General Operating Support

    $403,000
  178. Claws FoundationReston, VA 2018

    General support

    $375,000
  179. Foundation for Individual LibertyPhiladelphia, PA 2018

    assistance for charitable purpose

    $267,723
  180. The Lampert FoundationBay Harbor Islands, FL 2018

    General unrestricted

    $100,000
  181. Gleason Family FoundationPine Grove, CA 2018

    General support

    $100,000
  182. The Copses Family FoundationAvon, CO 2018

    Support of the advancement of a free society

    $100,000
  183. El Roble Azul FoundationLas Vegas, NV 2018

    General support

    $53,800
  184. The Craft FoundationGlendale, CA 2018

    General support

    $50,000
  185. The Bond Foundation IncTimonium, MD 2018

    To further the goals of the organization

    $50,000
  186. Wayne and Alicia Gregory Family Foundation fka River Oaks FoundationFt Lauderdale, FL 2018

    General contribution

    $35,000
  187. The Chase Foundation of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA 2018

    To provide general support (charitable)

    $32,000
  188. The Armstrong FoundationFort Worth, TX 2018

    Civic and community

    $30,000
  189. The Eli and Edythe Broad FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    Education - to support education research

    $30,000
  190. The Ruthmarc Foundation IncSurfside, FL 2018

    Libertarian public interest

    $27,000
  191. Harry Tuttle Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    General support of religious, charitable, literary, scientific, or education purposes.

    $25,000
  192. The Kleinschmidt Family FoundationVero Beach, FL 2018

    Promoting choice, competition and a dynamic market economy asthe foundation for human dignity and progress

    $25,000
  193. The Blue Oak Charitable FundLas Vegas, NV 2018

    General support

    $21,900
  194. Pierre F & Enid Goodrich FoundationCarmel, IN 2018

    General support

    $20,000
  195. JW and Ida M Jameson FoundationPasadena, CA 2018

    Support for general operations

    $20,000
  196. Bryan and Barbara Fields Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2018

    Support of the community

    $18,000
  197. The Darwin Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ 2018

    General contribution to charity

    $15,000
  198. The Steve & Lana Hardy FoundationZephyr Cove, NV 2018

    General & unrestricted

    $15,000
  199. Richard C Seaver 1978 TrustLos Angeles, CA 2018

    Charitable

    $15,000
  200. John P & Kathryn G Evans FoundationIndianola, WA 2018

    General support

    $12,000
  201. Bartley J Madden FoundationNaples, FL 2018

    General & unrestricted

    $10,000
  202. Bader Family FoundationArlington, VA 2018

    General charitable contribution

    $7,000
  203. Campbell Family FoundationWilmette, IL 2018

    Further the organization's exempt purposes

    $5,000
  204. Gerald J Kaufman Jr FoundationBrecksville, OH 2018

    Further org purpose

    $5,000
  205. The Ralph M Parsons FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    To honor ambassador frank baxter at the 50th anniversary celebration

    $5,000
  206. Smith Family FoundationGreensboro, NC 2018

    General

    $2,500
  207. Alex L Brewer Family FoundationWheat Ridge, CO 2018

    Advances a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law.

    $2,500
  208. Campbell Family FoundationWilmette, IL 2018

    Further the organization's exempt purposes

    $1,000
  209. The Robertson-Finley FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    General support

    $1,000
  210. The Peterson Family FoundationCamas, WA 2018

    General fund

    $1,000
  211. Mary A Crocker TrustSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Public policy

    $1,000
  212. The Sievert Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $750
  213. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $700
  214. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $600
  215. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $590
  216. The Morse Family FoundationSt Petersburg, FL 2018

    Enhance education

    $500
  217. Garvey Kansas FoundationWichita, KS 2018

    Education: programming

    $500
  218. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $300
  219. The Crawford Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  220. Woodford FoundationColorado Springs, CO 2018

    General purpose

    $250
  221. The Mehlig Family FoundationRolling Hills, CA 2018

    General purposes

    $250
  222. Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX 2018

    Matching Gifts Education/Other

    $100
  223. Richard Horvitz and Erica Hartman-Horvitz FoundationOrange Village, OH 2018

    General & unrestricted

    $100
  224. The Ruthmarc Foundation IncSurfside, FL 2017

    Libertarian public interest

    $20,000
  225. The Darwin Foundation IncPrinceton, NJ 2017

    General contribution to charity

    $15,000
  226. John P & Kathryn G Evans FoundationIndianola, WA 2017

    General support

    $13,600